Scotch Naturals

Though certainly the fact that Scotch Natural nail polishes are non-toxic is a draw, I think the real knock-out factor is the gorgeous colours.

Heather Blush

Highland Fling

Hot Toddy

Velvet Kilt

Caleigh

All from Scotch Naturals.



I think Heather Blush is my favourite.

Aren't the colour names genius, too?

Crank it to 11

Loving this volume knob brooch from the Curiosity Shoppe. Note that it goes to 11.

Abigail Ahern Designs

Atelier Abigail Ahern is a British designer, and I asolutely love her ecclecticism and how she's not afraid of dark paint. She designed her sister Gemma's apartment and I absolutely love the moody dark paint

All photos from here.

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I'm going to make a bold statement now.

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I'd take a Tolix chair over an Eames chair any day.

Schoolhouse Electric

I love love love Schoolhouse Electric!

How fantastic are these vintage-inspired lights???

I am still searching for the perfect light fixtures to my house, and one of these just might be it!

Opti

My vacuum's name was Bumblebee because he was a yellow cannister vacuum. But Bumblebee died. His carpet attachment stopped working, and it would have been $200 to fix it. I thought it would be better just to buy a new one.

I wanted a dyson, but surely couldn't buy one for $200. Thankfully, my mom stepped in! She said she'd pay for half as a belated birthday gift (My birthday was in January, but we hadn't celebrated).

So I bought a Dyson! We named him Opti, which is short for Optimus Prime, because of the whole Transformer's theme with Bumblebee, and I am so so so glad I spent the extra money and bought it.


The Dyson really IS worth the extra. It's amazing. It is so much more powerful than a normal vacuum. I would highly highly recommend it!

Tell me: do you name your appliances and electronics?

The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie

It's my turn to bring snacks to choir Thursday night. I also have to help supervise at my school's fringe festival on tonight so I wouldn't have much time to make anything time consuming tonight. It sounds like the perfect opportunity to make aged chocolate chip cookies!

I've made these delicious cookies before. I read about the recipe ages ago in a New York Times article which featured pastry chef Jacques Torres's ultimate chocolate chip cookies.

The secret to his cookies, aside from the fact that he serves them warm, is that the batter is aged 24 to 36 hours in the fridge before baked. This really develops the flavour of the dough and the cookies end up being way more delicious than regular chocolate chip cookies.

So I made the dough using Jacques Torres' recipe on Tuesday night and will bake them up Wednesday night. With a sprinkle of sea salt, they will be heavenly.