• eyes + ears // 18

    happy may!

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    spring dresses roundup

    it’s getting hot. like i can’t stop mentioning. and when it’s hot and you live in a central air-less apartment, the last thing you want to put on is a pair of pants. in fact, that’s the first thing i do when i get home. immediately remove pants. it’s time to get some un-fussy dresses that you can wear all summer.

    one gap printed tunic dress
    two tobi t-shirt dress
    three shopbop jersey mini dress
    four asos t-shirt drop waist dress
    five madewell sweatshirt dress
    six target merona women’s shirtdress

  • spring dresses roundup

    it’s getting hot. like i can’t stop mentioning. and when it’s hot and you live in a central air-less apartment, the last thing you want to put on is a pair of pants. in fact, that’s the first thing i do when i get home. immediately remove pants. it’s time to get some un-fussy dresses that you can wear all summer.

    one gap printed tunic dress
    two tobi t-shirt dress
    three shopbop jersey mini dress
    four asos t-shirt drop waist dress
    five madewell sweatshirt dress
    six target merona women’s shirtdress

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    diy mounted shelving

    our living room wall is HUGE. and of course, there’s a big fireplace in the middle so there isn’t room for a large credenza or console. just one cute skinny fireplace right smack in the middle.

    the boyfriend and i spent a month going over how this would look and be configured. drawings and measurements and arguing. we wanted something useful but tasteful, and pipe shelving seemed too permanent and complex (but we loved the look). so we settled happily on this, with custom measured/cut/stained shelving to compliment the wood of our floors and the black of the brackets.

    the best part of doing custom is that we were able to customize each shelf in consideration of size and contents, so we specifically measured for the TV, the record player, and the campaign rast. (and we can change the height of shelves whenever)

    i believe i drew this sketch 50 times before we settled on the design.

    WALL MOUNTED SHELVING

    six twin track 70″ uprights
    26 brackets
    12 pieces of wood at 3/4″ thick :
    (4 long)
    (2 medium)
    (6 small)
    wood stain

    the project was all about the planning. it would have been a lot easier had we been able to just do one big unit without the fireplace, but we wanted to make each side symmetrical without being identical.

    we configured on paper (like i said, fifty times) where the uprights and the shelves would sit, and had the wood cut in three sizes.

    we then hung the uprights after measuring and remeasuring and leveling and stud finding and all that boring stuff.

    and then i sanded and stained 12 pieces of wood. we live in an apartment with a small balcony. so yeah. that took a day.

    once all the wood was ready to go and we then decided where each shelf would go, and screwed the brackets to the shelves. and that’s about it!

    sawed, stained, delivered … it’s shelves!

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    diy mounted shelving

    our living room wall is HUGE. and of course, there’s a big fireplace in the middle so there isn’t room for a large credenza or console. just one cute skinny fireplace right smack in the middle.

    before

    after

    the plan

    the boyfriend and i spent a month going over how this would look and be configured. drawings and measurements and arguing. we wanted something useful but tasteful, and pipe shelving seemed too permanent and complex (but we loved the look). so we settled happily on this, with custom measured/cut/stained shelving to compliment the wood of our floors and the black of the brackets.

    the best part of doing custom is that we were able to customize each shelf in consideration of size and contents, so we specifically measured for the TV, the record player, and the campaign rast. (and we can change the height of shelves whenever)

    i believe i drew this sketch 50 times before we settled on the design.

    materials

    • six twin track 70″ uprights
    • 26 brackets
    • 12 pieces of wood at 3/4″ thick (4 long, 2 medium, 6 small)
    • wood stain

    step-by-step guide

    1. the project was all about the planning. it would have been a lot easier had we been able to just do one big unit without the fireplace, but we wanted to make each side symmetrical without being identical.
    2. we configured on paper (like i said, fifty times) where the uprights and the shelves would sit, and had the wood cut in three sizes.
    3. we then hung the uprights after measuring and remeasuring and leveling and stud finding and all that boring stuff.
    4. and then i sanded and stained 12 pieces of wood. we live in an apartment with a small balcony. so yeah. that took a day.
    5. once all the wood was ready to go and we then decided where each shelf would go, and screwed the brackets to the shelves. and that’s about it!

    sawed, stained, delivered … it’s shelves!

  • payday wishlist

    one hanging brass planter
    two threshold cow serving platter
    three madewell etched ridge cuff
    four blu dot copper real good chair
    five hawaiian salt cellar set

  • payday wishlist

    one hanging brass planter
    two threshold cow serving platter
    three madewell etched ridge cuff
    four blu dot copper real good chair
    five hawaiian salt cellar set

  • payday wishlist

    one hanging brass planter
    two threshold cow serving platter
    three madewell etched ridge cuff
    four blu dot copper real good chair
    five hawaiian salt cellar set

  • birthday cats

    say what you will. i’m totally obsessed with these cats that live in my house and it was a year ago that i watched them being born. maybe witnessing that has something to do with this whole maternal thing i feel for them? well today is their birthday! they really look nothing like this now, but looking at photos of when we first took them home makes my eyes and heart and hands swell up. oh man. oh mannn.

    jean cocteau is right. i’ve never even had a cat before and they have changed my life and house and heart, too. when i have kids, this will all change i’m sure, but they’re the closest thing i have to babies and i treat them like it.

    * happy birthday lucy and bodhi!

  • birthday cats

    say what you will. i’m totally obsessed with these cats that live in my house and it was a year ago that i watched them being born. maybe witnessing that has something to do with this whole maternal thing i feel for them? well today is their birthday! they really look nothing like this now, but looking at photos of when we first took them home makes my eyes and heart and hands swell up. oh man. oh mannn.

    jean cocteau is right. i’ve never even had a cat before and they have changed my life and house and heart, too. when i have kids, this will all change i’m sure, but they’re the closest thing i have to babies and i treat them like it.

    * happy birthday lucy and bodhi!