from house to home
liz is moving into her house! it’s a block from the beach and me, so of course i’m in charge of decor :p
above is her inspiration pillow, everything will be muy tropicale! it has all the amenities we never dreamed of when we both lived in new york…washer and dryer, garage, driveway, and oh yeah, butterflies, a yard and 3 bedrooms!
and look what just happened next door…
it’s a bit smaller and i like that…and the awnings are navy! how nautical
a real fixer upper but something to think about anyway! it’s always fun to look dream! as for ‘the secret’, well i’m at the part where they say ‘i can do that, i can afford that’ instead of the usual internal dialogue i won’t mention. guess we’ll just have to see what lies ahead. they say we’ll be surprised in more ways than ever imagined. how true! i know this book is super hokey but i do love this stuff!
in the meantime i’m taking my own advice to add a little something each day even if it’s super simple, and took out all my gran’s vintage sheets, got green apples just because they matched,
made a curtain for the door, (read: hung a piece of fabric from a great resource i discovered yesterday…every fabric was $5 a yard)!
and have my extremely low maintenace air plant friends
ok back to work! happy weekend!
i wish!
i needed a lift, and this site makes me feel good even tho i can’t read a work of it. from denmark,
franske stemminger (photog) via min lilla veranda
what are those beauties?!
ahhhh simplicity…
over in a parallel universe (blogspot that is), i’m trying to figure out google adsense (i can’t put anything on this blog, so blogger’s my guinea pig). i added some google accessories to trick it out and of course worked on the ads. it’s not ready yet but it took till 3am to get even that far!
i chose marie antoinette cause she’s my most searched keyword. how do people find you?
www.theparisapartment.blogspot.com
you can even add uTube to your site and get referrals from clicks. just saying, since we all love to blog! or maybe you’re already an expert and can share some war stories?
well happy friday everyone! my friend liz just rented a little house near me so some friends are going over in the candle light to toast to it…and her for doing it :)
p.s. Silk Stockings with Cyd Charrise, (who passed away recently), is on tonite. i’ve never seen it!
putting down roots
since i’ve been working from home, and now don’t have to invest in new apartment right away, i was compelled by forces greater than me go to home depot for some plants and flowers. i was there almost 2 hours, the selection was (unbelievably), incredible!
on another note, just wanted to send the biggest thank you ever to carolyn, a blogger turned lifetime friend, who sent me this wonderful gift. while we were together in paris, i was obsessed with finding vintage perfume labels. hers are stickers and gorgeous!! thank you so much girl! (and how about her stationery…it’s raised)!
on the other hand carolyn i’m cursing you too cause you told me about google adsense, and it just so happens i’m trying to decipher it tonite. what a maze! ok, well i’m determined to keep working so i’ll say goodnite all!
before my very eyes
don’t you love carole lombard?
hi all! i just have to share a highlight of my day. i can’t draw and finding a designer for the furniture line was not happening…till my hero stepped in! working with mikey has been so much fun…he’s my muse! together we’re doing the line of boudoir furniture and these are his first sketches. I just died for them! i know i shouldn’t be debuting them yet but i can’t help myself!
as for these particular starlets in these particular poses, it just goes to show you how furniture can really dress up a girl!
how cute is mike?
more to come!
asked and received
well that was quick! i’ve been here off and on for awhile now and one thing i never did was open the door to let the air in cause i’m directly on the street and there are some funky characters lurking about. however… your comments inspired me to use a broken ikea roman shade as a barn door! i can’t believe i can suddenly sit on my couch and see the ocean! it’s the weirdest thing, i feel like i have a new lease on life and can stay put for awhile. like you said, it doesn’t have to be perfect. funny, the book did say you’d be surprised by how quick and easily the universe can make things happen when you focus. boy was i in a rut! i know it seems weird to be obsessing about an open door but that’s the magic i guess! thanks for your comments yesterday, you so inspire me!
i don’t need much
hi all! lots of changes and pots being stirred these days! friends came over last nite and told me to take pics of my place. i don’t know why it’s so hard to photog your own stuff…mine is never finished i guess, and to tell you the truth, i’m thinking of moving already! a friend gave me ‘the secret’ for my b’day and i just read the part about visualization and practicing laws of attraction. my focus is now not just to live by the water but to have direct ocean views (this apt faces the street with no outdoor space and i can have that in nyc)! so even tho i just got here, it’s time to move on up! of course it’s my pipe dream but don’t tell the universe!
in the meantime these wonderful friends have been filters and curtains from street stuff
i got this painting yesterday to visualize my new view. liz said it looked like a bad motel but in a good way. i loved that compliment.
this one i got at a thrift shop
basically i’m posting these slightly embarrassing pics cause it’s the only way i’m going to do what i tell clients to do…love what you have, do a little each day and know that it’s a work in progress…no i don’t have the right bed, and my pillowcases are mismatched. but i just finally stopped sweating it. today i’m enjoying what IS not what’s not! and that’s lot’s more fun!
when pencil meets paper
David Patrick Columbia writes for the San Fran Sentinel and recently featured a sketch diary of his old friend Bob Schulenberg. Bob apparently carried sketchbooks where ever he went and documented NY and Paris in the 50′s and 60′s. it’s amazing how an artist can capture a moment in time with just a pencil. i wish i could but i can barely draw a straight line. i’m inspired to try! do you do it?
i get around
well it’s taken awhile to get into the groove after going back to ny for father’s day weekend. it seems like i travel so much that i never get roots down deep. i’m determined to stay put for at least 30 days! still being in ny was fun and shopping with carol for mr.g’s garden was a highlight. especially since the gardenias are blooming! watching the struggle made me want to rush back to my oasis tho!
so home sweet home, back to work, shopping, writing and finally blogging!
i’ve been taking clients shopping so it’s been a great way to get to see what’s hot and happening around town. oohh la la the selection! if you want a vanity, this is the place to get one from a deco dame who’s done with hers!
these pieces were all at a great place called m.a.d.e
they have tons of stuff, even all the old tables and chairs from the historic eden roc hotel.
vermillion was a goldmine. turns out a good friend of mine works there and we’ll be shopping for the store together!
this cool piece was in the sex and the city movie (candace bergen’s office)
these italian legs were so cute
they had a couple vanities
i fell for this one at tyler gallery
and i’m still a sucker for mirrored vanities
not to mention lucite!
FLORIDA oh FLORIDA how i love thee!
being here has brought out my love of nature of course and has got me thinking about changing my life to be more focused on the environment and all that jazz.
i started using this diswashing soap from seventh generation which is made from vegetable oil instead of petroleum. i really love it!
and from discovery, news that our sunscreens are bleaching the coral reefs and that can mess up the ocean’s ecosystem. go for organic, i don’t know if these will help but it’s a start!
i’m not sure why everyone always says that solar energy technology is being hoarded by the ‘government’ but i found this organization thru one of the antique shops: http://www.solar-aid.org
anyway that’s what i’m up to, besides having figured out how to take out the backgrounds in pics
obviously before
et après!
you use the tool polygonal lasso tool in photoshop. i’m telling you cause i always wanted to know and no one i asked wanted to give up the secret!
decoding that decadent deco
i’m having a great time researching art deco and all the trimmings around the time. here are a couple of highlights, i haven ‘t seen any of these films, have you?
finally, leaving ny for a good long stint in sequestered in florida with no interruptions…i hope! well, barring a hurricane or two, i should be ok! well, after a 3 hour delay, my plane is finally here! bon nuit!
the perfect man
hello all! i hope you’re spending a wonderful day together with family and friends. for me it’s all my favorite people together in one place…mom dad, both bros and all 6 of their kids. Dad, thanks for being such a man to look up to, to live up! you’re part of my world every day in every way. ok so it’s a hallmark holiday but i’m glad we’re a sappy country just so i can say i love you here and now! have a great day everyone! xoc
ps these great old pics are from www.allposters.com
