Manly Thursday

You know this feature is never going to get old for me. Today, we're going to take a little visit to Berlin. Back in January, the Selby featured the apartment of Olaf Hajek, artist and illustrator. I was in love. So simple. So masculine. 

I love this little spaceship. 

And isn't Olaf just a little dreamy himself???!?!

And this series of prints, all with some relation to the word "Run" is super awesome. What a great way to create a large piece of art in a simple way. 

Oh, and an Eames lounge. Super manly. 

And one of my all-time favorites.... a chalk board. In the kitchen.

I would die for this kitchen. So simple. Yet so... awesome.

and the piece de resistance! If anyone could find me one of these babies.... I'd put him on my water heater any day.

You can check out the rest of Olaf's place here. 

Inspired Artist: Junior Case

Meet Junior.

We go way back. Like my freshman year way back. I was a hockey fan, and we both sang the National Anthem at a couple of games and got to know each other. Little did I know, that he'd become one of my best friends. He's a talented guy. Acting, screen writing, dancing are just a few of his talents... but it wasn't until I went to visit him in Vegas a couple years ago, that I realized that we had another similar passion: Art. Junior has a great eye for collecting, but also has a great eye for his own little style I like to call Robot Polaroids. Take a look for yourself. 

Both these prints are available through his webpage

You can also follow him on Instagram (@juniorcase) and on Twitter to see more of his work. Like these: 

I simply love the playfulness of them. It's really so much fun to see what he'll come up with next! If you'd like to know more about Junior visit his website. 

DIY Pedicure

With all the stress going on in my life right now, I've found that there's one amazing thing that's helped me cope with all of it. Pedicures. At home of course, because I'm broke, but I've done about 6 of them in the last month. Yes, I know, it might seem a bit excess, but when you're this stressed? It's not so bad... Plus, I've been getting more compliments on my feet than I know how to accept (my best guy friends are a bit obsessed with feet. So, I thought I'd share my favorite DIY pedicure tutorial.

via Pink Pistachio

Another thing that I love to do, to make sure I get clean paint lines is to use the cuticle stick or a small brush dipped in acetone to remove the excess that has spilled over the edge of the toenail. :) You can also use a q-tip if you don't have a small brush.  See this tutorial for that step. :) 

Manly Thursday

It's my favorite day of the week. The most masculine and wonderful things I've ever found are for display here on Manly Thursday. :)

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How come boys get all the good stuff?? Just kidding. I just can't help but be amazed with the crazy things they come up with!