Knight Moves: Aaron Collier

Per my announcement on 8/26, Graphic Image has graciously offered up a 20% discount on all purchases and a snazzy 2012 date book to giveaway to one lucky reader...enter now if you haven't already!

Graphic Image makes gorgeous and functional date books, which are available in a variety of colors, styles, and sizes. The winner will get to pick their favorite combo and I'm guessing that it will be a tough decision given that there are so many fabulous options!

I'm putting together a few office/study mood boards to showcase some of those options and to show how a Graphic Image planner can serve as both an organizational tool and a piece of decor. Today I have a gorgeous, Blue 2012 Notebook in Crocodile Embossed Leather in the mix...

2012 Notebook in Crocodile Embossed Leather (Blue) - Graphic Image

Cross Townsend Lapis Lazuli Fountain Pen - Montgomery Pens

Beaded Basket Chandelier with Cerulean Blue Beads - Shades of Light

Crystal Coaster in Bargello - Jonathan Adler

A Passion for Blue and White by Carolyne Roehm - Amazon

Found at the Cusp II, oil on canvas by Aaron Collier - Cole Pratt Gallery

Academie (403239) Frame - Larson-Juhl

Rimmed Vase by Match Pewter - Michael C. Fina

Howell Wingback - Anthropologie

Beckett Desk - Serena & Lily

Jaguar Light Rug - Horchow
Claude Dining Chair - Jonathan Adler

Cele Clock in Azure - Rab Labs
Canton Jar Lamp with Crystal Base - Furbish

Belle Meade Camden Lamp Table - Layla Grayce

What do you think of this office board? Blue is a favorite color of mine, so I like everything in the set. The Cerulean bead chandelier, the Beckett desk, and the Belle Meade Camden lamp table are my absolute favorite things though. Oh, and that Lapis Lazuli fountain pen is pretty sweet too! What are your picks?

Have a great weekend everyone!

5/27/2011

Magazine Backlog

My plan this weekend is to lay by the pool and catch up on some reading. Besides diving into Starter for Ten, the new David Nicholls book I immediately downloaded after finishing One Day, I need to plow through my pile of magazines. I subscribe to a few old school paper versions and also read some digital mags, and those are the hardest ones for me to keep up with because sitting at the computer any more than I already do is typically not appealing. Nevertheless, there are tons of inspiring tidbits and photos so I'm making a point of going through Lonny, Rue, TradHome (even though it came out a while back), and House Beautiful
(I read it on my iPad via Zinio).

I'll usually do a quick flip through when each issue first comes out, but I need to circle back and take a deeper look now. On my first run at the latest issue of Lonny, I LOVED this shot of a New Orleans home they featured, mainly because of the fabulous painting by Aaron Collier...