Ruby & Caroline

dress day friday

February 5th, 2010 § 1

filippa-k (image from filippa-k.com)

dress day friday

January 26th, 2010 § 1

beyond vintage stripe dress (image via shopbop)

when paula and i used to work together (and when things were a little more fun at the agency), the girls used to get dressed up on the first friday of each month. it was something fun to look forward to and i miss it. so now i am bringing dress day friday to ruby & caroline in a different sort of way by sharing a cute dress with all of you! to kick things off, let’s start with this:

Curtain Closer Dress (image from anthropologie)

(shocking that i picked one from anthropologie.)

all things tea

January 15th, 2010 § 0

one of my favorite christmas gifts this year was this cute and handy for life tea cup from my boss/friend diana. diana knows all things tea. check out her tea blog, cha cha tea tea, for any tea accessory you might need!

for life tea cup

want: professor’s chair

January 14th, 2010 § 0

i have been lusting after this chair for quite some time now. even thought it has gone on sale it is still too much to spend. but it would be perfect for my tiny apartment and could replace my garden chair, which is really meant for a patio or deck (neither of which i have).

professor's chair (image from restoration hardware)

isn’t it cute?

beautiful home from a single man

January 14th, 2010 § 0

i saw a single man last night, and aside from colin firth, i was struck by the home in which his character lived. after a little research, i discovered that it is the Schaffer home, designed by architect John Lautner. built in 1949 and constructed of redwood, concrete and glass, the home is nestled in the wooded hills of glendale, ca. and as luck would have it, the home is for sale!

Schaffer Home (image from the John Lautner Foundation)

love: abc carpet & home

January 12th, 2010 § 0

i’ve only been to new york twice so the newness of abc carpet & home is still fresh for me. randomly i thought of them today and discovered they have redone their website since i last visited and you can now shop online! yay! check it out here.

ABC Carpet & Home

beauty kickoff: lather

January 5th, 2010 § 2

well i decided to go ahead and add a new category, beauty, to our blog since i keep finding fun things to share.

lather is a pasadena based company with only three U.S. locations, none of which are even close to san francisco. luckily, you can shop online!

lather lip balm and scrub

i decided to check out the sugar scrub and mint lip balm for starters, both of which i love! the scrub made my skin so soft.

all of lather’s products are created with natural ingredients and there is something for everything – face, body, hair, men, women, babies, you name it.

more chandelier love

January 4th, 2010 § 0

a while back i mentioned this light fixture that i love and found on style/SWOON (thank you jen for sharing!) and since then i have found a few more on etsy that are pretty cool:

bubble chandelier:

bubble chandelier by jean pelle

crystal pendant:

crystal pendant by kamlampcompany

bare bulb pendant:

bare bulb pendant by kamlampcompany

paris envy: vintage furniture in phoenix

December 31st, 2009 § 0

the holidays have been quite busy but my mom and i managed to squeeze in a trip to phoenix and we came across paris envy! (thanks to design*sponge’s helpful city guides)

they have the cutest furniture and very reasonable prices. why is it i always find cute furniture in cities where i don’t live? anyway, we came away with a few easy to travel with items: