Some more inspiration for the some-day midsweet studio.

Ahh, the sequel to last year’s sommartid post. Photos like these make me want summer even more. Being able to eat dinner outside, driving with the windows down and moonroof open, hanging out in the 80 degree weather at 10 at night. All things I miss during all the cold months in Pennsylvania.

I love these modular outoor sectionals that are popping up everywhere lately. Ikea has some, so does Crate&Barrel, and CB2, too. They’re all very upscale looking.

I can’t wait to have a place of my own, where friends and family can come over for late-night get-togethers. Maybe a small backyard, or a huge one. Maybe a porch or patio. Maybe a roof garden. I would be happy either way.

Saw this on decor8 last week. It’s the architecture workshop of Roberto DeLeon and Ross Primmer and I’m pretty much in love. This is close to what I want the midsweet studio to look like. I really don’t have anything to say, but check out the full story. The second level of the workshop contains two impressive loft apartments for Roberto and Ross.

As much as I love Ikea, I also hate them. Mainly for one little thing. Well, to me, a rather large thing: their shade of white.

Above, you see a bright/pure white. Something I wish all of their furniture came in. ALL of it. Instead, the majority of it (whether it be painted finish, foil finish, whatever) is a creamy, yellowish off-white (as seen below).

Some of their furniture is bright white. Namely high-gloss things like kitchen door panel. I mean, sure that’s a start. But putting those doors on the standard white frames (creamy white) looks stupid. It makes the less brilliant white part look dirty.

I originally had my heart set on white bedroom furniture, but opted for birch instead. I have light grey walls and pure white trim. My vika amon table which has a white top looks out of place against the walls and white trim. My white iMac (which usually sits on it) along with any other white object makes it look dirty and stained in comparison. Next time you go to Ikea, look at a white expedit bookshelf. I’m sure they have it filled with a bunch of white kasset boxes. The bright boxes clashes with the creamy white shelf so badly. It literally drives me up the walls.

All I’m asking is that their furniture to come in one standard shade of white. A real (bright/pure) white. None this cream colored. Until then, I will most likely be avoiding furnishing my house in white furniture from Ikea. Or i’ll sandblast the heck out of it and refinish it in a true white.

What angers me: Alot of Ikea’s catalog / room setup photos are usually retouched like I did above so that all whites look the same. It’s deceiving. At least, I think so. Maybe I’m just making a huge deal about something stupid, but it’s just something that drives me crazy. And always will. Anyone else?

/end rant

Ugh. I haven’t posted here in weeeeeeeeks. I’ve started my internship which is 5 days a week 9-5 (usually more like 9-6) and the few hours in the evening are usually spent on dinner and napping. I don’t think I can handle a full-time job. I’m not sure what I’m going to do.

Anywho, that aside. I need these plates:

Not the macarons. I don’t give a crap about those. But the pointy plates…oh man. They remind me of the comma plates from CB2, but not curved.

I’ll write some more later. I’m beat. I just made and decorated CMYK cookies at Beth’s.