candy-colored couches

any excuse to do a marie antoinette posting, and I'll do it!! I found these yummy candy-colored velvet sofas and thought sofia coppola herself would approve!

clockwise from top left:

ocean . dusty rose . palm . storm
dark purple . colonial blue . pewter . lime green

urban outfitters, $578-598.

vintage trophies

I love the look of an antique trophy in a library or study.

badgley mischka's home.

silver plated engraved trophies. the well appointed house, $500.

yummy things to wear

chocolate bar ipod cover? check. baguette earrings? sure, why not? macaroon necklace? of course!
save on the calories and just wear your favorite foods with japan's cult jewelry line q-pot

also I'd like to give a special hello and thanks to all my recent new followers and their lovely blogs:

bright.bazaar
rikshaw design
frou frou fashionista
the zhush
the green room interiors/chattafabulous
la vitrine des poupées

modern portraits

You may remember her work from the cover of Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape, from the set of Head Case, or from her evil portraits of John McCain. Some find her work controversial, but Jill Greenberg's work is so amazing and stunning. Her ability to capture emotion, humor and create beautiful lighting are captivating. She has a new book out, Bear Portraits, a follow up to Monkey Portraits.

balthazar

If you are ever in New York, you must try my favorite restaurant, Balthazar. They offer yummy french delights in a wonderful bistro atmosphere in a space used to be a leather wholesaler's warehouse. I recommend the warm goat cheese and caramelized onion tart, delish!

get the look: parisian chic dining room

the inspiration:

get the look:


1 waverly timeless ticking black. fabric.com, $10/yrd.
2 pink peony silk flowers. inside avenue, sale $375.
3 boulevard chandelier. z gallerie, sale $499.
4 nickel treillage iron mirror. the well appointed house, $950.
5 diptyque candles. jayson home & garden, $60.
6 bling mirrored placemat, $139. delfina dinnerware. z gallerie.
7 claire armchair. alice lane home collection.

sex and the city 2: the accessories

I adore carrie's sparkly headband...

and it makes another appearance with a head scarf, dressed down for daytime!

the four leaf clover necklace... carrie's new signature piece?

sex and the city 2: get the look

the inspiration, carrie and aidan reunited in abu dhabi:


get the look:

1 french honeycomb mirror. wisteria, $399. 2 small fontana bowl in gold. jonathan adler, $98. 3 color-block cotton-blend skirt. see by chloé, $290. 4 l'air embellished headband. bijoux heart, $1,700. 5 scalloped wall jewelry rack. urban outfitters, $18. 6 dynasty 14-karat gold-plated ring. juicy couture, $88. 7 lipstick in sahara. paul & joe beaute. 8 dransfield & ross morocco table. the well appointed house, $675. 9 leather wedge sandals. alaia, $2,090. 10 pink moroccan pouf. john derian, $285. 11 secret of the sands finishing powder. paul & joe beaute.

sex and the city 2: the penthouse

so carrie finally got her dream apartment, a super fabulous penthouse apartment. click on the images for a closer peek.

this headboard is amazing... note the nailhead trim

gorgeous wallpaper... a hand-sketch print

and what would a carrie apartment be without a fabulous closet!

nautical rope pendants

a. japanese float pendant. pottery barn, $249.


b. hanging rope light. wisteria, $89.

c. dock glow chandelier. anthropologie, $798.

vote for your favorite!
	a. japanese float pendant
	b. hanging rope light
	c. dock glow chandelier

yellow owl workshop

cute little things from san francisco-based yellow owl workshop

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nautical 4 kids

Kids can enjoy the Nautical trend too, with whimsical inspirations from the sea...

A Love Letter / Submarine. dekanimal, $18.

Nodical Nautical Flag Banner. Land of Nod, $29.

Gerson Pentapod Monster. Cotton Monster, $48.

milk fed

Milk Fed is a cool Japanese line started by Walrus Studio idol Sofia Coppola. I'm not sure if she still designs for the line, but their new collection is satisfying my obsession for all things nautical. They have all sorts of great goodies, such as cool-again hair scrunchies and bleached denim vests fit for a true harajuku princess. Oh, how I want to go to Japan!!

gone nuts for nautical

I'm totally obsessed with all things nautical. Here's some of my favorites:

Curls & Coils Necklace. Anthropologie, $42.

The Amelie Headband. Mila Rose Designs, $44.

Sailor Tote Bag. Bayan Hippo, $33.

freedom of blogging

Well I'm happy that China finally lifted it's ban on blogger.com. For almost a year they have been blocking all blog sites. Now I can blog freely, although I still can't use Facebook or You Tube. So, I'll try to post more often now! Here are some of my latest additions to my Etsy shop- Chinese lantern, peacock and butterfly.

You can view them here.