And the award goes to....

Me! For making these A-MAZING cookies last night!

Granola, dried cranberry, chocolate chip cookies

For delicious recipe...click here

Napkins - Anthropologie

Spring is in the Air....

My arrangement of purple and persimmon tulips inside a glass water pitcher are just the thing to get me thinking about Spring, Easter and gorgeous weather. The latter has been evident the past two weeks! Love living in Florida while the north seems to be still experiencing frosty flakes! Happy Sunday! Gonna start preparing my Oscar Party (for deux) tonight! Xo

Latest Accessory Obsession

I just got this necklace from Anthropologie and let me tell you how many accessory prayers it has answered:

1. I can wear it with this red/white and blue skirt, and white tee (or a navy and white horizontal striped shirt...yes stripes and zig-zag, they do work!)

Urban Outfitters

2. I can toss it on with a navy/white striped long sleeve tee and white jeans to add more interest to staple garments

3. Orange solids and purple solids - they now have a necklace to jump off of! I think I have a few Michael Stars tees from yesteryear in these colors....

4. I can wear with black and white tribal prints if I owned any....

5. I can pair it with an all white ensemble.... Anlo white jeans, white button up by Brooks Brothers  or J. Crew white tee, black and nude Roger Vivier flats - boom, done, out the door, looking fly! And that's for going to the grocery store or getting my nails did!

6. I can wear it with any style of denim.... any multi-colored dress...pump life into any khaki number....

I believe I've made my point clear... I can tell this necklace, "You complete me" and I think now that I've shared, it'll complete you, too. Now if you see me in this necklace for the rest of season, please just nod or smile, and comment on how fabulous I look...and hopefully we won't show up at the same event wearing our saving grace!

Besos, smooches, kisses, XO XO

Paisley's Nursery

I've waited quite a while to post these pictures and it's really because I haven't had the time to be informative with them as far as revealing sources, etc. So my apologies if you've seen these already on Facebook months ago! I loved doing this room and hope to do more, be it for myself or other expectant parents. I remember fondly beginning this project of redoing our guest room, literally a year ago. Now, Paisley's bedroom is our favorite room in the condo. I really wanted a nursery that was sophisticated, girly, light-hearted and eclectic. I also wanted the room's furnishings to be able to transition through different stages of Paisley's life without having to re-think things too much as she gets older. 

I am not for very pastel hues and overly baby-ish motifs. If you think about it, the nursery is really a haven for the parents and a soothing place for the baby to sleep and get dressed (and play if you have the space). But a baby doesn't care if there is a border of elephants and trains encircling their room or walls covered in silk damask. That being said, I knew that I loved pink and coral for Paisley's bedroom. I didn't want a pastel baby pink either. I wanted a more saturated pink and tempered that sweetness with some peaches and corals. My advice is to never overthink a concept or obsess about colors matching. Focus on the colors "blending" and add several layers of pinks and corals/peaches or whatever the palette may be...and have fun selecting complementary accessories to highlight those colors. If you're dead set on a certain color or two, you will run into the predicament of never finding the right shade of (insert color) to match and you will think the room clashes. And think about it...if you have two unlike colors but in the same saturation and intensity or pattern but they don't necessarily "go together", if they aren't touching each other , meaning they don't sit next to each other like a carpet meets a wallcovering or a chair pillow sits on a bed, doesn't mean that the color or object can't work. I know it takes a skilled eye to sometimes make these decisions, which is why Interior Designers are in business, but designing and decorating can be really fun and adventurous if you have an open mind about the process. 

 Inspiration

Reality

1. Walls: Benjamin Moore 003 Coral
2. Wallpaper: Osborne & Little #W5513-04
3. Drapery: Sunsilks: Body - Dupioni Pink Isle BSD254, Bows - Dupioni Coral Peach BSD249
4. Bookshelves : Pottery Barn
5. Birdcage wallhanging: Restoration Hardware
6. Armoire and dresser: Young America by Stanley Furniture
7. Crib and bedding: www.poshtots.com
8. Chair and ottoman: www.poshtots.com
9. Chair fabric: Duralee 73000 Coral 31, Skirt: Raoul Textiles Pasha Rose 818 B63, Ottoman: Raoul Textiles Marbella Rose 631 B63
10. Drapery hardware: Restoration Hardware
11. Chandelier: ABC Carpet & Home
12. Louis XV Shell Mirror, metal horse and ceramic lamb: www.wisteria.com
13. Funny Girl poster found online and had framed
14. Alphabet was a piece of wrapping paper from Kate's Paperie and had framed
15. Chalkboard squares from Pottery Barn and I drew the animals
16. Lamps: bases were vintage and shades from Alan J. Alan in West Palm Beach
17. Nightstands: Refinished them from existing espresso finish to pink and coral hues.
18. Floor Lamp: Restoration Hardware

All photos by Brandie Herbst, top photo from iphone - hipstamatic app! Love it!

Va Va Verde!

Last season's emeralds reincarnated themselves into this season's turquoises, tourmalines and peacock blues! No shortage of color for Spring/Summer 2011 at the New York shows....and this lagoon hue is sure to turn heads and enter closets everywhere!

Anna Sui

Badgley Mischka

Band of Outsiders

Issa (www.shopbop.com)

Mulberry

Dolce Vita Jollen (www.piperlime.com)
(This is where the inspiration began...I wondered what does one do w/this color of shoe? Then I thought outside the box and just may order this....!)

Now my other fave: Coral... thrown in for good measure!

Images from www.wwd.com except for website mentioned above.

How do I love thee?

(Photo from www.marthastewart.com)

Let me count the ways... in which I can blow kisses to the camera or kiss my beloved. Here's a few cheesy  endearing/candid shots... Happy Valentine's Day, lovies! XO

Muah!

Poof!

I love you, Delphine!

Tipsy smooch to husband!

Charity Event, Palm Beach

Flying high on love!

Hawaii

Crazy love smooch!

Mom's wedding, Michigan

Kissing the sculpture! What color am I here?

Cabo San Lucas

Kissing to "Yes" - Chateau Le Creyeres, Reims

Kissing my little Paisley

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