Home Updates, Accessories & Tours
The table setting is such a fun and wonderful way to add more decor to your home. I was watching a Youtube video of Rachel Ashwell this past week and was just inspired by her beautiful china.
A few months ago my husband went with his father to help a friend move some furniture into his new office space. This friend is an attorney and had some extra furniture that he did not want. So he offered some of the pieces to my husband.
My husband brings the furniture pieces home and I love all of them, except the burgundy arm chairs. They were hideous to me!! I told my husband to drop them off at the Goodwill but he saw the beauty in them before I did which is rare.
I just could not get past that color. I begin to stare at them and then I sat in them. They were tremendously comfortable. So the wheels in my mind begin to turn and I said, “Let’s just change the fabric”. I did a little research and found Vitian’s Re-Upholstery, LLC.
I gave her a call and she came out with these giant fabric books and looked at my chairs. She told me that they were over 30 years old and that I was nuts for wanting to drop them off at the Goodwill. She said, “They don’t make furniture like this anymore, you better keep them”. My husband then looks at me with this stupid smile on his face. Yeah, yeah, he was right.
After talking and laughing for a while we settle on a color called “Platinum”. It took several weeks because of all of the studs but I received them recently and I love them. I am very happy with my chairs and very happy that I listened to my husband.
I really enjoy home tours. Especially, when you can watch them over and over. Last year, Susanna Salk and Stacy Bewkes from the fantastic blog Quintessence interviewed the fabulous Timothy Corrigan in his amazing chateau in Paris. I wrote about it last year, see here if you missed it.
Now Susanna and Stacy are back for a second interview but this time it is at Timothy’s gorgeous and sophisticated home in Los Angeles. Tim grew up in this home so he already had the vision and the beautiful connection to it.
Watch the fantastic home tour below and look at the beautiful lunch that he prepared for Susanna. Oh, magnifique!
My recent love for blue and white has really surprised me. I am not sure how it happened but I am really loving the change!
Inspiration has been everywhere including this gorgeous oyster blue closet by designer Gray Walker. This amazing closet shows great beauty and function. Be inspired…
For those of us who are QVC fans we all know who Dennis Basso is! He is the bright, funny man with great style. I love his faux furs on QVC as well as his throws.
Dennis has an eye for glamour so I was not at all surprised by his gorgeous home tour in the Hamptons. Talk about blue and white inspiration……
I was in the mall a few weeks ago and saw the new Kate Spade Office line at our Von Maur store!! The items were very cute and tempting. I didn’t buy any yet but I will be taking another visit soon.
I took a trip to Target last weekend and come across the “Threshold” line. It has some really pretty pieces. I really liked this coral figurine that I found. I thought it would look great in my sitting room. It reminds me of the gold accessories the Aerin Lauder has for her line.