I’ve always had a thing for furniture sketches. You’d find me trying to perfect a Louis XVI chair on any paper and pen I get my hands on. It gets even more exciting for me when I’m thinking of a certain space somewhere and try to visualize what it would look like with different settings.
So you can imagine how excited I was to find Shann’s gallery. Pretty vignettes and painted Parisian/Provencal inspired settings.
I LOVE the detailed fabric on the painted chairs.
I have always loved nautical themes. On some sunny days I just get in the mood to dress nautically. Stripes, splashes of red and natural leather are the best ways to achieve the look. Lately however, I’ve also fallen in love with nautical themed decor. I wouldn’t dare implement it in my home however, except in a little boys room or if I ever get to decorate a seaside home. My favorite style element is the porthole.
I don’t know what it is about the style that just attracts me. It could be the connection i subconsciously make with my childhood memories of fishing with grandpa. Or its just the fact that it makes me feel like I'm at the sea,or better even,on a yacht.
Don’t you just love this porthole bathtub? 
La Vecchia Marina are the masters of the nautical style. I passed by their stand in the furniture fair last year in Milan and immediately fell in love. Portholes and louvers everywhere. Just a stroll through the stand immediately puts you in the yacht-y marine feeling.
How do you work on designing your home when you live miles away ? Let me show you just how.
With the help of Google images, Photoshop, and a helpful other end. It works!
So what are your new year resolutions? You wanna know mine? always, always back up. I learned my lesson the very hard way. During a visit to my sister abroad my laptop decides to shut down on me for the last time ever so badly. And as if that was not enough, my blackberry decides to join and commit suicide a few days before I came back. I’m never prepared for sudden crashes because thankfully, i’ve never had to deal with them before. Now however, I am determined to constantly remind myself of how important it is to backup. I’m hoping some phone guru at the phone doctors can salvage my info.
If you were to go through my blackberry, you’d find a mind map of mine. Seriously, all my instant ideas and reminders are on those notes. I should get myself a jotting pad that wouldn’t ever die on me, nothings worse than losing your minute inspirational notes and reminders.
More things on my list :
+ Increase outdoor activities
+ Earlier mornings
+ Quality time with family and loved ones
+ Lots of inspiration & design ambitions. Be bold.
photo credits:herfashioneye, pancake breakfast
Is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer in a metallic satin copper finish.
It’s beautiful, I would buy it just to display it on a kitchen counter. I’m not much of a baking queen myself, but this beauty would definitely drag me to the kitchen from time to time.
A few days ago, I watched Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell’s Gentlemen prefer blondes for the first time. Dorothy and Lorelei and their adventure was just hilarious.
What I loved about the movie most however was there fabulous sense of style. I just love how feminine and classy fashion was during that era of time. Although the movie was originally black and white I’m assuming someone must have colored the movie and so the dress colors are not so accurate. Still however, I was in love.
This was my favorite costume of all. I just love how the scarf is tied around her shoulders and extends all the way to the back. I couldn’t find a picture of the costume from the back, but that scarf height is just lovely.
This color is just so luscious i love it.I definitely intend to add this periwinkle-ish color to my wardrobe. I love how simple the dress is with the twist that the color gives it.
'I just love finding new places to wear diamonds': Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) tries on a tiara.
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‘You know I think you're the only girl in the world who can stand on a stage with a spotlight in her eye and still see a diamond inside a man's pocket.’ Dorothy (Jane Russell)
As if it wasn’t enough to wake up in the morning and have the stunning views outside your window, Tommy and Dee Hilfiger’s NYC apartment at the Plaza has stunning interiors.
Tommy and Dee, both dressed in Hilfiger design.Love the gigantic vase in the back of the staircase. Living room alcove holds a Warhol Elizabeth Taylor. 
The French Renaissance style lounge area with murals and a brick vault in the ceiling. I love how they’ve somehow brought in the Alice in Wonderland dwarfed feeling in this room, with a large teapot shaped plant and extremely high ceiling 
Love the moldings and chandeliers in the master bedroom, you can’t miss the monogrammed DHT pillows either. Dee soaking up in an oh so lovely tub, in love with the antiquated mirror tub backsplash 
Sebastian Hilfiger in his nautical theme bedroom, and the girls bedroom to the right with monogrammed pillows again 
The dining room with mixed chandeliers and a gorgeous dining set, but the star of the whole place is the terrace with the center teapot shaped plant. The Alice theme comes up again here with the checkered floor. Just imagine what a wonderful afternoon tea you could have here, facing Central Park.
photo courtesy: harpers bazaar
