entertain: Cherry Blossoms

Here in DC the Cherry Blossoms have exploded! They are so pretty, when the wind blows, the petals fall looking like pink rain. I would highly recommend coming to the District for the Cherry Blossom Festival.  I snapped a couple of pictures, but only one turned out well... and the video is of the daytime fireworks! They were so cool.

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So after you've checked out all the beautiful blooms, or if you don't live in the DC area but still want to celebrate... try making one of these yummy looking concoctions. It's called George's Folly, and is made with gin and cherry juice. The name comes from the legend about George Washington cutting down a cherry tree, check out the website for the recipe and the rest of the story.

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And Mike's musical pick this week is, Shuggie Otis' "Inspiration Information"
"We had a rainy day..."



Perfect for a gorgeous Spring weekend, do y'all think?

xo Lea Hart & Mike

design: April 2013 Lonny

Have y'all seen the new Lonny issue? Looks like they like the new Target Threshold line as much as I do! I showed y'all almost all the same pieces a few weeks ago, here is a link to my picks for cheap & chic home goods.

Funny how they picked many of same pieces I did! Guess it's true what they say... Great minds think alike!
Make sure you check out the whole issue. Lonny Magazine is the online reincarnation of Domino Magazine, which I'm still mourning. So here are a few things that caught my eye this month.

I'm totally obsessing over Buffalo art. It's so rad. I love this piece by Joseph Knowles Jr at Zoe Bios Creative.

I really, Really, REALLY want this guy! It's American Buffalo by Sharon Montrose at the Animal Print Shop.

Isn't this animal amazing?

Another piece of art caught my eye. Briana Sophia Kaleidoscope from Natural Curiosities. I love all their stuff. Its beautifully creepy.

love these scarves from Block Shop

this Charleston Home is awesomely PINK

this bedroom, so cool

how peaceful to live on a ranch by the ocean, reminds me of Carrizozo-well,without all the water...

xo Lea Hart

design: thrift store finds + a fenced in back yard

This week has been kinda crazy already... We have having some structural work done on the house. So this weeks posts are gonna be short and sweet.
Yesterday, my mother in law and I were on a mission to find cool funky finds for her basement guest room redo. Of course, even though I wasn't looking for anything for myself, I wound up bringing this little guy (the table- not the cat) home with me!

Hello brass and glass goodness! It's the perfect compliment to my Kodawood chair, and brings in some more warm metalaccents.  I think it works well with my brass lamp, a little tray that I got at a cute thrift store in Arlington, and the candlesticks I have up on the mantle. Don't you?

We found this chair and ottoman for my MIL's project. We are going to rework the cushion, and even though I like the orange, it is going to get recovered in something funner. 

So retro, this project should be fun! 

One more exciting thing happened at the Casa Pino yesterday, we got our backyard fence finished! Now Zozo is the happiest pup in all of Northern VA! 

We still have a TON of work to do in the yard, but we are well on our way and it's already 100% doggy approved. 

xo, Lea Hart

entertain: Friday fun times

Yep. It's Friday. And Friday's are made for fun times, like living room dance parties, cocktails, laughs with friends, something fancy to eat, and to wear! Mike is going to get in on the blogging action and he will be posting cool musical finds. He has the best taste in music and is always exploring new artists. I think y'all will dig it. And while you are listening to your new favorite tune, why not mix up a Paloma. I had one at the Carousel Bar on New Orleans and it was tasty.

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and now Mike P is on the mic...

This is a track called "I feel good" by Jay Electronica. You can check it out here.





He is a man of few words...
OK now go shine on you crazy diamonds!

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xo Lea Hart & Mike

love: goodbye Google Reader

A little notice popped up in my email a couple of weeks ago... Google Reader will be no more after July 1st! What the...! Arrrrgggghhhh! Whhhhhyyyyy??  Reader makes the nearly impossible task of keeping up with the latest and greatest the internet has to offer manageable. Its the only way I can keep all the shelter porn I like to look at, in one place!

And I'm not the only one. The announcement caused quite an uproar. This article has the full scoop. 

I just had to share this Hitler meme... its hilarious and if you are sad/ angry about the demise of Reader... this will make you smile. Let's mourn together...

I think one of the stages of grief is Acceptance, I'm there now.  And with that comes the search for a new RSS feed/ Reader replacement. I went with feedly. It's OK. Not quite as intuitive as but pretty easy to navigate. And its super easy to load all your feeds from Reader.

Anyway, hope this helps if you are also one of the millions left hanging... Thanks a lot, Google. 

RIP Reader. 

xo Lea Hart