your thoughts: black and white

this weekend i attended a black and white ball where the girls/women were all beautifully dressed. i was surprised at how many dresses i was ooohing and aahhhing over. the boys/men of course looking perfect in their tuxes. but it got me thinking about black and white decor, and how in it is right now.








do you have black and white in your home? do you think its too severe, so you substitute grey? (aka ME) do you add pops of color to brighten it? what do you think of this “trend”?

*sources: elle decor, peppermint bliss, flourish design + style and chapman interiors

punchy pop of orange






i love the use of hermes boxes (or bags) in these pictures. they provide the perfect punch of orange. orange has never been a color i gravitate towards in large amounts, but recently ive really been loving little pops of it. and these little boxes are perfect.

the thing thats crazy? if you haven’t made any recent hermes purchases, you can buy just the boxes off of ebay. yesterday, i saw a box that a birkin came in (supposedly), for sale for $350. they have got to be kidding.

*sources: design sponge, steven gambrel, sketch 42 and a couple unknowns, sorry!