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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

10.20.10

This week’s beautifully organized space of the week is the home office of interior designer Melissa Warner.

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Metal locker baskets with labeled tags contain and organize her many fabric swatches. The bookcase makes use of vertical space.

On the other end of the room, closet doors covered in a bold over-scaled poppy print wallpaper make the room feel lively and hide more storage. A skirted glass-topped table provides a surface on which to lay out swatches and plans for her designs, while a Lucite chair helps keep the space looking uncluttered by taking up little visual space.

images via House Beautiful

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Cozy Up

10.20.10

With the current cold and rainy weather here, I’m drawn to cozy spaces where I can cuddle up…

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via the cinderella project

Hope you’re having a great first half of the week!

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Wherever You Are, Be There Totally

10.18.10

via here

“Are you so busy getting to the future that the present is reduced to a means of getting there? Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there,’ or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It’s a split that tears you apart inside. To create and live with such an inner split is insane. The fact that everyone else is doing it doesn’t make it any less insane. If you have to, you can move fast, work fast, or even run, without projecting yourself into the future and without resenting the present. As you move, work, run – do it totally. Enjoy the flow of energy, the high energy of that moment. Now you are no longer stressed, no longer splitting yourself in two. Just moving, running, working – and enjoying it. Or you can drop the whole thing and sit on a park bench. But when you do, watch your mind. It may say ‘You should be working. You are wasting time.’ Observe the mind, smile at it.”

-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now, pg 84

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Peek Inside Coco Rocha’s Home

10.15.10

Woohoo! Aren’t you glad it’s Friday? I sure am! I’ll leave you with photographs from a Vogue shoot featuring a peek inside the apartment of model Coco Rocha and artist James Conran. The home has a great mix of pieces: estate sale finds, like candle holders that once belonged to Andy Warhol; funky handmade art, like the dress form covered in pennies and decorated with peacock feathers; antique books and furniture; as well as affordable buys like the eight mirrors in the living room from Crate & Barrel.

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photography by Claiborne Swanson Frank for vogue found via the decorista

Have a beautiful weekend!

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Alternative Placement of Full Length Mirrors

10.14.10

Came across these photos of an executive suite at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin and was immediately drawn. I absolutely love how designer Olga Polzzi used multiple rectangular mirrors placed in perfect alignment to the desk, to create a bold statement in the space. It’s such a great alternative to using one large mirror.

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photos via hotel de rome

This can easily be re-created on a budget using inexpensive full-length mirrors you can find at a store like Targe t. Sure they’re designed to be hung vertically on the back of your door, but who says you can’t hang them horizontally? Buy three of the same kind and try them over a desk, dresser, or entry table. Just make sure you pay attention to scale and proportion. Ideally the mirrors should line up to (be the same width as) the piece you’re placing them over.

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

10.13.10

An unexpected closet in the master bath with a library ladder for reaching items stored in high shelves and cabinets.

image credit: home of jill robertson via design sponge

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House of Honey

10.12.10

Currently swooning over the design projects over at House and Honey. I love the way designer Tamara Kaye-Honey uses updated classics to create elegant yet very livable interiors. My favorites from her:

photos via house of honey

Did you notice the marble countertop in the kitchen that runs down the sides of the island? That’s definitely going in my dream home inspiration file! What about you, any favorites?

P.S. She also has a decor shop in South Pasadena. I hear it’s filled with a beautiful selection of wallpaper and fabrics, whimsical and playful accessories, and unique pieces of furniture. I must visit!

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Wise Words

10.11.10

photo by Stephanie Rausser

“If we are basically positive in attitude…we will attract and create people, situations, and events which conform to our positive expectations.”

-Shakti Gawain

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Sofia Coppola & Louis Vuitton

10.8.10

Happy Friday luvs! Before signing off for the weekend, I’ll leave you with these shots of the always chic Sofia Coppola, her beautiful apartment, and the lust-worthy bags from her Fall 2010 Louis Vuitton collection: