Today is my darling daughter's birthday. She loves every perfect shade of purple. It seems that this season the design world does as well. Interiors: Purple Reign. Interiors: Purple Reign A perfect place for a princess to perch is this gorgeous chair and ottoman from Horchow. This interior was designed by Rhonda Luongo. I like to refer to this style as Moroccan roll. Fabulous shades for the spring are: Breathtaking and Awesome Violet by Sherwin ... View the Post
Breakfast At Tiffany’s Decor
Three cheers for Holly Golightly's style! Here is how to get Breakfast At Tiffany's Decor. Breakfast At Tiffany's Decor Like Holly, I just adore Tiffany's. Particularly the color of the little blue box. It is a fabulous spring shade. The actual Tiffany Blue color is copyrighted and available only to Tiffany's by Pantone Paint in shade 1837. Fun fact: this is also the year Tiffany's opened for business. A close match can also be found at Sherwin Williams in Spa and Benjamin Moore ... View the Post
Interiors Fit for a Queen Marie Antoinette
I first fell in love with Marie Antoinette's style several winters ago while visiting the Palace of Versailles. Here is Interiors Fit for a Queen Marie Antoinette. If you are going to Paris before June 30th, 2008 try to visit the Galeries Nationales DU Grand Palais. The museum is holding a Marie Antoinette exhibit of over 300 works including paintings, sculptures, and objets d'art.For those of you remaining stateside, come live her life vicariously with me. A favorite painting ... View the Post
Birds of a Feather Decorate Together
Birds of a Feather Decorate Together. This morning I awoke to the sounds of quacking. The Gunn swimming pool had become Lac du duck. This sighting reminded me of the bird and nest trend and I decided to see what I could find. Birds of a Feather Decorate Together There is, of course, the classic Harry Bertoia bird chair and ottoman. It is available in several color choices that you can view on Knoll. I think....pink. Wouldn't this fabric be great as drapes? It is in petal at Robert ... View the Post
Peep Party Cup
Peep Party Cup. Every Easter I try to make my wee special peeps something special. With the current economy, I tried finding inspiration at the dollar store. The Dollar Store Supply List Paper party cups and crepe streamers in the party section. $2.00 The pipe cleaners were in automotive. ??? $1.00 Shredded crinkle paper in the gift wrap section. $1.00 I had the lace, ribbon, glue, and vintage paper posies and peeps at home. But I did see new peeps and silk flowers at the ... View the Post
Anthro Inspired Dishtowels
I decided to attempt to create a dishtowel as cute as those found in a certain favorite store of mine, but for a bit less money. Ok, A LOT less money. Anthro Inspired Dishtowels. Anthro Inspired Dishtowels I began with a stack of towels from the kitchen section at the Dollar Store. You should have seen me searching through an entire wall of towels trying to find perfect colors and construction! I then went home and grabbed my small remaining stash of vintage 1940’s scraps and created ... View the Post