Couple of Keys

Author: paola

  • Home Stretch.

    Home Stretch.

    As some of you may or may not know, this blog started off as a shared project between Yong & I. We wanted to document moving in together. The trials and tribulations of combining our living arrangements, styles and attitudes. However, Yong went on to start Romero Brooks and I became the only one who…

  • date night.

    date night.

    Yong and I live together. Commute to work together. Are usually in some sort of communication throughout the day (AIM, WhatsApp, texting, etc) when we’re not physically together. Its not a hard-set rule, not a trust issue. Just something that came about from how our relationship formed. We like it, it works. The day it…

  • Bleak.

    Bleak.

    Got to take my camera out with the boys and do a small “photoshoot” (read: they talked, I shot) for a style article on how to stay relatively warm and maintain your style for Romero Brooks. They need to get more comfortable switching up their poses and I need to get more comfortable with giving…

  • You’re F*cking Awesome

    You’re F*cking Awesome

    Yay, you can now buy “You’re Fucking Awesome” prints and pillows designed by yours truly. Free Shipping on all purchases until January 13th using the links below! Throw Pillow Cover is made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric. Individually cut and sewn by hand, the pillow cover measures 16″ x 16″, features a double-sided print…

  • Resolve to be resolute.

    Resolve to be resolute.

    Here we are, brand new year. While being out with a cold isn’t how I’d imagined starting off the year I’m going to stay positive about it. Like most people I’ve always been the type of person that make grand resolutions and can’t even remember what they were by the last week of January. But…

  • Thou Shall Not Covet: For Home.

    Thou Shall Not Covet: For Home.

    I think most people who love (read: obsess) over home decor know one thing: your home should make you happy. I’m not claiming to be an expert here, but think about how amazing it would feel to wake up in a space that truly makes you smile every time you open your eyes. Now think…

  • Thou Shall Not Covet: For Her.

    Thou Shall Not Covet: For Her.

    Update: Not quite done with the workspace, however it is ‘workable’ now. The shelving is up and as you can see from my last Instagram post, I couldn’t decide what to do with it (paint, stain, leave). After some help from the comments and a little research I decided to stain them. Stay tuned! Am…

  • failure.

    failure.

    Guys, I couldn’t do it. Scratch that, I didn’t do it. I didn’t make my own deadline. As I walked in the door last night after a day of Christmas overload (we decorated Yong’s mom’s house), the disappointment fully set in as I realized what day it was. My plans had included using this weekend…

  • running: progress, week two

    running: progress, week two

    The temperature dropped about 10° from last week, down to 64°. In LA we call that cold. Sorry rest of the country, we’re spoiled! For me that means under the covers with the space heater blasting (we have no central air and poor insulation). So I’m especially proud that I went out and did my…

  • back to work.

    back to work.

    Below is the current state of events when it comes to my workspace. Sad, I know. I don’t think I’ve ever shared this space because I never really knew where I was going with it. I kept waiting to have some epiphany about how to finish it.  I have a thing for black walls and…