Monday, March 31, 2008

Avrett Furniture & Lighting - Stunning!

I wish I could say I was the design savvy blogger who found Avrett - instead they found me and asked me to take a peek at their hand forged works. One look and I was smitten. Based in Charleston, SC since 1980, they offer a range of beautiful pieces and not only can customize to meet your needs but can also create one of a kind, hand forged works. Here are just a few of their classic, timeless designs that I think could be at home in a historic house or brand new construction. What is also so impressive are the 24 gorgeous finishes! (I plan to give them a ring tomorrow to find out more - but impatient me had to post this right away)
Love the scale of this curved base - such attitude!












Cea ma influenta style icon in UK

Nu este nici Victoria Beckham, nici Kate Moss, nici Sienna Miller, ci Coleen McLoughlin, logodnica fotbalistului Wayne Rooney. Ea a fost votata de 1200 de femei, cititoare ale revistei Look, ca cea mai influenta style icon britanica. Clasamentul arata astfel:
1. Coleen McLoughlin
2. Kate Moss
3. Sienna Miller
4. Victoria Beckham
5. Cheryl Cole
6. Kylie Minogue
7. Gwen Stefani
8. Keira Knightley
9. Lily Allen
10. Angelina Jolie




credit foto: coleen-mcloughlin.net

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Tagged - H is for hometown...

I've been tagged by Carolina Eclectic (really enjoy her blog). Since one of the questions is "What is your hometown?" I thought I'd share some pics of where I grew up - Auburn, NY. It's located in the Finger Lakes region of central NY. Check out the link - its heyday was in the 1800's. (Picture to the left is of the Case Mansion - Theodore Case developed sound film)





Home of William H. Seward, aka the wise man who persuaded Abraham Lincoln to purchase Alaska. It is now an amazing museum you can visit.
The Willard Chapel is an extremely rare example of the work of Louis C. Tiffany and Tiffany Glass and Decoration Co. in that it is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany chapel known to exist.
"A beautiful landscape window by Louis Comfort Tiffany graces the sanctuary of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Auburn, NY. Created in 1910 during a high point in Tiffany's ecclesiastical commissions, the Rainbow Window is a prime example of Tiffany's landscape windows, rare among religious commissions and considered his supreme achievements in stained glass."
67 South Street - South Street is a historic street that in the 1800's was known as "Millionaire's Row". I only know this because my doctor's husband did his Ph.D. thesis on the topic!
70 South Street
Harriet Tubman home - click here for a site map of Auburn safe houses that were part of the Underground Railroad
Hoopes Park - in the winter it becomes an outdoor skating park
Emerson Park at Owasco Lake (Bill and Hillary Clinton made the next lake over, Skaneateles, an even more desirable destination after their visit in 1998)
The Public Library - an absolutely amazing building with glass floors in one section to allow the light to pass through. Notice the snow - it's like that 4+ months a year

Images via Tour Auburn NY

Celebrity casual outfits

Andi Muise, model canadian

Blake Lively din Gossip Girl

Mister JT

Vanessa Hudgens

Jennifer Lopez incepe sa revina la silueta de dinainte de nasterea gemenilor

Victoria Beckham in pulover de casmir, jeansi evazati, geanta Miu Miu si nelipsitii ochelari de soare