I almost missed posting this story as I'm about to run out to a couple designer parties tonight and I heard about it at The Decorologist first! Then 'From Caroline' wrote a post where she also announced the colour of the year but also mentioned that my takeaway from the annual CMG Conference in September was about orange moving to… Continue reading
BM 145 Honeybell The best part of arriving at a tropical destination is how the air smells the minute you walk off the plane. I think you can begin to see why I loved this resort so much when I stayed here around 10 years ago (my last beach vacation). Westin Los Cabos Famed architect, Javier Sordo Madeleno, created the… Continue reading
This is very similar to one of the new trend colours from the CMG Conference this weekend. We are going away from the tuscan, rusty oranges of the past 15 years to a fresher orange. AF-230 Buttered Yam (source) I recently chose Buttered Yam for a client to go with this Schumacher fabric for wingback chairs we are getting… Continue reading
Photos by Maria Killam I think everyone should have a whimsical pair of salt & paper shakers like this on their kitchen table. It's like an accessory and totally appropriate in a kitchen. I bought my sister owls for her new kitchen. I found this carved English pine table on Craigslist for $150. I didn't negotiate. It's been sitting in… Continue reading
Flowers on the grand pianos in the middle of the room (they don't miss a detail here) It's Elizabeth's 38th birthday weekend and after a little shopping at the Fashion Show Mall in Vegas yesterday we stopped into the Encore Hotel to have a cocktail in the lounge overlooking the pool. Elizabeth Jacobs Photos by Maria Killam You know the… Continue reading
At High Point Market I had two very different experiences dining out. The restaurant below is in The Proximity hotel where a few of us had dinner the second night I arrived. We walked into this serene, beautiful space with fabric panels dividing the restaurant into sections, oval backed slipped chairs in green and white with the early evening light… Continue reading
Lately I've been obsessed with toss cushions because I'm selecting fabrics for the pillows that will be on my new sofa and in the bedrooms. I never design a room for a client without them. Here are my favourites: Samantha Pynn 1. Love this big floral for the drama and the way it pulls together the kelly green and turquoise.… Continue reading
I had the best day today, I kept jumping out of the car taking pictures of the painted ladies in San Francisco–way more fun for me than a museum. I was in colour heaven! You all know how I feel about pinky beige. Here it is with orange. See how dirty it looks? A yellow or green beige (if it… Continue reading
flickr How great is this? In our room at the Vintage Park Hotel where we stayed early this week the sheers were a soft shade of yellow. On a gray and rainy day though (which it was when we were there), the light coming through feels happy! Photo by Maria Killam I had to share this with you because… Continue reading
I am not a snob about silk flowers as long as they look real–the ones that look real are certainly more expensive but think of all the money you save in the long run? A stunning silk orchid will last much longer in your powder room without natural light (well obviously) than a real one. Atelier Abigail Ahern Some say… Continue reading
