I’d love to stay at this hotel that I found through one of my favorite new blogs, Ideas to Steal. Yes, it’s in Norwegian, but the Google translation lets me get the gist of it, and the pictures speak a thousand words. I’ve wanted to go to Norway since the second grade when I discovered …
The Bad (& The Ugly) If you want to see what a family portrait session usually ends up looking like (and if you have ten minutes to spare for laughing) you’ll need to hit awkward family photos. Just remember that like all hilarious photo sites (ahem, people of walmart) the captions make it!! Skip the …
EPIC CINEMA SUNDAY TODAY! As you’ll recall, PART 1 was specific to art & design documentaries. PART 2 will consist of: My favorite ambient movies for sights and sounds Documentary Recommendations (other than art & design) Documentary Queue Without further adieu.. Clearly, I’ve been a happy Netflix Customer Since August, 2005. I’ve rated to date …
I can’t get enough of black and white, or either one alone! (I’ve even got more awesome graphic boldness coming up again soon.) So when I found this crazy-prolific design firm, Candy Black I was crazy-inspired! According to their site they not only provide graphic design, but interior design services as well! Their new studio …
Gary Chang is one of those visionaries who sees what can be, breaks through the boundaries of the normal and makes the inconceivable happen. Gary grew up in this 344 sq. ft. apartment, along with his parents, three younger sisters and a renter his parents sublet space to for extra cash! Eventually (luckily) everyone moved …
I’ve had my eye on the Diesel Lifestyle Collection for some time. I love the Eames-like (but even darker) iteration- the Overdyed Chair & Table (shown below stacked in the doorway.) High end Italian design powerhouses Moroso and Foscarini joined forces with Diesel on this collection, which really shows in the sophisticated details and understated …
This Dallas designer gets a lot of things right in my book. Love the whites, grays and wood. Great choices for mixing modern and mid-mod iconic furniture and lighting, really hot choices for upholstery (and it’s hard to get that vote from me) and excellent quirks and pops of luxury and art amid the minimalism. …
I am completely enraptured by the concept of a live/work space. I’ve always been drawn to commercial spaces and that leads me to incorporate some cross-over aspects into my residential concepts. This probably stems in part from my earliest influences in home decor: my father worked in every aspect of a large construction company and …
Innovative and prolific artist Erika Iris Simmons creates iconic images of music and film stars- out of the vintage plastics which held their own masterpieces. Cassettes, tape, film and reels are transformed into these uniquely striking, graphic works, many of which are still available for sale. These are from the Ghost in the Machine series.
Today marks the first release of the “extras” page! Fun stuff, miscellaneous freebies, and even tunes compiled by yours truly to set the mood for cruising the site. I’ll be offering FREE calendar desktop backgrounds and other cool stuff as I think of it. Items still in the old brain box are color palettes for …
All of the stores for Australia-based international skincare company Aesop are beautifully designed. Their new Mayfair, London store was designed by Ilse Crawford of StudioIlse who has brought together several other lovely interiors as well. Pictured here are some of the various Aesop stores followed by some other lovely examples of Crawford’s work. And now …
This renovation I saw over at Desire to Inspire really blew me away. The fact that it was designed and executed by a student and his girlfriend makes it all the more amazing. He even designed many of the fixtures including the innovative towel bar/faucet combination. It makes me want to find a fixer-upper condo, …
Film Series Lists Intro I’ve been meaning to share more of my recommendations with you for both books and movies so I’ve decided to just get started and then update as I go along. I’ll be adding to the lists in categories and installments over the next few weeks, and updating my queue of movies …
I don’t know how to play much on the piano, but I’m rather sure I need a grand piano in my house, just in case my guests do. I can get a player piano too, since I’ve wanted one ever since the days of putting a dime in at Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor. I miss …
Here are some juicy morsels I’ve been holding on to but can’t wait any longer. Not just pops, tons of pink- and not just any pink- bright hot pink. Plus- peek into fashion designer extraorinaire Betsey Johnson’s house!