Friday, September 30, 2011

Skipping Off To LA...


Fall shopping & ME time.  YAY!

Happy Weekend!

...blog love for the week....
1.  Super cool handmade lights
2.  Chic on Crosby Street... seriously, seriously chic!!  Crazy for all the artwork.
3.  Monogrammed bedding on a budget
4.  Le Duplex... translation = way cool flat in Sweden
5.  Five ideas with feathers
6.  Hot stuff...
7.  One of the many things I'll be hunting for in LA
8.  Don't forget about my great GIVEAWAY... it's easy & it's FREE!


Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ohhhhh, To Be Iconic...

Daydreaming about this scene photographed by Cecil Beaton.

There's something about the room... the seemingly endless ceilings... the yards and yards of silk... the glowing chandelier... it actually makes me long to be alive in the day when debutantes reigned and long white gloves were a staple...


{Cecil Beaton's iconic image of models in Charles James gowns for Vogue, 1948.}

See more including sketches, costumes, set designs, previously unpublished letters, and over 220 photographs and drawings, {many in color and never seen before} in this new fabulous book...


The Museum of the City of New York also has his work on display October 25th-Feb 20th, 2012.

Mouth watering good!

Shopping For Door Knockers...

NY Times feature... Grant K. Gibson shops for distinctive door knockers...

{French cast-iron ring knocker}


{Venetian Lion door knocker}

{Baldwin ring door knocker}

Read the feature and see where to purchase at NYTimes.com

And check out Grant's trip to Venice & Cartegena where he photographed hundreds of door knockers... and I agree... "knockers" is a strange name... 


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

House Crush {GIVEAWAY}!

This weeks feature is hot off the press... take a tour of houses of writers, artists, business tycoons, and princesses that artfully interpret Chinese-inspired drawing rooms, Persian-style boudoirs, bulbous Mogul domes, Turkish smoking rooms and more... 

Emmanuelle Gaillard
Published by The Vendome Press, October 2011
Principal Photography by Marc Walter

"As trade with the exotic East grew in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, through the activities of English, French, Portuguese, and Dutch merchants, Chinese-inspired design—Chinoiserie—became highly fashionable in the French court, and in its many imitators throughout Europe. Since then, stylistic influences from the Far East, India, and the Islamic world have been a significant factor in the decorative arts and interior design of Europe and America.  Exotic Taste celebrates the flowering of Orientalism, and, in more than 200 images, shows its development through the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. Packed with color, the book creates a visual source for anyone involved with interiors, collecting, architecture and design."

A peek at the beautiful images...




Wanna copy to grace your coffee table?!  I know I do!

Enter to WIN!  The book retails for $75 but can be yours for FREE!

How to win...
Leave a comment on this blog post (not on Facebook or by email).  Please make sure you can be linked back or include an email address where I can contact you if you're the winner

Giveaway ends...
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at midnight PST.

Winner announced...
Friday, October 7th, 2011

Please note...
Giveaway applies to U.S. readers only

GOOD LUCK!


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Up, Up, & Away...

For your next party, soiree, big bash, wedding, intimate gathering...




{all photos via Geronimo Balloons}

Geronimo! Balloon Troopers founded by Certified Balloonatic and Master Balloon-Trooper, Jihan “Jihanimo” Zencirli, as a way to celebrate friends’ and families’ lives.  

Crazy for it {and her}!

Order your balloons here: Geronimo Balloons

Now For The Average Joe!

Waterworks Studio Collection... at about 1/2 the price of their couture counterparts, we can all now afford to grace our kitchens & baths with their gorgeous plumbing fixtures & tile...





See more: Waterworks

Monday, September 26, 2011

Peek-A-Boo...

Forget glass... LOVE the look of this lucite coffee table trunk {and it's sophisticated stack of coffee table books inside}...

Want it??
via Tonic Home = $2,950


Want a knock-off version??
via PlexiCraft = $396!


Want a side table instead??

via Jayson Home = $1,395.00

All uber-cool and worthy of a spot in your home!


Sunday, September 25, 2011

Horn Handles...

Yes... horn handles... made of real cow horn {and I'm going to assume the sweet things aren't hurt in the process of collecting said horns} no two are alike.  Super unique and chic... how fab they would be in a kitchen or bath.  Available in 3 colorways and assorted lengths...




See more: Ochre.net

Classic Life... Unexpected Style

Philip Gorrivan Design... loads of color, texture and sophistication.  Classic?  Yes.  Unexpected?  Most definitely.  Summed up -- ahhh-mazing...








{all photos via Philip Gorrivan Design}

See more of his portfolio: Philip Gorrivan


Friday, September 23, 2011

You Know The Saying...

It's Friday and it's 5 o'clock somewhere...

{"Fig Cocktail #1"... get the recipe at Eat Make Read}

Just looking at this makes me thirsty...

Happy Friday!

...blog love for the week...

1.  20 of the best wallpapers for kids
2.  A French Toast Birthday
3.  In this big wall of pattern, it's the green desk that grabs me
4.  Love these from Vintage Confections
5.  A different kind of "wall color"
6.  Gorgeous hunting lodge
7.  Gooood holiday gift idea
8. Moto madness... I'm on the hunt for a good one!
9. ... and I want to pair said "Moto" with nails in this FAB Fall shade... uh, huh... it's good. I know.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

This All Speaks To Me...

...right down to the core...










{all images via moderndeclaration.com}

Modern Declaration for Daun Curry... she ROCKS!

See more, shop the line or follow the blog: Modern Declaration

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The House Of Windsor...

If you haven't seen this deliciousness yet... "At Veranda's first-ever concept house in Los Angeles, Windsor Smith and nine other talented designers set out to define luxury for a modern family.  What they accomplished at this equestrian property marries quality and style in a home as beautiful to inhabit as it is to behold."...







{See more at Veranda.com or pick up the October 2011 issue of Veranda Magazine.}

And today until Sept. 24th, you can purchase pieces from the "Veranda's House Of Windsor - Get The Look" sale on One Kings Lane.  
Check out the sale: One Kings Lane

Haute To Home {A Little Leopard}...

I'm not the kind of girl that would choose to rock an eye-popping full-length leopard gown.  Unless I were Jessica Alba.  Who does it beautifully.  WHILE PREGNANT {do we all agree how hard it is to pull off this loud print... pregnant?!}... 

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Instead, I'm the girl who will add a little leopard for a quiet punch.  For example.... skinny jeans, a white tee, a layered sweater and these Christian Louboutin flats that I "NEED" for Fall...


I would carry the same translation indoors... just a little punch...

That says, I'm interesting...
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Sometimes cute & coy...
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Always "cool"...
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And at moments a little sexy...
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So, what do you think... a little punch of Christian or an eye-popping dose of Jessica??

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