Lately...


this is what my life feels like. Working up a storm and everything spread out on the dining table. Luckily, I am a designer so everything that is laying around is beautiful and full of vibrant colors and patterns. I especially love a really beautiful long dining table. I am not lucky to have a space that big yet...for now I am all about round or...octagonal perhaps.




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office space of the day...Sheryl Crow sophistication

After visiting Spain, I'm just craving more rich interiors. I've been seeing the same office spaces going around the net for so long...simple, white maybe a touch of gold, always chic. However, I love unique spaces that are rich and filled with collected items from life. Just the opposite of a perfectly staged office space. I absolutely love Sheryl Crows home in AD, her office space is so rich and sophisticated. 
amazing black desk + studded red chair + gorgeous lamp + toile flower vase + open window =
domestic bliss

office space of the day... 6 Art wall looks I love

white walls + gorgeous blue chair + retro black lamp + wood desk + mixed framed art pieces =
domestic bliss

I've been working on my art wall above my home office. I'm loving the mix of frame finishes. 

This was the original photo that inspired my current wall. White walls and mixed frames, white, black and metallics. I adore this look, there is something very sophisticated about it. The space looks very modern and well put together, metallic finishes and a little dash of that john lewis furniture look. 
I have also always loved Mary Macdonalds office originally in Domino magazine. The contrast of blue and white always really stood out to me. As much as I love the look of mixed frames, there is something very chic about all black and white. She is so glam, I adore her decor.
 Something about this layered look really draws me in too.
 One of the most famous NYC decorators, Charlotte Mott, covers her decor offices in artwork and also mixed in an inspiration board look too. I did the same in my new space. 
 Finally, this really inspired me too. I love the way that the art really pops on the black wall. The mixed style of furnishings just look so polished and well put together. 

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office space of the day...an artists abode {Olatz Schnabel}

Through the years of writing about design, I have learned so much about my own taste. Each season I have new and different looks that I would classify as "my own style", yet with every emerging new year I look back upon past articles and see styles that I fall in love with all over again. The bedroom of Olatz Schnabel and her artist Husband Julian has captured my heart all over again...
turquoise walls + pops of red + wooden secretary + black and white photo collection =
domestic bliss
for the rest of this beautiful home...

I have never seen colored walls done through a home like this one. The blue walls in this bedroom are absolute perfection. I have used this color in a bedroom before and the client still raves to this day. The color is topped off with a gorgeous exotic rug. It's so important to use modern rugs like these, they are so on trend right now. I also adore the kitchen, the mossy green is fantastic especially next to the black and white tile. Genius.
Black and white checkered tile in the bath is also killer with the copper fixtures. Such eccentric lighting  as they have thrown in is key in this kind of home. Beautiful.
This last photo is my dream. A beautiful outdoor space for morning coffee conversations. Swoon.
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office space of the day...secrets of success

Glass desk + pops of yellow + pair of french chairs + beautiful flowers + journals =
domestic bliss
This year I have switched things up a little bit in my home office. I have cleared out all the clutter and am working from an entire new place & perspective. Also, in my business, I have added a whole new branch of services in addition to my designing. I will now officially be consulting and coaching other businesses in our industry on business strategy and growth. It's making me really gear up this year and take things to the NEXT LEVEL. 
So, its essential that I be very proactive in how I do things. First up, setting goals and visioning out my year in 2013...
It's so important that we set goals, not just yearly but daily, you know?
In fact, I am getting a new journal for 2013 & I can't decide between these cute ones...

office space of the day...MY PLUM DESIGN

I don't think I have seen a desk this good in a while. I need this Coco Desk by my plum design immediately, if not sooner. 
hardwood floors + big windows + cream silk drapes + aqua blue accessories + the perfect desk =
domestic bliss
see the magic of this desk...



 It can double as a vanity and work space. It has a hidden keyboard drawer to keep things looking chic and glamorous. The brass and white combo just makes it rich and oh so fancy! 
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office space of the day...Peach + Pink Tobi Fairley

Completely enamored by this gorgeous black and white office with peachy pink details. Tobi Fairley did an excellent job on this one...it's right up my alley. 
chic wallpaper + big white desk + peach chair + gorgeous lamp + small gold details =
domestic bliss
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I am loving everything about this room. The dark carpeting is so chic with pops of white and pink above it. A chic bust in the center of the table makes for the best accessorizing in a traditional room. I also adore the black trim on the white sofa. Just everything is really good here. 
fabulous job miss Tobi! 

office space of the day...ORANGE curtains

No matter what season it is, ORANGE is one of those colors that translates through all seasons and styles. Its the most favorited color of the world. I wouldn't normally choose this color in my home (aside from displaying Hermes boxes about my space) but I find myself a fan of luxurious and rich orange curtains...
pale blue walls + gold frames + carved desk + jute rug + luxurious orange curtains =
domestic bliss




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