Black and White Friday

Today's theme is shiny...

Nicky Hilton turned this vintage Chanel tray into a chic side table

I bet you could see your reflection in these super glossy black walls

Love the pattern of this floor

Have a great weekend everyone, I hope you have something fun planned!

*via instyle, decorpad, coco & kelly

Black and White Friday

Clean & simple, Domino style.

Sometimes you just need to get rid of the clutter and let the design speak for itself.  Here, a little goes a long way.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Black and White Friday

I'm trying to decide what my favorite part about this fantastic living room is.  Is is it the huge round convex mirrors stacked above the fireplace?  The bold geometric rug?  The zebra curtains that must be at least 30 feet long?  Or just the overall simplicity of the room that gives it a clean, modern, uncluttered look?  I'm thinking it's the mirrors.  Definitely the mirrors.

*via eric cohler

Black and White Friday

I'm in love with this apartment of Nicole, author of the Sketch 42 blog.  Everything from the mirrored wall in the dining room, the lucite chairs, the ginormous tufted headboard, and the master bedroom window treatment (designed with the help of Nick Olsen) are just divine.

Nicole also has an etsy shop with some very stylish items for the home:

I especially love the lucite items she carries, they're so fun and unique.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Black and White Friday

Wouldn't this entry nook be nice to come home to everyday?

This little space is perfect- it's got style, storage, a place to sit and put your shoes on (or take off), and a huge mirror to check your look in before you head out the door. Just lovely!

Hope you all have a fabulous 4th of July weekend, be sure to enter the giveaway if you haven't already. I'll be announcing the winner Monday morning!

Black and White Friday

Here's a little black & white inspiration from the latest issue of Lonny. I'm so happy this online magazine came around, they seem to capture what is missing from many shelter publications...affordable, personal, unique, livable style.

I'm loving the pattern on this table...

The Ikea light fixture looks fabulous in this space. Wouldn't it be nice to have ceilings this high?

So this isn't really a black & white image, but I had to mention that I used to have a metal owl just like the one sitting on the mantel. It kind of makes me wish I had held on to it (or at least tried to sell it) instead of donating back to Goodwill.

Have a great weekend!

Black and White Friday

This is an oldie, but goodie. I've always wondered about the art above the sofa...is it a canvas, a piece of wood, or a rug of some kind? I'm still not sure, but it looks amazing and it's what makes this room so memorable to me.

Happy long weekend!

*via decorpad

Black and White Friday

I saw this image over at Elements of Style the other day and haven't been able to get it off my mind. This room feels very fresh to me and I just love the black crown molding, the moroccan patterned carpet, and the pops of yellow. Maybe this is what my bedroom will look like someday when I'm all classy and grown up.

And I always love a touch of zebra print in a room, but I really hope that head on the wall isn't real because killing animals for decoration is definitely not cool in my book.

Have a great weekend!

Black and White Friday

That's it, I want to re-do my bedroom like, yesterday.

I saw a mirror just like the one below two weeks ago at goodwill for $10, I'm really kicking myself for not getting now

Have a great weekend!

*via decorpad

Black and White Friday

I'm keeping this week's black & white post local with this tranquil urban desert living room. The sleek black fireplace, comfy white upholstery, and earthy sculptural elements make this a space I would love to relax in all weekend long.

Have a great weekend!

*via phoenix home & garden

DIY Art

I love this Spring-like room with its soothing blue walls, pops of pink, and the perfect placement of a little green fern on the chic white cocktail table. When I saw this image, I was immediately drawn to the piece of art in the background and thought this would be an easy DIY project. All you would need is a large canvas, piece of wood or even a piece of drywall, paint it black with chalkboard paint and write out some of your favorite quotes or song lyrics (in your best cursive) with chalk. Voila- you've got an easy, one of a kind work of art that's simple and stunning!

*via canadian house & home

Black and White Friday

I opened up my e-mail box this morning and saw this super cute dress and had to share. I love the graphic zig zag pattern and classic silhouette, it would be perfect for spring with a colorful cardi and some cute flats. Over the last few years I have become much more of a "dress" girl, mostly because of our extremely hot summer temps here in the desert, but also because of the ease of getting dressed and looking put together. Many times you can find a pretty dress for the same price as shirt, so why not go for the dress and have your whole outfit complete!

What is your favorite spring outfit?

*dress here

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I'm off to so some wedding dress shopping with my bff's today. Have a great weekend!

*via country living

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Just a little goes a long way...

*via style at home

Black and White...Tuesday

I love, love, love Ellen Rakieten's Chicago apartment featured in this month's Elle Decor. But of course I do, Nate Berkus was one of her designers and it has the perfect mix of girly-glam style & masculine sophistication. I love that she said she was going for "part Hollywood Regency, flea market, mid century French, modern, granny chic, beachy, and English club" style. Sounds like another girl with design ADD, I can definitely relate! I think the end result is quite lovely...

I especially love the almost-black library walls and the office/closet combo. I could SO live here.

Black and White (and Red) Friday

Black & white...

I'm totally dying over the gorgeousness of Anna Kohler's apartment that are floating around blogland this week. Her dining room is divine...

And a touch of red...

I'm also dying over the fact that I get to see REBA tonight in concert, I'm beyond excited! In case you didn't know, I'm slightly obsessed with her (in a non-creepy way). I love her music, love her show, and love her spunk!

Hope you have something great planned for your weekend, see you Monday!

*via elements of style, country weekly

Black and White Monday

So I missed black & white Friday last week, so you get it today! My mom is visiting from Iowa this week so I'll try to check in here a few times but for the most part I'll be spending some quality time with her and staying off of the computer. In honor of her visit, I'll leave you a few images from one of mom's favorite designers, Kelly Hoppen. Now you know where I got my love of black and white from:)

*via Metropolitan Home

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Lee Kleinhelter's new condo...I think the photos speak for themselves. The woman has an amazing eye and her home is perfection.

Love, love, love.

*you can view rest of photos here

Black and White Friday

I guess I'm sticking with my yellow theme from yesterday. There's so much I love about this room it's hard to single anything out, but for sure I'm loving the perfect warm gray wall color, the chandeliers, the console in the dining area, and lets not forget all of the zebra print. You just can't go wrong with that! This space sort of reminds me of Jenna Lyons house, no?

I hope you have something fun planned for the weekend, I'm sure we all have a lot that we have to do, but hopefully you have time to do something for yourself, too. I'll be hitting up some estate sales today, wrapping up my Christmas shopping, hopefully getting my Christmas cards out, and checking out the winter edition of Lonny. It looks like another great issue and I can't wait to see all of the gorgeousness inside! See you Monday!

*via desire to inspire (photos by Michael Partenio) & lonny

Two things

First, I'm thinking of implementing "Black & White Fridays" where I post my favorite black & white design photo(s) of the moment . I am forever drawn to this perfect combination and I'd hate to bore you black and white photos everyday, so I'll try to keep it to Fridays.

Since my mind is on kitchens and pendants this week, I chose a kitchen that I loved the second I first saw it in Domino:

I love the zig zag wallpaper, the number plates, the chairs with the snakeskin print, the Imperial Trellis pillows, all of the natural light, and oh yeah, the pendant. Gorgeous!

And the second thing.....

Hello, lover. I'll be seeing you later:)

*via domino, GQ