Off to the Punkin Chunkin

Happy Halloween! Today I'm off to the 23rd Annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin! My husband, Dan, and our kids have been going for years - you see, Dan is a high school Physics teacher, and he likes building catapults. This year they've also entered the Theatrical Division and will be re-creating the battle scene in Braveheart. Should be fun!




Love this countertop. image via Bolig magazine

Celebrity style: Halloween special: cranii/skulls

Pentru ca astazi este Halloween-ul m-am gandit la un post mai special, mai scary. Nu, nu este vorba de celebritati fara machiaj, ci de celebritati care poarta imprimeuri cu cranii, simboluri ale acestei sarbatori alaturi de dovleci, vrajitoare, pisici negre, fantome si asa mai departe.



Nicole Richie cu celebra esarfa semnata Alexander McQueen

Hilary Duff cu cercei cu cranii

Lauren Conrad purtand un top Lauren Moshi

Mischa Barton cu un cardigan Giulia Piersanti

Rihanna

Paris Hilton

Lindsay Lohan cu esarfa Thomas Wylde

Victoria Beckham cu pulover Alexander McQueen

Thank you Washington Post

Thank you to The Washington Post and Terry Sapienza for choosing my post on Round Rugs: When? for "Our Pick to Click This Week" in the Blog Watch of the Home section.

If you're looking for that post it's just below the one on the NSO Showhouse.

NSO Design Show Pics!

This past Sunday I had a chance to head over for the last day of the 2008 National Symphony Orchestra's annual design event, NSO Celebrations. This year it was held at the Women's Club of Chevy Chase and the theme was Beyond Dragons: An East-West Fusion of Interior Design.

Thank you to the Chairs of the event for letting me take pictures. All the designs were wonderful - I've focused on just a few of the rooms for this post.

This first one is called Singapore Sling and was created by the talented Liz Levin of Liz Levin Interiors. I think her description of the room really fits it - "It's clubby, deco, and very atmospheric; think Asian Noir."

Love the vibrant colors - the aqua wall color is Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground and was listed in the event's guide book. (it's more vibrant than my photos show) Don't you love it when a designer reveals her color choice? The black and white striped rug is by Madeline Weinrib Atelier.

Bird cage/candle holder as an anchor for this chair. Would you care for a drink?

Shannon Munn of Ambi Design Studio created this elegant drawing room. The designers had to work with the Club's existing wood interior and I think Shanon does an excellent job at that. Besides, she happened to be at the show and was quite nice and willing to talk about the room and the furnishings.
This gorgeous wing chair is from Victoria Hagan.

Love, love, love this chair. Below is a view of the detail from the back.



Sally Steponkus of Sally Steponkus Interiors created this perfectly delightful dining room. I lingered here for quite awhile. **I just found out Homer's Odd Isn't He posted a great interview with Sally, along with more pics of her designs. Check it out here.





This curtain was both sheer and sturdy. Not quite sure of the fabric but it was striking.


Tracy L. Morris of Tracy Morris Design, LLC created "Kyoto Calm - A Restful Reading Space." Everyone who walked by was drawn to the two lanterns on either side of the fireplace.

This shallow vase fits perfectly on this narrow mantle.

Love the contrast of the blue gray with the orange toned knotty pine.

Great couch! Covered in a deep, gray velvet it's from Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman.
This table is wood but finished to look like stone.

I so wanted to pat this little guy on the head.

Laura Mackey of Cottage & Castle Design, Silver Spring, MD created the "Washington Sitting Room." I was drawn to the Ralph Lauren fabric covering the antique swedish sofa. Back in 1988 I purchased drawer liner paper of the same design. Laura's room featured a number of fine antiques.

The outdoor room by Smith & Hawken. The table looks like stone; the chairs look like wood; but both are made of aluminum.

Isn't this the cutest entry - especially for the "town hall" of the Village of Chevy Chase, MD? It's a few miles down the street from the Women's Club. I noticed it because I ended up parking there thinking it was where the show was!

What color should your blog or journal be?

Your Blog Should Be Blue

Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere. You tend to avoid conflict - you're more likely to share than rant. From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book.

Deci, am ales bine culoarea blogului.
Ce culoare ar trebui sa aiba blogul tau?
Fa-ti testul here

Kate Moss for Topshop Christmas Collection

Astazi s-a lansat linia speciala pentru Craciun, editie limitata, din colectia Kate Moss pentru Topshop. Cuprinde tot ceea ce ai nevoie pentru a arata sic de sarbatorile de iarna, in stilul rock'n'roll al lui Kate. Piesele glam-rock, de inspiratie vintage sunt nelipsite.
Intr-un interviu acordat revistei "Sunday Times Style" Kate vorbeste despre iesiri in oras, fashion, must-haves pentru o night out , muzica.
Cateva intrebari din interviu:
Cum te pregatesti sa iesi seara?
Kate: Imi adun prietenele, pun muzica si beau ceva ca sa intru in stare.
Cu ce nu poti da gres la o petrecere?
K: Cu the little black dress, bineinteles. Daca ma duc sa dansez atunci port cele mai inalte tocuri cu cea mai scurta rochie.
Ce trebuie sa aiba o fata in geanta pentru o seara in oras?
K: Eyeliner negru, chei si bani.
Ce bautura preferi acum?
K: Vodka tonica.
Cu cine iti place sa dansezi?
K:Cu prietenele mele si cu barbati care stiu sa danseze.
Pe ce muzica iti place sa dansezi?
K: Rock'n'roll si happy house.
Care este cea mai de succes rochie pe care ai creat-o?
K: Rochiile mele imprimate au intotdeauna un succes imens si cea rosie imprimata cu panselute, din colectia de primavara de anul acesta a fost cea mai buna. Linia gatului se potriveste tuturor siluetelor si culoarea a fost grozava pentru vara. Era perfecta pentru zi cu sandale si mergea la fel de bine si pentru seara, cu dresuri si tocuri. (Kate a vandut 6500 de rochii imprimate cu panselute, a cate 60 de lire sterline fiecare)(in jur de 270 ron).
Exista jacheta de piele perfecta?
K: Da. Este ceva ce poti pune pe tine in fiecare zi si arata mai bine cu timpul. Tocmai am cumparat o jacheta biker de la Balenciaga - e superba.
Spune-ne despre bijuterii. Ce ai purta pentru o seara in oras?
K: Imi plac diamantele vechi.
Ce make-up ar fi potrivit pentru o seara in oras?
K: Ai nevoie de un machiaj de impact. Ochii smokey sunt intotdeauna, intotdeauna un look bun.

Celebrity nails

De astazi am o noua categorie pe blog: Celebrity nails. Tot ce tine de manichiura celebritatilor - forma, lungimea, culoarea unghiilor, modele, marci preferate.
Pentru inceput sa aruncam o privire la stilista Rachel Zoe, Lindsay, Heidi, J. Lo, Xtina si actrita Mena Suvari.
Rachel Zoe in "The Rachel Zoe Project" poarta o nuanta de bordo

Mena Suvari a ales un gri inchis

Christina Aguilera si-a asortat culoarea unghiilor cu topul Roberto Cavalli

Lindsay Lohan si unghiile ei electric blue

Heidi Klum a ales tot bordo

Jennifer Lopez si-a acoperit unghiile cu un bej nude

J.Lo a ales negru