Moleskine 1

Inspiration Board 2 - Spaces

I've always liked spaces to feel homely. Cozy. Lived in. Loved in.

Growing up, I don't think my parents put much thought into home decor. A lot of our furniture is mismatched and throw together out of convenience and maybe what they liked about each separate piece when they first saw it at the store. I suppose there just wasn't much consideration. My parents recently bought a new leather couch though. We were shopping for a new fridge and after picking out a fridge, my mom started to walk around the big box store. She then told me we were getting a new couch. OK, Mom. The couch is near black and I suppose it matches the black marble-print coffee table a little bit better now, but for the most part, our furniture is still mismatched.

Mismatched furniture never mattered though. The mismatched picture frames never mattered either. All the pieces functioned and they were well used. All the frames held photos, memories and anecdotes of my childhood and my parents' adventures. All the strange knick knacks spoke of our experiences. Like this one time my mom and I went to a yard sale and bought these awful, ridiculous looking piggy banks for $3. I love those things.

I realize home isn't the white brick wall or the sheepskin on a chair though. Home is where we breathe a little more slowly, laugh a little too loudly and sleep peacefully. Home is home is home.

Images are taken from Urban Outfitters' "About A Space" blog articles.

An interesting idea

Haruki Murakami writes in A Wild Sheep Chase, 

Women with their clothes off have a frightening similarity. 

Inspiration Board 1 - Summer

Images are taken from last summer's disposable cameras and Tumblr.

Closet confidential

What is the oldest item in your wardrobe/closet?
I still own and wear a lot of the clothes I had in high school. Certain t-shirts, one red flannel, and some sweaters come to mind. I have a lot of sweaters that get passed from my grandmother to my mom, my mom to me. I think the oldest sweater I have is a grey wool one that my mom brought with her when she immigrated to Canada.

What is the newest item?
A black Zara pleather biker jacket, a purple Community skirt, and a black Community racerback tank top.

What is the most expensive item?
My Queen's leather jacket - around $400 to $450 including bars and patches and all.

What is the cheapest/most affordable item (that you wear/use a lot)?
This $3 light grey, leather envelope bag that I bought from a yard sale.

What is the biggest bargain?
I think it's my Community jacket. It is a black canvas jacket, flannel lined. I wear it all the time, have for maybe four or five years now. I used to wear it out drinking in the winter with a sweater because I didn't want to lose my actual winter jacket.

What was the biggest waste of money?
Probably my American Apparel turtleneck crop top. Crop tops in general.

What are your favourite three items right now? 
The Zara biker jacket, my white leather Arizona style Birkenstocks, Forever 21 overalls.