House DCZ

Look at this home in Switzerland that combines the art gallery and home of owner Monica. The rustic cabin like quarters open up to an amazing loft with exposed beams. I just love the contrast of the rustic wood with the white floors and the modern and colorful artwork! I would love to see a floorplan so I can see how all of these spaces relate. What a gorgeous space!















photos by Bamberghi Filippo

Modish Banner Design

Oh and one more thing for today! I am absolutely loving the new banner design over at Modish! The color combination is just so gorgeous! I think the font looks like a sleigh sliding down the snowy mountain! So fun! Check out Jena's great blog Modish here!

Holy Snow Balls!

I received this photo from my clients in Bozeman, Montana today. Isn't it gorgeous?! It snowed like 30 inches there last week!

I just told my fiance yesterday, we have to get a Christmas Tree this year. So this photo of the gorgeous snow and our conversation about the Christmas tree got me thinking about decorations today...take a look at a few of my favorites I found on Etsy!

3 ft. Modern Tannenbaum by .SilverCocoon. on Etsy

Snowy Owl by tiny warbler

Golden Wings Angel Moon Bun by Moonscreations

Fancy Chandelier in natural birch by uncommon

Garland Strand Christmas Winter Ornament by anastasiajaminhome

My friend said the other day that she feels like she's cheating on Thanksgiving with all these great thoughts she's having about Christmas. I thought that was hilarious:-)

A Perfect Getaway!

I am dreaming of a getaway and Ireland has always been on my list of places to go. The gorgeous Bellinter House located just outside Dublin looks like the perfect place. The architecture is breathtaking and the interiors designed by Pierce Tynan are a great mixture of vintage and new while staying true to the style.

image and sources via Remodelista

Share the Love!

My goal this week was to give my blog + readers more love and post everyday! And goal achieved...yay!!!!

This image is from Fancy! a New Zealand Design Blog that I just discovered and LOVE! These amazing hand cut paper-cuts are Made by Julene and you should check out her entire
collection! They are pretty cool!

This is an image from Mackin Ink. I love this blog and the writing style of Karey. She cracks me up and sometimes makes me go "hmmm....?" Also check out her other site The Sweeterie by T.Ruffles "a creative confectionery where we make candy for your soul. twice daily."
Thank you Anne at The City Sage for the link love. I heart your blog! Oh and thanks for the amazing outfit you posted on Tuesday I'm dying to go shopping now! This heart rug by the Rug Company is just too cute!
Love...World by Soooooound

Thanks Kristin at Inspired Designer for listing me this week in your Blog Favorites! Her blog features great music selections and concert posters, which I am obsessed with, and fabulous interior design inspiration! She is also a practicing interior designer...so yay for that! This is one of my new favorites!

Have an amazing weekend!

Who do you love rug.

Sneak Peek: Guest Bedroom In Progress

A couple weeks ago I posted 3 inspiration boards for the guest bedroom project I've been working on and asked which one you thought we'd go with. Well, we went with option #3 and turned the yellow kids bedroom into this eclectic, modern bohemian retreat! Hilary from Pink Pianos has been working with me on this project...so this is the we I'm referring to! Thanks Hil!
The client had a suzani she purchased a couple years ago, when we were working on phase 1 of the design of her house. We decided to make this suzani into the coverlet for the queen size bed. It turned out even better than I could've imagined. We purchased a high thread count white sheet set and had a seamstress add the border with the mitered edges, so it would fall nicely over the corners or fold perfectly to wrap under the mattress.

We loved the blue in the suzani, so we decided to pull that out in the window treatments. My first love for window treatment fabric was this Blue Chevron fabric or Ditto Blue from Madeline Wenrib. I couldn't justify the costs of the fabric for this room, so I found these fabulous premade ikat panels from Kerry Cassill's Fall 2009 collection of fabrics! We love them! They are the perfect weight and are 4' x 10' long so you can just hem them to the perfect length. We added sheer linen panels from West Elm underneath for the perfect layering.

The adorable blue velvet pouf looks so great with the suzani. The color is just gorgeous. My client picked up that funky hanging rack at Urban Outiftters and I just love the statement that it makes in this room! This lamp is the Ada Lamp from CB2, we are looking for a different one because we didn't love it. I found some great options (1 and 2) at TINI which is where we picked up this great black mid century nightstand.

A new treatment is being ordered for this window!!! I wanted to photoshop it out, but decided to be honest with you guys! This isn't the best photograph and it doesn't do the room justice, but I had to show you the inkblot, because it's just so cool:-)

We found the perfect home for the Sherri Robinson inkblot from Gibson that we purchased two summers ago. This piece is so amazing and substantial. It's framed in a black walnut frame that is 3" deep. We picked it up from the framers the day of install and realized the framing wasn't exactly what we had specified, but it works for now. I had orignially discussed with him having the ink blot recessed about 2" back from the glass so that the paper hung freely. The paper that inkblot was done on was fairly thin and because the paper shrunk it doesn't hang straight, so you can see the ripples as it's pressed against the glass. I still love this piece and I love my framer!

You might be wondering about the bed? We actually got this Ligne Roset bed for
$300...a steal huh?! It has a slipcover that you just velcro onto the frame. We will be having a new slipcover made soon! There's still some work to do, but hope you enjoyed the sneak peek!

Photo credit: Hilary's wonderful boyfriend Ashish who came over and snapped these photos for us the day of the install! Thanks Ashish!

Urban Crafts

I just love these little crafty cafes/shops that are popping up! I have no idea how long Moomah has been around, probably awhile, but I just got word of it from Design Shimmer and am in aww of how cool it is! I wish I was the little kid heading here to do my craft projects. But what a great place for the moms to hang out and be involved in their child's creative process. "Moomah was created to give parents, children and caregivers that opportunity. We wanted the space to be inviting and to nurture creative stimulation not over-stimulation." I think spaces like these are so important in this hustle and bustle society we live in today! I am also fascinated by the branding of Moomah. I love their font on the website, the details in the lettering, the color scheme and just everything about this place! I might dress up like a 12 year old and head in there myself:-)

Those lights from Anthropologie look so adorable!

Chalkboard walls just aren't getting old to me, I think they are great! I also think the simplicity of this table is stunning.

I am doing a project where we are creating a farm themed shadow box. Oh I love this one! What a story it tells!

love it all! Especially the pattern on the curtains, the chairs, the table, and the cabinet:-)

Now if you just want to act like a child or just hang with some really cool adults, my new favorite place in Santa Monica is The Urban Craft Center. I am planning on heading there next Wednesday for the sewing club. Oh and Stitch and Bitch the first Wednesday of every month sounds pretty great as well! They just celebrated their 1st birthday, so Happy Birthday Urban Craft Center, I wish you many many more to come!

Design Milk: The Beat Boxed 6

I LOVE Florence + the Machine! This girl has one of the most powerful and beautiful voices of anyone out there today...at least I think so, but I'm no music expert:-) The Beat Boxed: Florence + the Machine is live on Design Milk today, so check it out! I love it when her song "Cosmic Loves" plays on NPR, the Morning Becomes Eclectic, on my drive to work. No lie I go from being half asleep and caught up in my thoughts to belting this song out at the top of my lungs. It's just so full of energy and passion!

This photo is full of so many details perfect for room inspiration. I love the details and lines in her dress. The simple gold chain layered beneath the dress that fall in the void :-) This duck in the flowers...genius! For me it reminds me that there is still a sense of humor here. I love the alignment and the way the fan wraps her head to make it look like she's wearing a hat. Then of course the pink/salmon walls I just love, mixed with the flowing softness of the white dress.

For links to all sources visit Design Milk.
The Room. A bedroom. I usually want to keep adding pieces to my inspiration board, but this one I actually kept taking things away. Florence's voice is pure and her lyrics are honest. Her music puts gives me a sense of ease and power and allows me to let go of some of the constraints that sometimes confine me. My mind feels clear when I listen to her music, but I feel passionate. The pieces are few but powerful in this room.

These images above are perfect matches to Florence + the Machine's Cosmic Love.