Feminine French Country

I can't for the life of me remember where these photos came from.... please inform me if you know....

I would love an old house to decorate all fancy, with antiques - sigh!!

Ethnic Appeal

I've always been partial to Asian/Indo/African -influenced rooms. In my browsing I came across the following pieces that make me smile:

These are often seen as coffee tables, in our place, I'd love something like this for under the window. A perfect place for storage, and some seating when we have parties!

This chest would be unexpected in our upstairs bath, to hold towels, extra toilet paper and toiletries!

I love these for a bedroom.

This coffee table is more like art!!

This pillow is so yummy, and since the base of our home, is neutral, this would work anywhere - including as a back pillow for all my dining room chairs!!!

An entry way table that takes up less visual space, due to it's narrow legs; this one is feminine in shape, but stil hefty enough to withstand the male in our household.

WOW!! Regularly, I do not care for any of the colors in this chair, but it is truly striking. I would love to curl up and read on this beauty!!

This little beauty reminds me of a bird's nest. I'd probably fill it with some faux robbin's eggs for a pop of blue and of course a little bit of whimsy on a high shelf.

The base of this one reminds me so much of a flat, polished river rock. Whatever table this one is one, has to be fairly unadorned, to truly showcase this lamp.

(All items were from Crate and Barrel)

Celebrity Home - Cynthia Rowley

I'm a girly girl at heart, so I love seeing homes that are full out feminine!! I have however, made accomodations to respect my other half's wishes on a home that isn't too girly, so that he and his friends can feel comfortable. Thankfully, Cynthia Rowley has paired dark furniture with a lot of her more feminine pieces, making this something that I'd probably be able to pull off!!!

I am trying very hard to sell this idea to Cory for the area at the top of the stairs to the main floor. Casual, functional, but still a pretty little vignette.

This den makes me smile, mostly because there is ZEBRA CARPET!!! I also love the idea of a screen to cover an odd alcove or nook in a room.

This dining room is very feminine. And possibly even a little too much for me, if those chairs were paired with a leather bench on the other side, maybe I'd be more likely to see it in OUR home.

HAHA!! I love the token duck!! He totally echoes the casual elegant vibe of the room!

I like the little garden stool but it has obviously been stylist propped as it's placement doesn't make for proper use of the dishwasher. Loving the tree in the kitchen!!

Loving the great lap pool in the yard. And even with a substantial amount of stone instead of grass, you still get that lush, yard feeling!

Loving the graphic Master Bath!! Although, I think I would like to pull something this amazing off in a powder room, where the wallpaper would be fantastic!!

If you look closely, you will see the intricate detailing on the bunk beds... nope those aren't hand carved, but hand draawn on with a caulking gun!! Just goes to show you what amazing stuff you can create for little moola!!

( Elle Decor )

Sometimes it's a hit, sometimes it's a miss....

So remember how I was so exited for the Barrister's Cabinet that Cory and I were going to re-do?? Well we finally finished it after months of procrastination.

Then we thought it had gotten some sort of mold spores in the wood, so we gave up on it, and it sat in our garage for longer than I would like to admit. Then after a close examination, from my mom, it was determined that something must have just blown in the open garage and stuck to the paint. (My frown turned right-side up, into a smile )

I was so jazzed that even though the doors and the hardware were not yet finished, I got Cory to drag that sucker upstairs and I put it into place. Fantastic right???

WRONG!!! I think it looks AWFUL!!! For starters, it is NOT the right height. Nope, it is too tall, far too tall for the space. BOO!! It is also not long enough. I wanted something at least the same length as the table it was in-line with..

Lastly, we stained it a glossy ebony. Unfortunately, the espresso colored dining table and chairs we have, are mush more on the redish ( cherry) side... So this piece sticks out like a sore thumb.

Unfortunately, it is too deep to use at the top of the stairs. I think it is too deep and too short to use on the big wall in living room, and too tall and deep for under the living room window. Both bedrooms are also full of stuff.

However, after some brainstorming today.... I think I can make the piece work in either the loft bathroom ( perfect for towels and extra toiletries) or in the loft/office.

I'll try stuff out tonight!!

Seasonal Decor

Despite what the weather outside is telling me, fall is in the air. Truth be told, I am a fan of fall. Something about the crisp weather and the beautiful leaves that makes me just want to have a great long walk outside, and then curl up in front of the fire under a warm blanket, reading a good book. aaaaahhhh!!!

Anyhow, despite being a lover of fall (it's also my birthday season) I am not typically a fan of the colors associated with the season. Nope, you won't find any reds, oranges, yellows in my home. Brown is the exception cause it's a neutral. As well, I've never been the type to change my home decor with the season. But the pictures I found today, inspired me to maybe try a little something this year to make my "cool-toned" home more Fall Cozy.


This room is great, as it truly shows how to use all neutral pieces and change the feel of the room using accessories. So cozy looking...

OOOHH... PUMPKIN PIE!! These chairs are beautiful. Ivory would look nice too, but wouldn't have nearly quite the same POP or feel!!

I used to buy real gourds every year, but they go soft and mouldy after sometime lol, so that can get costly. This year I bought artificial ones, but these candles are also cute and create great ambiance.

Love white pieces and these holders look so sharp against a dark wood mantle!

I have a soft spot for firewood in a beautiful container. Unfortunately, our current home has a gas fireplace, but I could always put a leather basket with some beautiful birch logs in it, for show....

Love the look of these twiggy hurricanes. Mind, campy faux bois makes me smile. Probably due to the fact that growing up, my parents had faux wood panelling on their van. :)

All above images are courtesy of Pottery Barn

I fell in big-time love after seeing them on another blog I read.

The pair my love of white pieces and fall in one happy piece of pie. Plus, since we have such dark furniture in our place, the white would look amazing!

These greyish hued baskets are the perfect thing to hold fantastic mini-gourds or the mounds of fake Autumn leaves I picked up. What a great idea to create a modern cornacoupia (horn of plenty) for our sideboard!!

These "gears" aren't at all holiday-themed but the wood just seemed to fit with everything else, and the more masculine look of this decorative piece is something different than what we typically have in our place

Last three images courtesy of Williams Sonoma Home

Full on Fashion frenzy....

Nanette Lepore is certainly not afraid of color. I found that out when Elle Decor featured her home. It is pretty funky and fun!!

While this entry way is fun ( notice the beautiful console table covered in silver ostrich skin) it is very tame compared to the helter-skelter fabulousness of the home.

The parlor is fairly proper and I love the use of dark fabrics (which is unusaly for a parlor)

WOW-EEEE!! What a change of pace from what we've seen so far. LOVE THIS!! Teal blue pouf! Velvet upholstered armchair, zebra cushions, Adler lamps and look at that show-stopping "pirate ship" chandelier!!

I have to say that while I love the chairs, the lack of color in room makes it my least favorite. It kinda looks like a really old photgraph, that has yellowed..... It needs an update to bring it up to par with the rest of the home!!!

... especially when the food will be comig out of a kitchen with a personality as bright as this!!

Talk about a real dressing room!! I bet you can guess what my fave part of this room is? You got it!! Front and center is that round ottoman!!

This sitting area in the Master Bedroom is super chic!!

Model('s) Home

Any fan of Fashion will probably recognize the name Jessica Stam. If not, you'd probably recognize her face. I caught photos of here home at Elle Decor and it is as beautiful as she is!
What an entry way!!! Love the chair and the uber cool metallic sunburst artwork!


Directly off the entry is this chic little dining area.. with potted plants, and metallic wallpaper, this could be a cute little terrace eating area!!

The living room carries the same color scheme which helps unify the space, the the soaring ceilings in this room, make the small room look so much larger.

These gorgeous Morroccan doors create quite a focal point for this room!!

What a great place to curl up and read!! I love every item in this photo!

I love the continuation of the colors, but in a more moody tone in here. YAY metaliic floral wallpaper!!