i must admit

i am tempted to run away with a caravan.

lady bonin's tea

dreamy

there's something so wonderful about a bathtub and a wall of plants.

i will sleep and dream that i live with you.
(via emma's designblogg)

escapist.

i fantasize about buying an old airstream and parking in the forest with my honey and my frenchie. a quick trip to craigslist and reality sets in - airstreams are redonculously expensive.

so, periodically i think about buying one of these:

(i have no idea why that woman is posing with the camper or why she thought that would help sell her camper on craigslist.)

and turning it into this:
via stencil library

amazing what a romantic photo can do.

napping outside

i think this is from apartment therapy. i've been holding onto it for a long time.

so much to love

via abundance

like a ship in the night

if anyone has not yet fallen in love with Ann Wood, please do so today. she is a textile maven, with a great eye and nimble fingers. i adore her gorgeous ships and frothy seas of lace.



floating around on the internet are images of crystal ship chandeliers

(from 1st Dibs via Copy Cat Chic)

(via house of turquoise)

what i'm wondering is if it would be possible to make a paper ship with a translucent paper and metal ribbing, similar to the ribbing on the Ann Wood piece below, with a small light inside, perhaps an edison bulb?

oh english library

(from peter hinwood's home pictured in world of interiorsvia via apartmenttherapy.com)