England style

Cat Deeley arata impecabil in rochia alba si accesoriile aurii

Leona Lewis a cucerit pe toata lumea cu "Bleeding love" si prin tinutele ei bine alese dovedeste ca are si til. La Australian MTV Awards a purtat o tinuta alba superba, angelica.

Sugababes poarta hainute din colectia de primavara-vara de la Asos

Foyers - The Pristine & The Well-Used

The Pristine

House Beautiful, designer Ashley Whittaker Love the floors and carpet runner.
House Beautiful, designer Derrey Segura

Now the Well-Used: still gorgeous!

Living etc. 2006
Living etc. Oct 2007

Living etc. April 20006
Living etc. Oct 2007
Living etc. Jan 2008
HGTV Green House foyer

Geri la lansarea "Ugenia Lavender"

Pentru copii si copilarosi Geri Halliwell, miss Ginger Spice, a lansat o carte numita "Ugenia Lavender", prima dintr-o serie de sase. Pentru mai multe informatii vizitati siteul www.eugenialavender.com.
Geri arata foarte dragut in rochia roz, Warehouse, boleroul cu flori si bentita cu fundita. Pretty in pink!

Funky accessory

Un accesoriu funky il reprezinta ochelarii de soare in forma de inima. Nicole Richie poarta o pereche de la Anglo American.
Mai multe despre ochelarii la moda in sezonul cald am scris aici

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais la Saks Fifth Avenue intr-o rochie maxi, Diane von Furstenberg, accesorizata cu bijuterii aurii si clutch. I love her look!

Gwen in Santa Barbara

Cuplul Gwen Stefani si Gavin Rossdale, la o plimbare in Santa Barbara, California. Gwen, insarcinata in cateva luni, a adoptat un look hippie chic, foarte modern si lejer, purtand o rochie maxi cu jacheta din piele, in nuante de albastru, geanta plic mare si ochelari oversize Dior . Starul rock nu a renuntat la suvitele impletite si rujul rosu.

Greek Revival Pool House

One of my favorite secret past times is to peruse architectural design firms websites to see what interesting spaces they are creating. Here is a lovely Greek Revival Pool House designed by Crisp Architects in Millbrook, NY. All photos and information are from the Crisp Architects website.

This jewel box of a pool house serves as an entertainment area for the homeowner and her guests. The architect decided to highlight the Greek Revival details of the main house and to keep the structure as small as possible.

Although the square footage is not large, there is an abundance of classical detailing that gives the building stature and also makes the space comfortably approachable. The lovely design highlights the easy flow between the interior and exterior spaces when the multiple French doors are thrown open.

I love the use of bluestone both as a flooring material throughout the interior and as the material used for the adjacent terrace areas. A lovely entertaining space - perhaps one of my lucky readers have been invited to a party here?

Outdoor Furniture - Impulse Buy

I was pursuing a futile search for outdoor furniture (too expensive, too bulky, wrong colors, etc) until I gave up and headed over to Decorno for a visit. Outdoor furniture was on her mind too and she mentioned Amazon - I had never thought of checking out their selection. Well I did - and I bought 2 of these.
Falkner 3 seat outdoor sofa - Amazon.com
The price was great - $299 marked down from $470. The design will go well with our current patio table chairs that have an X with a circle motif and I can add in color with blue pillows. The reviews were mostly good - with a few disappointments here and there. I identified with the reviewer who "decided that I would take a chance on this set and I couldn't be happier." I'll let you know how it turns out.

In keeping with the blue theme I"m going for, each year I've been slowly replacing all our pool side towels with these Land's End rugby stripe towels

Mary McDonald via Desire to Inspire


Wish Summer 2007, photography by David Bagosy

Wish Summer 2007, photography by David Bagosy
Wish Summer 2007, photography by David Bagosy

If I had been shopping for outdoor chairs, these would have been at the top of my list. $179
via Elle Decor, Rings side chair, Atuto.net If you have a porch, check out a previous post on the Penobscot Bay Porch Swings from Maine.

Heidi Montag style

Heidi din The Hills, care in sfarsit este difuzat si de MTV Romania, a urmat exemplul colegei ei, Lauren Conrad, si a lansat o linie vestimentara, mult mai accesibila insa, in colaborare cu Anchor Blue Clothing Company. Colectia "Heidiwood" are preturi cuprinse intre 10$ si 60$.
Greu de crezut ca isi va purta propriile creatii avand in vedere ca majoritatea hainelor si accesoriilor ei sunt de la Chanel, Chloe, Balenciaga, Stella McCartney.
De Valentine's Day, alaturi de logodnicul ei, Spencer

Ochelari Chanel si geanta Balenciaga

La lansarea "Heidiwood" in pantofi Christian Louboutin

Ochelari Chanel si pantofi Christian Louboutin

Geanta Chanel

Rochie si pantofi Chloe, ceas Chanel, geanta Balenciaga

Inspiration: cu ce sa porti un sacou

Cateva idei inspirationale despre cum sa porti un sacou
Ca la Paris: cu tricou, pantaloni scurti din denim, sandale romane si geanta foarte mare

Lindsay in sacou alb combinat cu tricou imprimat si leggings

Kate Moss poarta sacoul cu jeansi evazati si esarfa skinny, accesorizat cu geanta Hermes si ochelari Rayban

Kate Young, stilist, a combinat cu tricou alb, skinny jeans, esarfa si botine

Rumi, una dintre cele mai stilate bloggerite poarta sacoul cu rochie mini, manusi din piele si plic oversize

Claudia Schiffer poarta un sacou cu o linie masculina cu jeansi evazati, geanta mare Mulberry si esarfa de matase, iar rezultatul este o tinuta '70s chic

And George, Charlottesville VA

You may have noticed that one of my favorite things to do is to visit home design stores while I'm on business travel. Well, this time a business trip to Norfolk found me going home via(*or out of the way 175 miles as my husband pointed out) to Farmville (no luck with my table quest at Green Front) and then to Charlottesville, VA - the home of And George. This store has been featured in many magazines - here's a photo of the inspiration board in the store highlighting just a few.

And George carries wonderful furnishings and some of the most unique accessories. I purchased a beautiful vintage Italian compote bowl with a blue/gray transferware pattern featuring one of my favorite things - birds! I'll post more about that in the next week or so.

Love this carved Crowned Crane - the wood is very interesting - a velvety, soft texture. Notice the vintage books - they are covered in reproduction 18th century documents.
This idea could be replicated at home - cover old books in photocopies of copyright free vintage documents you can print off the internet. Or pen a favorite poem in cursive and photocopy it onto interesting paper - Emily Dickinson anyone? "A bird came down the walk, He did not know I saw -" (click on the line if you'd like to read the rest of this poem)

Another great bird.






Vintage dominos in a silver footed bowl. They happen to be next to a terrific book - Comfortable & Joyous Homes by Cris Briger and Paul Briger.

And if you're wondering who George is - here is is, all fine and daper. (image via And George)


Green Front - Farmville, VA

I also stopped in Green Front. Since Green Front is comprised of 12 old brick warehouses converted into a mini-home furnishings empire, I needed to make a pact with myself before exiting the car.

You see, I am beginning to recognize the signs of my addiction. Considering I have a master's degree in Counseling and in a former life I worked in the field of short-term therapy, I am late to this diagnosis. Before exiting the car I vowed - only 2 photos! Otherwise, I could have spent the entire day there, as opposed to half the day. Because of course, setting limits on an addiction is the first step to...This couch, with its colored stripes, caught my eye.