decorating for christmas

{boxwood wreath similar here / door hardware similar}

one of the simple pleasures of the holiday season for me is decorating for the season. i look forward to it each year and we have made new traditions each year. we love picking out our tree, turning on a christmas record, drinking eggnog, and stringing lights. these pictures are really poor quality and it may not be what the holiday season is truly about, but it sure feels festive. merry christmas!

{fairy lights / rug similar here / basket similar here / sunburst mirror similar here}

{lighting the japanese maple}

{dining and barcart}

{wooden garland}

{garland similar here / christmas memories book / deer figurine}

{red berry branches trader joes / the best candle / snowglobe}

{picking the perfect tree}

{and the tree all lit up}

even our office is feeling the cheer...

{parsons desks / file cabinets}

happy holiday season!

madeline

midcentury modern for chairish

i am still mourning the loss of my beloved mad men this week. did you watch? when chairish asked me to put together some of my favorite pieces from their mid-century collection, i immediately thought of the interiors of the 60's and how they informed why i became a designer. when in design school, i admired 60's icon couple charles and ray eames and their love for primary colors. their color palette and designs are timeless and still relevant today. i love that chairish has so many authentic designer pieces that can be used in all styles.

check out my favorites picks here from chairish and sources below. the eames documentary (the architect and the painter) is wonderful and you can see their home was full of color and life.

lady lithograph / skyline silkscreen / lucite chandelier / eames molded plywood chairs / brass hex table / blue tufted sofa / brass magazine rack / herman miller nelson bench / marble brass coffee table / blue landscape / brass pendant / red platner chairs / brass elephant bookends / danish sideboard

i have lots to tell and excited to share about my new nephew, business, and projects. happy memorial day weekend. madeline

coffee + creativity

{coffee + my to do list + a sweet postcard from josh}

coffee + creativity. always the perfect pair. i love drinking coffee and finding inspiration for the day. mornings are my most creative time, when i feel the most possibility and the least overwhelmed. i love this quote below. this can be hard to remember this sometimes when the alarm clock is going off too early or i feel uninspired, but it is a good reminder. when is your most creative time?

{via}

{coffee + pinterest inspiration}

{coffee + floorplans}

all images are from my own instagram. more hawaii posts coming this week and my nephew is due any day now!

xoxo

madeline

moodboard inspiration

how amazing are these mood boards from emily henderson's blog for the ban.do headquarters? these were put together by jen gotch as inspiration for the space. so colorful. so fun. so unconventional. and so dolly parton. that's all. see the most recent update on the house here.

image via

staying warm?

madeline

interiors : best of mad men

with the premiere of the final season of mad men sunday, i have been thinking on how far it has come in the past 6 seasons. this show was the beginning of my love for great television...(AMC, amirite?) the direction has stayed on point with the cultural references and fashions, and i am looking forward to what this season will bring. the writing still gives me chills, like the opening scene in the premier of don on the moving sidewalk reminiscent of the same scene in the graduate. let's take a look back at all time favorite mad men interiors...  

early mad men...who can forget betty's velvet tufted headboard?

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12  / 13 / 14

there is no lack of eames, knoll, saarinen, and herman miller in claudette didul's designs. the sets have evolved with the culture and plot and have ushered mad men into the 1970's.

what is your favorite mad men interior from the past six seasons...

have you seen the new episode? and will you be watching this season?