House of Style

Cindy Crawford for Vogue Mexico May 2011 by Tesh 

Need to Chill

Damn this week flew by!  I barely had time to breathe, let alone think, so I am ready for the weekend.  My apologies for the lack of blog posts, I've literally been eaten alive by corporate America and Motherhood.  I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve so stay tuned!  Have a super weekend everyone!

xo,

Vanessa

Laura & Diego Garcia's Apartment

I've seen these pictures circulating around the blogosphere and I couldn't resist posting them! I'm totally enamored with Laura and Diego Garcia's New York apartment. The talented photographer, Claiborne Swanson Frank, captured the couple's home beautifully. I always love seeing how other people live and again this one is going into my "when I design my chic city apartment/condo" folder. More and more I'm thinking a small space may be the answer to our "family" home. A smaller space means less junk to store, I mean really, who needs more stuff???   

So here's what I spy that's been on my eye:  purple amethyst geode in the top pic, Tom Ford book, black painted dining room walls, casual guitar again out in the open, chrome and glass table, white walls, and lots of family pics.

Have I told you I have white furniture on the brain, especially a plush white leather couch?? Well, I do and I think this would make one of the best pieces to have with kids...no stains!!! Plus, white is so easy to change up with lots of different throw pillows. Seriously coveting that piece of art - I want it!

I'll sit at this computer any day! This glass or lucite desk is perfect to float in the room. Often times with apartments rooms have to function in a couple of ways. I love the living/family room/office combo. Who needs a million rooms in the house??? Keeps everyone together and able to hang out in one space which is more fun!

I was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw baby Georgiana's room! The giant neon pink picture of Liz Taylor is genius! And set against gray walls with lots of white accents is it for me! I'm swooning!

 Hmmm...if I don't one day have a baby girl's nursery to decorate, then I'm just going to put this neon pink pic in an entryway...I really love it that much and when you love art that much, you must surround yourself in it!  

Images via Vogue

Aqua + Pink

Currently, this color combo is inspiring me as I look towards spring.  

Does anyone know where I can find a print of the beach scene below???

Untitled by souzli01 on Polyvore.com

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Starfish and Sundresses
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Fabric By The Yard - Bright Pink Linen
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Starfish and Sundresses
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Happy Halloween.

Images via Ellenmoss

Young + Carefree

Oh how I want to go back to the days (for only one day) of being young and carefree, sipping wine during the day, on the Med in the South of France! How cool does this chick look?

image via: Chapman Interiors and Dustjacket Attic

Chic Chandeliers

I was reading one of my new favorite blogs Kaite Armour's The Neotraditionalist and fell in love with her post on these beautiful chandeliers! The photographs are by Christa Kimble that you can order on Etsy! I have always had a thing for a beautiful chandelier and am searching for the perfect one for my dining room. Wouldn't one of these be perfect blown up large and hung in a dining room, over a buffet, or even above your bed??

Elizabeth Daniels

In case you have never been exposed to the phenomenal talent of photographer Elizabeth Daniels check it out now!!! The minute I saw this pic, I was in love!

Happy Christmas

I admire honesty...

Location: Crescent Heights and Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA

Photography via Scott Caan

Boo!

Happy Halloween!!! I'm cruising over to Hollywood tonight, ready for some shenanigans...and a possible late night taco truck stop.

Scott Caan Photography

Sunday Funday

Kick back and relax, there's nothing like doing back flips into the pool with your friends!

Photography via Scott Caan

Helmut for Halloween

I'm thinking of sashaying around town in this little number for Halloween this year, inspiration courtesy of Elsa Peretti by the late great Helmut Newton.

Undeniably one of my most favorite photographers, I was first introduced to the genius at the age of 12, while watching MTVs House of Style. His muse, was my supermodel obsession at the time, Cindy Crawford.

I learned words like "undulate" and was exposed to his style of daringly pushing the boundaries of erotic stylised scenes often of S & M and fetishistic subtexts. Subject probably much too progressive for my young mind, but images that sure made an impression.

He died at the age of 83 when his car hit a wall in the driveway of the famous Chateau Marmont on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA. The hotel served as his home for a few years while living in Los Angeles.