What I WANT to Be Wearing

THIS.

Picture via Tory Burch

I cannot stop thinking about this jacket.

Black and White. Rhinestone trim. Tweed.

I want it on my body.

I do not care that it is 77 degrees today and too hot to be wearing.

I want to be wearing skinny jeans, a black turtle neck this jacket and my Tory Burch Riding Boots to go with.

Who will purchase this for me?

Let There Be Light

So I have wanted to put a little light over my kitchen sink for some time now. My biggest problem is that the ceilings in there are very low - 7 feet to be exact. So how in the heck would I find a light that would not be overwhelming, or too low, or just awkward.

Until I saw this:

For $15 bucks at the flea market I figured it was worth a shot and I had a vision for it.

High Gloss White and Gold Leafing

Items needed for the project:

Gold Leafing - even the package says easy.

Gold leafing Sealer

Soft sponge brushes

Spray Paint

Drop cloth

Ceiling Medallion - the recessed can there was larger than the lights canopy

Since the cord was so short I rigged the canopy to hang from an outdoor chair on my balcony while I sprayed it.

The gold leafing was not hard but it was impossible to take pictures while doing it. I will recommend that if you are going to try gold leafing I loved the kit that had the gold leafing attached to wax paper. It made it immensely easier to place and not waste any of the sheets as well.

My perfectly imperfect gold leafed edge.

Two things:

1. I wanted the interior gold for looks but also for the amazing golden glow it casts in my kitchen now.

2. I kept the gold leafing imperfect. It makes it seem old and worn rather than glossy and new.

The perfectly imperfect interior of the shade.

Ta - Dah!

All Pictures via Rebecca June

I am enjoying the light even more with the sun going down so early!

Weekend Review via Instagram

The weather was finally consistently cold enough to have our first fire of the season, bundle up and wear boots, and stay inside all day and not feel guilty.

It was lovely.

Candlelight and Candy Corn.

Giant Quartz Skull Ring

Staying bundled up even inside.

Breaking in my boots.

Cashmere socks keeping my feet warm.

What I Wore - Tweed, Stripes and a Tassel

If I could wear this shirt, jacket and necklace everyday, I would.

Seriously.

I am in love.

Jacket - Zara

Shirt - Equipment

Shorts - Seven for all Mankind

Flats - Tory Burch

Sunnies - Chloe

Necklace - Ann Taylor

Ring - Kenneth Jay Lane

The jacket looks like it might be Chanel in person it is that good.

Also everything looks better against this beautiful Ralph Lauren wallpaper.

Yum.

All Pictures via Rebecca June

Crisp and Clean Shopping

With the holidays fast approaching I have started thinking about gifts I could get for my little family. Usually I cannot help but purchase myself a little something as well.

Brook Farm General Store is a very fun website that I find myself perusing. It is so clean and crisp and everything that makes me want to be more domestically capable, but alas, it is just not in the cards I feel. I still cannot help but cruise this site and imagine my huge family style, farm-barn of a kitchen.

For the family:

Stainless Steel Straws

How can you not want these? Whimsy and elegance rolled into one.

For myself:

Brass Bicycle Bell

I just cannot picture any other bell on my bike...shiny and gold and probably has the most classic *ding, ding.*

For Dorothy Mantooth:

Leather Dog Collar

While Dorothy tends to be a girly girl and a puppy of leisure, I think she might enjoy the classic beauty of a luggage leather colored collar with a shiny brass buckle closure.

For the hubby:

Vintage Target

All Pictures via Brook Farm General Store

While I love all of our wedding pictures and the loads of pictures of Dorothy Mantooth, I think my husband might appreciate a little edge added to our walls with this vintage target.

What I Wore - Finally it's Fall

Well, I thought it was fall.

This was the first day I had to wear a jacket in the morning to work. However, today it is over 80 degrees. I am ready to break out more jackets and scarves and I am sick of the weather going back and forth.

Jacket - Rebecca Taylor

Shirt - Target

Skirt - J. Crew

Tights - Target

Boots - Juicy Couture

Sunnies - Chloe

Watch - Michael Kors

Bracelet - J. Crew

Im addicted to instagram. I love doing these intense close-up shots on it.

All Pictures via Rebecca June

Pinning Away

So last night while everyone else was giving out candy, I sat in my house without a single knock at the door and whiled away the hours on Pintrest.

Here are a few of my recent pins:

All Pictures via Pintrest

It had been awhile since I had been on Pintrest but I am finally getting into it...and I am loving it.

Happy Halloween 2011

This halloween I went as Rachel Zoe.

Here are the events that followed:

I got an emergency call on my banana phone.

I met a lady from my favorite deacde - the 70s.

There was a sad panda.

I cheered her up with ba-na-nas.

Then last night my hubby and my brother and his girlfriend all carved our pumpkins. We waited until the night before Halloween because last year our pumpkins shriveled up and rotted before Halloween.

Oh, Dorothy Mantooth.

All Pictures via Rebecca June

Happy Halloween!

xoxo,

Rebecca June

High End VS. Low End

So while flipping through my backlog of fashion magazines for the last three months, I came across this Isabel Marant bracelet.

My first thought was, "I own that."

Picture via Rebecca June

Except that mine was 10 pounds in a London market that I was cruising two years ago with my BFF Jessica. I think they are identical.

I am so ahead of the curve.

Instagram Gratification

I always forget that some of my followers may not be on Instagram, so I thought I would share a few photos from the week.

Stacks of Bracelets are always good.

A tiny picture from an install last week.

My new favorite watch.

The best present ever...Dorothy Mantooth.

A tweed skirt that makes me feel like it is finally fall.

All Pictures via Rebecca June