Crushing on Kelly

I first was introduced to Kelly Hoppen's style while working at The David Sutherland Showroom in West Hollywood. Now, I am not one to be a name dropper, but she was THE designer for the Beckham's new LA home....this was back when Posh and Becks were first establishing residency in California.
I soon learned and was pleasantly surprised to see how huge she was across the pond! From residences to hotels, books, textiles, furniture, you name it Kelly has her finger print on it. And she is even married to the Ed Miller, father of my favorite fashionable It Girl Sienna Miller!

Her interiors exude minimalism coolness at it's finest...

...and I love the edge these Louis Chairs have in pink satin with recipes written on them she did for a restaurant. I want to dine here!

Woo hoo for Rue!

If you're like me and waiting with anticipation for the September 16th debut of Rue Magazine wait no longer! Here are a couple of sneak peek's of what's to come!

The lovely Crystal Gentilello over at Plush Palette is the Editor-in-Chief, along with 3 other passionate bloggers Anne Sage, Alaina Kaczmarski, and Caitlin Flemming. You won't want to miss this one!

Chevron Stripe Bathroom

I've always loved Chevron Stripes. I used to always paint this pattern on canvases in black and white, I love the combo of navy and white on a dress, I'll take any color used for throw pillows and I especially love a big rug in this pattern. But the bathroom floor??? I never EVER would have thought of this one and it looks AMAZING! How cool is this pattern when you use marble as the material? I am seriously going to do my next bathroom floor in this pattern with all white walls. So inspiring!!!

Thirsty Thursdays: Pink Champagne

...Because it's pink and bubbly and screams, "Let's celebrate!"

What's your poison?

Oh Suzani!

I found this image some time ago in Canadian House and Home. I can't recall the designer who did this room (if anyone knows, please tell me!), but I have to say it's one of the most creative ways to display a bold print like Donghia's Suzani.

I first became acquainted with this gorgeous print during my time working at The Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. I would walk by the Donghia Showroom during lunch breaks and just stare at a dining room vignette that used this print for chairs.
It definitely takes guts and the right execution to pull off this bold pattern to make just the right statement. And I love the combination of anything bohemian and glam all rolled into one. I used the colorway pictured above for my own home.

...and for my sister's place, we went with the blue colorway.

How gorgeous would this print look with aquamarine walls, a camel colored sofa, white rock crystal lamps, and these as accent pillows??!!!

Brown Inspired

I'm feeling inspired by brown again after many months of obsessing over gray and black. Maybe it's because Fall is right around the corner, or I just haven't seen it lately, but brown really is a neutral that can't be beat. Here are some of my favorite inspiring brown rooms...

Room designed by Jan Showers

Loving the brown leather couch and the different textures of fur and animal prints that look so cozy and chic at the same time!

Since I am currently loving anything paisely, this room is my perfect Fall inspiration! Love, love, love the gold frames, brown throw pillows, and rich dark accents. So glam and so comfortably casual at the same time.

Image via A Perfect Gray blog

Let's Celebrate our Makeover!!!

We've got a new look and feel, now let's celebrate! Please stop by and say hello and check out our newly designed website!!! Happy Friday!!! Cheers!

A perfect shade of brown

Note to self: color highlighted hair Frankie Rayder's perfect sunkissed shade of brunette this Fall!

Turquoise + Gold

I can never seem to get enough of this color combo these days - I love it so much I'm even doing my nursery in this color! How utterly chic would it be to own one of Elizabeth's Showers aquamarine stunners??!!

...And I especially love the gold and diamond setting of this one! I think it would make a really nice "push present" hint hint to my husband!

I'm seriously inspired to do a whole room around this color combo! I could put one of these pieces on and never take it off - I'm really lost in their beauty!

Love Candy

I've had the idea of hanging a piece of art in my nursery for years now that simply said the word "love." I was first inspired by a piece I saw by Jonathan Adler (except it was all in rainbows) and I LOVED it! Since I plan on mixing antiques with modern elements these Love Candy prints I found by the super talented Jen over at Made By Girl are just perfect! And to top it off, she just added Blu Raspberry, which is the perfect shade for my aquamarine inspired boy's nursery!!!

...although I really am loving the Bubble Gum pink too, maybe it would be a sweet compliment to all the aqua???

Madly in love with the Blue Steel, neutrals never go out of style for me.

Here are a few of my other favorites! It's so hard to choose just one!

I highly recommend you stop by her online store and shop for yourself...you will love the eye candy!

I heart the 70s

If Vanessa and Valentine were to take it way back, this is how we'd strut our stuff down the boulevard circa 1978! There's nothing more fierce than two sisters, a blonde and a brunette, dressed to kill!

Photographed by KT Auleta and styled by Brian Molloy.

Neophytes to the modeling world Ann & Kirby Kenny for Vogue Russia August 2010.

Images via Dustjacket Attic

The Baby Diaries: Aquamarine Inspired Boy's Nursery

It's official, I am having a boy! Now I can set aside the pink palette (which I will share with you because it's too cute not to!) and focus on my aquamarine boy palette. I've always loved the soothing color of aquamarine and when I stumbled upon the paints pictured above in the June 2010 issue of House Beautiful, I was in heaven, and my inspiration was born.

Yesterday while shopping at F & S Fabrics on Pico Blvd. in West L.A., I found the cutest aqua houndstooth that will be my starting point as fabric for crib bumper pads. I also found this great outdoor fabric in blue and white stripe that I'd like to use as a crib skirt, but I am still debating the shade of blue, it may be too nautical looking, so the vote is still out on that one. The peacock inspired top fabric was utterly stunning in person! The scanned image does it no justice but my breath was taken away out how grand it looked, but the price tag was a bit too steep for my budget at $45 yd. I'm thinking of purchasing a half yard and using it for 2 little accent pillows inside the crib.

While reading one of my favorite blogs Urban Grace, I discovered Erika's post about this nursery over at The Estate of Things. I love how they mixed old vintage pieces with new furniture, and white wood with oak. It's not too matchy matchy and it looks like it all came together over time vs. being purchased at one big chain store on the same day - a sign of good design in my book!

The yellow and white striped crib skirt is the perfect statement piece to set the stage and the gray tassle trim is the cutest little accent to really give this nursery some glam!

A vintage oak dresser is the perfect changing table with the addition of a changing pad. How cute are those little woven suitcases placed underneath???!!!

I found the same crib that they used above on Wal-Mart's website. It's the Baby Mod Parklane crib and I think it's perfect because of it's simple clean lines, it's modern look, and the storage it offers underneath. I never thought pulling together a nursery story would be so much fun, stay tuned for more pics to come of the finished product!

The Baby Diaries: Pink or Blue?

According to this Chinese Lunar Calendar I am having a boy, and according to my doctor on friday, it's official that I am indeed having a little baby boy due the first week of December!

For the love of Birkin

I love a great bag, but would love it even more if it were a big 'ole Birkin! Olivia Palermo above gets it just right! I'm lovin' the leather leggings look topped off with a black Birkin.

Blue and black c'est tre chic! Eva, you look like perfection with above the knee boots, black tights, and boyfriend blazer - even more I am loving the blue Birkin, who needs black??

Ahhhhh my all-time fave: Nicole Richie and Victoria Becks know how to rock the tan Birkin! Posh is sporting my new favorite neutral palette, tan and gray! This combo is super sexy, slimming, and makes everyone look tan so take a lesson...snap, snap!

Or do as Marc Jacobs does and use the Birkin as a beach bag - you go on with your bad self Marc!!!

Mary Kate and Ashley can do no wrong in my fashion book - their Birkin's look a little "tore up" but hey, signs of a really good investment piece, built to last.