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Archive for May, 2011
Tuesday Treat
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Monday Mood
Monday, May 30th, 2011It’s Memorial Day and summer’s on its way – what’s your mood?
H&M High Summer Collection
Whimsical
Pronunciation: \ˈhwim-zi-kəl \
Lightly fanciful
Photo via Country Days
Necessary Luxury: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Jeni... Oh, How We Love You!
Ahhh, Memorial Day… The unofficial start to summer. For some, this weekend means dusting off the white jeans and flip flops (you know who you are!) and for others, it means outdoor entertaining and visits to the local ice cream parlor!
Food & Wine Loves Her, Too
We love to combine the best of both worlds and serve our guests handmade gelati and sorbets, but we’re hopeless when it comes to actually making it ourselves. That’s why we love Jeni Britton Bauer and her carefully crafted American ice creams.
By the Cone or By the Pint
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams start with whole cream from a local dairy, Snowville Creamery. Then, Jeni, a trained French pastry chef, adds fresh ingredients grown in the Ohio countryside, responsibly-raised exotics from around the world and delightful delicacies (pralines, meringues, marshmallows – you name it!) made from scratch in her production kitchen. The result - heavenly ice creams and sorbets that are less sweet and more flavorful.
Fresh Strawberries from Ohio
Ice Cream and Meringues
And the best part… Jeni ships her creations nationwide! For those of you who are more intrepid in the kitchen than we, Jeni has just come out with a cookbook with over 100 “Addictively Good Artisanal Recipes.” With flavors as fabulous as Backyard Mint, Riesling Poached Pear and Wildberry Lavender, you can delight yourself and your guests all summer long… We know we will!
Jeni's Book
P.S. For more information or to order online, please vist Jeni here. Be sure to check out her delicious blog, Salty Caramel, too!
Photos via Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Food & Wine
Thursday Thank You
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
April 2011 Issue
… to Cottages & Gardens for hosting the 5th annual Innovation in Design Awards (the IDA’s for those in the know!) on Tuesday. Held at the Stamford Hilton in their Garden Pavilion, we dined under the stars (under a tent, at tables decorated with DuraLee fabric runners and Diane James flowers) amongst design stars and these little bees even had the honor of meeting Bunny Williams, Anthony Baratta, Philip Gorrivan and Matthew Patrick Smyth.
Calling All Designers!
Needless to say, while the winners of each of the five categories (landscape, kitchen, bath, architecture and interior design) left with gorgeous Juliska trophies in hand, we left with stars in our eyes!
2011 Innovator Award Recipient
P.S. For more on the IDA’s, hop on over to Quintessence!
Photos from Cottages & Gardens and Bunny Williams
Wonderful Wallflowers
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Pink Paradise
Wallflowers used to be shy and demure… but not anymore! These botanical beauties are the work of photographer Carl Pascuzzi and designer Phoebe Brandt, founders of EDGE Wallcoverings. Since “exceptional design goes everywhere” (ergo, EDGE), each of the company’s numerous patterns can be printed on five types of wallpaper (linen, canvas, sand, matte or residential) and used to cover a single wall, a ceiling or an entire room. Can’t you just imagine a powder room papered in petals?
Wild Orchid Feng Shui
Kings Flower Lemon
Then again, perhaps you’re not ready to be so bold… These former wallflowers (yes, we were quite shy as kids!) would rather add an element of floral fantasy to our rooms with these pretty prints by fellow blogger and friend, Kelly Dunn – and the best part, we can hang them anywhere we want!
Blue Willow
Kelly is about the launch her online store but in the meantime, you can see her lovely work on her blog, Style Attic.
Pink Rose
Purple Leaves
So… do you have any wallflowers? If so, what kind – paper or print?
Photos via EDGE Wallcoverings and Kelly Dunn
Tuesday Treat
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This Plus...
This...
Equals This!
“Whether you’re searching for the perfect paint color to set off the artwork in your living room, or just looking for inspirtaion, our app takes a deep dive into one of our favorite topics – color.”
~ Newell Turner, editor-in-chief of House Beautiful
House Beautiful’s 500+ Favorite Paint Colors App available at an App store near you… Download it now and see how colorful your world can be!
Photos via House Beautiful
Monday Mood
Monday, May 23rd, 2011It’s Monday – what’s your mood?
A Design Muse
Enlightened
Pronunciation: [ɪnˈlaɪtənd]
Well-informed, having spiritual insight
Photo via Muse Interiors
I’d Rather Wear…
Friday, May 20th, 2011a Unique Story – that’s Boticca‘s tag line… and every piece they sell is as unique as it’s story. We’ve been a fan of this online site for quite a while (read our post here) so when we were contacted last week by Eliza, Boticca’s PR & Communications Director, to be a guest curator, we were beyond thrilled… and a little nervous. After all, some of the past curators include uber-chic fashion bloggers and stylists (yikes!)
Boticca is Buzz-worthy!
Since it’s been raining all week long (yes, the weather does affect us emotionally around here!), we were inspired by “Summer in the Hamptons” for our curated collection. Choosing 6 or so pieces was easier said than done – the selection of jewelry, bags and accessories is amazing! We hope you enjoy our attempt at being Rachel Zoe for a day and feeling incredibly glamorous. Many thanks to Bottica for allowing us to look forward to summer in style!
P.S. If you’d like to read the article, please click here!
Photo via Boticca
Thursday Thank You
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Were You @ Blogfest?
… to Beth Greene, Vice President of Marketing, and her team at Kravet for organizing Blogfest 2011, three days of lunches, cocktails parties, tours and panel discussions celebrating the impact of bloggers on the design industry. No doubt a huge amount of work went into organizing the events and no detail went overlooked.
We Were Connectively Inspired
From the fabulous food and swag bags to the chance to hear editors and designers speak about their craft, to (finally!) getting to meet in person the bloggers we’ve been following for ages… We’d say Blogfest 2011 was a great success!
Fashionable Fabric Finds
More coverage of Blogfest 2011 can be found on Pretty Pink Tulips, The Zhush, Quintessence and Shorely Chic
Photos via Kravet
Design Dish… Lara Michelle
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Masculine, Not Macho
When we toured the Designer Showhouse of Westchester in 2009 (read about it here), we fell in love with a room that was designed for a teenage boy. Given that we are mothers of boys, we were impressed by the how play of color and texture gave this room a masculine feel without being too macho. We made sure to note the designer’s name: Lara Michelle.
We Spy a Juju on the Wall!
Needless to say, when we met Lara at the showhouse this year, we loved how she can also design a distinctively female environment and her master sitting room did not disappoint!
Lovely Lara Michelle
Lounging and Reading
Primping with Pink
As a child, Lara always preffered crayons and paints to dolls or toys and developed her passion for design at Cornell, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and The New York School of Interior Design. Before launching her own firm in 1995, Lara apprenticed as a design assistant to many of New York’s top designers including Victoria Hagan, Penny Drue Baird and Marjorie Shushan.
Sugar and Spice
If you do get to see Nirvana, stop by and see Lara’s work – she might inspire you to create a little haven for yourself inyour own home! And if you need a local designer, you know who to call…
Photos from Lara Michelle Beautiful Interiors and yours truly
