lonny thoughts

here's my deal-

we wait and wait and wait and wait

for lonny.

and then it gets here and 

 

1. it's the GREEN issue. (rolls eyes)

i like things that are green. 

i like things that support other things that need supporting.

i don't use commercial cleaners, i use vinegar..not just as a deliciously gross drink but as a cleaner for just about everything in my home.

so green = good,

but "insanely proud of" and "larger than ever and jam packed with inspiration"?!?

really?

maybe i am rainman but when i flipped to the blogger page at the end i was like...

"is that it?!!"

and i beg to differ on the "jam packed with inspiration" bit.

 

 

2. i think 3 of the homes featured i had seen already..including wearstler's store.

and while all of the homes in the issue were beautiful and homes i would make out with if given half the chance..

it was still kind of a let down.

 i know in this day of the blog and pinterest it's hard to NOT see everything a million times..

but to wait like 4 months or whatever for a publication to come out only to have it be filled with places i have seen is 

a bummer.

 

3. the homes.

pretty.

yeah, i guess so.

anna burke's place gave everyone wood, and it is always nice to see a home worked out with supreme skill on a major budget..because it's just a bigger accomplishment in my opinion and more relatable.

but the rest of the homes were pretty darn blah.

all of them mashed together in their blah-ness made it all the more blah.

 

here's what i did like-

 

 mixed up furniture, juju hat and diy art.

budget decorating at it's best.

though those juju hats aren't in my budget. 

harrumph.

 

 

 

k dub's bathroom.

it's insane and wonderful.

i would be honored to leave a turd in her toilet.

 

 

yep.

fur on rattan.

unexpected and awesome.

 

 

i am obsessed with that mirror.

there was no link for it (murder laser side eye) but i think it could be an easy diy.

square shaped mirror and ceramic balls?

porcelain balls?

glue made from unicorns?

 

 

i love bunny williams's entire lamp collection for beeline home.

and while i would never pay 600 dollars for a wasp comb with some shards of glass shoved into it..

i DESPERATELY WANT IT!!!

 

fyi...

 i have about 3 wasp combs living on my house in the summer that i will mike will gather and shove glass into.

 

so..what are your thoughts on this long awaited lonny issue?

 

 

 

we can thank pinterest for many things...but yeast infection shouldn't be one of them..

well folks another weekend under our belts and thanks to pinterest and all the damn food pins which hilariously consist of equal parts "raw-kale-super-salad" and "eat-these-homemade-girl-scout-cookies-fatty" we are probably all feeling like monkey butt this morning.

because let's face it...no one made the raw kale smart salad recipe.

we all made the cookie dough shoved in a cake shoved in a bottle of cake flavored wine recipe.

 

fiona and i made this:

it's called "easter candy bark".

but really it's stupid.

stupid and delicious.

you take chocolate (and i used the best 5.99 for half a pound callebaut chocolate- look at me with my fancy yeast infection)

melt it and pour it on some parchment.

then chop up your favorite easter candy..

we used

reesey eggs (killmemyfavorite)

cadbury eggs

milk chocolate m&m's

WHITE CHOCOLATE m&m's (thank you easter jesus)

and peeps (gagmyfaceoff but fiona loves them)

 

here's ours..

 

it was fucking delicious.

something about the easter candy shoved into that callebaut (highly recommend) chocolate.

it elevated it to something that should be illegal.

 

 

fred gave it the finger..

me too fred.

in fact i am positive that i will throw it away after i finish typing this sentence.

 

bring on the apple cider vinegar shots.

because seriously, my face this morning is like a connect the dots page.

 

 

in other pinterest news..

this one is a game changer...

 

if buying expensive chocolate is your thing then this is surely going to even things out..right?

dr. oz says keep your magical and expensive movie star creams..

this one does all the same shit for 5.99.

and now your life is complete.

 

 

tomorrow we need to discuss the new lonny.

it needs some discussion.

 

happy monday fatties.

 

 

san diCRAIGo

i never intended to have 2 craig posts in one week.  

but here it is anyway.

there is gold in them thar hills!!!!

 

san diego has a lot lot of good shiz..

i could have easily put 50+ goodies in this post but some of them were way over priced.

so i concentrated on things that i thought were affordable on any budget.

plus a few that were maybe not so affordable for every budget but they were WAY more affordable than their 1stdibs cousins..

you feel me?

honestly you'll see that everything on here is about 10-50 dollars over what it should be for craigslist.

 

 

 

 

black and gold chinoiserie mirror- $180

throw this mother at the end of the hall.

HERE.

 

 

2 chairs- $75.

these are great.

put them on your porch just after you burn those beige cushions.

HERE.

 

 

2 bamboo chairs- $60.

these are super.

HERE.

 

 

 cool brass plant stand thing- $95

HERE.

 

 

delightful bamboo shelves- $25

do this to them:

HERE. 

 

 

2 velvet chairs- $100

what?

these are great!

HERE. 

 

 

 vintage rattan lamps- $90

think this way:

HERE.

 

 

 linen tufted chair- $150

cute.

HERE.

 

 

 vintage koch and lowy brass lamp- $175

go get it.

HERE.

 

 

 mid century chair and ottoman- $140

this is screeeaming for silver gray velvet.

 HERE.

 

 

 brass floor lamp- $125

this is pretty spectacular.

HERE.


**also good information to have..

minty sells a pair of the table version of this lamp..$70 for the pair..

 let me know if you're interested.

 

 

pair of frenchy chairs- $150.

i would offer less.

great upholstery proj.

HERE. 

 

 

cute sofa- $500

again, i would offer less.

HERE. 

 

 

vintage sofa- $150.

great lines.

HERE. 

 

 

bamboo handles- $24

these are very hard to find.

i'll bet this person would ship since it would be so easy.

HERE.

 

 

massoni chairs and cart- $400.

HERE. 

 

 

 brass and beveled glass table- $175

yes. 

very good.

HERE.

 

 

 chrome ball lamp- $70

get the one from little rock and this one and you hava 2 for a little over 100 bucks.

create something like this..

HERE.

 

 

 

 3 little tables- $25 ea.

that coffee table just needs a piece of glass and some paint.

orange?

white?

chinese red?

kelly green?

HERE.

 

 

adorable desk, chair and mirror- $100

i would use that little desk as a bar.

HERE. 

 check the prices on THESE wicker desks and then slap your mom.


 

 

5 cane dining chairs- $50 each.

of all the things here these are what i would buy.

and i would do this to them:

HERE.

 

 

 

 chinese-y coffee table- $125

yes.

HERE.

 

 

 brass wall unit- $125

you will either love this or hate it.

i love it even though i fully admit that it has probably seen a few porn films.

HERE. 

 

 

 

 dining table- $200

this needs to be a desk i think.

offer less.

HERE.

 


 

 entertainment center- $99

the end tables are good.

HERE.

 

 

2 twin brass beds- $100 each

HERE. 

 

 

brass goodness- $245 OBO

what if you recovered those chairs in a midnight blue velvet?

something like this..

HERE.

 

 

pretty cool table- $85

i would paint it white.

it's cool and would make an awesome entry table.

HERE.

 

 

widdicomb pink tufted headboard- $299

queensizer.

DUHHH!!!

what are you waiting for?!

HERE.

 

 

see?

real good shit.

 

next up- palm springs.

which i am very excited about.

 

i get to pick up my own craigslist purchase this weekend..

this:

for fiona's room.

i am thinking of painting it glossy olive green.

against her lavender walls..?

hmmmmm?????

i am hoping to get to reveal her room to you late next week.

i am still waiting on a bed skirt..

 

 

have a great weekend everyone!!

 

it's like the glow from the teletubby baby sun..

 i am talking about farrow and ball's pink ground...

 

 

the sample pot arrived in the mail yesterday and it is everything i hoped it would be..

pink but not too pink, warm and soft..

at night it is barely even visible.

but in the day it is so lovely.

and it really does glow.

 

 

i had a sample of fowler pink that i thought i would try just to see...

blurg.

not so much.

 

when mike saw it he punched his own throat.

i assured him i was just havin' a laugh.

 

 

 

 

also, have i showed ya these?

so pretty.

 

very excited about painting this room.

not excited about telling mike he has to take the flat screen off the wall for a minute.

 

 

 

little rock CRAIG..good shit.

sometimes i like it better when a city's craigslist doesn't have much to choose from...quantity-wise.

i mean, it's either there or it isn't.

whereas a place like NYC has soooo much to sift through it can give you a headache.

even though they would be more apt to have that "one thing" that blows my face off.

 

food for thought people.

food for thought.

 

 

alphabetically we are at arkansas...specifically little rock.

lots of good wicker and shit.

 

like this:

60's wicker hanging chair- $200

HERE.

 

and this:

fan-back wicker chair- $40!!

for my purposes i would give it a white wash and put a fuchsia or kelly green cushion on it.

HERE.

 

this:

vintage wicker floor lamp- $125

HERE.

 

these:

wicker etageres- (specifically the one on the left)- $50

HERE.

 

 

and these:

3 wicker storage tables- $100

functional beauty.

to build your room's layers and add a bit of texture.

HERE.

 

 

and there were mirrors:

big ass mirror- $45

the detail looks pretty.

HERE.

 

 

big ass ribbony mirror- $75

powder room?

daughter's room?

daughter's powder room?

HERE.

 

 

and lamps:

vintage chrome stacked ball lamp?!?- $42??!!

duh.

HERE.

 

 

2 little brass desk lamps- $10each.

deal of the day.

for real.

HERE.

 

 

wooden cylinder lamps- $30.

great as is or..

you could spray them any color for some lacquery goodness.

orange?

gold?

HERE.

 

 

a vw van:

fully restored 1969 VW van!

$19,500.

this is cooler than everything.

get your ass to arkansas, drive to california and never look back.

HERE.

 

 

2 cute wicker and wood side tables- $60

california casual vibe.

HERE.

 

 

custom made marble table- $50

HERE.

 

 

rattan set- $750.

yeah, it's expensive but not TERRIBLE expensive.

and imagine it on a porch with your favorite fabric and accessories..

i'm just sayin use your decorator eyeballs.

 

 

 

canary yellow velvet tufted sofa- $95

supposedly this is yellow yellow.

as always i see this against a chocolate lacquered wall.

HERE.

 

 

brass peacock from india- $15

pretty cool.

HERE.

 

 

vintage chrome tables- $75

HERE.

 

 

large wool rug- $225

great price, pretty rug.

HERE.

 

 

vintage 150pc. brass flatware set- $75.

brass?  in hot pink velvet?

yes.

HERE.

 

 

brass and glass table- $50

seriously.  look at this fucking animal and his cords.

but that table is the business.

HERE.

 

 

and last..

my favorite:

chinoiserie cabinet- $125

ohhh the possibilities.

HERE.

 

 

good shit.

 

the next 3-4 craigs searches will be dedicated to california.

bc that state is full of cities worth investigating.

 

 

monday again??

how lame is that title?

i find though that if you emphasize it like a whiny 80's sitcom character would it instantly becomes funny...

observe..

"monday agaaainnnnn???"

(laugh track)

 

we've had some awesome weather here over the last few weeks..

warm and in the high 70's/low 80's.

i didn't complain about sweating once.

in fact i enjoyed my glistening stink.

of course today it's windy and cold (the worst).

 

but i am still high on the warmth..

i actually ordered some climbing roses from a nursery! 

THESE.

 

i thought i would bring a little of that springy happiness to you, via my "outside" pinterest...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and nothing makes me happier than a moodboard...

 

 

super porch.

 

points of interest:

rug- plastic from HERE.

elephant table- HERE.

 

 

 

happy monday!!

 agaaaaainnnnn.