Haute To Home {Seeing Stars}...

I've acquired a "thing" for stars.  Done right, they can be elegant yet edgy and cool... a perfect combination...

Dolce & Gabbana 2011/2012 Fall Runway

A few examples of how you can bring the edgy & elegant look indoors...

Wallpapered ceiling via Domino Mag

{in Osborne and Little's Firibata Star pattern}

Another shot of this darrrling girls bedroom

Festive table setting via Martha Stewart

Chicly painted stars in the floor

That's one cool star chandy propped in the bath 

via decor pad

Starry-like pattern in this black/white hex kitchen floor

via House Beautiful

Green Couch

Classic with a touch of funk from Green Couch... an interior design & staging firm based in San Francisco {discovered while perusing desiretoinspire.net}... 

See more at: Green Couch

Fun Prints...

Bedding, pillows, napkins, placemats, curtains and more...

John Robshaw Textiles

More Red, White & Blue Fun...

Choose from darling designs to personalize your own buckets, trays, picnic ware and more...  

Check out all the options at: themacbethcollection.com

FOJ on Etsy...

You still have time to order {or make your own version of} these fun party accessories for "boom, boom" day...

All-Americana pinwheels

Kids parade gift tags... so cute for hostess gifts or goodie bags

Bright cupcake wrappers

Printable sparkler holders

Patriotic wooden spoons

Star & stripe straws

Cupcake flags

Happy party planning! 

That's one FAB bath...

See more: www.raymondgoins.com

Happy Birthday!

To my sister who just turned 21!!

{The infamous fountains at The Bellagio Hotel}

VEGAS baby...  here we come!

Blog love for the week...

1.  Don't forget about Spoonflower... I now won't!

2.  100% agree... you must read if you are contemplating faux finished walls

3.  Concealing the "evil neccessity"

4.  Pets on furniture... for this reason & many others... I LOVE this blog... send her a pic!

5.  I'll second that!

6.  Don't miss Mrs. Lilien's summer shop!

7.  That's pretty darn dreamy

8.  Who wouldn't want to be here?

9.  Cute "giveaway" at Joss & Main

10.  One word... YUM

Haute To Home {Blushing}...

It's a beautiful hue...

{Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011}

That reads neutral, light, "soft-with-a-hint-of-pretty" at home...

Benjamin Moore "Pink Cloud"

Ethereal, cool and super fun

{Eero Aarnio bubble chair}

Blush accents... serene
{via decor pad}

Blush walls make for a soft backdrop against the black/white floors & doors

{via Elle Decor}

Drama in Paris Hilton's "blush & violet" bedroom... too much drama for my taste but, it is Paris Hilton

{via InStyle Mag}

Blush curtains... so light yet draw the perfect balance

{via Elle Decor}

Mr. Color...

"Living with color changes your life," says Varney...

From Amazon.com... "Carleton Varney is "Mr. Color," known for his inventive use of unexpected color combinations and for creating bright, happy interiors. His projects have ranged from some of the world's most famous resorts, such as the Greenbrier in West Virginia, and the Grand Hotel in Michigan, to the White House, as well as residences from Europe to the South Pacific.  As a young man, he trained under the tutelage of legendary designer Dorothy Draper. Now as the head of the venerable Dorothy Draper and Company, Inc., Varney continues the tradition of grand scale and bold contrasts in fabrics, wall coverings, and furniture designs, and yet he gives every room his signature style."

Sure to be a coffee table goodie!!  Pre-order your copy today!

POP! Goes The Chandelier

Crazy cool...

{discovered via The NY Times}

Watch the process of how these amazing pieces are made at: lindseyadelman.blogspot.com

Make Me A Party...

I want to pair this chair...

{Missoni Home's Director's chair - missonihome.com}

With this table...

{Holly Hunt's "Sardinia Table" - hollyhunt.com}

And put them here for a casual but uber-chic afternoon soiree...

{via Elle Decor}

I bet all these peeps would want to be there...

{via overcocktails.blogspot.com}

Agree?! :-)

He's BFF With Ina

Robert Stilin...

{Pictured together in the 2009 House Beautiful Kitchen Of The Year}

20 years of experience in his East Hampton firm, he is "...known for effortlessly combining crisp, clean architecture with custom upholstery, antique and vintage furniture and modern and contemporary art to create casually elegant homes that are warm, comfortable and very livable."  Like Ina's East Hampton Kitchen for example...

Robert & Ina re-created her kitchen for the 2009 House Beautiful Kitchen Of The Year... the super cool French stools he used are by Buell Stool and can be yours for the "cheap price" of $1,975 per chair...

Additional photos from Robert's portfolio...

See more of him at: robertstilin.com