Maximalism Forever: musings on the latest trends and stylish living

It feels like it has been forever since I have written a blog post and it HAS! Too long. Please forgive me loves, I have my hands doing so many things right now including being a full time mom. It’s a beautiful mess. Although I have been putting most of my energy into my online shop, jewelry & podcast, my love for interiors and this blog will never, ever end. I believe so much in a passion for living that I am giving my heart to the things that light me up. I understand that life is short and I want to make sure that I give attention to all the things that have captured my heart.

A lot has been going on in my personal life, making a new home with my love and Roman, balancing mom and entrepreneur life, working on my health, my mindset and understanding my hearts desires. It’s truly a journey isn’t it?

With the arrival of Spring and end of Mercury Retrograde, I have felt a new wave of everything….MAXIMALISM is having a moment. Thank God. We all know I am a maximalist at heart. PINK, CORAL, LAVENDER, all the feminine colors are stlll so popular which I love because the feminine energy is so alive and its what the world really needs right now. Soft, loving yin energy, not harsh, agressive yang energy. In Feng Shui, it needs to be a balance of both, so for true harmony we must have it all! That’s so beautiful isn’t it? To think that we are all actually meant to have it all, that’s what God wants for us.

On another note, Drew Berrymore has a new line at Wal Mart called Flower.

I am totally loving it. After House Beautiful made the decision that maximalism is BACK, I myself love the idea, it makes the perfect time to launch this look, no? Here are a few picks I love….

Modern pink sofa.

Pastel Marble Area Rug

Set of 2 brass antique shell bookends

Pink flower art

Abstract marble dish set

Floral Curtains

When I was younger I can remember my mom had my room decked out in floral Laura Ashley curtains and beadspread. This set totally takes me back to elementary school. I’m kinda into it actually.

Now that we have established these more dramatic decor vibes, I want to share with you some photos of the NY Kips Bay showhouse is telling us….90’s Maximalism is here to stay! See how these rooms make you feel?

Barbara Ostrom

Drake | Anderson

Sasha Bikoff

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS???

Weekend musings. . .

Sending a big hello from New Orleans. We just arrived to our hotel and I really really really miss my baby. It’s my first time leaving Roman over night and I don’t even know what to do with myself. So, I wanted to pop in and share somethings I have been thinking about recently. . .think of this as a weekend update.

First of all, my tree. I am so in love with it. It was important to me to have a beautiful Christmas tree for Roman to look at and remember (in photos of course). I kept things all mercury glass, white and silver for a cohesive look. I also recently added this beautiful silver ribbon throughout the tree to add a pop and it is stunning. It doesn’t do it justice in the picture, at night it just sparkles!

If you notice on the left, we have a few paint swatches on the wall. I am in love with all of the Clare paint things. They have the paint samples with sticky backs so you can temporarily have them on the wall, to see what they look like from day to night. Our only problem is agreeing on a color.

I am a huge believer in working on your inner world, so that your outer world will be radiant! I love how @aglassofbovino styled up her book situation here. When you step up your life in every area, your overall well being will reflect that. So, this weekend, you may want to join me and work on your self with some beautiful self improvement books. 

Grab these books here:

Also, and this is for my Austinites, I went to one of my design projects, Muse Med Spa in Austin, Texas to get a peel because I am dying to get these sun spots off of my face. My skin should be peeling this weekend so I will have some free time. Skin care has always been so important to me and now that I am 37, I think its time to take some extra care of the skin on my face and I am thinking no more sun. 

In other news, The spa turned out so pretty and glamorous, you can shop the look here. 

I've also been asked about 3 trillion times about decorating a home office with Glam Shui. So I definitely will be doing this but for now, I wanted to share something I read about creating your dream home office. It's so important that you have a dreamy work space, so that you create your BEST work. That is one of the biggest tips for success. If you want to step up your career life and do work with passion and purpose, you MUST take my Unleash Your Ista e-course. It's a realllllly good one. 

Have a blissful weekend darlings! 

Title image via Jasmine Dowling