Tagged with Home Decor

Chalkboard Map Decal

I haven’t done as much traveling as I would have liked at my age nor am I a huge fan of geographic items, but I absolutely love maps. I am a huge fan of recycled globes and printed maps and I usually try to showcase them on the blog when I come across them. This chalkboard wall decal is a pricey $159, but allows you to update and modify your own text to the map whenever you please. Also, think of how sleek this decal would look on the wall of your office above your desk, in a bedroom, or a living room. It’s a natural conversation starter.

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A Collection Part 30

A Softer World

Happy spring readers! We’re long overdue for a Collection post so I thought I would leave you with one before I embark on the rest of my spring break venturing for the week. It’s definitely shorter than usual, but still packed with pretty pictures. I wanted to kick off this collection post with a comic from one of my favorite sites, A Softer World. Together, they are the perfect combination of beautiful photography and witty thoughts.

Enjoy!

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MANteresting

With all this buzz swarming around Pinterest now for the past couple of months, I’ve been wondering what the guys have been up to. Are they feeling jealous? Left out because they don’t have a site like Pinterest for them? Well luckily, somebody recognized this need and is trying to get a site called “MANteresting” going for the men who want to pin and have boards just like everyone else.

I think it’s the tag line that gets me the most.

“MANteresting – Interesting. Man. Things.”

Men, what are you waiting for? Get pinning! Get inspired!

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IKEA Takes the Next Level

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When people tell me that they despise going into IKEA, I know that they are lying. I think to myself, “That’s just not healthy. Lying is not healthy.” (There’s that logic again…) How can you hate IKEA? What, you hate modern furniture? You don’t like to eat while you shop? You don’t like to have the satisfaction of putting something together with your hands? You don’t like owning a piece for your home that would actually cost more somewhere else? That’s ludicrous.

I kid I kid. If you’ve got reasons for not liking IKEA, then I’m sure they are justified. I’m going to confess to you right now that I kind of love it. My furniture is not all that modern; everything is really square, but that’s the way I like it. I don’t eat anything when I shop at IKEA because it’s not the same as Costco and I’ve only put one piece together out of the six things I own. When I step into the store, I feel like Summer without my Tom, but I know the experience that went down there and I want that.

IKEA has just announced that I can take my experience to the next level (if I so desire) by purchasing an IKEA home. Working with design firm, Ideabox, the two will produce “eco-friendly prefabricated homes.” These one-bedroom units will be furnished in EVERYTHING IKEA and will be sustainable and green. Prices are $79,500. Not bad…

The only downside to this idea is that any decoration or furniture that you add to it on your own won’t match, but then again…you’ve got a fully furnished house.

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Half Graffiti Hotel Room

Graffiti artist, Tilt, has recently created a masterpiece out of a French hotel room. One half of the room is completely done in graffiti and it looks AMAZING. I can’t even begin to imagine the patience and time it took to get this right. This piece of interior design along with five other pieces can be found at the Au Vieux Panier hotel in Marseille, France.

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All I Own

photo cred | Sannah Kvist

I bet you’ve never actually taken the time to sit around and think about all of your possessions let alone wondered how much space they would take up. Swedish photographer Sannah Kvist had a vision and the results of it are kind of amazing. She asked her participants to gather up all of their belongings, arrange them in a way that was compact, and stand beside it as she photographed them.

This sounds like a time consuming project, but how cool would it be to actually have a photograph of everything that completely belongs to you and is a representation of who you are?

To view the rest of the photographs in the series, click here.

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A Tissue Holder That Trumps All

Blowing your nose isn’t fun. Having these tissue holders still won’t make blowing your nose fun, but at least you’ll have a pretty dispenser. Sparkly Pony‘s tissue holders are simply adorable.

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“F Your Noguchi Coffee Table”

I know the name of the blog sort of has a negative connotation, but the home decor photographs are so pretty, it makes me think that the meaning is just the opposite! Prepare to lust over the best furniture and home inspiration ever here.

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It’s Friday – Let’s Dance!

Get down with a little help from these posters of infamous dance styles in pop culture by Niege Borges Alves.  From start to finish, these series of posters show you all the right moves. The Little Miss Sunshine one is my absolute favorite! Click the source below for the rest!

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In Places I Would Like To Live In Today

Even though I have never stepped foot into this city, there is something that I find extremely charming about the homes in New York City. On the verge of graduation, it seems a little unrealistic for a poor college student like me to pick up and move right away, but someday I hope I can call a place like this my home – at least for a little while.

This brownstone found in Brooklyn is catching some buzz because it is only 12ft wide. After taking a look at the pictures, the size of the width doesn’t even seem to look like as small as it really is. Much of the interior was designed and placed strategically in order to maximize space.

Here are some of my favorite shots of the interior below:

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Another Inspiring Poster

In case you’re still trying to decide on a New Year’s resolution or have already forgotten your first one, maybe.

This print  was designed by Under Consideration and is available to download here. This will be a great addition to my growing inspiration wall!

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Arrows Are The New…

Designed by Stacey Foster, these decorated arrows are handmade from wood and painted in a selection of colors sure to appeal to your taste. My favorite set is the one directly below! I’ve never taken up archery in my life, ever, but I do have a friend that used to compete in it. I have a feeling that if I ever got these arrows, I would just hang them up on my wall as part of my home decor. The colors soften the fact that they are actually a weapon, but could double up as a self-defense mechanism? An object with more than one use – ain’t nothing wrong with that.

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Snowpocalypse 2012: Nomz & DIY

I should probably work on my food photography a little bit. There’s no better way to bare the snow than to share a meal with friends. Veronica and I decided to make some stir fry tonight with chicken, vegetables, and udon noodles.

I’ve always been a little bit skittish when cooking meat so I usually let her handle that. We used both oregano and lemon pepper for seasoning and our sauce is typically made with brown sugar, soy sauce, and corn starch.

Ta-da! It kind of looks like brains, but I promise it tastes a lot better than it looks.

Still a little hungers, we decided to whip up some of our favorite “Eggs-in-a-basket.” This does not look visually pleasing, but hey – it’s hard to get it right sometimes. As we were making them (or as Veronica was actually making them,) we started to ask ourselves why we never strayed away from the original recipe. Why didn’t we add different ingredients ever? So this time we did. After making two standard ones for us, our third one included honey drizzled on top of it. The look on Veronica’s face indicated to me that I would not be sampling that one. Next, we used the leftover circles to make our version of “mini french toast.” However, it wasn’t until she had completely made them that we realized our batter of milk and cinnamon was missing one key ingredient – eggs.  As you can imagine, that didn’t end well either.

We also worked on a DIY project I found while perusing blogs not too long ago.

Perfectly concealed and organized! As you can see, I don’t tie ribbons very well, but it’s the effort that counts. I couldn’t be more thrilled about my box of tech!

What a wonderful two days off school we have had due to the snow! Whether or not Seattle University decides to open tomorrow does not directly affect me that much, but still the students continue to heckle the school’s Facebook page for yet another day off. I’ve also seen some statuses from students who just want to return to school because this affects their learning.

This is why we can’t have nice things. I’m grateful for the days off, but I also appreciate the Seattle University marketing team for keeping us updated on the news whenever they get any and for having to deal with the unruly responses. They really don’t deserve that – we should all learn to be a little nicer from this. For a laugh, click here.

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A Round Up Post Inspired By My Friends

Every so often, I’ll get asked from someone who reads my blog the question of how I decide what goes on Yow Yow. Well, that’s a very interesting question that comes with a full circle answer. I read the news everyday from a number of sources across various topics. Generally, I like to stick to things that I’m genuinely interested in, but other times, I’ll write posts based on what I think my own friends would like to read. Before starting Yow Yow, I used to run into this disconnect with some of my friends in a group setting when I would always say to them, “Oh! Did you hear about…?” (probably something related to what I write on the blog now) and they either didn’t care for it or had never heard about it.

Yow Yow was not only an expressive outlet for me and a past time, but it was something created for my friends that was relevant to my  generation. It was something that they could read or relate to while they were in class, being distracted from homework, or reading on their own time.

With that, I happened to stumble upon three pieces this morning each reminding me of three of my friends.

My dear friend Megan, who you will seeing a guest post from next week, used to make these beautiful handmade journals for herself and for her friends as presents. This journal, pictured above, was constructed out of vintage materials by Odelae. This one was made out of leather, but she also seems to have another journal bound between oyster shells! [Source]

During our recent snowy Sunday, Veronica invited me to trek through the snow to share a cup of cocoa with her. I never made it, but I did come across this simple, but adorable way of making hot cocoa and gifting it to friends and family. How chic, right? It’s so modern, but makes perfect sense. Making hot cocoa has never been so easy. Check out the recipe here.

Lastly, my friend Bree loves cats. Every time I see cute cat-like things, I am instantly reminded of her. She doesn’t have one right now, but I think she would love these “cats as human hipsters” pillows. Or…maybe she’ll be creeped out by them. Either way, they’re too stinkin’ cute. This Boyfriend Girlfriend Pillow set was made by graphic designer and illustrator Nicola Rowlands. [Source]

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