An Obsession with Style's Book Club...

Between you and me, the latest by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus takes on a fictional look inside the breakdown of a rising star's life and her cousin who has been there since the beginning... at the start of this novel, I reminised about nights out on the town, but then the story quickly evolves into something intense, something so uncommon yet familiar that it made me think of a real star whose life sprialed out of the control as the character's in the book.. makes you wonder how something meant to be unreal seems so real... enjoy!!!

Photo via: the coveteur

How do you do: Wallpapered desk...

A few months ago, I {blogged} about moving a desk in my apartment from one room to another and found the lovely idea of refreshing it with some wallpaper... due to the unbearable heat this past weekend, I decided to tackle this DIY... instead of wallpaper, I found this cool vintage inspired shelf liner which was great to use since it had a grid on its back to measure and cut straight lines... so I gathered a pencil, scissors, shelf liner and got to work... 

Using the shelf liner was also easier since it is self-adhesive which means if you lay a piece down and it doesn't work, you can just peel it off without any residue left behind... also great to use if you want to update the desk again in the future, all you do is peel it off and add on a new design... after cutting and placing the pieces to match the different angles of the desk, I ended up with a brand new desk... 

I promise more pictures once the desk is put in its place and decorated... see you Friday!!!

Photos and DIY via: An Obsession with Style

Obsession: Wallpaper covered desks..

I got the itch to redecorate and as always I am on the look out for ways to refresh what I have... I moved the desk from the extra bedroom to the master bedroom but decided it needed a face lift... something to make it more chic... luckily I stumbled on the idea of covering the desk top with a beautiful piece of wallpaper with a piece of glass cut to fit layered on top... enjoy!!!

Photo #1 & #2 via: design sponge, Photo #3 via: bhg, Photo #4 via: martha stewart

Jonathan Adler has you covered...

Jonathan Adler's shop is always a stop I make during my Madison Avenue walks... the whimsical decor never fails to put a smile on my face... so when I heard Jonathan Adler designed toilet paper canisters for Cottonelle, I was very intrigued... 

Jonathan Adler designed these three toilet paper canisters for Cottonelle which can be purchased {here}... while these canisters were created for holding toilet paper, I can't help but imagine using them for anything but... on a desk as a glamorous pen holder... in the bathroom as a cotton ball holder... on a side table with a beautiful bouquet... 

the possibilities are endless... enjoy!!!

Photo #1 & #2 via: apartment therapy, Photo #3 via: hgtv, Photo #4 & #5 via: making it lovely