Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a model-turned-painter and to have a country house in Upstate New York that you share with your talented photographer boyfriend and your adorable dog and you have a garden from which you prepare lunch and you look annoyingly cute in cut-off shorts and a big t-shirt and your house has that perfect bohemian artist quality without being too dirty or disorganized and you have time to work on your art and wander around the garden like a little woodland fairy? Me too.
Dually inspired by the fantasy of moving out of the cramped, funky (like bad-funky), dark apartment we're living in now and moving in somewhere light-filled and spacious (spacious meaning Andrew can't spread his arms and simultaneousy touch opposing walls in the bedroom), I've been spending a lot of time looking at interior design and architecture blogs. This house made me pee in my pants a little bit, so I thought I'd share. Courtesy of Dwell.
I love the earthy colors and and vintage furniture mixed with the modern materials choices. And that pink canvas on the concrete wall! Full on.
There are floor to ceiling windows that open to this view. Yes, please.
If you're an artist and you live in a house like this, you have to have a record player.
If I lived here, I think there would be a lot of magic happening. I'm just saying.
This has been the coldest, grayest Santa Barbara summer I have ever known. I would love nothing more
than to throw my ennui to the wind and fog and drive my imaginary 1966 Thunderbird convertible to the desert to warm my bones and lift my spirits. But I have this yob, see, and while I would love nothing more than to shirk social mores and say "F.U.!" to being a productive member of society, I really like to eat food and buy things, and to do that I need money, and to get money I need the yob. So I'm going to take us on a Full On Imaginary Desert Road Trip!
First things first, we have to make sure we look good, so lets get some killer Desert Road Trip threads from Sarah at Magnolia Family Vintage.
This poncho will look perfect on you.
I've been dying to get this romper.
We can take turns sharing this radical southwestern themed sweater!
Are you ready to go? Hit play for some tunes, and let's ride!
We'll get to Joshua Tree just in time for Sunset!
We can pull into Room 8 and channel the spirit of Gram Parsons
The Innkeepers Margo and Yvo will make sure we have a groovy time.
We'll roll out of bed and wander over to the Beatnik Cafe. Sin City is playing on the jukebox! What does it mean?! Do you think he heard us from the other realm?
or checking out the crochet museum (Joel Carranza)
or doing an impromptu photo shoot
We can hang out with this cute couple in their sick Westy!
(Photo: Kirsten Ellis)
It's been a long day of desert fun. Let's head to Pappy and Harriets for a beer and see who's playing tonight. Oh man, we lucked out! It's Dead Rock West, and they're playing my favorite song!
Next we'll go to Tucson to visit Nick and January. I miss them.
We can shop here
and we can stalk Neko Case because she bought something from my company and I have her address now. Don't tell anyone!
God she's cool.
This is the best Imaginary Road Trip EVER! The open road makes me feel so FREE! This is what life is supposed to feel like. I think we need to talk.
Oh my god, you're RIGHT! How could I forget that Leslie and the Badgers are coming to Muddy Waters on Sunday?
Okay, well I guess we don't have to pull a Thelma and Louise after all. Let's turn this boat around and head west Friends! Thanks for coming along, and see you at Muddy Waters on Sunday, August 15 for Leslie and the Badgers.
