Secrets from a Stylist Has Spawned My New Obsession
By now you’ve all heard that Emily Henderson won HGTV’s Design Star and now has a show called Secrets from a Stylist. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I loved the first episode. I think she is adorable, I love her style and it’s the freshest program I’ve seen on HGTV in [...]
Reader Question: Wall Hangings from the Rug Company
Today, we have another reader question. Both the Q&A are short and sweet.
QUESTION
What a nice blog you have, I have a question, have you seen this Union Jack, any chance you know where to buy it?
Have a great day!
vh, Cecilie
ANSWER
The wall hanging is called “Jubilee” and it is by Lucinda Chambers for The Rug Company.
And [...]
I’m Back + This Wall Of Postcards Is Bananas
Hi, everyone, I’m back! What a fantastic trip! Once I get organized, I’ll share a few photos with you but for now, let’s start the week off with this bit of amazingness:
I have a massive postcard collection that I started decades ago and I’ve always wanted to cover a wall with them like wallpaper. I [...]
Ultimate Wish List Item: Beni Ouarain Rug
The second item on what I call my Ultimate Wish List is a Beni Ouarain rug. (If you missed it, my first item is here.) Beni Ourain are a tribe from the Atlas Mountains and you can read more about them and their weaving tradition here and here.
I have been coveting one of [...]
Bulletin Board Project + Ramblings
It all started with a beautiful linen covered bulletin board that I saw at the Historic Concepts office when I went on my blogger outing last month. (Sorry I don’t have a photo of it but trust me, it was gorgeous.) I decided then and there that I had to have one for my [...]
Ultimate Wish List Item: Serge Mouille Lighting
I think most people keep wish lists for their homes. I do too but I also have another list that I call the Ultimate Wish List. The difference is that my wish list is for things I currently want whereas my ultimate list is for things that I know I want at some point that [...]
A Roundabout Post About My Quest for Window Treatments and an Atlanta Field Trip
Confession time. I’m totally embarrassed to admit that we still have temporary paper shades up on the second floor of the house.
As usual, the reason for this is indecision. I have not been able to make up my mind about what type of window treatment(s) I want. About a month ago, I thought I finally [...]
Union Jack Fixation
I have always had an affinity for the Union Jack motif. Yes, it’s trendy but what can I say? I’ve always liked it and am pretty sure I always will. I actually wrote this post last week but thought it might seem really unpatriotic to post it right before Independence Day(!)
I’ve talked endlessly about the [...]
Art Walls Continued
My collection of art walls is growing bigger by the day. Here are some recent favorites.
And I have to thank some readers who are feeding my art wall habit. First, Marija sent me this beauty:
and Nelya sent me so many I nearly passed out from all the gorgeousness. Here are just a couple of [...]
Copper Pendants and My Devotion to Arne Jacobsen
You know how everyone is loving brass lately? Well, I am too but I’ve also been really attracted to Tom Dixon’s copper pendant for a while.
Over the weekend, I was perusing my files for rooms with copper lighting and I noticed something really interesting . . .
All the rooms also had Arne Jacobsen chairs in [...]
More Art Walls to Love + Some Housekeeping
I don’t know about you but I’ve had an exhausting week! And I won’t be getting much rest this weekend either. I’m on an early flight this morning up to D.C. for the weekend. As the saying goes, I guess I’ll sleep when I’m dead. Before I go though I’d like to leave you with [...]
Art Wall Obsession
It’s official. My love of art walls is now a full blown obsession. If you missed any of my previous posts, you can find them here, here, here and here.
I absolutely love the unexpected arrangement, not to mention each of the paintings here:
More walls of black frames that just work:
And what may be one of [...]
Today’s Crush: Day Birger et Mikkelsen
I want everything from Denmark’s Day Birger et Mikkelsen:
Gorgeous stuff, right? And that location definitely makes everything look even better.
I’ve got a busy weekend catching up on everything as well as a get together with none other than nkp, Jenny, Raina and Susie. Whoo hoo! I hope you have a fun one too. See you [...]
Lookie What I Found
So I thought I had made up my mind to get the warehouse pendants for over the island in the kitchen. But for some reason, I kept putting off ordering them and when I went out shopping yesterday and saw these vintage lights, I knew they were it!
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I’ve [...]
Big Floral Wallpaper
So I’m still searching for the perfect wallpaper for the powder room. A while back I ordered some samples from Farrow & Ball:
I was planning to do something black and white but now I’m thinking I want to go with something blue. (I am crazy mad for blue right now.) And I adore this Peony [...]
Liberty of London/Merci
If you missed the boat on all the Liberty of London goodies at Target like I did (all I got was a lousy candle and a picture frame), you can still get your hands on some of its collaboration with Merci (the store in Paris I blogged about last year). If you’re willing to pay [...]
This Weekend: My Loot & A Blogger Event
I don’t think I’ve mentioned how much I’m liking Atlanta so far. I noticed right away how everyone seems to be into design and decor here. (My kind of people!) And this means unbelievably fabulous shopping. I’ve started making the rounds but really, I haven’t even made a dent in what the city has to [...]
Starburst Chandeliers
Hi, everyone! I’m back from my whirlwind trip to Seoul – jetlagged but very inspired and ready to resume decorating the new house. One thing I really, really need to do is to get some lights. I swear one of these days I’m going to talk about something else. But not today!
It all started with [...]
Solid Gold + Thank You
I’ve been a silver and chrome kinda gal for years now but lately I’m really feeling gold and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s lovely images like these?
I can’t believe today is March already. (I thought I had a few more days!) I’d like to thank the lovely Pam from Red Ticking and Persis from [...]
What To Do With Bay Windows
I’ve always loved bay windows and consider myself lucky to to have a couple in our new house. One is in the living room and I kind of like them in their current bare state but I think they would also look great with big, full, white silk drapes. The other one is in the [...]
Art Wall of Black Frames
Hi, everyone, how was your weekend? My weekend in New York was great (as always) and it was just what I needed to get recharged and start tackling more boxes around here. Here’s my quick review:
Per Se – fantastic, stupendous, awesome, amazing, etc., etc., etc.
6 Columbus – meh.
In the Heights – great.
Rock of [...]
Today’s Crush: Lizzie Allen + Guest Blogging at Seattle Homes Magazine
Lizzie Allen’s wallpapers with scenes of London are just so fun and as someone who’s developed a big case of anglomania in recent years, I like them more and more every time I see them.
And I just saw this adorable pillow with her royal guards pattern for sale at Liberty:
Add this to the list of [...]
Bare Beauties (Light Bulbs, That Is)
I think I have looked at a thousand light fixtures of every possible style in the past month and I began noticing (and loving) bare light bulbs more and more.
I think they really work well in large clusters:
Daniella wrote about this recently and included this beautiful photo:
and we had both seen this gorgeousness that nkp [...]
Candidates for Kitchen Pendants
I want to replace the two pendant lights over the kitchen island as part of my lighting overhaul and I think I’ve narrowed down the choices to two styles.
First is something classic but industrial like these:
The second option (and on the complete other side of the spectrum of course), something frilly and fancy like these:
and [...]
Can’t Get Enough of Art Walls
In our last house, I had no problem putting lots of nails in walls and trying out artwork in different places until it felt right.
But in the new house, because of all the millwork (I don’t want to start putting lots of holes in pretty wood) and because there are so many windows (meaning little [...]
Lighting Overload
My mom and I went to look at lighting today and came home with nothing.
I need/want to replace:
the wall sconces in the kitchen, hallway, master bathroom, and over the family room fireplace;
the pendant lights in the kitchen;
the chandelier in the master bath and the eat-in area of the kitchen; and
the ceiling lights in the guest [...]
Pillowpalooza + Moving Update
I recently brought home another pillow. (Who buys more pillows when they’re about to move???) Anyway, behold my latest acquisition:
How can anyone resist rosettes? (The pillow is actually a lighter, cream color and the rosettes are closer together in real life. Swoon.)
While I am at it, I’d like to show you some pillows that I [...]
De Gournay Dreams
De Gournay. The name says it all. Hand painted wallpaper that is the ultimate in luxury.
It’s one of those things that I always imagined I would have in my “grown up” house.
So as we get ready to move into a decidedly more grown up house (knock on wood), I find myself wondering if the time [...]
The Best Bookshelf Ever + Name My Blog?
I’m positively floored by this piece by Ron Arad. It was exhibited at MoMA recently and is called “Oh, the Farmer and the Cowman Should Be Friends.” (Hmmmm.) It’s not for sale, as far as I know, but I can see someone much more competent than me DIY’ing something similar.
How cool would this look in [...]
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 [...]
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