it's going to be a good one!

by nick nelson.

kittens, i 'm a tad hungover from the oscars last night. the cure: looking at pretty pictures of pretty pads. 

my go-to place for dwelling eye candy is dabito's old brand new -- and look what i found! adam pogue's amazing loft in the heart of downtown los angeles. complete with a DIY denim patchwork sofa upholstery, macramé wall art, and dip-dyed curtains, mr. adam made his loft worth loving.

see all of dabito's gallery of adam's glorious home at old brand new.

the best cure for office blues is a healthy dose of sunshine. luckily, the folks at present & correct provide the perfect prescription with their vintage yellow wares.

{top to bottom: 70s french perpetual dial calendar; numbered push pins; 70s elephant pot; vintage metal tab clips; ideas notebook; vintage metal boxes.}

Q: what is better than a wall of magnificent chair drawings?

A: a wall of magnificent chair drawings...in france.

{the works of ronan & erwan bouroullec displayed in their "album" exhibition at arc en rêve.} {via designboom.}

for london fashion week, orla kiely took a memo from the '60s with a deliciously prim and proper fashion presentation. 

complete with typewriters, filing cabinets and rotary phones (remember those?), stylish secretaries donned their best orla K sweater sets, handbags, and squirrel cardigans...

...yes, squirrel cardigans.

{view the orla kiely london fashion week video presentation here. photos via betty magazine and memoirmode.}

celebrate in complete unabashed style, darlings!

xoxo,
tula

{images: 1956 warners lingerie ad; it happened one night; party; here comes the bride.}

sometimes i self-medicate simply by staring at well-designed psychology book covers. i'm easy like that.

{the pelican project features vintage pelican book covers courtesy of things magazine.} {via kathy kavan.}

darlings, if you find yourselves clock-watching the minutes today, filing your nails, prepping your bouffant, photoshopping your dreams, conjuring your cat, and cruising the cubes, just remember, elijah wood feels your monday pain.

and he feels it in alexander mcqueen. 

{elijah wood for mr. porter. shop the story here.}

kittens, this week is a little busy for me. one of our homes is being photographed for a magazine (woo hoo!), so i'm happily drowning in pillows, prep, and a lot caffeine.

may not be able to blog much for the next few days, so in the meantime, here is a publicity photo of mia farrow from 1968.

mia, love the bangs. love the brunette, babe.

{via shirley kurata's pinterst.}

especially when it comes in the form of a vintage robert indiana LOVE print.