repurpose! don't throw out!

so i have this side table that i love, but no where really for me to put it.  it was in my closet, taking up room and not being functional.  i'm thinking of giving it away.  but then i think... well, if i move soon, then i might want it...?  so i'm not really sure what to do.  in any case, it is in great condition and very sturdy and i have always loved it.  and i thought of it when i saw this cool repurposing.  it was an old dresser and now its a fun kitchen storage area!  what do you think?

then (and this is all from here)

charlies angels desk

so this video is pretty cool.  the finished product is neat - i wish it were a teeny bit more spiffed up, but thats just me.  if i had a big, eclectic house, i would definitely put this in it somewhere.



saw it here.

lawyered.

haven't posted in a bit, but I recently spent some time painting.  I love to paint, even if I'm not any good at it.  I enjoy giving the paintings away (if people like them).  I painted this one for a friend in nola.  I call it "lawyered."

acrylic on cavas.  created June 2014.  I think it's 10x10inches.

i do love to travel...

oh my gosh.  i love AND kind of hate this.  i think i'm leaning towards loving loving loving.  its quirky.  i like quirky.  but its also weird.  what do you think?

it kind of makes me worried if i was sitting in it, it might close up with me inside... anyone else feeling that?  from here.

creepy AND cool?

for some reason, this staircase (and i LOVE staircases) is really freaking me out.  but, i'm drawn to it, as well.  what do you think?

from here.

its almost my birthday!!

i need to get back in to this blog!  shame on me!  it's saturday and i'm inside because the pollen is HORRIBLE outside.  so, because of this, and because its almost my birthday, and i love bright pink and cool creative apartments and whatnot, here are some cool decorations with bright pink highlights found here.  what do you think?  in both pics, the pink is what i like best and probably wouldn't do the rest!  ha!  i think i'll clean my apartment so i can take cool pictures tomorrow.

stroopwafels

i consider myself gluten free.  sure, i don't follow 100% of the time, but in general, i try very very hard to follow a gf lifestyle.  and there are very FEW things that i want to eat.  good scallion pancakes are one.  the burger bun from the gallows is another.  picco pizza crust.  and stroopwafels.  if I haven't given you some, you should definitely let me know.  we shall share some.  so when I saw this office decorated like this, I thought - that's. so. cool.  great design.  and how could you possibly work there??  you would want to stuff your face all the time.

what is a stroopwafel you ask?  Here is the def from wiki:

(English translation: syrup waffle, treacle waffle, or caramel waffle; lit "syrup waffle") is a waffle made from two thin layers of baked dough with a caramel-like syrup filling in the middle. They were first made in Gouda in the Netherlands. Large versions are sold in the streets as a snack.

you make a mug of hot tea, and then put these on top for a few minutes (resting, so they don't touch the water) and it melts the caramel inside and they are mmm mmm good.  so good.

from here.

posting this in honor of my friend, r, who headed back to the Netherlands the other day.  she is there with her baby and hubby and they are planning to leave the low country to head to cali.  good luck!