Point + Shoot

I am off to go soak up one of my last days in Seattle with my mom at the Volunteer Park.  I am excited to take my new camera and go play around in the conservatory! Wishing you lots of love on this August tuesday :)

Image courtesy of: SFgirlbybay

Right Around the Corner

Happy Thursday Friends! 

I am so excited to head down Seattle with one of my dearest friends to go explore the Seattle Art Museum, grab a bite to eat and finally go check out Maison Luxe. I discovered this little gem of a furniture boutique in, Eat.Shop.Seattle in the beginning of summer and have been itching to get over to Pioneer square ever since! 

Every piece featured on their website was love at first sight--stunning and one of a kind! I love all their bright, graphic fabrics, statement chandeliers and  mid-century modern furniture. I have a definite feeling that I will have entered interior design heaven--unfortunately everything is a bit outside of my "college student" budget but doesn't cost to look and get some ideas for my apartment nonetheless...

Here's just a small taste of just some of my favorites:

Hot Child in the City

I have been so busy this week, however I did have one day off on Wednesday and headed down to good ol' Pike Place which also happened to be Bastille Day! I was surrounded by endless colour, great food, good company, warm sunshine and fabulous loads of inspiration! Hope everyone had a fabulous and relaxing weekend.

PS: I'm so very excited to see that I have some new followers--welcome!! XX

Treasure Treasure Land

Ever since being back home, one thing I have really been missing from LDN are the high quality antique markets--until yesterday...After visiting the Seattle Art Museum (which was wonderful, more on that later), my mom and I wandered down near Pike Place market to window shop and browse and then I had a brilliant discovery! We stopped in an absolute "jackpot" of antiques!I found myself completely overwhelmed (in a good way!) with vintage costume jewelry, art-deco lamps, Louis chairs, colorful artwork, eclectic dinner sets and endless knick-knacks! Here were my favorite finds. I ended up walking home with a classic gold clutch from the 50's as well as convincing my mom to purchase a wonderful wrought-iron Eiffel Tower for the entryway... I will definitely be back soon but I already decided I should start putting aside some money for that fabulous shell-chandelier below...

What I'm Loving Now {at home}

I'm baaaack--safe and sound in Seattle after a full 24 hours of traveling. I am happy to be surrounded with my wonderful family and friends and spent the weekend unwinding and getting back on Pacific Time. It still hasn't hit me yet that I have been living in the U.K. for the last five months because as soon as I arrived back home I felt like nothing had changed. It is such a strange feeling, but I am looking forward to the next several weeks just to reflect on all the experiences and memories :)

However, I also have a lot of wonderful things to look forward to this summer and here is just a small sample of some things I am currently appreciating :)

1. I am loving Ellie Goulding, Empire of the Sun and The XX--all three of these British artists make for a wonderful combination of feel good playlist.

2. The Gym!!! I have forgotten how much I adore my 60 minutes of cardio.

3. No more conversions (what I see on a price tag is what I get, no more multiply everything by 1.67)

4. As cliche as this is, driving around with my windows down and fresh mountain air--I have to say I was a bit hesitant to step into my car after 5 months of not driving but so far so good...

5. Fast Wi-Fi, no more slow ethernet internet from student housing :)

6. Summer clothes, despite the weather I cannot wait to break into my solid collection of floral sundresses and skirts!

7. Mariner Games--I am so excited to finally hit up a ball game and in 3 weeks I can finally experience the infamous beer garden. Whoohoo!

What I am not loving:

1. The wet weather (obviously)

2. Unpacking 5 months of my life into my room which is already full of boxes from my previous move.

(If only Domino could magically transform my closet into this one)

I guess the combo of rainy weather and lots of re-organizing won't be too bad and maybe kind of therapeutic...especially with a recently updated ipod and free time!

Hope everyone had a fabulous as well as relaxing weekend wherever you might be!

If you need me tomorrow I'll be buried in my room, trying to sort out my belongings...

All my love! XX

Homework Break

Images courtesy of Theory & Nordstrom

Today while I was waiting around all day at "uni" (what the Brit's call college haha) I happened to stop in Theory across the street and run my hands through the new summer collection, all of which I absolutely adored. I love how clean and sophisticated all their pieces are. They truly know how to convey timeless, effortless and chic style yet still be practical. All the pieces are of such high quality and versatile--needless to say I wanted everything!

I also browsed Nordstrom online while waiting to print my final project and was loving what I saw! I forgot how much I adore Michael Kors--he can do no wrong. In my personal opinion, he is one of the greatest American designers--his new camel coloured tote is absolute eye candy! I love that neutrals are in this season because I have slowly been switching my color palette over to more lighter, softer hues. I am getting excited to hit up Nordy's this weekend and visit my "other" home in Seattle. Now if only I still had my discount...

Only 2 Full days left in London...

2 Empty Suitcases...

(Already reminiscing my beloved Portobello Market)