In an effort to completely overwhelm my brain I’ve taken over writing the Reside column in Boston’s local Stuff Magazine! The first one is up online now, with some local designer picks for best design books to complete (or craft) your design library! If you live in Boston, be sure to pick up a copy an tune in for more upcoming fun features! I’m on my way to becoming the next Margaret Russell (ha- that’s hilarious, but I can dream!)
This partnership between Schumacher and Dempsey & Carroll makes me bounce up and down in my desk chair! Three of my most favorite patterns of wallpaper/fabric from my favorite fabric house in combination with stationery, my other well known weakness?? Did someone read my mind?
The second I saw the cover of the March issue of Elle Decor I fell in love. The dark navy walls and trim offset with pops of pink and gold had me swooning all over the place. The rest of the home that room came from did not disappoint either (don’t you hate it when there is one stellar room and then the rest of the home is a let down?) The space in question belongs to Oprah producer Ellen Rakieten, who got help from fellow Oprah guru Nate Berkus and designer Anne Coyle in decorating it.
Can I just say, I LOVE THIS SPACE!
From the antique meets modern living room, to the chinoiserie wallpapered dining room, to the clean, crisp kitchen to the perfect home office (inspiration for my own) to the dreamy dressing room and serene all-white bedroom. I could move right in and not change a thing and be a happy girl.
photos by William Waldron
Check me out, I’m a triple threat today with three posts! This was too good not to share though. My brother posted it on Facebook and it’s so appropriate for this blog I had to leap over and show you all! No matter where you go in this country, there are those local furniture store ads that completely horrify you and make you wonder “who shops there?” Well, here’s the best version of one I’ve ever seen. Be sure to watch the whole thing- it only gets better. HAPPY FRIDAY!
The Spring 2010 collections clearly show that military inspired styles, particularly jackets, are going to be BIG. And I mean BIG. It can be tough to picture rockin’ a military jacket if you instinctively feel like you are going to look like a total poser in one. So I put together two looks, one for colder temperatures, and one for the warm breezes of spring to show you how you can wear it without looking like you were given marching orders.
Does your guy’s gut runneth over from a few too many beers and pizza? Well, it appears that Spanx has come out with a line of compression undershirts for men! I think we should call them Manx and I find them positively HILARIOUS. I also love that they have this dude, with his rippling abs, modeling them. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE me some Spanx and I know that 99% of my girlfriends do too. In fact at a wedding recently my friend and I both realized we forgot to pack ours and we were all “OMG- this is a disaster!” Seriously. Even Andrew knew this was a PROBLEM, so he offered to go out buy me and my friend some (the sign of a keeper, no?) However, I don’t think men will be as addicted to their own Spanx- what do you think?
Before and After shot that I call bullshit on.
As soon as I saw the title of Paloma’s post yesterday, “Lucky Lady” on her Facebook feed I thought “it MUST be the Anna Kohler apartment”. And I was correct! Over the weekend I was perusing my dad’s copy of Renovation Style while out in CT and when I saw this apartment I began shrieking out loud. I may or may not have used expletives (which clearly is of some debate for me to use here) and flipped through the story about 50 times thinking “what does this girl DO for a living???” Without further ado, I present you one of the coolest bachelorette pads I’ve seen in a long time:
To get Anna’s look here are some items that might be of interest to you:
Louis XVI dining chairs from Ballard Designs and a white glass chandelier from GreatChandeliers.com
Modern floral wallpaper from Design Your Wall:
David Hicks fabric pillows from eBay and Kelly Wearstler pillows from Etsy
With a couple coats of glossy white paint and new hardware, this eBay desk could be just like Anna’s.
These delightful ikat-ish zig zag beach towels from Peacock Alley for sale on One Kings Lane today are simply fabulous. In fact, they are so fabulous I’d probably have to coordinate my bikini with them.
I am currently totally and fully obsessed with skirted tables- particularly desks and entryway consoles. There is something so crisp and elegant about them. I plan on skirting a cheap Ikea rectangle desk when I move into my new office space for sure. Here is a DIY no-sew table skirt guide from Newlywed Diaries for those handy with a staple gun and plywood.
This Tom Scheerer table is the ULTIMATE.
Loving Michelle Adams’ desk/console. I’d add a nice strip of greek key trim to the very bottom hem for myself.
Little Green Notebook’s amazing entryway
Palmer Weiss certainly knows how to get it done.
Another DIY version found on Urban Grace
My Dad sent me a page torn from a magazine last week with the note “I finally found something for your blog!” Eagerly I scanned the page and immediately started laughing. I thought it was a joke, but it’s not. Apparently, in production is a handbag, called the Wooly Vagabond, made to carry around plants. Not transport plants, but rather tote plants with you about town as an accessory. I’m all for recycling and saving the planet, but this is just SILLY. The picture of this girl in an art gallery holding her plant purse – I mean, really. If I saw someone doing that I would think they had forgotten to take their meds.
“God, I wish I wasn’t carrying this stupid plant around. It’s impossible to find my lip gloss in here”
“Can you grab the waiter? I think my purse plant needs some water.”
