How is it Friday already?! All I can say is that I've been a bad blogger this week - but boy am I ever excited for the weekend. As soon as I get my act together look for a Chicago-land industrial antique shopping round up - so many amazing things to share the links too!

Check out this cute print company Poulier + Poulier Design as blogged about sfgirbybay today.
Once again, the Australian's are so far ahead of the game in the world of home decor. I have seen a lot of reprints of this type of Australian tram signs lately, must be the new thing down under. These prints come in both tea towels and just paper screen prints, I prefer the tea towels myself. What a nice way to add some interest in the kitchen.

this is auto.

In my search for striped towels (long story) I stumbled across this online store.

It's amazing.

trashy pool party

When the heat of summer is going full blast I often wonder aloud to myself, "I wish I had a great place to go swimming." And more often than not this statement is rhetorical due to the fact that I live within walking distance of not one but two giant somewhat swimable lakes. (by "somewhat" swimable I mean if you like soaking in fishy poo, farmer run off and algae blooms). And since I don't like soaking in fishy poo, farmer run off and algae blooms I was shocked to hear that some Brooklyn natives where clamoring into dumpsters for a quick swim.

And the worst part is: it's exclusive.

In the New York Times article they explain "[it] is a secret pool party in a pool made out of a Dumpster on the banks of the Gowanus Canal in industrial Brooklyn.
On a rented lot that’s hidden from the street they have erected what they call a lo-fi urban country club: three connected pools housed in Dumpsters; a boccie court; some lounge chairs, grills and cabanas. On Saturday night just three dozen people got the nod to check it out, at an after party for the art journal Cabinet. “Please don’t forward,” the invitation read."

article found here.

This morning I found not one but four bunnies chomping on the clover in my yard. I have never seen so many at the same time and can't help but wonder if they get together and do this every morning at a quarter to 8. (I guess I usually miss bunny brunch as I try to be out the door at a much earlier time). Anyway, thinking about bunnies getting together to munch so peacefully in my little yard gets me all giddy on my long drive into work. The only way I can express this feeling is through the beautiful photos posted by Mrs. French. I don't know how she does it, but she always finds photos that sum up a thousand different wonderful feelings at once.

Images re-posted by Mrs. French via sfgirlbybay from here

Really?

Advertising your apparel on other forms of apparel? Really? If I wanted a Lacoste Polo - wouldn't I just buy a Lacoste Polo? Did they really say "gee, we have this really cute alligator we could put on this beach towel....or......we could print a stack of polos.....". Because nothing screams summer like a stack of rainbow colored polos. No wonder its on sale.

Found here.

My bathroom in my new apartment is incredibly small. But even with its small stature, it happens to have 3 towel bars (one of the many home improvements made by my "sure we should paint over this tile" landlord). So the task of finding towels that match - at least six hand towels if I don't want any of those bars to run naked - has become rather daunting. But then I came across the rug pictured above. If I had a bathroom that could fit this rug, I wouldn't need any towels. ever.

More Abyss rug goodness can be found here. Too bad they don't have towels to match.