soundtrack to spring.

the studio version of this song sounds straight out of the sixties (as all good things do), but i think i prefer it live. she & him's volume two comes out march 23, just in time for longer days and dress weather. i am thinking of hosting a spring formal that week. floral print attire strongly suggested.

tea party photo via lovelorn unicorn

(aside from spring.)

the reasons to be excited for march...

one: liberty on the cheap

two: hairphones for all, keeping hands free while serving with your new liberty of london dishware

the ideal & real.

i am several cups of coffee and one trip to paper source into my saturday, so you can expect lots of overly-excited valentine's day posts today.

first up... these beautiful valentine-inspired wedding invitations by erin jang...

the indigo bunting via cup of jo

i love that they specify champagne-drinking and polaroid-taking as the pre-ceremony activities. there is no finer pair, in my opinion. just ask the attendees of our new years party.

and for your viewing/listening pleasure, an amazing live performance by dirty projectors. i think i am a little bit in love with every person in this video, dave longstreth especially. he is a dreamboat.

dave longstreth illustration by johnnie cluney via daytrotter

dreamy music, dreamy spaces.

joanna newsom's new album art was released today. gorgeous styling, gorgeous typography, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.

there isn't much i wouldn't do to get my hands on that leopard-print bench. the gem tones, the drape-y fabrics, the ornate lamp shades and side tables... there was a time in college where i tried VERY hard to make my bedroom look like this. minus the taxidermy. the photo makes me think of these spaces spotted recently on apartment therapy:

martha & ben's wicker park brownstone, seen here.

libby & ryan's andersonville apartment, seen here.

sarah's minnesota home, seen here.

for more music-related interiors, apartment therapy posted an interesting analysis of the imagery in charlotte gainsbourg's new video. i have to admit to a long, long love affair with charlotte. it's pretty impossible to NOT end up one of the coolest girls ever when your parents are the fantastically foxy serge gainsbourg and jane birkin:


the video features spaces dreamy and surreal-- definitely worth watching. enjoy!

some things last a long time.

after an eight month break, i figure we're due in for a return. hello, internet. how are you? very much has happened since easter time.

the cold has finally arrived in chicago, bringing some snowflakes along with it. while christmas time is my most favorite of times, i am looking forward to the freedom of hazy, dreamy, warm nights. the idea of summer has taken on a whole new meaning now that my first year of teaching is underway.

but for now, it is still december. i'll go to sleep tonight dreaming of a time when life will look exactly like this: