50 assorted library cards and you and me pencils via Knot & Bow

inspiration...organizing the reading

a nice modern option for organizing all the weekly reading materials... image and information: crateandbarrel.com

inspiration...art deco

Art deco was the first type of design I fell in love with when I started to learn about the various periods of art. I loved that it was graphic, bold and opulent, often over the top and luxurious with rich use of materials such as gold, iron and bronze. The small table was created by French ironsmith and artist, Edgar Brandt around 1930. He also designed the lamp and the desk set.

1. lamp 2. desk set 3. dictionary 4. tuft chair 5. rug 6. table

inspiration...paint palette

finally some time to paint!

inspiration..hidden storage

Go West Elm with this little compact coffee table/desk design. On sale for $399...love it.

image and information: westelm.com

inspiration...time travel

So I just found another book to add to my every increasing reading list. I am sucker for historical novels and anything about time travel, so this book was really intriguing! The Perfect Visit by Stuart Bennet is the story of a modern-day librarian and graduate student who get involved in a time travel project aimed at acquiring books and manuscripts to bring back to the future for profit and preservation. The American librarian, Ned Marston, travels to Shakespeare’s London to rescue lost quartos and ends up befriending the Bard, while the Canadian student, Vanessa Horwood, hopes to score a Jane Austen manuscript but gets sent to jail soon after meeting the dying author. {review via janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com)

inspiration...art class

anthropologie.com






Am I the only one who can't stop watching the pretty model paint on Anthropologie's homepage? The way it is designed and the soft motions just leave me staring at the screen mesmerized. More art class seen at the fashion show of Laura Moffatt's Fall 12 line, held in an abandoned school. Girls dressed in pretty dresses and shorts with knee socks in such a cool classroom setting! I wish I had that much style when I was in school, but I did rock the bob with bangs!

all images and information by erin calivintage.