interior inspiration : sweet spots for breakfast.

There's something I really adore about breakfast nooks, or just cozy spots that are perfect for your morning coffee and toast. I have a little red Ikea cafe table in my kitchen that I sit at every morning that in against the window where I get my daily caffeine fill while watching the rain (hey, this is Portland) and it might just be my favorite spot in the house.

Sources (from top to bottom): Apartment Therapy, Marie Claire Maison, Design Sponge: Nikole Herriott, Freunde von Freunde, the style files, Apartment Therapy, Annika Vannerus, Design*Sponge: studiopatro, Skona Hem, and The Selby: Jonathan & Annie Zawada.

a kitchen gallery.

One of my favorite things when redecorating my home (which I am in the process of right now) is figuring out the art to go on the walls of each room. Today I am working on the kitchen, a place where I want to be spending more time in, but I am realizing that none of the illustrations and photography prints I own seem to work right in there. And so, I am dreaming of a wall of perfect food-related kitchen art that I could look at every day while baking, cooking, and drinking my coffee. I think a collection is in the making...

1. Tea Revives You - Red (£18), 2. A Good Egg is Hard to Find Print 8x10 ($16), 3. Chocolat Print ($60), 4. Maxine ($250), 5. Heather Amuny-Dey Apple Bird Print ($40), 6. Cupcake equation Print 8 x 11.5 ($20), and 7. Lumberjack Breakfast. Limited edition 11x14 print by Matte Stephens ($45)

always loving...

...little stylist twists on everyday objects, like this bottle opener from Terrain. ($26)

collections : cocktail hour.

It is probably due to all of the old movies and Mad Men I have been watching lately, but I am voting for cocktail hour to make a comeback. Who agrees?

1. Test Tube Shot Set ($14), 2. Drinks tray (£12), 3. Celebrity 7-pc. Satin Bar Set ($19.99), 4. How To Mix Drinks ($19.95), 5. Drinking Glasses (£15), 6. Matsuri Saki Set ($48.99), 7. Heather Lins Home Numbered Edition Coasters ($66-$110), and 8. Rocking Whiskey Glasses ($29.95)

ten images of inspiration : back to baking.

One of my favorite things about the arrival of fall is the fact that I will be going back to spending more time in my kitchen baking. When the weather cools, I cannot help but turn on the oven and start making breads and various sweets. My baker heart (and hand) is ready.

Sources (from top to bottom): unruly things, Tina Rupp, Marcus Nilsson, Katie Helmer, Johnny Miller, Lara Robby, Tara Donne, Jennifer Causey, Toby Glanville, and Laurie Frankel.

baker's delight.

Since I am terribly obsessed with baking pies, this pastry board is perfection. Not only is it pretty to look at, but is quite useful (it features markings for rolling pie crust to fit a variety of pie pans.) I want. ($44)

recipe boxes.

I am continuously in awe of everything that Anna Bond designs, but these Heirloom Recipe Card Boxes might just be my favorite creation yet. Each box is handcrafted from trees that were destined for landfills through a 3-month process, then screen-printed with two different design options. For a baker like myself, this would be one of the best gifts I could think of. ($120, available for pre-order)

collections : life on the farm.

I've got farms on the brain after spending a perfect day on one yesterday (as previously mentioned)...

1. Rolling Pin Oatmeal Waist Apron ($55), 2. Heirloom Seed Collection ($24), 3. Frukost Dishtowel, Flatware ($18), 4. Spoon Style I ($50), 5. Two sweet tin cups with floral decals ($12.50), 6. Tin Watering Jug ($28), 7. Tin Kitchen Utensils (£9.95), and 8. Pruning Knife (£16)

thought of the day : hello!

"allo-allo," printed upon a truly fabulous tea towel by the folks at Darling Clementine. ($14)

collections : feeling citrusy.

1. Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Double Breasted Cardigan ($215), 2. Grapefruit Sugar Bowl ($18), 3. Kosta Boda Mine Small Lime Plate ($30), 4. Floral Sculpted Nesting Bowls – Orange - Set of 4($32), 5. Sherbet Lemons, Yummy England (£0.41), 6. Giant Dwarf // Rosette Fascinator // The Canary ($35), 7. Circles Print Gown (£75), and 8. lightweight merino wool shawl flies (saffron) ($195)