Color Story: Maria Barros + Christmas

Today I have a new series called Color Story debuting over on Paloma's La Dolce Vita!  Read more about Maria Barros' style here.

The Pink Bunny

Just when you think you've seen it all, you really haven't till you've seen the Pink Bunny entertaining all the pretty girls and boys of the hottest parties.  You can't miss him hoping around the DJ booth poolside at Wet Republic or Drai's Hollywood.  

Happy Easter Kids!!!

Pretty Little Christmas

'Tis the Season to trim the tree, dress the fireplace mantel, and drink some stiff egg nog!  Christmas time is here, my favorite time of year, and I'm really inspired to go all out this year!  

I absolutely love silver and gold mixed with pastels, it's gives such a twinkling and glittery feel to the holidays.

 I love the smell of a real tree, but love the look of a fake white tree dressed in pretty pastel ornaments.  If you don't have the real thing, just buy some holiday scented candles and that should make up for it.

 I love a tree sitting underneath a staircase in an entryway.  Adore all the gold details!

Lots of pretty pink is my favorite accent color for Christmas!  It's so cheery and just makes you smile!

 Please excuse the mess, I'm wrapping all my gifts!  How lovely is this dining room with all it's holiday decor?  I love those wreaths too!

Silver ornaments in glass bowls is so easy to do.  I do this every year with my silver disco ball ornaments and they just sparkle with the candlelight.

 I wish I had a grand fireplace mantel to deck out like this!  

 More pretty pastels and I love the little bird accent.

 This tree is hands down my favorite!  It's so playful and bold with it's monkeys as ornaments.  I love all the navy and pink and light blue accents!

 The Tiffany blue and silver is so serene, I think it's my favorite theme of all!

Cheers to you and yours!

Sunday Funday

Peace out homies, we're off to soak up some sun on the beach, So Cal style!  I hope your enjoying the lazy summer weekend, my favorite time of year!  Tan lines and sun kissed hair are in full effect!  

Patriotic

 Happy 4th of July and happy 3 day weekend!!!

Thirsty Thursdays: Cinco de Mayo

I love Cinco de Mayo!!!  It's pretty cheesy and amateur, but nevertheless always fun!  It got me thinking how much I love a good cold Mexican beer with lots of limes and of course Margies! 

Here's my recipe for the most perfect simple and cheap margarita:

1 can of Limeade concentrate

a few mexican Beers

and a lot of Tequila

Enjoy with lots of salt and limes in a backyard with all your friends!

 I'll drink a shot of tequila to that!    

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Carthusia...what I'm wearing today

It's been a while since I dusted off my most treasured bottle of perfume  

Carthusia Mediterraneo.  I've been in the mood to be transported to the island of Capri where scents of lemon, jasmine, magnolia, and fig linger through the mediterranean.  

When Jackie O used to visit the island, she would often stop in at the perfumery and buy a bottle of Capri, her signature scent.

I've been to Italy, but never to Capri.  It's one of my top places to visit - I can't explain it, but I just have a special place in my heart for the Mediteranean.  How great would it be to sit here perched on top of the sea drinking Limoncello??  I can just picture the smells of the island in the air.  

My Capri will have to be in L.A. lounging at my pool, with sunglasses, beach towel, and rag mag in hand.  

God I need a vacation!

Be Mine

Tell someone you love them this weekend!!!

xoxo

The Baby Diaries: Arriving Soon

The time has finally arrived to welcome our little bundle of joy! I will be signing off for a while, adjusting to life as a new mom, and enjoying the holidays with my family.

May your holidays be filled with peace and joy and I wish you all a very healthy and happy New Year!

I will see you in 2011...Cheers!!!

Holiday Decor

The tree is up and I've got the place as decked out for the holidays as I could possibly handle this year! I'm really pleased by the way my little fake white tree (purchased from Wal-Mart) turned out dressed with pink, white, aqua, and silver decorations.

The one downside of not having a real tree is the fresh piny smell. So instead, I loaded up on holiday scented candles that are displayed on the buffet and I filled clear glass hurricanes with colored ornaments that sparkle. (Notice the Louis Chair with the leopard pillow? I've been wanting to paint the frame white and recover it in a leopard fabric - what do you think? The other option would be a white frame with black ostrich leather - I just can't decide).

Notice the pop of pink on the couch? Those are the new throw pillows I had my mom make for me. I really wanted to balance all the dark gray and brown going on with brighter colors and I am so happy with the results! It's so easy to change the look of a room with new throw pillows.

I had this piece of Waverly pink paisley fabric saved, backed it with the pink fabric, and had a new throw pillow made. For some reason, paisley just reminds me of the holidays, it's cozy, and I love that it's pink and brown to complement the couch.

I love to hang glass ornaments from a chandelier. You can't see it in the picture, but I have this really ugly 80s chandelier hanging in my dining room, so the ornaments at least make it appear a little more festive and dress up the room for the holidays.

Pastels for the Holidays

This year I'm storing the red (and dare I say burgundy - my least favorite!) decorations in favor of lots of pastels!!! We've even decided to purchase a pre-lit fake white Christmas tree from Wal-Mart (gasp!) in lieu of the fresh piney green Christmas tree that has become a tradition. What can I say, I'm 39 weeks pregnant and waiting any day now for this baby to arrive, and I just wanted to keep things simple this year.

More and more I fall in love decorating with pinks and aquas. They are so calming and peaceful and really add a pop of something special to a room. I just had new pink pillows made for my chocolate brown couch, which really pop along with all the pastel ornaments.

Note to self: next year paint the dining room this lovely robin's egg blue! Heavenly!

Next on my list is to find gift wrap in this Tiffany blue color...

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