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Friday, March 16, 2012

Green with Envy


In my twenties, I'd celebrate St. Patty's day with cheap green beer and Celtic dancing.

Now, in my thirties*, I celebrate by searching for green home decor. 

(*hey, I don't turn forty til August).   

Here are some fun ideas to make you green with envy...




1. Layla Grayce Tufted Bench

2. Mirasol by Matouk (starting at $99)

3. Rwandan Ruma Emerald Bracelets at Serena and Lily $145

4. Dwell Studio Home Green Zebra Pillow $72

5. Bungalow 5 Claire Spring Green Mirror at Layla Grayce $541

6. Green Chevron Vanity Tray at Furbish $40

7. C Wonder Monogram 'J' Plate $38

8. See comments below

9. Chevron Green Frame at Furbish $28


See #8: What a fun way to celebrate a back stair case.  Pick your favorite hue and paint each
spool a varying shade darker
than the next.  I love this fun idea. 
It gives personality to a staircase. 





Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lonny, Deliciously Luscious

As usual, Lonny Magazine does not disappoint
The online mag is back with its March/April 2012 issue.

 
Here are some of my favorite snipets:


I love the tour of Amanda Nisbet's Upper East Side Design Office.  Gotta love the style and quirkiness of her designs.  Most of all, I am head over heels that she is a self taught designer that has 'made it.'  Just like Grace Bonney of Design Sponge. 



Hopefully just like me...someday. 



Did you catch David Parise's Barbie and Ken Photograph collection in the background?  Classic!  They're dressed in vintage 1960's clothing.  How fun!




Next, check this out.  Anna Burke is a designer herself.  Bought a pad in NYC's West Village with her sister.  It was a 'fixer upper' and that's just what she and her sister did.  They were on a budget and decorated on a dimeReminds me of my sister, Kurby, and me. 




Bob Collins & Sons wallpaper.  Love the pizazz this floral gives the room.  With a fun Andy Warhol print. 
 



Nice clean lines.  Love the Dwell Studio striped rug.

Anna and her sis made the cornices themselves with Ikea fabric.   This is such a simple trick and really spruces up a room. 


I've made window treatment out of Styrofoam, fabric and a staple gun in the past.  Hey, style
doesn't have to be costly.




The apartment has great Bohemian style.  Love the bathroom stripes and use of putty pink with
bold red and blue.  Very approachable.




Look at this nursery.  The family lives on 5th avenue and likes to mix elegance with studio 54-type decor







I absolutely love when the unexpected is used in a room. And who would expect a life size Russell Young print of Elizabeth Taylor in a baby nursery? That's why I love it. It's somewhat inappropriate (she's smoking a cig) and totally not babyish. I say, forget the baby blue and pastel pink. A nursery does not need to look like a baby's room. 


Loving Lonny! 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Blogging with Bunny and Bonney

So it seems like if you're *anybody* among *anyone* in the interior design blogosphere, you should be going to the Design Blogger's 2012 Conference in Los Angeles 



One King's Lane will be there.  Martyn Lawrence Bullard is the guest speaker.



February 26-28th in Los Angeles,. California at the Biltmore Hotel.   





The fabulous Bunny Williams will be a guest speaker at the conference!


And Cassandra Lavalle of coco + kelly fame will be there too!  It's the who's who among the design world! 




Joss & Main will be there!  One Kings Lane will be there!
Dwell with Dignity will be there!

Will YOU be there? 


and don't forget to tell the rest of us about your experience!


Saturday, April 2, 2011

A Sneak Peek at the Homes in DWELL + Marin Magazine's Upcoming Modern Home Tour.




The first annual dwell + Marin Magazine Modern Home Tour will take place on April 30–May 01. This unique offering is a two day tour of modern homes in Marin County designed by some of the Bay Area’s most creative and accomplished architects.

The tour will feature a total of ten modern homes. Five in Southern Marin (Sausalito, Tibouron and Mill Valley), on the first day, April 30th, and five in Central Marin (San Rafael, San Anselmo, Larkspur & Lucas Valley) on the second day, May 1st. Tours begin at 10am and end at 4pm. (link to purchase tickets is at the end of the post)

Here's a sneak peek at six of the spectacular homes featured on the tour for you (in case you can't make it to the tour yourself).


The Bridge House by architect Stanley Saitowitz:






images courtesy of Stanley Saitowitz and Natoma Architects

The Deam Home (home of DWELL founder Lisa Hedberg Deam by husband and architect Chris Deam):







Architect and designer Chris Deam

The Pfau Starr Residence by Pfau Long Architects:








images courtesy of Pfau Long Architecture

Sausalito Liberty Houseboat by architect David Spurgeon:








images courtesy of David Spurgeon Architect

Mill Valley residence with green roof by architect Scott McGlashan:








images courtesy of McGlashan Architecture

Tibouron Residence by Sutton Suzuki Architects:








images courtesy of Sutton Suzuki Architects


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You can purchase tickets for either or both days of the tour here. A portion of all ticket sales benefit Architecture for Humanity.