polaroids.

Hi there! Today we are loving the photos of Alicia Bock.

Before Instagram made everyone a photography star, you might remember a little site called flickr. During the early age of Flickr (and Blogger), I came across--and fell madly in love with--the Polaroids of Jen Gotch and Alicia Bock. They both inspired me to pick up my own Polaroid camera, a momentous event (wink, wink) which led to the creation of this blog. Alas, it was just before Polaroid announced they would stop making film--not to mention film becoming near obsolete with the following Age of Smart Phones with Fancy Filters and Apps.

While Jen has gone on to great fame as the CEO of ban.do, Alicia continues to post her breathtaking images on Instagram, her site and her etsy store. While Alicia photographs her travels to places such as Paris and Chicago, she mostly snaps pics of her home life in Michigan--and makes it feel like the loveliest place in the universe.

Here are some of the (now vintage) Polaroids that sparked the love affair with Alicia Bock. And you can see much more of her work here, here and here.

 A Fine Way to Spend the Afternoon

Beside the Little Red House

 2900 Miles #6

Pretty Pony

Whispering Wind

The Renault

All images © Alicia Bock

 A few more things to love today.

I've been meaning to watch the Netflix-streaming film In the Loop for so long, and I finally did it! Loved it. A wincingly funny take on U.S. and UK bureaucrats causally planning the next war in the Middle East. I also love this series of posters that wickedly riffs on the iconic Obama "Hope" design.

This collage.

By Trash Riot

And this room.

Via Design Files

That's all for today, but I'll be back soon with more to love. xoL

dream home.

Hi! Can you believe it's already the middle of the week? I cannot.

I've really wanted to focus the blog more on design, and today I'm kicking it off. I've fallen in love with the stunning home of  David and Yuge Bromley in Byron Bay, Australia. I discovered this magical place on a Down Under site The Design Files.

An artist husband + a fashion designer wife x co-owners of their own store = a completely amaze-balls pad. Of course. I love how the home itself is a work of art. A fearless mix of bold colors and patterns sets the backdrop for a feast of paintings, sculptures and eclectic furniture. It's boho without the clutter, a wild ride of unruly details that creates is own order. I especially love the hand painted linen quilts.  (Via The Design Files by Lucy Feagins.)

All photos (c) Toby Scott via The Design Files

And here's a few more things to love today:

This bag. If you'd like to pick it up for me, I would not object.

This book. A Russian detective novel with a sci-fi twist? Um, yes.

And this painting.

Woman at the Window, 1822, Caspar David Friedrich via Couleurs

That's all for now. I'll be back tomorrow with more to love, xoL