{Weekend Plans}

TGIF Peeps!!! My usual hand written Weekend Plans is sitting on my desk at work - and after sitting in a traffic jam for an hour yesterday {due to the State Fair and it being canned food admission night} I didn't feel like going back to the office to grab it. So...without further ado, here is what I'm thinking as far as plans for this weekend...

What's on your agenda this weekend? I'm sure it's going to be hard to top my plans {lol} but I'd love to hear what you have on your agenda! Whatever you do, have a great weekend. To Andrea Owen - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

{Loyal Loot Collective: Log Bowls}

The Loyal Loot Collective is based out of Edmonton in Canada, artists Doha Chebib, Carmen Douville, Dara Mumniski, and Anna Thomas collectively have created these amazing Log Bowls. The thing that is so captivating is the high contrast between the rough, natural logs and the modern, glossy finish in the colorful bowls. Even more impressive is that each bowl is handmade using only locally reclaimed trees of all varieties that have fallen or were cut down due to infrastructure, re-landscaping, droughts, or stormy weather. The trees are all hand selected, gathered, turned and finished.

Tell me, are you completely drawn to these stunning bowls, like me? Adding to the christmas list for sure {especially the gray one...of course}!

{Salute To Another Fall Trend}

Military Style is another fall trend that I'm loving. I'm obsessed with jackets and blazers, and military-inspired structured ones with lots of  hardware are no exception. If you’re wondering how to apply fall’s military trend without looking like G.I. Jane, check out the items below...

{via Style Bakery}

{Halloween Chic}

I'm not a HUGE Halloween fanatic - but I do enjoy the holiday, especially handing out treats to the little ones. I usually set a few pumpkins and mums out on my balcony, but that usually completes my decorations. Now in true Flourish style, I actually found a way to chic Halloween up a bit and now I'm feeling inspired and ready to spruce my place up a little with some of these sh-mazing ideas I stumbled upon. Check em out...

{via Cupcakes and Cashmere - I love the black glitter and the silver hand!}

{via Sweet Paul - ummm genius!}

{via Coco+Kelley - I love the white...subtle yet still in the spirit of Halloween}

{via Sweet Paul - studded grey pumpkin, gasp - LOVE!!!!}

{Hostaria Nonnamelia: Orvieto, Italy}

While in Italy, my absolute favorite city {other than Venice} was Orvieto. It's a very small little town that sits on top of a very large hill and the only way that you can reach it is by a funicular railway. While visiting Orvieto, we happened to stumble upon this wonderful restaurant, Hostaria Nonnamelia, and decided to grab some lunch before we headed to Sienna. Immediately, it was love at first sight and I knew this place was definitely worthy of it's own post. The decor was so eclectic, cozy, and inviting, and the food...let's just say it's was the best meal we had the entire trip. So good, that I still have the taste of the lasagna embedded in my mouth. So without further ado, take a peak at this lovely {and my now favorite} restaurant:

{One of the many nooks and crannies

{I love this cozy little area, and I especially love the wall. I took this picture to remember the design because I thought that it would be a fantastic headboard.}

{Don't you just love the eclectic atmosphere. No seating area is alike... I feel like each piece was selected on purpose, during several weekend trips to the flea market...}

{The area on the left is one of my favorites - I love the little corner in the table with that huge lamp sitting next to it....}

{The BEST pizza and lasagna we had the entire trip - it was definitely the sauce. It tasted like "grandma" was back in the kitchen whippin up her personal recipe}

 

{The wine was yummy as well...of course it was}

I beg you - if you ever go to Italy, please, please, pleeaase put Orvieto into your plans. It's about an hour from Rome, and it''s one of those places that you'll immediately love and will remember forever. I can't wait to go back...