October Recap and a Little Preview of November

It’s the end of another month and time to visit my to do list. Here is how I did on the October list:
OCTOBER TO DO LIST
1. Organize important documents and papers. (My dear husband actually did this but I still get to cross it off of my list!)
2. Organize vanity drawers; toss old makeup.
3. Organize [...]

Traveling Thursday: Klapsons Boutique Hotel, Singapore

I’m one of the few Seattlites who doesn’t complain about the weather. Except lately. October has been so gloomy and cold that even I’m thinking about warm places. And you know where it’s really warm? Singapore.
Which brings us to Klapsons Boutique Hotel.

This hotel has enough cool architectural features and furnishings for several hotels. Check it:

Where do [...]

Of Towns And Toile

I’ve always loved toile. What Francophile doesn’t? It seems like the perfect way to pretty up a small space such as a closet, hallway or a bathroom but the choice of patterns has always seemed overwhelming to me.
I recently came across Town Toiles and found their designs of American cities very intriguing.

The one [...]

European Interiors Via Japanese Mooks

The past weekend was pretty rainy and wet so it was the perfect time for one of my favorite Seattle outings which is to go to the International District, have lunch in a tiny hole-in-the-wall ramen joint and then browse in the Japanese bookstore Kinokuniya for my Japanese “mook” fix. (Mook = Magazine + Book. [...]

All Modern Giveaway

I’m very excited to announce that From the Right Bank to the Left Coast and All Modern have teamed up to bring you our first giveaway!
All Modern carries all of your favorite brands in modern bedding, kitchenware, lighting, art, furniture, rugs and accessories and for this giveaway, you can choose any item (up to $70 [...]

Pretty Lights

So I’m looking around for a light fixture to replace my Murano. (I swear I’m over it, not that you’d know it by the way I’ve been going on about it.) However, it did occur to me that I never showed you the what it looked like after it fell:

Imagine a thousand more glass pieces [...]

Traveling Thursday: Story Hotel, Stockholm

The Story Hotel in Stockholm describes its style as bohemian chic and I think that’s the perfect description. There are lots of fun ideas to take away from it.
Velvet banquettes are so cozy:

Single stems in mismatched bottles are a pretty and casual:

Purple velvet is always yummy:

Love the oversized floor lamp:

and the painted ceramic bowls as [...]

For Those Bubble Baths

We have a large walk-in shower in the master bath and it’s the perfect set up for most days. But every now and then, I do like a luxurious bath and for that I have to go to the guest bathroom. So in a perfect world, I’d have a tub like these in the [...]

Framed Hermès Scarf

When my mother came to visit last month, she saw this Hermès scarf in my closet and she suggested that I get it framed:

Some girlfriends gave it to me as a birthday gift just before we moved from Paris. They knew I had had my eye on this design – it’s a sketch of an [...]

More Black Couches, AT Debut, And Where I Blog From

More examples of how fabulous black couches can be.

I have no idea why I have couches on the brain lately. I just do.
I have a couple of other things to share with you today. First, today is my debut at Apartment Therapy! My first post will be up later this morning – so that’s afternoon, [...]

The Dream Closet

I really can’t complain about my closet situation. I have a dressing area in addition to a walk-in closet (that I co-opted all for myself) and an armoire. What more can a girl ask for?
Well, for one thing, shelves. Lots and lots of shelves for shoes and bags like so:

And a little wallpaper. There’s just [...]

Traveling Thursday: The Olde Bell and The Crown

It’s a double feature on today’s Traveling Thursday.
Sometimes, even we city girls crave a little country. More specifically, English country. Like right now, I wouldn’t mind a little fall getaway to either The Olde Bell or the The Crown- or both! They are described as “modern day coaching inns” and are the creation of designer [...]

The Perfect Sofa?

I would like to continue the discussion of this room from yesterday’s post.

Aside from the fab chandelier, I’m completely in love with this sofa.
It looks like this sofa from George Smith:

George Sherlock also makes a similar one:

There is also the Lee Industries version which Lauren at Pure Style Home actually found on Craiglist! She then [...]

Abigail Ahern

I think most of you know how fabulous stylist and designer Abigail Ahern is. On the off chance you don’t, NKP at Head Over Heels had a great post on her work a couple of months ago. And more recently, so did Jenny at My Favorite and My Best.
Of all the spaces she’s designed for herself and [...]

A Window Seat Of My Own

You know how I love window seats? Well, this weekend I finally did something about it.
I got this trunk a while back on sale at Nordstrom. (Their home department in the Seattle store is tiny but always has great stuff! I never leave without buying something.) This past weekend I wedged it into a nook [...]

Today’s Crush: Suzani Tray

So I think the entire design blogging world is slowly coming down off of our collective Lonny high. I thought it was a pretty fantastic issue. I just wish it could be in print so I could touch it and feel it and have my way with it. Since everyone’s been talking about it, I’d [...]

Traveling Thursday: De Witte Lelie Hotel, Antwerp

I’m always dying to go somewhere and since about a year ago, I’ve been itching to go to Antwerp. I’m so inspired by all the great design that’s been coming from Antwerp over the years (Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten – three of my all time favorites) that I think it’s a must [...]

Creative Space: Urban Homes Of Artists And Innovators

I have to share with you my current favorite design book. It’s called Creative Space: Urban Homes Of Artists And Innovators and I can’t stop looking at it.

I’m obsessed with how people live but I’m even more obsessed with how creative people live. To quote from the introduction:
Creative people’s spaces provide a glimpse into creative [...]

Orange Crush: Beds

Welcome to the third installment of Orange Crush, a monthly collaboration between Down and Out Chic and From the Right Bank to the Left Coast.
Today for your viewing pleasure, I have orange beds. Orange is not what I’d call a go-to color for a bed but here are some good examples of why it certainly [...]

My Seattle House Twin (And A Little News)

Today’s post is all about Seattle.
First, I am very happy to announce that you are now looking at (or should I say reading) the new Seattle contributor at Apartment Therapy. Yup, I got the gig! And can I just take a minute to gush about how fantastic I think you all are? Your support [...]

Haunted By The Ghost Chair

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve written about black chandeliers as well as black and white decor. In putting those posts together, I forgot this one.

I can’t tell you how much I love this room. The white! The view! The black chandelier! The Saarinen table! A banquette! I even have that Marimekko pillow!
But what [...]

Traveling Thursday: 236 Hurumzi, Zanzibar

I have wanted to go to Zanzibar for a very, very long time. I don’t normally like to throw the word “exotic” around but I’m making an exception here because it’s just so fitting. The history, architecture, mix of cultures, . . . it’s everything that gets me all hot and bothered.
And I’ve had [...]

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