I can't wait to go furniture and accessory shopping for my room. So far, I already have a bedroom set: headboard, dresser, tall chest, and nightstand. These are a few of the things on my shopping list:


This ceramic lamp by designer Flavia Del Pra retailing at about $700. I could just make this myself: buy a pretty vase, or make one, or better yet have the talented Fathima throw one on the wheel for me. Glaze it pink. Wire it for the electrical component. Buy a lampshade, or buy a lampshade frame. Spend some time hunting for the perfect textile/fabric in the fabric district at NYC to attach to the frame... et voila! = beautiful lamp and full bank account.


I'm super in love with these concept shelves designed by Marianne Van Ooij. They are not for mass commercial sale, but I think I can find them at a furniture trade show. If I'm feeling friendly with the Craftsman saw, I can probably just buy some plywood, cut it into 4 strips, and carve out rectangular areas for the book slots. But it looks like the material she used is plastic, so I don't exactly know how I'll be able to accomplish that. These shelves are awesome though. They don't look as imposing as regular bookshelves, and besides - do I really need to display all my books in my room. I can place my favorites, currently reading, and soon to read books on these shelves, and store the rest in cabinets or in my trunk.


My desk has to be made of glass, and I won't settle for anything but. Pottery Barn is selling this baby for $699. The dimensions are a bit too large for my room, but I can't find a glass desk like this one anywhere else. Most of them look too modern for my taste, but this one encompasses just the right mixture of elegance and modern lines.


This is my dream mirror. I think this mirror has been floating around in my head since Ms. Benevento read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to us in third grade. I always wanted a magical item, something through which I can enter a new world, but the whole wardrobe thing just didn't win me. I think I just envisioned that mystical portals and gateways took form in mirrors, so when I saw this, I knew I had to have it. It's manufactured by Horchow and retails at $375, and if I can't find a thrifty knock-off, then I'm likely to splurge on this.



I want this screen. It's so gorgeous and glam and perfect for my room. But ofcourse, Horchow makes it and it costs $860. I can probably find a piece inspired by this golden pattern, but until then, my eyes will stay green for this one.


My parents were packing a box filled with architecture and interior design magazines to be sent to my Ninong Johnny's Architecture and Design office in Iloilo, when I stumbled upon this mirror. I found it in the pages of Elle Decor and it is the most beautiful accent mirror I've ever seen. As weird as it sounds, this piece radiates so much personality that I feel like I've known it for years. It's designed by Thomas Pheasant and can be purchased at Baker. The magazine, which is a few years old, documents the selling price at $3392, but it has risen since then and now retails at $5586. I know, only in my dreams. But I'm determined to achieve the look! I'm gonna bother Mr. Guarino and relearn how to solder metal, so that I can solder the small mirrors to the metal sticks, and then to the larger mirror in the center. C'est possible!

Enough rambling. Project Runway is starting soon, and I still need to pick up Jorie.