Macy's Day Parade Images as Art

I'm working on a really fun nursery project that needs some cool art that's sort of on the crazier side. I wish we had the right wall space to work with these Macy's Day Parade photos from the 40s and 50s.

Wouldn't these be amazing blown up really, really huge with a simple, modern frame? My $4 print project would totally do the trick!

PS More nursery art ideas here, here and here.

New Favorite Color Combo: Burgundy and Hot Pink

I'm still riding the oxblood/burgundy trend train. I think the color is still so fresh.

I wish I had my good camera with me when I found these vases at an antique store. The color was so pretty. A gorgeous colorwash of oxblood, hot pink and cream. The vases were perfection, and I wanted them so bad for my bookshelves, but they were a little too pricey to buy on a whim. The color combo stuck though and I haven't been able to get burgundy + bright pink out of my mind.

I fell in love with this rug all over again when I got home...

Couldn't help but love this parrot tulip pairing at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden...

I got Michael a new tie from this Great Gatsby collection...

And I've started dreaming up ways to include the combo in my work and my wardrobe...

Rita Konig

Rita Konig

Kendi Everyday

Miles Redd via Arch Digest

OKL

Roger Davies

Luli Sanchez

Hallie Burton

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What color combos are you obsessing over lately? 

Breaking In Tight Shoes

Happy Friday!! What are you guys up to this weekend? We are going to two birthday parties and a couple museums with friends, so I broke in a new pair of shoes to wear and thought I would share my technique. I've seen similar ideas other places online - it's such a good one!

You know how when you try on a pair of shoes in your size that fit, but you just know that they'll definitely give you blisters for the first couple of wears? Shoes like that can be risky purchases, especially when you live in a walking city like NYC. 

I found these red leopard loafers at Century 21 a couple weeks ago. They fit, but they were stiff and they rubbed bad around my ankles. I still bought them though because I knew I could make them comfortable in just a couple minutes.

The basic idea is to wear a pair of really thick socks (I borrowed some from Michael) and then just heat up the shoes with a blow dryer for a couple of minutes. I always get the best results if I'm standing in the shoes while heating them up.

Then let the shoes cool down with the socks still on. After just a couple minutes of heating and cooling, the formally tight shoes will fit like a glove. Promise! Works every time. :)

Happy weekend, friends! Hope it's a good one, full of formerly-tight-now-comfortable, pretty shoes. :) xo

Give Away: $250 to Lamps.com!

Lamps.com has such an impressive inventory! I mean, hello! I took just about everything in me to edit this round up to only 32 picks! :) I want it all! Lucky for you, Lamps.com is offering up a $250 gift certificate for this week's give away. Here are (a little more than a few of) my favorites from their site:

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To enter to win the $250 gift certificate, please visit the site and leave a comment on this post with a link to the lamp or fixture you'd most like to have for yourself. Warning: narrowing down the choices will prove to be harder than you might think! :)

Contest open to US readers only and ends Sunday May 19 at midnight. Good luck!!