I love colourful hard cover books. I love rooms and walls full of books even more. A room covered in floor to ceiling bookshelves is so stylish yet very “homey.” There is something so special and intriguing to me about walls and walls of new and old stories, black and white photos, and beautiful art.

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When you can play with the colours and sizes of the books it can create such an effortless style for your home. The best part about your own home library, is that there aren’t any rules; just your own. Create a colour combination or organize at random. Whichever way you choose, your imagination will be running every rainy afternoon that you’re searching for a good read.

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The bookshelf in my future home will definitely have one of these rolling ladders, and I think it should be a fun colour, maybe teal. I love this effortless look, including the amazing workbench and chairs. LOVE!

Desire to Inspire

These extremely tall shelves and extremely large windows are amazing. Floor to ceiling bookshelves and floor to ceiling windows in one room? Yes please! Can I live in this amazing studio?

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There is so much character in a room full of books, and I’m looking forward to a rainy afternoon this winter where I can sit down and flip through pages and pages of a good read. Now I just need my floor to ceiling bookshelf. I’ll take any of these.

xoxo Jennifer

It feels like fall is upon us here in Santa Barbara with a cool breeze and new colours on the horizon. I LOVE the colours of fall so I’m sharing some fab finds that will fit well in your home for this beautiful season. It only seems fitting to look for eco-friendly pieces inspired by the beautiful nature and colours of this time of year, so I have done just that!

I LOVE this sham from Plover Organic. The colours are soft and beautiful, and the fabric is made from 100% organic cotton and recycled plastic button closures.

This beautiful console is by Velocity Art and Design. It is constructed of FSC certified plywood with a nature theme that seems so fitting for the fall season. It is simple and sleek.

These nature trays are designed by Tord Boontje made from recycled metal alloys. Not only is the product designed eco-friendly, but it is also continuing support of our beautiful world through donations to the organization, Greenpeace, with every purchase. LOVE.

xoxo Jennifer

I recently stumbled upon this lovely shop, NoneSuch Things, that features and sells neat handmade items made by a number of different people. The shop is somewhat of a blog, although you can purchase theses cool items through the site. I LOVE the jewelry she picks as well as all of the decorative tape, including the adorable polka dot style.

Teacup and Saucer Necklace, Teacup Saucer and plate ring

MT Masking Tape, MT Tape Multi Spot

xoxo Jennifer

I just discovered this amazing website, Bookhou.com! This site features artists, John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj and their beautiful work. I LOVE their work so much I have to share them with you as our new fav designers in our ‘Designers to Watch’ monthly feature.

Both Booth and Khounnoraj specialize in natural handmade materials and small production pieces, and feature their many creative sides through textiles, art, letterpress, and woodwork. I seriously can’t find one piece in their collection that I don’t absolutely LOVE!  All of their work is so beautiful and feels so pure, I just can’t get enough of it!

2011 Calendar Tea Towel

Leaf Tree Pillow

Leaf Tree Card

Steam Bent Table Tube

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Booth and Khounnoraj opened a brick and mortar shop in Toronto in 2008. The shop looks amazing! Hope to make a trip up to Toronto some day soon!

xoxo Jennifer

Letters, numbers and more, oh my! I have been on the search for unique items to personalize my home. I can’t think of anything more personable than some cute vintage pieces displaying words and letters. I thought I would share with you some of my recent finds I’m considering for my office! These type of items also seem to be perfect personalized gifts. Take a look at these fab little finds!

Cottage Farm, Lucy + Ellen

Saturday AM Vintage

Birch + Bird

Beautiful Living

xoxo Jennifer