I know I've been awful about posting. The pregnancy had me busy and then Charlie got very, very sick, but my hope is that I can post more regularly now! Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

Comfy Street Style on LA Cool & Chic/ Dining Room Dresser Makeover Inspo at House & Home Canada/ Pastel Assortment of Donuts on Tumblr/ Dining Room Rug Inspiration at Design Sponge/ Doubled-up Braid on Pinterest/ Gorgeous Bathtub Caddy on Scout Mob/ Geometric Art on Design Inspiration

An elegant take on Halloween via Daniella Marie/ Baked Sweet Potato Chips from Sweet Pea's Kitchen/ Bowtie Manicure at Makeup.com/ Denim-on-denim shoe inspiration on They All Hate Us/ Metal Chair Makeover via Whipperberry/ DIY Hair Accessory Inspo at Ban.do/ Oatmeal Recipes on Babble

Easy Fall Updo via Refinery 29/ Feminine Leather Gloves from Kate Spade/ Gold Painted Tree Stumps on Shelterness/ Skinny Raspberry Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins from Sally's Baking Addiction/ Hitchcock Heroine Eyes via Makeup.com/ Chunky Jewels from Bauble Bar/ Industrial Lighting Inspiration on Apartment Therapy

DIY confetti dipped balloons from Studio DIY/ Kitchen table makeover inspo at Design Milk/ Mirrored pink glasses at Need Supply Co./ How-to DIY gold dot decals by Lauren Conrad/ DIY art inspo at Simply Seductive/ Gluten free bruschetta cheat from Savoring the Thyme/ Metallic Midi Skirt by Proenza Schouler via Style

Fab cashmere cape on Gal Meets Glam/Amaze colorblock look at the Monique Lhuillier S/S 2013 show at MBFW via Women's Wear Daily/ Skinny Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins at Skinny Taste/ Vinyl Anchors + Gold tub inspo from Etsy/ Midi Pencil Skirt + Tee on Pinterest/  Green Shadow via Keiko Lynn/ B&W Kitchen on Tumblr

Rachel Comey booties on Oh Mai Darling/ Kitchen redo inspiration from Chatelaine/ Frozen Strawberry Crunch Cake at tablespoon/ Helpful hints on baking pies from Cupcakes and Cashmere/ Oversized flag in a hallway from tumblr/ Baby North West is absolutely beautiful on E! Online/ House of Harlow Safety pin earrings on Shopbop

Lots of updates queued up for next week! Fall fashion and room remodels and vacations, oh my!

Spring has sprung, folks! Here are seven more reasons that this week can be awesome!

I am loving this credenza found in LonAnne's house tour at Design Sponge. I think I'll be buying some spray paint this week and getting some pops of color of my own.

This sleek and modern guest house is actually a converted storage container. Oh, the things I could do with unlimited funds.

Artist Jillian Tamaki was commissioned to make these amazing Penguin Classics covers. Hand-embroidered, they capture the style of each of the texts perfectly. Do. Need.

It makes me happier than I can tell you that flare jeans are coming back. So much more flattering than skinnies. Here's a collection of celebs wearing the style, found on WhoWhatWear.

This table I found at Little Green Notebook is exactly what I want for our dining room table. We're thinking maybe next weekend will be the big supply-shopping day.

Basically, my dream house. Ever since I was a little girl I've wanted to live in an English cottage, covered in ivy. Here's a whole post of similar digs.

Trying to eat healthy is hard. Thank goodness for blueberries. I've been obsessed with the super food lately, and am more than interested in testing out this Blueberry Oatmeal Grape-Nuts Cookies over at Serious Eats.

God knows I need these little pick-me-ups today more than I have in a good while. It's been a doozy of a week, folks. I apologize for the radio silence, but sometimes life gets in the way of my little online adventures. Thankfully, pretty things and good eats are always there to give a helping hand. Here are some to help get us all through the following seven days.

Water for Elephants is coming to a theater near you soon! I cannot tell you how much I love the book, everything about it (the fated love story that could easily have turned cheesy but always veered toward romantic, the historical setting, the pitch-perfect villain) made me want to read and write and research and go see an elephant. And the film looks absolutely breathtaking. Remember that part in Big Fish that was set at the circus? One of the most beautiful film scenes I've ever viewed--and this movie looks to be like that throughout! So excited!

This little girl's room at Decor8 is would have pretty much been my dream room, except with a bulldog instead of a poodle. Man, I would have promised a lot of good deeds and given up plenty of weekends for that headboard.

I've been meaning to make some homemade granola for more than a year now. Ever since I told Grant how much sugar was in the store-bought stuff I haven't had any--but all of the recipes I've seen weren't chunky enough. Until now. I'm dying to try this Cluster Granola recipe by Melissa from The Traveler's Lunchbox, found at The Kitchn.

A little bit Katharine Hepburn, a little bit Carrie Bradshaw, a little bit Vanessa Hudgens (STOP JUDGING MY DISNEY STYLE ICONS!!!). I'm loving the outfit I found on Beth at B.Jones Style.

Design Sponge did a post about the four-legged companions of design professionals and bloggers, and I cannot get enough of Judah. Perfect name. Perfect mug. I want to snuggle him.

This IKEA hack at Design Sponge. Just two IKEA Rast Dressers, some new hardware and a few pieces of wood, and bingo! A cheap and easy console! I hate to be a copycat but I kind of want one.

Elizabeth Taylor passed away last week. I've got to say, as far as celebrity deaths go, this one hit me harder than most. I've said it time and again, Elizabeth was the most beautiful woman to ever grace this planet. Tirelessly devoted to AIDS research efforts, always fabulously draped in diamonds, constantly marrying different men--the Dame was one-of-a-kind. I mean, she had a Twitter account. But what I loved most about her were her talents as an actress. Her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? both inspired and terrified me when I, too, wanted to act. How could I ever be that committed and freaking amazing. The world lost a good one, but thank god for the invention of the camera. We'll be able to look at that beautiful face forever.

Did the Daylight Savings jump-forward ruin your perfect weekend? Here are seven things to get you through the work week and on to the next weekend...

This brightly painted candelabra found in Design Sponge's sneak peak of Anne M. Cramer's Spring 2011 collection. I have a similar piece just begging for a bright hue -- this makes me feel even better about the idea.

A DIY lamp idea found in the March/April 2011issue of Lonny Mag. We desperately need a lamp in the living room and this seems like a great way to keep costs down and the piece original.

Design Sponge did a house tour of this loft in Brooklyn. No love lost for the building itself (when Grant first moved to NYC he lived in the McKibbin Lofts -- probably had these dudes as neighbors -- and it was just as awful then as it is now. Glorified slum housing masquerading as cool central because of the hipster trash that resides). However, the fact that these dudes salvaged the old windows and LEARNED HOW TO WORK WITH METAL to make them into a room divider is pretty bad ass.

Elie Saab's Spring 2011 collection. Yes, the entire collection.

I love this baby's room found at Ohdeedoh. You know why? Because my baby's going to be a fucking explorer.

The weekend's small dose of warm weather made me want to go to Coney Island SO MUCH. Warmer days are coming soon!

If Grant hadn't come along and been my other half, I imagine I'd be living in a place a lot like this little studio in Sugar Hill.

Dreading the week ahead? I have some solace for you!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles found at Our Little Behive. Do. Want.

I'm dying at this Gotham City ring from the Noir Jewelry DC Comics line. I love gunmetal. I love gaudy rings. I love Batman.

Last week's Design Sponge post about Constance Spry, featuring this adorable and inspiring illustration by Julia Rothman.

I have variations on every piece in this outfit found at The Clothes Horse. As soon as the rain stops, I will try the combo out!

This pirate ship room by Kuhl Design Build found on Ohdeedoh.

This wedding favor idea at Once Wed. Free sunglasses AND a caricature without sitting on a nasty stool outside of Central Park? Sweet.

This room I found posted on Wicker & Stitch. Yellow and gray color scheme, tufted velvet couch, Noguchi coffee table, a ridiculous amount of chairs. Lurve.