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books as art...


I love this over sized stack of books on display.  I have a huge collection of books - design books and novels etc that are stacked here and there and everywhere!  Do you love books.. Do you store them in a nontraditional way?  If so I would love to know!

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Paris Flea Market Style {giveaway}


The lovely Claudia from The Paris Apartment was sweet enough to offer you my wonderful readers a signed copy of her new book - Paris Flea Market Style.  This is Claudia's second book and I was so excited when I received a copy.  It is beautiful and full of great information for those of us who love Paris and the flea markets there.  I read it cover to cover to soak up all of the information for my next trip, I will definitely be slipping it into my suitcase to use while I am there.



 If you aren't able to make that trip to Paris just yet to fill your house with amazing goodies you can find some of Claudia's finds on her One Kings Lane sale this week too!  Please take a minute to check it all out.  I am dreaming of these beauties!!


To enter to win please visit  Claudia from The Paris Apartment and leave a comment below letting us know what is on your wish list if you were shopping in Paris. For an additional chance to win tweet about our giveaway (it's easy just hit the tweet button below) and leave a second comment!  Our winner will be chosen at random Thursday the 14th.
Also, if I cannot contact you from your profile I will need an email address....


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Finding inspiration at the LA mart... January



I truly enjoy going to market, no matter where you go it is very inspirational.  There are so many talented creative minds that work on the showrooms it is really a treat to see most of the time.  This past weekend we visited the LA Mart for the show and found some great new pieces and some really great displays.  


Two's and Tozai never disappoint!  This book display was amazing!






The Walls in this room were painted gold and were super cool.




Love the paper runner- great idea!


I think I need this even if I have no place for it, so sculptural and cool!



Our best seller the star pendant with mirror.. love!




This is my favorite chandelier and I have been desperately trying to find a special place for something like this.. I know that one day it will happen.

I am off to Las Vegas for the furniture show there today, wish me luck!



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Nathan Turner's American Style Book {a giveaway}

 

I was so excited to have  a chance to offer one of my lovely readers a copy of Nathan Turner's first book.  We also had an opportunity to ask a few questions about Nathan's design methods and inspirations, I hope you enjoy our little interview and a minute to leave a comment for your chance to win!

1.        What is your design philosophy?

The most important thing is living well with comfort and style.  So all of my designs need to not only look great, but be livable as well.

2.       What inspires you and drives your passion for design?

I’m constantly being inspired.  There’s inspiration all around us, you just have to be open to it.  I derive the most inspiration from travel.

3.       What jumpstarts each of your designs (color, fabric, furniture, etc.)?

I can be totally inspired by the architecture of a project & design comes of that. Or I can start with a color, or a single fabric & the whole room gets built around it.  It really just depends on the project.

4.       What do you hope people take away from reading your book?

I hope it inspires people to decorate, entertain, & have fun with design.  To realize that there really aren’t any rules to do things that make you feel good.  Hopefully they take away some ideas and inspiration as well.

5.       You dedicated this book to the woman in your life, how did they inspire you to seek a career in design?

They inadvertently inspired me to seek a career in design.   Both my grandmothers and my mother, although different, embodied the one thing that makes a great hostess, they had great style.  They knew how to graciously entertain and make people comfortable.  They make people want to come into their home for parties and dinner.  I watched that growing up & it was engrained in me.  I learned a lot from watching them.

6.      Your book is full of helpful tips for living well, what is your best tip for making a space come together completely (that finishing touch)?

The finishing touches are the most important thing.  It’s that last layer or two that people often forget or sadly they have depleted their budget.  It’s those finishing touches I call the “jewelry” of the project.  It’s the lamps, the table top accessories, & pillows…they should be personal and should reflect the person who bought them or who lives in the house.  It’s always those little things that make a room.

7.       What was the biggest challenge in writing this book?

Time.  I have so many different things going on from decorating, television, my store, & product line.  The book is very personal so I had to be 100% involved.  That’s the only way I wanted to do it.  So, the biggest challenge was setting aside a chunk of time aside every week to finish it.

8.       What inspired you to write a book, and one centered on casual living and entertaining?

I really wanted to do a book that embodied everything that I do including decorating, food, entertaining.  I wanted it to be more lifestyle than a decorator’s monograph.  When I met with Abrams they understood that immediately & they were the ones to push me to make it personal & to share my own life experience as well as my work.  I’m happy they did, because it literally feels likes a scrapbook of the last ten years of my life.
 










For a chance to win a copy of Nathan's book please leave a comment below telling us about your inspirations, for an additional chances to win you can tweet (easy to tweet just hit retweet at the bottom of the post), follow us here on the blog or on twitter or blog about our giveaway.  The winner will be chosen at random on January 28th, 2013.  
 
Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

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50 books...

 

Earlier in the year I came across a great idea, albeit it was not a new idea but it was a great one..  A list.. I know it is pretty simple when you start out but it became really difficult as I really looked at it.  It is a list of 50 things I would like to do in my life, I did not put a date on it, I did not call it a bucket list but just a list of items I wish to see, do or accomplish within in my life. This list became really hard to complete, I am talking about the actual list I think I made it to 36 items, because I was being serious, I wanted to see things that I truly wanted to do on there not just dreamy things that I would not put the effort into.  
So aside from all of that one of the items was to ready 50 books in a years time, I am a lover of books and own piles and piles of them, a lot I have read but quite a few are just waiting for their moment.  Well, I decided it would be a great thing to start right about now.  I thought it would be a great thing to share also and I was hoping you could help me out with some recommendations on great reads?!  I would love it if you would join me too- it is always fun to share a great book with friends.
What do you think - any interest?

My first on the list is Les Miserables, I would love to know if you have read it and what you think.

Looking forward to a wonderful new year full of new adventures with you here on the blog as well!

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Great Gifts {design library}

 I love nothing more than a good design book (okay well maybe jewelry) but they are on the top of my gift list all the time.  I love to give and recieve them!!!  Every great designer has tons of them and why shouldn't we be the same way?  These are some of my favorite new books and some that are on my wish list this Christmas!



You can click on any cover to see details and pricing.

Enjoy!
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Nathan Turner @ Pottery Barn {a book signing}


If there is one thing I love it is a good design book and meeting the designer/author is always a great way to spend an evening!  Nathan Turner is signing copies of his first book Nathan Turner's American Style at Pottery Barn in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening.  

Also in the coming weeks look for an interview here on the blog with Nathan about the book and a giveaway for greige readers.


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Masculine lounge...



I fell madly for this room when I saw it in Atlanta Home and Lifestyles.  I love the masculine feel of the space and the contrast of the dark upholstery with  the white walls.  Another great detail is the way that designer Jimmy Stanton balances out the window with the stack of books and antlers.  

To see the rest of the show house visit their site.

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Pheromone by Christopher Marley {giveaway}


 While I was in Atlanta at the show I had a chance to visit one of my favorite artists Pheromone by Christopher Marley.  His pieces are amazing and I have been using them for quite some time in different projects.  I have not seen him at a show for a while so I was very excited to get up to date and see his latest designs








I ordered several mineral pieces for a project that I am working on as well as some bugs and butterfly pieces to place here and there.  
  




The feathers are by far one of my new favorites!








I ordered a few of his books too- so I picked one up for you!


For a chance to win a signed copy of Pheromone please stop by their site and let us know your favorite.  Also, you can get another chance to win by tweeting about the giveaway or posting on facebook.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry and make sure we can contact you through your profile if not please leave your email address.  Our winner will be drawn on Sunday August 19th.

Best of Luck!

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