Zinke Swimwear

 

(All images via Zinke)

 

I'm not sure if it is the warmer temperatures here in Houston, or the fact that at the school where I teach both the students and teachers seem antsy for Spring Break (8 days away!) but I have swimsuits on the brain.

Zinke, which is known for its romantic lingerie, has a new (to me) line of swimwear, and has me ready to make my first swimsuit purchase of the year. Meant to be mixed-and-matched, the combinations of suits are endless. The punchy pastel colors and clean lines would look great on any gal as well!

I'm thinking I will add the Kristen bandeau in ocean blue and Katie bikini bottom in orchid chevron to my ever-growing collection of swimsuits.

Don't forget about their cover-ups as well. This would be my favorite pick.

Layered Rugs

 Sally Wheat

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In designing a room, I think choosing a rug is one of the hardest decisions to make. Do you go bold? Neutral? What material should you choose? When all is said and done, I think that a jute rug is the ultimate foundation to a room. One of my favorite jute rugs is the heather chenille jute rug from Pottery Barn. Not only is it super soft (I own it!) but it has held up very well in a high traffic area of my house.

Now while I think a jute rug by itself is wonderful, I think layering another rug (or hide) on top of it totally takes a room to the next level. The options really are limitless as to what you can layer on top.

In the first picture above, Sally Wheat has layered a white hide on top of a jute rug in her own home. This is the route I have taken in my house; I really like the cozy look it gives. I found mine here and absolutely love it. Another option is a Moroccan-inspired rug. I am loving the new Kasbah Rug from West Elm. How bananas would it be to have a Beni Ourain!? This would be my pick. The Stockholm Rand from Ikea is a budget free buy and who doesn't love stripes? As I have said before, I love Persian rugs. eBay and ESaleRugs are my two of my favorite sites to source them. A few I would be happy to add to my abode: this, this and this.

Tell me friends, which is your favorite?

Fresco Towels

 

 

 

(all images via Fresco Towels)

As I have gotten older, I have developed an appreciation for high quality bath towels. As frivolous as that might sound, there is nothing better than stepping out of the shower into a thick, plush, and absorbent bath towel. On the flip side, there is nothing worse than stepping into a thin and scratchy one.

I purchased these a few months ago, and although they are wonderful towels they lack a bit in the color and fun category.

Enter Fresco Towels. I came across these a few weeks ago and absolutely fell in love. Made in the United States, Fresco Towels are made out of Turkish cotton and resemble ethnic rugs. I have a new obsession with collecting kilim and Persian rugs so these towels are a perfect (and pretty!) addition to my bathroom.

Fresco Towels also carries bathmats, beach towels, pillows and bags. I can defintely see myself using this aztec blue beach towel at the beach or pool this summer.

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Wallpaper Help

You guys were such great help with my bed skirt situation, (I will show you a reveal of what I chose very, very soon) I am now looking for some powder bathroom help.

This bathroom has been a long time in the making. I am embarrassed to say that it has been in its current state since March 2011. To give you some background, it previously had grass cloth that I was just not feeling. I wanted to paint some type of stencil, so my boyfriend  kindly stripped the walls and I primed and painted them to get them ready to stencil but it has yet to happen. I finally came to grips with the fact that I have the attention span of a 5 year old and stenciling something over and over was not going to work for me. So it has sat..for almost two years. It is a terrible, ugly taupe color and I have yet to even put the electrical covers back on the walls. Bad..I know.

I thought about painting stripes for awhile but have recently fallen in love with the idea of wallpaper. It is a small space so I am wanting to do something pretty bold.

Here are a few options I have my eye on.

Albert Hadley Firworks

House Beautiful

 

Lush by Mary Kysar

Glitter Guide

 

Farrow & Ball Lotus

deco et compagnie

 

Island Ikat by Thibaut

Jamie Meares

 

 

It is so hard to pick my favorite of the four. They are each different and unique in their own way. So friends, what do you think? Help me pick!