Overdue Thanks

Just wanted to take a few minutes to give a shout out to the blogs that have featured zhush.com in the past few months.  These posts always lift me up and re-energize me, no joke.  I encourage you to click the banners and check them out, many of them are relatively new to the blog scene and worth a look and others are long time faves...Thanks so much!

If you're a blogger and have posted about zhush.com, shoot me the link, I'd love to feature it in a thank you post!

Random Chanel Item No. 143

In case you missed my post this morning, today is our 16th wedding anniversary. Special days always seem a bit more festive when they fall on the weekend, don't they?  We plan to pop a few bottles tonight. Cheers to a celebratory weekend everyone.

xoxo,

Image via: ThePrettyHaze

Minor Obsessions

Liberal Arts | Wallflower | No. 19 | bracelet | polish

I haven't seen a movie in a theatre in ages, but these two new films look and sound promising enough for me to want to book a sitter and make the move.  Last month, I met a lady who smelled so great that I just had to ask her what she was wearing, when I learned it was Chanel No. 19, I was surprised, mostly because I'd never heard of it.  Seeing that it comes in the same iconic bottle as No. 5 (which I don't really care for) has me even more intrigued.  On the hunt for a subtle sheer shade of pink nail polish, I picked up this one called P.Y.T, later I learned it was designed with Zac Posen, pretty cool. Finally, this bracelet over at Bauble Bar caught my eye, seems I can't get enough of fun beaded, stretchy bracelets.

Sixteen Years Ago, Today

It was a beautiful night, and so far it's been a beautiful life. Happy Anniversary Mr. Zhush!

I'm happy at home
You're my best friend
Oh you're my best friend
Ooh you make me live
You you're my best friend

       ~Queen

9/28/96
NYC

Design Defined

 

"Curated and collected", two of the biggest buzz words in design these days...when I see the work of Robert Stilin, I understand why.

Wednesday Wants

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Spotting a fashion trend that you know you'd love to get on board with, is usually pretty easy.  Sometimes, finding a version of this trend that fits right and flatters can be a bit more of a challenge.  That's exactly what I felt when I started to see all the lace looks trickle into stores this summer.  I knew I loved the idea of lace, but I wasn't down with all the revealing versions.  Also, antique and ivory lace tends to wash me out.  However, when I came upon this Kova and T Jenna lace top over at ShopBop, with it's navy blue lining, demure sleeves and flattering hemline, I knew it was for me.  It doesn't hurt that it's styled here with gray jeans, my other new fashion fave.  What trends are you opting in on this fall?

House Tour: Our Vermont Condo Revisited

We're starting to think about ski season already.  I need to take the kids for their rentals soon and make sure everyone's long johns still fit. At some point this fall, we'll head up to Vermont to air out the house and get things ready for the season. I've posted about our condo in Vermont several times, including before and afters and inspiration for the design direction, here and here.  However, I've never done one full on house tour. Since I've been getting a few questions about sources, I thought I would include a few of those as well.  Given the distance, I managed to shop and ship about eighty percent of the decor and furnishings for this house online.

master bedroom:
wallpaper: Cole & Sons Woods 
bed: William-Sonoma Sutton bed
x benches: Jonathan Adler
bedding: Matouk
large mirror: West Elm
night stands: William-Sonoma
night stand lights: Crate and Barrel
Parsons desk: West Elm
Ghost chair: DWR
python tray: zhush
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son's room:
Captain's bed: Pottery Barn
wallpaper: Ralph Lauren
bedding: William Sonoma
zebra rug: Ballard Design
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girls' room:
bedding: shabby chic for Target
paint: Ralph Lauren/Belmont Pink
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mudroom:
paper: Brunschwig & Fils "faux log cabin"
mirror: Crow's Nest Trading
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kitchen:
paint: Farrow and Ball Elephant Gray
hardware: Restoration Hardware
bar stools: Ballard design

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living room:
Hermes tray: 1st dibs
coffee table: Mecox

Like No Other: Kara Mann Design

A design crush of mine from the start, I recently went back to look at some of Kara Mann's compelling interiors, only to be reminded how much I love this talented lady's style and her unique spin on decor.

Monday's P.O.P.

purple passages

Random Chanel Item Number 142

Hey baby! I'm ready to kick off the first official weekend of fall right about now...how about you?

xoxo,

Great big thanks to Donna Benedetto for sending this ridiculously fun digital foot print to me!

Minor Obsessions

leather jacket | black blouse | green denim leggings | vest | cuff

After last week's post, I've decided that "minor obsessions" is a much better than name for this weekly round up.  Starting with everything about this outfit on the left, the only thing I'd change would be the high heeled boots, I'd switch 'em out for my Rag and Bone Newbury Classics (crazy comfortable!) Black silk top, dark green skinny jeans and this chic camel leather jacket all need to be mine.  For quite a few seasons now, I've been really into fur vests, and this one by Haute Hippe over at Net-a-Porter is truly haunting me.  Just to round it all off, how amazing is this python cuff from J.Crew? Would work with every item in this post, not to mention everything in my closet.

Classic Meets Contemporary Design

From time to time, I like to check in with international design trends. It can be very inspiring to see what's happening in other parts of the world.  When I ran across these images on Elle Decor Espana, (amongst all the Spanish that I didn't understand) I recognized the name of the design company, Moooi. If you're familiar with this unique collection for the home, then you'll not be surprised to see all the interesting objects here in the company founder, Casper Visser's home.  And, if you're new to Moooi, I highly suggest you take a look at all the irreverent offerings.

Navy + Gold = Chic

bangle | necklace | clutch | bracelet | watch

Gold really warms up classic navy blue and it's a bit less expected than traditional black and gold accessories. Each and every one of these chic pieces would work perfectly with this season's jewel tones, stripes and neutral color block looks.  I can't pick a favorite, I want them all.

Wednesday Wants

 Isharya ring at Net-a-Porter

Ever since I was quite young, I've loved the idea of donning glamorous rings.  Needless to say, the revival of cocktail rings a few seasons back, made me quite happy.  I hope this trend sticks around for several years to come, as I literally can't get enough of these fashionably fun baubles.  The magenta option above from Isharya is a particular favorite, but I'm also contemplating these stunning rings below as well.  It's safe to say that rings are my favorite accessory, what's yours?

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Highly Styled

Spaces that look collected and highly curated with a minimalistic approach.  That's what I'm all about today...so this amazing penthouse in Brooklyn, New York featured in Living, Etc. naturally grabbed my attention, and then held it.