Erin’s floaty, feminine portraits in black and white are totally my style. Speaking of style, I love that she’s styled her work so beautifully (hello, kitty!).

Link: ERIN FLANNERY

Have you seen the lovely crocheted rubber bowl? Yes. Crocheted rubber. Don’t ask me how that’s possible, because I’m not crafty and my head is totally exploding right now.

Brilliant.

Link:  GRETEL

… I was pining for Hanna’s jewelry creations. Can you even call this jewelry?

Luscious.

Link:  HANNA HEDMAN on DESIGN FOR MANKIND

I spotted the work of Mauro Perucchetti over at Ignant a few weeks ago, and my goodness. Who knew medicine could be so lovely?

Link:  IGNANT

…the beauty of caviar. Never tasted it, but isn’t it stunning?

Link:  YOUNG HUNTING

Reader Bridget sent over a link to this fun blog and I instantly fell for these sweet little geometric patterns and prints (I’d love this as a bedspread). Yes!

Link:  AGENCE EUREKA

Sweet Laure sent me a few photos she snapped of Kristen Wicklund’s work a few weeks ago, and I swooned over this gal’s entire portfolio.

Here’s Kristen crafting lacy textiles out of reclaimed shopping bags. Brilliant.

Link:   KRISTEN WICKLUND

These sweet knotted rings are made from reclaimed electrical wire. And yay! Yellow!

Link:  GRAIN

This print from Jonathan Ryan totally reminds me of an abstract sorta dollhouse. With an apple on the roof, of course.

Link:  LITTLE PAPER PLANES

I’m a born lover of all boundaries, so I often make rules for myself, which guarantee I will either (a) look smart, (b) be happy, or (c) not trip and fall in public.

So, today, I thought I might take a break from the typical virtual decorating perspective and, instead, share with you a few rules I’ll be keeping in my home (from a design point of view, of course!):

1. Each room must have at least one decorative book. This will make me appear smarter than I really am. Bonus points if the pages are earmarked (make a mental note to read said books first). Start with this one.
2. Thou shall not purchase any accessories until the furniture is in place, in an effort to avoid a collection of white pinecones with no home.
3. [Encourage Husband to] Clean often.
4. Burn candles. Enough that your home is bright and serene, but not too many that you smell like the floral shop downtown.
5. Only white linens are allowed on the bed (love these).  This way, when the dogs inevitably track mud onto our sheets, we can bleach and not cry.
6. The formula for furnishing each room? Something white, something vintage, something rustic and something glamorous (read: gold and shiny).
7. No roller skates on stairs.
8. Play jazz often. It will make each room much, much more beautiful.
9. If the temperature is between the degrees of 60 and 75, every window must be opened and a dance will be danced.
10. Wireless anything is your friend.

What sort of rules do you keep in your home? Are you a strict decorator, or do you have fun with it and throw the playbook out the window?

p.s. The above photo is from Ryan Andrew Gaffney. Makes me want to amend my list and create rule #11: Cosby Sweaters must be used as wall decor at all times.