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Hey, we almost have all of our projects finished, it has to be time to move again; right?
I sat down to do a little morning blogging, and found this great sneak peek from Design Sponge. I would love to start every day in this fresh and fun bathroom. The vanity is so creative and practical too.
Vintage love, that is. I can't help myself. I spied this adorable place on Housemartin. It is a vintage jewelry shop in Brooklyn called Erie Basin. The shop itself is amazing with the dark floors and light walls that I love so much, but they stock something I dream about...vintage jewelry! I've been obsessed with vintage jewelry since I was a kid. My mom used to have a real things for garage sales and I would always make her buy me some funky new piece.
These are a few of my favorite pieces. Over and over again, I'm always drawn to jewelry that is orange or blue.
I can barely believe it, but its already time for antique shopping at Round Top again! I'm trying to convince my husband to go w/ me, but because of all the recent traveling; he's not too excited. I have to say, that if he doesn't go I am not afraid to go it alone. Don't hinder my vintage lust. I found this home on The Selby, and it is one of the best reasons to buy more vintage, I've seen in a while.
That sectional is killer!! Where can I find one?
I wouldn't mind having such a cute dress too.
While on my long journey, I found lots of inspiring ideas that I want to share. The last leg of the trip was spent in Austin. (Thanks to one of my lovely cousins, who found us a wonderful hotel). Anyway, anytime I'm in Austin I try to stop by Homegirls. I can never resist their cool vintage furniture. This visit, the were displaying art by the amazing Alyson Fox. BTW, if any of you have been to Homegirls, many of the cool displays were done by Alyson. I've been a long time fan of Alyson's work, and really loved the prints that were shown.
If you can't get enough Alyson, she now has her own clothing line called A Small Collection. The clothes are wonderful, and the website presents them in the most charming way I have ever seen! I could look at the site all day.
(This is one of my favorite pieces).
Up until now, I haven't been to keen on the whole wall stickers thing; but I found some that are really tempting me. They are from Ferm Living. My two favorites are the Love Birds and the Power Pole. Perfect for a contemporary home. Maybe just like this one that I just happened to be driving by. I don't know anything about it, I just had to take a picture. It appears that this house is in fact a duplex that is joined by the unusual metal pieces "weaving" the two parts together. Very cool.
I can barely believe it, but We're Home Again!! We were gone for 3 weeks and 2 days, and traveled over 1800 miles. We traveled to Amarillo TX, Santa Fe NM, back to Amarillo, and Fri. drove to Austin. Finally today we reached Houston again. I have to admit that I was nervous about what I might see, but a lot of the damage has already been cleaned up. I'm so thankful to say, that my house received no damage at all, and all of my neighbors seem to be without damage too. Now, I haven't dared to open my fridge yet, because I am very afraid. After so many days w/out power, who knows what might be happening in there. Oooh, yuck. Smells and all, I'm so glad to be home. I actually started to forget what it looked like!"Every room can use a touch of black" is so true and is something to remember when it comes to interiors.
Bright colors are taking a back seat to black.
Back to Black, the name of Songstress Amy Winehouse's soulful vocal, is enough to inspire the return to
classic, forever black. Amy's song (listen to it here) is my inspiration for The Return to Black, in fashion as well as in Interiors.
Think style, think sophistication, think timeless.
The little black dress,or LBD as it is known in fashion shorthand, is an timeless classic.
Tory Burch left Philip Lim center Vince right
A room needn't have a total makeover to make a statement with black - punctuate a neutral interior with a sleek black table lamp.
A TOUCH OF BLACK in a room can act like a punctuation mark!
This gourd lamp with black silk oval shade is from the stylish Porta Romana lamp company in the UK and is a timeless classic.
The Night Hotel (pictures above and below) in New York is a study in black and is decorated in "Modern Gothic Gotham"
A bold black stripe down the back and seat of these mid-century chairs creates added interest. Popham Design
Black & White photos line the walls of this stairwell, and the black geometric "David Hicks" inspired carpet
adds drama and lots of glamour. Eric Cohler
Hollywood Glam - black patent headboard & bench - InStyle
The black marble floor is another timeless classic (left) Jamie Haydon / Kitchen with black slate floor (right)
Black & white dishes (left) / an iconic Chanel tray (right).
When I think of Chanel, I think Black, I think timeless, I think classic, I think unforgettable!
Timeless black sofas add drama and are a grounding element in the above rooms.
(left) Mary McGee / (right) Suzanne Kasler
Want to add drama to a room quickly and inexpensively, try painting or wallpapering a feature wall black.
Paint your house black. My favourite black paint is Benjamin Moore Black Beauty - photo NY Times
Black can act as a neutral because there is no color it doesn't go with.
Accessorize with these buffalo horns from Z Gallerie
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I'm so excited about sharing photos of our Santa Fe hotel. It was such a wonderful place, Mark and I fell in love with it. It is called Old Santa Fe Inn and is only blocks from the town square. Most of the time we were there we would just walk to wherever we wanted to go...if you have ever tried finding parking in Santa Fe, you know how awesome that is.
(Lobby)
Our room was on the second floor. We went in a door from the first floor and were greeted with this beautiful staircase. (Sorry again for the dark pictures). I was already prepared to spend all my time on the benches places around the exterior of the hotel.
(View from our room)
This antique car front-end was just one of a series, placed on the roof of the cafe. They overlooked the patio, and their head lights would turn on as soon as it got dark. Liam found that to be very, very cool.
