Now. To let you in on my other addiction. My other dirty secret. Leopard. I love that fine balance between a pattern that can be used to highlight trashiness while also covering some of the first furniture and antiques ever known to man. It’s fun, sexy, sophisticated, lots of different scales of the pattern, endless colors, visual texture and it’s basically just downright perfection. Those leopards sure do know how to put a goo outfit together! Bravo guys bravo!

Now the print is delish as a pattern but what about the actual animal- give credit where it’s due. With no further chitty chat, I introduce – obsession number 2- as a wallcovering.

Why not pretend that we aren’t surrounded by the bleh and bring some happiness into the casa?  Here are a few things that are making me smile right now that are hitting in that chartruse-green-blue-teal-turquoise-emerald-navy delish palate.  Enjoy!

These colors are some of my favorites right now hands down!  Maybe because I can charge more taking the time to think of a new name for them (kidding of course), but really, colors that hit in that “Mauve-Carnation-Taupeish-Purple-Pink-Flesh-Apricot-Dusty Rose- Tan” general field are rocking my world right now!  I think I am falling for them because they lend a delish neutral deep background for a little life to come in through a navy, emerald, espresso or turquoise/teal.

Here are a few things that I am thinking are not that bad

Not so mauve but satisfying my pale/fleshy pink addiction too-

and another for my pinky/fleshy/apricoty fetish….a top the mauve fetish…

I think I’ll opt out of the following, however they nailed the color perfectly!

I have always stayed away a little from Mason jars due to their ability to go from decent to kitschy, country and tacky.  However, I have decided to get over this preconceived notion of what a Mason jar means and find some “Hanna-esque” ways to utilize the ancient items.  

What about great bathroom storage with some vintage photos (or better, find some old photos of cool objects – or the objects you will be putting in the jars so it acts as a label the tweak the colors via photoshop):

Or what about this idea..soap pump by lacquering a picture then pasting it to the inside of the jar like so:

 then add a pump:.

I like it.  Better than a janky old Mason. 

Next, basic I know but the uniformity and color play takes out the kitsch for me and keeps the class.

If I had the guts to have a kid and it ended up being a little lady this could be an adorable storage idea- especially because when it comes time I am going to either have to pay a lot for therapy to remain calm with the inevitable child clutter, have that be the dads duty or have my kid really not like me:

And finally…because I WANT summer.  I NEED warm weather and I LOVE being outside and eating, the tried and true candle/light holder:

Just to get my toes wet again in the world of blogging and sharing my deepest wants and thoughts with people I might not even know, I think I’ll start with a sweet little on about a chair that I love deeply.  Very deeply and think that if I could purchase a home, with a killer DR, coat it in a gorgeous grasscloth and funk it up with with a found chandelier (thinking a pale pink murano), throw in a raw wood burl buffet, then I just might have to indulge myself with these pretty puppies:

And maybe these so my cohorts could eat the scrumptious food I am imagining that is on them:

oh! And the delish food on the gorgeous plates would be sitting on this:

and might as well show you my Murano…or maybe it is teal-y green..or a gorg blue??:

Rug along these lines:

on and the buffet…

So something like this…