Favorites Friday

Friday feature:  favorite finds for my home, for my wardrobe, and in my dreams.

 

Kate Spade Abington Darcy:  This handbag is simply the most perfectly designed bag for my everyday needs.  It has ample space for phone, wallet, a small makeup bag and more.  Yet, it's not SO big that I lose said items into the abyss.  I'm so happy to see it's back!

I bought it last year in the mouse gray color, and it suits any and all outfits.  I picked it up majorly on sale, but it truly is worth every penny.

Favorites Friday

Friday feature:  favorite finds for my home, for my wardrobe, and in my dreams.

 Vintage drafting tables

I was tickled pink to have my very own drafting table when I started design school.  I sit there many restless nights since, drafting and sketching into the morning hours.

Mine is an old banged up wood table with an iron pedestal and a backless stool of the same style.  It was the old standard years ago for the designers in my grandfather's (and then dad's) billboard business.  I love the history, I love the drafting grooves etched into the surface, and I love the warmth and inspiration it brings.

 

Get Back always has great finds.

Happy Friday!

Favorites Friday

Friday feature:  favorite finds for my home, for my wardrobe, and in my dreams.

Dress forms make such a statement in a room.  I will sometimes dress mine up for the season or for the decor in the room, and I will even move it from room to room when the mood strikes.

 

This one from Restoration Hardware is dreamy.

 

This one for sale on ebay is much more affordable and similar to the dress form draped with costume jewelry in my living room! 

Crushing...

 

 on this ridiculously vibrant clutch. Oh how I love thee J.Crew.

Favorites Friday

Friday feature:  favorite finds for my home, for my wardrobe, and in my dreams.

Klein Tool Bags:

5115 Leather Tote Bag

5106 Straight Wall Bucket

I recently purchased this tote bag and tool bucket to house our socks, undershirts, and camisoles.  We recently installed black open shelving in our bedroom as a departure from a clunky dresser and a way to get a built-in feel while maintaining floor space and airiness.

I wanted to both disguise and contain these items in an interesting way.  I had tirelessly looked through every blessed last closet organizer type canvas bin, and they were all either less than attractive or too deep for the shelf.  I stumbled upon these tool bags on one of my searches, and I was immediately drawn to them.   I like the unexpectedness of displaying them in the bedroom.  They are well-made, sturdy, beautiful, and functional...  and my Friday Favorite!

You Are Here: Floor Plans

Helen Brach Primate House at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.

Proposed Plans for Lincoln Park Zoo History Museum.

First Level Plan (Exhibit Spaces, Restaurant, Gift Shop)

 

Second Level Plan (Curator's Office, Curator's Assistants' Office, Marketing Manager's Office, Conference Room, Reception Area)

You Are Here: Renderings, Sketches, Section, and Elevation

Rendering of front North view of exterior

Rendering of front NW view of exterior

Rendered view from North end of nave looking SE toward exhibits and restaurant

Rendered view from South end of nave looking NW toward lion cage and plains exhibits

Preliminary rough sketch of an exhibit

Preliminary rough sketch of an exhibit space

Longitudinal section of West view

Exterior elevation of cages outside of the restaurant area