in the mood for pink + red

Pink + Red.
The colors of Valentine's day,
The colors of love.
It should be used with caution, however, because the colors evoke romance.
 Nobody can deny a little romance in their home...its much too blissful!
Hope you are all having a happy weekend and getting your home ready for the month of love.








images via apartmenttherapy, sarah kaye, sunnysblog, practicalprincess, makingitlovely

flowers can be a girls best friend too

via adaanddarcy
Its pretty obvious I love pretty and beautiful things in my home. 
Flowers are no exception.
I have been on the search for different ways to add beautiful floral elements in my home.
Sometimes the smell of a fresh bouquet makes me feel complete and other times I stumble upon a pillow, chair or even wallpaper whose floral pattern makes me feel blissful!
For now I will luxuriate in the ever so amazing inspiring images found on the web. 
love them.


via sarah kaye + domino

Designing for a cause: Bonesteel Trout Hall

Vanessa DeVargas of Turquoise LA has put together a charity design event.
Different designers from all over LA are putting their efforts into designing an emergency shelter for families in need. 
I am so excited to attend this event so I get to see all of the brilliant work that these women will put out there, for a cause. 
One key designer will be Jessica Brende from Bonesteel Trout Hall.
This design firm is one of my favorites in Southern California.
You may have seen their work in House Beautiful or Architectural Digest.
I absolutely love what they do, please check out their website or the event today if you are in the Los Angeles area.
Here is some of their work that I absolutely admire.
Enjoy!
















wishing i lived here right now

I am kinda loving Kristen Bell right now.
I am sooo loving her home and wishing I could move in.
Instyle did a spread on her home a while ago and I fell in love with the ottoman in her living room instantly. It makes me think of spring and I am so ready for spring.
She uses wallpaper everywhere, even her ceilings. love that.
and really, who wouldn't want to sit on that outdoor patio on a sunny LA day?






images via Kristen-B

loving her style: Erinn Valencich

Erinn Valencich...
most of you already know about her and have seen her work in numerous publications.
She is definitely one of my idols + person i'd die to meet.
She runs OMNIARTE design in Los Angeles, where she styles everything under the sun
including, interiors, tv, photography, events, dinner parties, etc.
She has a long list of celebrity clientele and works in many hotels.
Her work inspires me so much. I wish I was this woman!










pretty stylish, right???

dreaming of paris...and tea

I am always dreaming of Paris...
and I am always searching the web for the places that I dream to visit once I get there.
Having tea in Paris is one of the very first things I insist on doing upon arrival.
Mariage Freres is rumored to be 'the best tea in the world'.
With over 500 different teas available and a whole menu of jellies, 
they draw in fanatics from all over the world.









www.mariagefreres.com
Don't they have the most beautiful packaging?
Check out the website to order your own.
I absolutely love the way they creatively display their teas.

inspiration...for the little ones.

I can't get over the anticipation of having a new member to our family.
My little brother will be having my parents first grandchild...this is huge!
Nothing on earth is more exciting that me getting a baby girl to spoil and obsess over.
My mom is over the moon! expectedly...

In light of this occasion, they are in the process of decorating the nursery.
A lot of moms I know haven't the first clue of how to begin decorating this room.
I am going to make it a little bit easier with some 
images of inspiration
for my baby niece's new room.

Allow me to share some of my favorites...

via nestegg



via livingetc


decorpad

cookie magazine

image via chikaustin


image from decor pad via storm interiors

art i heart: kathy womack

I got a few emails about one of the photos I posted earlier.
Artist Kathy Womack from Austin, Tx (my hometown) rocks the art world 
with her fantastic painting series called
'women and wine'.
My sister and I have a few pieces of her work and we absolutely adore her.
We used to go into her gallery in Austin, at least once a month to see what she was brewing up.
Her work is so fun and girlie and I hope that this finds girlfriends everywhere
and that they enjoy her art as much as my girlfriends and I do.






bedroom inspiration: romantic bohemian

So my sister's bedroom is my first plan of action.
She wants lots of color, floral motifs, a boudoir feeling, art + lots of books.
I kinda am feeling a coral color...mixed with white bedding, candles, displays of jewelry and feminine art. 
Here are a few images that are going on the mood board.
Now its off to shop for fabrics!
I plan on starting by making her curtains + pillows with my sewing machine
so I can get the perfect look...
shopping for the perfect pair can be so hard sometimes.
Now...if only I could make them with scalloped edges like the ones below.






inspriation: WALLPAPER + Colors

Such a rainy day here in Los Angeles and I am loving the fact that there is no way I am missing a beautiful sunny day while indoors and blogging my heart away.
i love the rain!

On another note...
Wallpaper or not to wallpaper?
This is our question of the day.
Tuyet, my client + sister, wants wallpaper in her bathroom...
something bright and fun. 
So, we are on the hunt...she likes yellow.
I like purple or blue or something very flowery and fun,
something like these below.
Nothing says feminine like flowers, right?