TODAY'S MENU {Hot Chocolate Soufflé}

{Up to the Sky and Twice as High}

Ladies, dress your legs with the finest flair, the fabulously chic knee-high sock.

TODAY'S MENU {Cranberry Almond Granola Squares}

{The Knapsack Comeback!}
Remember the days of hanging out at the mall with your groovy backpack draped over one shoulder? Holding everything from your granola bar to your Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, the bag on your back housed your most prized possessions and represented all that you stood for. Well, I'm happy to say that I'm no longer an awkward teenager wandering aimlessly around the mall, but the new and improved designer backpack promises to make all us adults feel young again!

{Mulholland's Deerskin Rucksack}

{Marc Jacobs, Spring 2010}

{Tory Burch}

{Longchamp}

{Louis Vuitton}

{Vintage Chanel}

{photos by: designer bag catalog, pretty designer handbags, kaskus, bagborroworsteal, polyvore, styleite, kissmyspatula}

TODAY'S MENU {Magnolia Lace Trumpets}

{All Laced Up}

Lace is the answer to all things elegant this season, from fashion to furniture, this hot trend is looping its way into everything.

Looking for that perfect housewarming gift? Rubber doily coasters dress up any room in an instant!

Give your wrist the frosting it deserves with this Kate Spade gold lace cuff.

Custom embroidered fence? Dutch designer Demarkersvan uses industrial production as inspiration for these original surfaces.

{photos by: droog, real simple, omiru, fofff, slice of style, udessi, flynnish, style carrot, daily kos, chic opic, fahsion soul}

TODAY'S MENU {Cupcake Tree}

{Wouldn't it be Grand}
I always wanted a tree house, you know, the kind with the tire swing, tin can telephones and enough Archie comic books to last all summer. Well, my Archie days may have come and gone, but the future is bright for green living...

The award-winning Yellow Treehouse Restaurant in Auckland gave 'dining out' a whole new meaning.

{photos by sustainy, mtidry, stefanescu, trip advisor, ben barren, trendir, tree hugger}

TODAY'S MENU {Mai Tai}

{Tiki Town}

A dinner at the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in San Francisco's Fairmont hotel this past weekend was like taking a trip to a far off paradise. Enough to refresh, rejuvenate and relish in my festive surroundings, I fell in love with the beat of this bar.

Warm up in style with Italian designer Carlo Martin's sleek Tiki radiator

Punch up those walls with some vintage artwork

These stackable bamboo rings make it easy to tie in Tiki wherever you go

You don't have to dine in the Tonga Room to embrace this style, add a hit of colour to your table with these fun bamboo bowls

Tiki torches are a great way to crate paradise in your very own backyard!

{photos by: sagegamine, backyard city, victorias pottery, retro roadmap, safari hatch, inhabitat, moms best bets, sloane jewellery, sunset}

TODAY'S MENU {Picnic Watermelon}

{Life's a Picnic}

Lately I've been noticing a trend in restaurants that I hope to adopt as soon as I have, well, a house and enough friends to come visit me. The communal table is the culinary world's answer to the modern-day picnic table. Pair it with a bench, stool, even a tree stump and you've got yourself a hip family-style dining experience!

{photos by: flickr, john mariani , box interior design, serious eats, at home, tasted by two, in design live, sofa a rome, mappplr}