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Happy Monday (is there such a thing?)! B-day dinner with hubby went great.  We went to an Italian restaurant called Scarpetta.  Take a look { here } .   It's not your average, run-of-the mill Italian restaurant with the traditional chicken parmigiana and meatballs (don't get me wrong I love those dishes).  The food was amazing. We had Tuna 'Susci' and Braised Short Ribs of Beef for appetizers.  We shared the Spaghetti and had Branzino and Black Cod for entrees. Yum! I'm getting hungry just typing about it. Check out the menu { here } . Thanks to my friend, Chris, who always provides the best tips on what restaurant I should go to next. Dining Room at Scarpetta- the ceiling is a huge skylight (Image via Scarpetta)   For those of you kind enough to help me pick what accessories to wear to my hubby's dinner (See { here } ), I totally mixed things up and ended up wearing the dark blue necklace and the sil...

My lovely sister saw the window seat I posted in my last post (see { here } ) and asked, "where can I get that grey and white pillow?  I need one to go with the yellow and grey ikat pillow I bought (see { here } and { here } )."    I knew I had seen one similar to it recently, so I jumped onto google and plugged away.  I couldn't find the exact pillow despite my many attempts. :(  I did however, go to my go-to source for pillows, etsy.com , and found a few pillows that looked like the one on the window seat and then I found a bunch more that I thought would look great with her ikat pillows.    One of the great things about etsy (and there are many) is that you will find a lot of these pillows elsewhere for more money.  The pillow makers on etsy buy the same designer fabric on the same pillows you find in stores, but sell them for less.   See below for some of the lovelies that I found.  For more take a look { here }. ...

I hope you all have a lovely weekend! Just wanted to share a picture with you.  Back on my post about my obsession with colors grey and yellow (see { here} ),  I posted a picture of some lovely ikat (my other obsession. see {here} ) pillowcases from Etsy.  Ikat Pillow from Idari Etsy shop, now 30% off (use code SALE30 at checkout) My sister loved them so much she picked up a pair to go with her grey couch.  Image from the files of StyleBurbia  I think they look great.  Thanks for sharing, sis! Enjoy the weekend, all!! xo, Ris

I'm not sure what it is, but I really love the ikat pattern.  In fact, I have a whole inspirational board dedicated to it on Pinterest.  Check it out { here } . Here are some of my favs: JK Place Capri by Italian designer and architect Michele Bonan via Hotel Chic Blog  Diane Bergeron Interiors via decorpad.com  Image via designsponge.com You can add a little ikat into your lives too. A dress for a hot summer day: Dress from Ann Taylor Loft sold out online. Similar here A cute settee to add some splash to one of your rooms: Rebecca Sofette from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Ballard Designs has many couches, chairs, settees, love seats and more where you can choose from several ikat fabrics.  You can also choose different finishes for the legs.  Don't see a fabric that you like? You can send in your own fabric and they'll put it on one of their items. A couple I 'designed': ...