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close encounters of the grill kind.

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The truth is out there.

We’re about halfway through this round of TLC’s The Garden and its Area 51 theme. There is so much spacey goodness that you need to check out – truly, all the designs are out of this world (because aliens)!

In the picture, we’ve got the Roswell Caravan from Isla Gealach and Cheeky Pea, and the UFO from Tya Fallingbridge and Pixel Mode. That caravan is just perfect — all the little cabinets inside and a messy little sleeping bunk – exactly what you need for your next UFO-tracking excursion. The UFO is actually meant to be attached and worn so that you can go floating around in your own little UFO, which is the height of preciousness. It’s pretty heavy in land impact, so you may not want to rez it, like, forever…but hell, what do I know about what you want to do? YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT.

ALSO, GO TO THE GARDEN. It’s what the little green men would want. [SLurl]

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UFO: Pixel Mode – UFO (Tya Fallingbridge) *The Garden
camper: Cheeky Pea – Roswell Caravan (Isla Gealach) *The Garden
jukebox: Standby Inc. – Retro Jukebox (Sho Kenin) *The Garden
alien and ufo lawn ornaments: .Olive. – the Alien Lawn Gnome (Naminaeko Resident) *The Garden
sink: +ILO+ – Garden Basin (zozo Raven)
chairs: Cheeky Pea – Tyne Camping Chair (Isla Gealach)
grill, cooler, picnic table: Cheeky Pea – Cassie Picnic set (Isla Gealach)
flamingo: Zigana – home made flamingo (Nalena Fairey)

vanity kills, it don’t pay bills.

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Collabor88 is celebrating its second birthday!! This month’s theme is Razzle Dazzle, and Collabor88 is packed with gorgeous goodies with amazing 20s aesthetics. You must visit to see it all!

My music soul mate, Tegan Serin of floorplan., has a super precious vanity set available – the Boudoir Vanity. The vanity is available in pink, black, and white, with subtle curves and just the right amount of daintiness. ♥

Get razzled AND dazzled at Collabor88! [SLurl]

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vanity and bench: floorplan. – boudoir vanity (Tegan Serin) *Collabor88
ottoman: floorplan. – velvet pouffe (Tegan Serin) *Collabor88
dresser: floorplan. – labelled dresser (Tegan Serin)
rug: PILOT – Deco Dining Rug (Kaz Nayar) *Collabor88
VAIN letters: AF – Industry Letters (Apple Fall) *The Men’s Dept
chalkboard: Vespertine – daily chalkboard (Amelie Knelstrom)
stool with teacup: junk. – cuppa for one. (Tab Tatham)
books (on floor): floorplan. – book clutter (Tegan Serin)
telephone: floorplan. – antique telephone (Tegan Serin)
striped dress form: Schadenfreude – Rabbit Brocade Dress Form (Allegory Malaprop)
canvas dress form: Tres Blah – Vanity –  Dress Form (Julliette Westerburg)
lamps: [Conspiract Theory] and Cheeky Pea – Beresford Lights (Ewan Mureaux/Isla Gealach) *Collabor88
wall art: Dutchie – framed vintage poster (Froukje Hoorenbeek)
basket of books: fri.home – book basket (Darling Monday/Tegan Serin)
applause sign: Seven Emporium – Applause Box (Agustkov Resident)
suitcase and valise: Dutchie (Froukje Hoorenbeek)
baskets (on wall): Y’s House – Kago01 (Yacchan Clip)
books (in basket): Second Spaces – messy bookshelf books (Elle Kirshner)
wooden trees (in basket): Second Spaces – tabletop forest (Elle Kirshner)
on the dresser:
mirror: Tres Blah – Vanity – Mirror (Julliette Westerburg)
grey globe: floorplan. – chalk globe (Tegan Serin)
gold globe: Standby. Inc – Globe (Sho Kenin)
vases: junk. – oddity vases. (Tab Tatham)
crown: PILOT – Crown (Kaz Nayar)
on the ottoman:
diary and envelopes: Dutchie (Froukje Hoorenbeek)
on the vanity:
open book: .encore. – Thrift Book (Alixxbella Resident)
brushes, makeup, bag, toiletries, jewelry: Tres Blah – Vanity set (Julliette Westerburg)
house: [ba] – atherwood home (Barnesworth Anubis)

in the middle.

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Goodness, I do love a mid-century modern house. Barnesworth Anubis brings this gorgeous mid-century gem to The Garden this month: the Atherwood Home. It’s got great lines and a fun layout — plenty of room for living, but not so big that it won’t still feel cozy. I love the brick accents, and the indoor terrace is a great surprise. And – I suspect Barnes would be disappointed if I don’t mention 😉 – the textures do show some depth which makes me happy. If you have shadows enabled all the time, then this house is going to look  just amazing. But if you’re like me and walk around most of the time without shadows, this house still works due to the slight shading and the framing accents inside. Also – there’s a great working fireplace, Barnes-style! ♥

Check out the Atherwood Home right now at The Garden! [SLurl]

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house: [ba] – atherwood home (Barnesworth Anubis)
pavers: [ba] – garden paver path (Barnesworth Anubis)
planters (on the porch): Cheeky Pea – Outdoor Movies Planter (Isla Gealach) *available at FaMESHed
flowers: [ba] – hollyhock (Barnesworth Anubis)
bushes: Heart Garden – Wild Poison Ivy (Lilith Heart)
grass: Heart Garden – Harmony Grass (Lilith Heart)
trees: Botanical (Kriss Lehmann)

hold on to summer.

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This may be the cutest picture I’ve taken for this blog ever, and I can only attribute, like, 25% of that to my own skills. Okay, 15%.

That amazingly darling tiki bar is the Floating Tiki Bar from Sienia Trevellion of Lark. It comes with the flamingo string lights, which are awesome and will be finding their way into all sorts of my decor, and also the adorable tropical drinks. It’s also scripted to give drinks and includes some really cute animations. There’s nothing about this that I don’t love.

Also, I love otters. ♥

The Floating Tiki Bar is available right now at this month’s round of Flux. Go!! [SLurl]

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bar: Lark – Floating Tiki Bar (Sienia Trevellion)
cheese plate, strawberries, grapes: (Elate!) – A Posh Picnic (Kellie Iwish)
bowl of chips: Cheeky Pea – Cassie Dinner Crisps (Isla Gealach)
radio: Standby Inc. – Beach Radio (Sho Kenin)
sign: fri.home – beach sign (Darling Monday/Tegan Serin))
ice/bottled drinks (in cooler): Second Spaces – Poolside beverage cart (modified) (Elle Kirshner)
cooler: Conspiracy Theory – Radio Coolbox (Ewan Mureaux)
otters: !O – Sea Otter Pet (Anya Ohmai)
donut float: flowey. ‘bitten donut’ floatie (Flutter Memel)
ukelele: BALACLAVA!! – My Little Ukulele (Uriah Eulenberg)