FAVORITE SPACE + FRIDAY LINKS

When I saw this space in Maggie's post on Coco + Kelley, I just had to track down other work from the designer, Darren Palmer. This is the look I love. Dark, a little moody, and slightly masculine.

Darren's interiors use black liberally. I love the edge that it adds to each room, sometimes balancing bright whites and beiges, other times creating drama when used as the main color.

What do you think? Do you like this look?

I have a permanent goofy grin on my face after watching this video.

This music festival starts at noon in Golden Gate Park. We live right by it, so while traffic will be heavy and the buses will be crowded and there's sure to be some obnoxious revelers, I'm looking forward to hearing some great tunes from my living room for free.

Remember Webvan? Something similar is back in San Francisco!

Century21 has an outlet store on eBay. You're welcome.

This month's Blog Brunch topic was extremely helpful. Here's the recap.


IMAGES  |  INTERIOR DESIGN BY DARREN PALMER VIA MAGGIE ROSE INTERIORS FOR COCO + KELLEY

FAVORITE SPACE + FRIDAY LINKS

I'm back this Friday with my favorite space I've seen this week - this dining room from designer Luis Bustamante. I'm always a fan of rooms that are navy bordering on black. I blame it on that November 2008 issue of Domino featuring Jenna Lyons' home. I decided then and there I would paint my walls that dark one day, and I did it in my first place I lived in alone back in Atlanta. Unfortunately, we can't paint here or you can bet that it would have been duplicated here in San Francisco!

I would also like to apologize for the light posting the last two weeks - I had a major client event that involved traveling back to the East coast, and between the time zone changes and the jam packed schedule, I still haven't recovered! I am looking forward to a little R&R this weekend after celebrating a best friend's birthday tonight. What are you up to this weekend?

Some reading material for your weekend (do you have a habit of staying in bed late with your iPad and coffee? Just me? Okay, moving along...)

8 core beliefs of extraordinary bosses and 5 things remarkable bosses never do. I am committing these articles to memory. I've worked for both types and these articles really hit home.

For my city-dwelling friends, do you plan on staying there once you have kids? I really loved this article over at Sweet Fine Day.

Who doesn't dream of taking a year off work and traveling? See how this couple did it, but for FIVE years.

And finally, I'll be fairly busy again with work the next month. I would love to have some of my favorite bloggers post while I'm away. If you're interested in guest posting on Seventeenth & Irving, please contact me! I would love to have you!


IMAGE VIA LA DOLCE VITA