friday five: dining room tour

this friday, we're taking a tour of our dining room.  since we upsized to a new apartment in august, we've been slowly filling in our furniture gaps and adjusting to not being smushed.  so, here's five bits of the space:



print is in an ikea frame, antlers are from the boy's dad and painted with krylon "school bus yellow" spray paint, ikea lack shelf in white



photograph on the left is of canterbury cathedral, sailboat print is a marushka, matted print is a woodblock print done by the boy's mom, comic is from nicholas gurewitch's perry bible fellowship, pot is from ikea, bookshelf is expedit also from ikea



chair is a 4-leg base herman miller eames molded plastic chair in light blue, an ikea rens throw, and an ikea koldby cowhide on the floor



butcher block tabletop from ikea finished with mineral oil, painting on the wall beyond is acrylic on masonite



chandelier is covered in snow camouflage (last seen here in sheet form)

dotty, fall weather, and summer dresses

[wearing]
maxi dress: shabby apple (similar)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
scarf: vintage
flats: old navy (exactly)

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i was packing up my summer clothes and decided that this dress needed one more wearing before it gets boxed.

dotty, perpendicular stripes, and such

[wearing]
vertical stripes: thrifted men's buttondown
horizontal stripes: the limited (similar)
knit moto: forever21 (similar)
boots: target (similar)

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this outfit is getting me all excited for fall stuff: layers, boots, jackets, and more stripes!

dotty, remixing, and rusty bricky orangey

[wearing]
jacket: michael, michael kors (exactly)
top: joie
jeans: target (exactly)
leopard loafers: candie's (similar)
bag: zara

dotty, black and tans

[wearing]
sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)
black top: spense c/o marshall's
houndstooth jeans: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)

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i just posted all the ways i've worn this vest over the last year and here i am wearing it AGAIN.

dotty, remixed stripes, and spots

[wearing]
dress: h&m (similar)
jacket: theory (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)
giant sunnies: thriftastic


if this dress had a myspace page, this would be it's profile photo.



[previously on] white jacket

dotty, prints, and a giant turquoise scarf

[wearing]
dress: joie
jacket: thrifted (similar)
scarf: souvenir from vegas (similar)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)

creative: there are two prints here (dress and shoes) hey-oh!
young: whenever i wear this dress with a belt it gradually gets shorter and shorter.
professional: blazer+a bunch of neutrals=dishes are done.

find a whole bunch of other posts like this over here.

dotty, working the weekend, and wearing leggings into the office

[wearing]
sweater: vince (exactly)
leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)
moto: forever21 (similar)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)
scarf: forever21
giant bag: banana republic

[going]
to work. 
on a weekend.
but then i un-grouchied with a trip to ikea to get a new rug.  




p.s. the marshall's giveaway end TONIGHT, so hop on back and get a comment in!

dotty, the new, and the remixed

[wearing]
dress: diane von furstenberg (exactly)
sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)
boots: target (similar)

[going]
to work to finalize some finishes that may or may not have included a carpet tile that is the same color as this dress.  


my stylist was super disappointed that i wanted my highlights to be more "caramel" and less "crazy blonde" and left this one strand brighter than all the others.  we've become friends since then (the strand and i).  





[previously on] sleeveless trench
it's been in my closet for a year and for a piece that i thought was super trendy, it's definitely made a lot of appearances.

dotty, tan, and some more tan

[wearing]
dress: club monaco (exactly)
cardigan: old navy (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)

[going]
to the beach last week
when we moved to chicago i tried to convince myself that the city beaches on lake michigan were a good substitute for the southern california beaches we used to frequent.  this theory was holding until we went back to the left coast and went to the beach.  so, now the jig is up.  sorry, midwest, your sunshine and waves just aren't the same.

dotty, leopard loafers, and big sunnies

[wearing]
top: joie (exactly)
skirt: the limited (similar)
talons: forever21
leopard loafers: candie's (similar)
bag: zara
sunnies: thrifted like whoa

[going]
to work.  i started out the day wearing grownup shoes, but then i switched to these funny flats to go to lunch and never switched back.  soooo, since it's tuesday let's break it down:  

creative: i picked up this top in los angeles when we were there last week, so i was excited to tuck this super voluminous top into a pencil skirt and wander off to work.  it can definitely look super casual and flowy untucked, but smushing the excess fabric into this pencil skirt worked for today.  
young: this outfit was much more grownup with the gray wedges i started the day out in, but i like the novelty of these leopard loafers.  
professional: even though i am wearing funny shoes and a super trendy necklace, keeping this outfit neutraled out helped me look slightly more grownup.  

and it's everybody everywear time again today, but i am most definitely not going back to school any time soon.  if i was though, i would definitely be wearing these shoes!

dotty, marshall's, and a giveaway

[wearing]
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
top: spense c/o marshall's (similar)
leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's

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marshall's kindly sent me a giftcard to check out what their treasure-hunting buyers have been up to for fall and i was excited to take on the challenge of creating a "ladylike with an edge" look. outfits that combine structured jackets with flowy pieces dominate my pinterest boards, so obviously it's time for me to toughen up my style a little bit.  these fancy leggings from the designer rack had me at hello and then this jacket from the cube section quickly followed suit.

and there's a giveaway involved, so you can get in on the marshall's-ness too!  they're giving away a $100 gift card to one of my readers.  just follow dash dot dotty somewhere (through google or bloglovin' or whatever) and leave a comment below by next monday, september 17th.  good luck!

dotty, on a boat, and in the pacific ocean

[wearing]
dress: soprano (similar)
heels: gianni bini
clutch: h&m (similar)
not pictured: nautical-themed pashmina afghan

[going]
to an awesome wedding on a giant boat






[previously on] shiny brown hooves
these are my most comfortable tall shoes because the ankle strap is elastic, so i wear them whenever i have to commit to one pair of shoes for the entire evening.