BAAO Architects, an award-winning multi-disciplinary practice based in Brooklyn renovated this apartment overlooking Prospect Park in NYC. What grabbed our attention was the California vibe and mix of IKEA cabinets and custom oak shelving with it's kelly green tiled backsplash.

Let's take a look!

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With all the tie-dye printing we've been seeing lately, we were inspired to dig up a few of our past projects we've posted here on Poppytalk over the weekend. From African mudcloth, easy-relief, stamping to tie-dye and heaps more! Lots of inspiration to bookmark. Check them out below.

1. Tye Dye DIY
(Above) We loved this fun and simple project using tie die inks from a few years back which seems to be so popular again. Click here for the project!

Whenever I get the winter blues, I always like heading outdoors, braving the cool air, hopping on my bike and looking for wild botanical branches I can bring inside and force a little spring.  Recently I came across some quince branches (Chaenomeles speciosa) with buds and brought a few inside.  Quince, along with Forsythia is one of the first blossoms that happen here in the Pacific Northwest, and which I can usually find mid February. I love their white and salmon-coloured blooms which always bring new hope to what can be a very grey month here.

Featuring some of Québec’s most striking landscapes,  the Charlevoix region has been a major tourist attraction for well over a century. Over the past fifteen years, and with the opening of a new ski resort, this already popular spot truly became a year-round destination.

A newcomer on the scene, Cabin A quietly opened its doors as a vacation rental this past December as it welcomed its first guests. Located 20 minutes from Le Massif ski resort, this unusual cabin stands on a steep site overlooking the nearby St Lawrence River.

Let's take a look!

I seem to be making a mental note on the daily whether or not I've had my probiotics. And I'm guessing I'm not alone? Not only can probiotics get expensive, it can be tricky to keep things interesting.  So when I was making a salad dressing the other day and ran out of my usual go-to's (lemon juice or apple cider vinegar), I grabbed a bit of my Grandmother's ingenuity, (I remember her using pickle juice whenever she was in a pinch to replace those staples to make a salad dressing), and although there was no pickle juice to be had when I looked, I did have a nice jar of my favourite sauerkraut.  But not your regular sauerkraut, this one was infused with zesty ginger, carrots and chock full of healthy probiotics! Now I thought I was being really ingenious when in fact, once I searched it out, I was not the first making a probiotic dressing. Nonetheless, I do think it's a rather delicious version of my Grandmother's idea, it's also super healthy for you!

Heidi's Bridge for Poppytalk

Love the idea of self-care for Valentines, don't you? As Lucille Ball said, "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." Now that I have a few years under me, I couldn't agree more! So to celebrate the season of love, I've collected a few projects from the archives here at Poppytalk to inspire.  Check them out below and happy making!

1. Flower Incense Bundle DIY
Make your space feel a little more special this month. Love this flower incense bundle DIY. Click here for how to make it!

@thegreatlakesgoods

I stopped into the NYNOW, National Stationery Show, Shoppe Object hashtags this weekend and picked out a few gems that popped out. Lots of fun colourful vibes and inspiration to be had. Thank you Internet.  Check them out!

1. The Great Lakes Goods
(above)Colourful plaques for the wall
@thegreatlakesgoods

Sculptural Suspended Flower Installation - Online Class - @florista_malmo and @signebay

A couple of years ago I stumbled upon the beautiful sculptural suspended flower installations by Copenhagen photographer and stylist, Signe Bay (via Instagram). Since then, I've been spotting these beautiful almost cloud-like creations popping up in both retail and home environments.  Well together with her friend, Sophie Wiking and Malmo florist, @florista_malmo they just launched an online masterclass to teach how to create one of these beauties for yourself. From practical techniques including types of structure, color theory, preferred florals and foliages, the course teaches form as well as inspiration for their own event or editorial work.

Click HERE to find out more information on the online Sculptrual Suspended Flower Installation Masterclass. Pssst! There is a 20% early bird discount on now until Feb. 3/20.

For inspiration, we've collected a few images (see below) we've spotted on our internet travels.  Which one is your favourite? I'm loving the pampas grass.

Before I even begin this post, I would like to preface that this recipe does not need a juicer. Having said that though a juicer does make it a little easier and I would have never stumbled upon this idea in the first place without one. Ever since we got our juicer, I have been almost daily making our family some delicious, albeit, potent, immunity juice shots in hopes of keeping us all a little stronger throughout the winter months.  But after all the cleaning that is involved using a juicer (on the daily) and especially when using fresh tumeric (not the easiest to clean), I came up with this simple hack, which just made life a whole lot easier. Then I realized too, it doesn't even have to be made using a juicer, although of course the muscle work involved does make things a little easier, (only using once in a while versus everyday).  All in all, so simple, I thought I'd share here.

I've always loved searching for Valentine's cards for the blog, and this year is no different. There's always such a beautiful abundance of cards to choose from, which also makes it difficult to choose. But that's what makes posts like this so fun for me, still after all these years —I'm always in awe of the creativity and talent out there. Here's this year's finds, 25 dreamy cards for the day of love.

1. To My Valentine
(above) Red Cap Cards