SOLUTIONS

This past Sunday, Peter and I stopped in at Room Service on W 25th in Ohio City. Every time I step foot in that store I have to put up blinders in order to not get distracted and go into a spending frenzy. Of course, I still ended up buying something (and by something I mean a few things). I figured I'd break up my purchases into two different posts in order to feature each product individually.

First up, these heavy duty rustic nails. I've been looking for solutions to hang hats, scarves, jewlery etc. and these are exactly what I've been in search of. I'm considering creating some sort of grid with them because I have 12. 

Any thoughts?

KEEP SWIMMING

I saw this today on Pinterest and liked it . . . a lot.

MAGNOLIAS

I was on a walk yesterday and took these images when I stumbled upon a Magnolia tree in full bloom. It's a specimen of true beauty, don't you think?

BARGAIN BUYS

I recently picked up these sandals at H&M for $24.95 (and I had a five dolla' gift card). Needless to say, I'm pretttty stoked about the purchase. They're comfortable, the quality is great for the price, and they're the perfect solution for those of you who'd prefer to not wear leather.

Get there before they're gone!

And, if you've been meaning to purge your closet and get rid of the 15 sweaters you haven't worn in three years, do it, and then take your worn and torn articles along with you to put in the garment collection boxes now popping up in H&M stores. You'll not only help reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry, you'll get a $5 gift card for doing so!

WORST BLOGGER EVER

Photo (pre-arrows) by Peter Larson

Guilty.

I have totally left you guys high and dry. I've been busy and it's no fun. This week will be better, though . . . I promise.

I'll even take it as far as pinky promising you (I've been hanging out too much with my 7 year old pseudo niece), because I already have content lined up that I hope makes up for my lack of consistent posting in the past few weeks. 

I'm also hoping a big, fat, juicy TAKEOUT on this glorious Monday morning can help me earn some of your love back.

+ A Poochie Lu pillow!

+ Love Baggu! Isn't the small nutmeg guy cute?

+ A recording by one of my best friends, Jack, and his dad. 

+ Amazing.

+ As always, a helpful post from Katie and Bri about investing in your business.

+ Onward, my friends.

+ Can anyone tell me how recent this new "Daily" addition to the Zara website is? Regardless of its official start date, I'm diggin it.

+ Currently experimenting with layering a few graphic white and black rugs in my bedroom and this one might just have to be my next addition.

+ Well-dressed. Dressed well.

+ A one way ticket to Mars. Say whhhhaaaaat?

+ Truth.

+ If you missed out on Monday's Earth Day celebrations and still want to show your love for your favorite planet, you can buy this DIY pillow kit and give your globe a squeeze.

+ A cover image from Boston Magazine that speaks louder than words.

+ Good call, Kimmel! Hilarious!

+ And the award for coolest dad in the world goes too . . . 

+ Chandeliers in downtown Cleveland. . . is this real life?

KENN GOODALL

A few pages from Kenn Goodall's sketchbook. I could look for hours.

Be sure to view the rest of his portfolio also as his work is pretty phenomenal.

ANVE

I've blogged/raved about ANVE multiple times before on JASPR, (I/II) and I'm here to do it again because they recently launched their new Envelope iPad sleeve.

She's a beauty isn't she? And she's available in multiple colors.

If you're not in need of an iPad sleeve, be sure to check out ANVE's other products as each one is more desirable than the next.

Two at the top of my list: 

 

I / II

MATTER + SOREN ROSE

I received an e-mail today from MATTER announcing that they are hosting an evening with designer Soren Rose, featuring new pieces from his collection shown for the first time. The image above is reason enough to attend. Plus, they're serving cocktails.

To all of my New Yorkers, be there.