Devastated

As I learned the news of the Connecticut school shooting I became overwhelmed with emotions.  I cannot even begin to comprehend the emotions that those students, teachers, and parents must be feeling at Sandy Hook.  How can something like this happen at the very place where children should feel the safest besides their own homes.  This isn't the first time either.  We need to make a change! 

At this time, hug your family and friends extra tighter.  Take a moment and let the people you love know how much they mean to you.

Our lives move forward and pretty soon this news becomes the past.  Do not forget.

Need for Entertainment

I LOVE the holiday time!  It's such a beautiful time of year devoted to celebrating family, friends, and ourselves.  It's also a time for holiday parties.

If you are entertaining this holiday season, I'm pretty sure that you need to have these:

Amazing serving pieces

Not your average martini shaker

A stylish place to rest your drink

Mood lighting

Popping bottles

  

Glitter Salad Serving Set /  Altuzarra Shaker/  Agate Coasters/ Mercury Glass Candle/ Champagne Bottles

InStyle: Black Kitchen Cabinets

Why be afraid of the color black?  I for one am a big fan of black.  I don't see this color as dark and drab, I see it as a powerful neutral.

I am constantly scouring the internet checking out home based blogs and websites (this pastime is one of my favorite time suckers).  What I've been noticing are more and more people embracing the dark side in their kitchens.

Here are a few of my favorite photos:

 Denmark Chic

Tuxedo Trim

 

Islands Away

Gweny's Pad

Butler's Glam

Black Magic

Closet Preview

Every woman's dream is to have an amazing closet.  It should have shelves for displaying shoes and handbags, a ton of hanging space, and stylized touches that make it stand out.  I just finished designing a closet for a client and the stylized touches that I am loving are the closet doors that I made for her.  Check them out!

Alexandra Joy Interiors

Art Makes You Happy

INSPIRED BY ART

 

 Art Makes You Happy

 

Andrew Montgomery

Andy Warhol

Elizabeth Mayville

Naomi Frost

 Joseba Eskubi

Sputnik

I recently had a meeting for a nursery that I am designing.  I was showing my clients different options for light fixtures and they flipped over the "Sputnik".  That's all I had to hear, and I was off on a mission to find the perfect one.  Here are some inspiration shots and some great fixtures that I found.

Business Insider

Restoration Hardware

 

Elle Decor

 

Venini Crystal Sputnik Chandelier

 

Globe Sputnik 

 

La Dolce Vita

Emil Stejnar Sputnik

 Jonathan Adler Sputnik

Inspired

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