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)

these mortals.

I could use a RL vacation spot like this. Just plop it down in the middle of my backyard. Grass cutting optional. Paradise.

This is the Midsummer Retreat from my music soulmate, Tegan Serin of floorplan., available right now at Collabor88. The set includes the shelter and the hanging bed – btw, you can NEVER go wrong with any sort of furniture that hangs – and the bed has all sorts of lovely texture options for the bedding. I went with all white because I wanted a very calm, peaceful, sort of zen vibe — aside from the bright red marquee letters, of course. Gotta have that splash of unexpected.

Check out the Midsummer Retreat right now – right now! – at Collabor88! [SLurl]

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shelter: floorplan. – midsummer retreat (Tegan Serin) *c88
bed: floorplan. – hanging bed (Tegan Serin) *c88
sideboard: Second Spaces – lovely sideboard (Elle Kirshner) *home show
dresser: fri.home – alice dresser (Darling Monday/Tegan Serin) *home show
chandelier: MudHoney – Addison Chandelier (Rayvn Hynes)
stool: Second Spaces – Eure Drafting Stool (Elle Kirshner)
sign: fri.home – beach sign (you are my sunshine) (Darling Monday/Tegan Serin)
shabby wood flag: Second Spaces – plank flag (Elle Kirshner) (previous group gift, not available for purchase)
tray of spa items: Dutchie – spa necessities (Froukje Hoorenbeek)
abacus: Second Spaces – vintage abacus (Elle Kirshner) *home show
radio: Standby Inc. – Beach Radio (Sho Kenin)
marquee lights: [Commoner] – Monogram Marquee Light (Emery Milneaux)
wall hook: Bitter Vanilla – Wall hook (Ichi Swansong)
books (on bed): {af} – Tied Books (Apple Fall)
metal baskets: Second Spaces – City Pool storage locker (Elle Kirshner)
books (on dresser): Second Spaces – messy bookshelf books (Elle Kirshner)
deer head: floorplan. – oh deer wall decor (Tegan Serin)
wicker baskets: Y’s House – Kago01 baskets (Yacchan Clip)

how bazar.

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Meanwhile, at The Home Show…Ria Bazar of BAZAR has clearly brought her A game. I love everything she has at The Home Show…I’ve checked out her shop before and really liked what I saw, and this newer stuff has just reminded me “oh, hey, Bazar is pretty damn awesome. Go there.” That’s how my inner monologue works. Concise.

Anyway, you definitely need to check out BAZAR at The Home Show (and then some) – and, you know, I don’t really mention prices that often on this blog because that’s not my focus —  BUT ohmygoodness, Ria is offering her stuff at amazing prices. At least the stuff at The Home Show (I’ve said that event name like 20 times in this post already – can’t be helped) is really wonderfully affordable, especially for the great mesh quality of the pieces. Who doesn’t love a bargain??

Also, this picture contains awesome from some of my other favorite designers: Cory Edo of Trompe Loeil and Tegan Serin of floorplan. Never stop, you guys. NEVER STOP. ♥

The Home Show (there it is again) [SLurl]

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table, chair: BAZAR – Toronto-Arts set (Ria Bazar) **
drawings, wood model (on table): BAZAR – Toronto-Arts set (Ria Bazar) **
artist brushes, box with paint supplies, blank canvases: Tartessos Arts – Artist set (Nico Griffith)
books (on table): {af} – Tied Books (Apple Fall)
radio: Standby Inc. – Beach Radio (Sho Kenin)
chandelier: MudHoney – Addison Chandelier (Rayvn Hynes)
beer (bottle and crate of bottles): Vespertine – beer crate (Amelie Knelstrom)
sandwich: (Elate!) – A Posh Picnic – Plate with a Sandwich (Kellie Iwish)
cardboard boxes: Tartessos Arts – Boxes (Nico Griffith)
silver tray with lilacs (on ottoman): PILOT – Lilac Tray (Kaz Nayar)
ottoman: DIGS – Healy Ottoman (Iris Maskelyne) **
rug: Cheeky Pea – Spike Rug (Isla Gealach) **
loose paper: floorplan. – wall paper (Tegan Serin)
canvas, prints (against wall): BAZAR – Toronto-Bedroom canvas (Ria Bazar) **
chalk boards: Cheeky Pea – Hanging Chalkboards (Isla Gealach) **
wall lamps: Trompe Loeil – Countryside Outdoor Wall Lamp (Cory Edo) //
wall shelves: BAZAR – Toronto-Arts&Crafts shelf, Study shelf (Ria Bazar) **
wood cabinet: BAZAR – Toronto-Study cabinet (Ria Bazar) **
fan: [*Art Dummy!] – breeze. (Gala Charron)
books (on wood cabinet): fri.home – gilderoy bookstack (Darling Monday/Tegan Serin)
driftwood (hanging on back wall): DIGS – Ferryside Driftwood Decor (Iris Maskelyne) **
swings: Trompe Loeil – Pallet Swing (Cory Edo) **
stack of baskets: *Y’s HOUSE* – Kago01 (Yacchan Clip)
box of VHS tapes (on floor beside metal cabinet): Vespertine – old videotapes box (Amelie Knelstrom)
locker  shelf: floorplan. – locker shelf (Tegan Serin) ++
lights with photos: Trompe Loeil – Stringlights With Photos (Cory Edo) —
TV: Vespertine – plastic combo tv (Amelie Knelstrom)
loose tapes (on metal cabinet): {af} – VHS Tapes (Apple Fall)
metal cabinet: Second Spaces – bauer cabinet (Elle Kirshner) **
scooter: {what next} – Midnight Scooter (Winter Thorn)

** items available at The Home Show

// items available at FaMESHed

++ items available at The Men’s Dept

— items available at The Garden

one more chapter.

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I love committing to a theme. This room is a mash-up of two sets available now at FaMESHed: you’ve got a super cute bedroom from Tegan Serin and floorplan., and then there’s a  classic office from fri.home, which is a collaboration between Tegan and Darling Monday of fri.day. You know what I love best about their collaboration — aside from the awesome furniture? The fact that floorplan. stuff and fri.home stuff goes so well together – it’s like a megastore that just happens to be split between two locations. Or some other analogy that is more profound. Your choice.

I desperately want a shabby old card catalog in RL. 3-d printer, anyone?

I love the books-as-headboard idea – from a distance, it looks sorta artsy and geometric, and it’s only up close that you realize ‘oh hey – books!”. I like that. And I predict that little book on the nightstand, the one with the pages formed into a heart, is going to become one of my favorite decorating accents. Love.

See these sets at FaMESHed! [SLurl]

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bed: floorplan. – bibliophile bed (Tegan Serin) *
bedside table and sconce: floorplan. – bedside table, bedside sconce (Tegan Serin) *
single book (on bedside table): floorplan. – open heart book (Tegan Serin)*
bench: Second Spaces & flowey. – Morning Coffee Bench (Elle Kirshner & Flutter Memel, for Atelier Kreslo) **not currently available
card catalogue: fri.home – irma card catalogue (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *
trumpet: BALACLAVA!! – Marchin’ On – Trumpet (Uriah Eulenberg)
flowers (on card catalogue): floorplan. – lilac planter (Tegan Serin)
stack of books (on card catalogue): fri.home – gilderoy bookstack (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *
rug: nordari. – brownish. rug (Jordan Giant)
loose papers: floorplan. – wall paper (Tegan Serin)
large pile of books (on the floor in the corner): Tartessos Arts – Classy Pile of Books (Nico Griffith)
floor plant: Dutchie – Aglaonema (Froukje Hoorenbeek)
desk: fri.home – alastor antique desk (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *
chair: fri.home – pomona desk chair (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *
desk lamp: fri.home – william lamp (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *
typewriter: Tartessos Arts – Old Typewriter (Nico Griffith)
books (on desk): {af} – Tied Books (Apple Fall)
books (on bed): floorplan. – open book (Tegan Serin)
wall art: fri.home – filius feather frames (Tegan Serin & Darling Monday) *

candy pink.

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A new kitchen from Cory Edo and Trompe Loeil – the Retro Kitchen – available in, like, a trillion colors. A trillion gorgeous colors. This color is candy pink and it’s my #1 favorite. ♥

The Retro Kitchen (available right now at FaMESHed) comes with a rezzer to give you an easy set up like the one above, plus you also get standalone versions of each cabinet and appliance, so you can build your own configuration. That’s good planning right there.

I love the shine that Cory gets on her metal accents, and I totally love how she uses her brand as, well, as a brand. 🙂 I also prefer a fully stocked cabinet, and Cory includes a bunch of plates and glasses and whatnot – color coordinated, of course – to make it easy to achieve that lived-in look.

My music soulmate, Tegan Serin of floorplan., recently released the adorable Apothecary Chest you can see under the windows. This one is for all your favorite teas.

And that’s my new favorite chandelier, courtesy of Rayvn Hynes and MudHoney. I love the shape of it and all the little dangly details! It’s also available in several colors, so be sure to check it out!

See the Retro Kitchen from Trompe Loeil at FaMESHed! [SLurl]

Pick up the Apothecary Chest at floorplan.! [SLurl]

Light up your life with the Addison Chandelier at MudHoney! [SLurl]

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kitchen cabinets and appliances: Trompe Loeil – Retro Kitchen (Cory Edo)
muffins: LISP – Bistro Muffin Case (Pandora Popstar)
milk: POST – Mortrud’s Milk Bottle (Van Auster)
kettle: LISP – Kettle Decor (Pandora Popstar)
cookbooks: POST (Van Auster)
wall art: [Commoner] – Scrabble Wall Art (Emery Milneaux)
pot (in the sink): POST – All-Purpose Scullery Pot (Van Auster)
colander: Picnic – antique colander (Nyasyousa Oh)
chandelier: MudHoney – Addison Chandelier (Rayvn Hynes)
daisies: The Loft – White Daisies Pot (Colleen Desmoulins)
chocolate cake: Tres Blah – Pastry Mania – Chocolate Cake (Julliette Westerburg)
salt & pepper: POST – Fairlawn Salt & Pepper Shakers (Van Auster)
lemonade crates & bottles: {vespertine} – Lemonade (Amelie Knelstrom)
dining chairs: The Loft – Roxanne Chair (Colleen Desmoulins)
chalkboard: {vespertine} – daily chalkboard (Amelie Knelstrom)
canisters (on apothecary chest): floorplan. – baking canisters (Tegan Serin)
gumball machine: floorplan. – gumball machine (Tegan Serin)
apothecary chest: floorplan. – apothecary chest (Tegan Serin)
broom: POST – Marquette Broom (Van Auster)
rug: nordari. – weaved. (Jordan Giant)
house: Trompe Loeil – Newport Beach Cottage (Cory Edo)