eighth st. — just another girl’s favorite things.

I just bought this, created by Emily from OrangeBeautiful. You can buy your own here.

This will be the first of many gorgeous etsy prints to grace my bare wall (must buy a frame).

I’ve been living a lie. All this time I thought the floor in my kitchen was some type of fake laminate tile sealed by gray plastic grout. But today when I was washing it, I realized there is no uneven surface to my floor. The whole thing is linoleum; that gray grout stuff is FAKE. It’s a DRAWING. On my FLOOR. I guess that’s what puts the “affordable” in “The Home of Affordable Luxury.” (Yes, that’s the apartment complex’s tagline.)

What will be on my floor in my dream kitchen:

[[from domino]]
Dark, wide-plank hardwood floor. Mmmmm.

While I’ve been hermited away in my apartment, cooking and otherwise being domestic, I discovered my new fav blog, Smitten Kitchen. The author, Deb, is my kind of girl. She just makes these amazing recipes in her teensy NYC apartment, photographs them beautifully, and posts the recipe and her hints for all the world to try. And I have tried them. I made the blue chip chocolate chip cookies, which were, in short, divine (and pictured above–aren’t they pretty?).

Bookmarked for trying the next few weeks: lemon yogurt anything cake, and caramel walnut upside-down banana cake

For the record, I do eat more than just desserts.

Hi. Remember me? The intrepid author of this long-forsaken blog? In case you’ve forgotten, let me introduce myself. I’m Joanna. I like interior decorating and anything else that falls in the realm of home. I’ve spent a lot of time lately cooking, working, sleeping, hanging out, and not blogging. Shameful. But in the spirit of spring renewal, let’s move ahead.

I recently received a gift card to Pottery Barn. What should I spend it on?

[[tile pillow cover (in green, of course), $25, Pottery Barn]]
I love me some green pillows.

[[african handled wood vessel, $59.99 (on sale), Pottery Barn]]
Or this wood tray? Never mind that I have nothing to put it on. That will come.

[[rustic pedestal accent table, $299, Pottery Barn]]
Or, I could put the gift card toward much-needed furniture, like this table, which I COVET.