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EOS Visits Furbish!

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

While in North Carolina for High Point Market this week (more on that tomorrow), I got to stop in and visit the fun and fabulous Jamie Meares at her drop dead gorgeous store Furbish! I want to just move in there.

Pink makes Jamie happy, I think.

I LOVE sunburst mirrors on wallpapered walls!

I mean, do I even need to say anything? The hand painted wall? Come on!

This is one fun bed. I want to jump on it.

A lovely little vignette.

I bought that cute sequin lapel blazer and striped tunic hangin’ right there in the middle. SO rad.

This bench upholstered in an old rug was so genius.

Not afraid of color. Not. One. Bit.

Loving the pink sofa and the orange nad navy pillows paired with the cool vintage inspired patterned ottomans!

Such delightful displays.

Jamie’s office (sorry for the terrible pic)

Custom dog beds and the famous ROWDY! He is as cute in person as on Jamie’s blog. And is, indeed, rowdy.

Painterly chairs. Bad ass.

Those would be IKAT SHOWER CURTAINS people. Her checkout area is so much cooler than than pic shows. That furbish sign is cut out of wood and suspended on fishing line.

You know she has an online shop, right? Go there.

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Hot Stuff

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

As I ponder homes I also have been pondering kitchen appliances. To be honest, most of the time when I design kitchens I work with certified kitchen designers or an architect to lay out and pick these pieces (or the homeowner already knows what they want- 99% of the time it’s Subzero/Viking). Even though for me “cooking” usually consists of whipping up an Old El Paso taco kit for my husband and myself, I still dream of a sexy oven/range to stare at. They tend to be the showpiece of the kitchen and there are so many great looking ones at different price points. Granted, the best looking ones are the price of a vacation to Paris or a small Honda, but a smaller budget does not mean an ugly oven!

La Cornue is the creme de la creme in my book- such a thing of beauty, even though I have NO IDEA how you bake in there. Do you open the doors to check on your goods? Doesn’t matter, they are SO gorgeous (better looking than the famous AGA in my humble opinion) That chrome and brass trim just SLAYS me.

Bertazzoni is a close second with it’s bold color choices, compact design and option for that sexy trim style I mentioned above. Swoon.

Fratelli Onofri has such a classic, old school look with it’s knobs and hardware details, but you CAN see inside through cute curved windows! And I love how you can get the hardware in brass (because brass is back, baby)

GAH! This thing is a piece of art!

Viking is the go to for high end ranges, but I prefer their colorful small styles. Although the big momma looks pretty sweet in Windsor Smith’s kitchen!

Smeg, of the cute old refrigerators, has one heck of a sleek looking model for a more modern kitchen.

Going the Sears route, Bosch and Fridgidaire have GREAT design for reasonable price (and we have had a Bosch for a year and have had NO issues!)

And I LOVE the high end look of this KitchenAid range! There is something “Viking” looking about the label too!

Fridgidaire and Electrolux also have some really handsome ranges!

Now if I could just learn to love cooking (baking, I adore, cooking not as much…)

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For the Love of Jan Showers

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Have you seen Jan Showers’ furniture line yet? If not, get ready to be excited. I LOVE it. Such a fabulous mix of traditional and modern, perfect for the blended look we all love. It’s expensivo fo’ sho’, but damn it’s pretty.