It’s President’s Day – what mood are you in?
Stately Setting
Presidential
Pronunciation: /pr
z
-dn
sh
l/
Befitting a president… And Michael Smith’s interiors certainly are, aren’t they? Wonder if they’ll ever print what he did at the White House?
Wishing you a great President’s Day!
Photo via Architectural Digest
The Divine Drew
We have a confession to make… We don’t really shop at Walmart. But having read this interview with Drew Barrymore in Harper’s Bazaar and learning more about her new make-up line, we have to say we’re tempted. This child star (who literally grew up in a make-up chair) and former Cover Girl model has teamed up with cosmetics powerhouse Maesa to create an expansive (180 products) and inexpensive (all under $15) collection called Flower sold exclusively at Walmart.
Flower Pow(d)er
Flower’s products are made in the USA with the same ingredients as luxury make-up. Best of all, they include a proprietary botanical blend (Soft-Focus complex) that gives you that “lit from within” glow. So how can these products be so budget-worthy? No advertising – Drew is the company’s spokesperson and that’s all they need! Her fresh, modern style is one we can definitely trust.
Shine On Lip Gloss
Nail’d It Nail Lacquer
While we subscribe to Drew’s philosophy that “happiness is what makes you pretty,” our mother (who never leaves home without lipstick) is always telling us to wear a bit more makeup so we may be investing in some Flower lip gloss, eye shadow sticks and nail polish this spring…
Petite Fleurs Packet Triplet Eye Shadow
After all, this little flower girl grew up to be a beautiful woman so perhaps she knows a thing or two about beauty products!
Flower Girl
Photos via Harper’s Bazaar, The Glitter Guide, Vogue, Flower and Nylon Magazine
(ta, ta, ta, ta da)
All you need is…
(ta, ta, ta, ta da)
All you need is…
love
….
is all you need.
All you need is…
(all together now!)
All you need is
(everybody!)
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Lyrics from The Beatles and photos via Etsy, Bombus, Pinterest, The Collection, Selfridges and Liberty
It’s Monday – what mood are you in?
Snow Art
Pristine
Pronunciation: \ˈpris-ˌtēn\
Fresh and clean… Just like all the snow that fell this weekend thanks to winter storm Nemo!
P.S. Have you ever seen such amazing snow art? Simon Beck is no ordinary snow man!
Photo via Chase Jarvis
Bee-smooched
With less than a week to go, Valentine’s Day is getting it’s fair share of attention and while we’re not ones to go all out in celebrating this holiday (read last year’s post here), we admire those who do. That’s why we’ve been busy as bees gathering some bee-fitting things that might make your day more bee-dazzling… From writing your love a letter,
Bee-prose
to keeping your lips kissably soft…
Bee-glossed
and treating yourself to a long bath…
Bee-showered
before a candlelit dinner…
Bee-lit
bee-decked in jewels!
Bee-jeweled
“And to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love…” ~Khalil Gibran
How will you be celebrating with your bee-loved?
Photos via Pinterest, Sugar Paper, Burt’s Bees, Lollia, Eco & Elsie, and Elizabeth Locke
Stylish Settings
Are you sophisticated about design and worldly, yet playful and unafraid of the new and bold? If so, this beautiful addition to print shelter magazines speaks your language (and you don’t need to know French!)
Delightful Decor
Launching this Fall, Milieu is founded and edited by Houston-based designer, Pamela Pierce, whose elegant and timeless interiors have been featured in Veranda, Western Interiors and Southern Accents, and in numerous design books.
Olive Trend
Santa Fe Setting
This quarterly magazine will focus on a variety of subjects such as interiors (like a not-so-traditional abode in Santa Fe or a contemporary Houston high-rise), garden design and creative strategies for accomplishing the look you want for your home.
Classy Character
Engaging photography by the likes of Peter Vitale serves to enhance the magazine’s commitment to “enlighten, entertain and enliven” its readers, page after page.
Garden Grandeur
From what we have seen so far, we can’t wait to see more of Milieu!
P.S. Click here of you’d like to read more or subscribe!
Photos via Milieu
It’s Monday – what mood are you in?
Pretty Poses
Magnified
Pronunciation: m
gn-f
ed
Made more exciting and dramatic… Here’s to a magnificent week!
Photo via Liz Caan Interiors
Terrific Tattered Tweed Jacket
It’s already February so it’s not too soon to think about your spring and summer wardrobe… Although who knows when spring will come this year since our erratic weather has given us temperatures ranging from 10 to 55 degrees in the past week! We’re already sprucing up our outfits with some great buys on Piperlime and are absolutely loving the fresh, young vibe of Pim + Larkin (we’re not the only ones since Rachel Zoe and Olivia Palermo include some of their pieces in their Editor’s Picks.)
Fab Flower Necklace
While we’ve already worn the tattered tweed jacket a number of times (adding the flower bauble necklace as a pop of color), we’ll have to wait for warmer weather to wear this pretty peplum top…
Pretty Printed Peplum
and lace and chiffon dress.
Lovely Lace
And we can’t wait for even warmer summer days to break out this colorblock maxi dress on the beach…
Marvelous Maxi
paired with this fly bee bangle!
Bee or Fly Bangle?
Don’t you just love finding new brands to brandish?! Do you have a favorite new find you’d like to share? Wishing you a fun and fashionable weekend.
Photos via Piperlime
Pretty Purples in Lantern Vase
Who says country and couture can’t come together to create a floral collection that is on the one hand elegant and pretty yet on the other, relaxed and comfortable? This sense of approachable luxury is what we tried to capture in our new Spring/Summer 2013 collection, where rustic vases like antiqued lanterns or hobnail glass jars are paired with luscious hydrangea and peonies.
Blossoming Bedding
Dahlias, Ranunculus and Roses
The present trend toward a more casual lifestyle allows us to design looser compositions to mirror what you would do with your own garden cuttings, effortless bouquets that can finish any room of the house. Sprigs of deep purple clematis, vibrant pink geranium and pale green apple blossoms add a whimsical country touch.
Garden Glam
Pops of PInk
And our lovely orchids, whether they are oncidium or phalaenopsis, are always “planted” in naturally mossed hand-thrown terra cotta pots for that fresh from the nursery touch.
Pink Patterned Phalaenopsis
We’re heading into the city on this frigid day to finish our booth at Pier 94 and counting the days until spring! Will you be walking the New York Gift Show this year?
P.S. Since we’re stuck selling at the show, we’ll be back next Friday so please stay tuned!
Photos via Diane James Home, Sanderson and Thibaut
Elie Saab’s Blue Blossoms
Before Pantone could announce that Emerald had indeed been chosen as the 2013 Color of the Year, there were whispers that Monaco Blue was about to steal the show. Perhaps because this color, which “falls between bright cobalt and sapphire blue but with a shot of sparkle,” topped the list of Pantone’s Spring Fashion Color Trends and we saw so much of it down the runway last fall. Blogs were abuzz about the proposed choice – some loved the regal nature of the color and its versatility (especially after a year of Tangerine Tango) while others found the choice quite boring.
Blue Hues
Blue Bauble
Then December 6th came and went, and we all celebrated the lively, radiant, lush color that is Emerald… “A color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony,” according to Pantone and the blogs were abuzz again.
Valentino’s Emerald Elegance
It would make sense that the world-renown authority on color would follow a year filled with energetic orange with a color that symbolizes new life in many cultures. Given it’s natural hue, we love this choice. But then again, we love blue hues, too, so we’ll be adding a bit of both to our lives this year.
Great Greens
Bounkit Emerald Earrings
How about you – will you be true blue or going green this year?
Photos via Pinterest, CocoCozy, Piperlime, Vogue, Brunch at Saks and Net-A-Porter
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