from the cockpit
hi everybody! i have to apologize for popping in and out these days…i’ve been crazy busy and to top it off am assisting liz on a shoot to dress 50 people. we’ve been starting at the crack of dawn and going till the wee hours. i didn’t quite know what i was getting into and have one more day of servitude tomorrow. i wish i could show some of the things we got but it’s hush hush. let’s just say it’s some of the prettiest clothes and accessories. there’s a sort of french rivera vibe but i can’t give too much away cause she’s doing her thing ;p but i’ll keep you posted when it’s out. in the meantime she’s pretending to boss me around (of course i let her cause when i need her she’s johnny on the spot). and when we’re not drinking cafe au lait, and scheping to and from the car, we’re imitating each other’s boyfriend and trying to out-stripe each other. she did find me this little jacket and we’re having a ball as usual. still, i’m exhausted so again, it’s short and sweet… and now to veg out for awhile with the housewives, hooray! stay toasty!
in the thick of it
a little flapper love for no reason at all~
hey guys, hope you’re home and chillin’ tonight! i actually have to have a report ready by tomorrow (i feel like i’m in high school), so i have to make this short and sweet. i have to thank fifi flowers for sending me this painting she made from one of my photos of paris last spring. fifi, you always put a little more color in the world!
parisapartment.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/the-flowerbox-project
(you can see the original post above)
ok well sorry to cut it short but a call is coming in…i better go! have a great nuit!
xoc
we’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along
hey guys! i’m on a conference call and should be listening more carefully…while watching golddiggers of 1933!
i better go…enjoy!
escaping to reality
hi guys! i had to cut out for a couple days after starting to fizzle out from techno overload. but i’ve been furiously working on some pretty major stuff i’ll tell you about soon. for now, just wanted to say hey and share a few of the many bloggers who pass through each day leaving bits of beauty in their wake. there’s just nothing that compares to the inspiration other bloggers post each day. i live for this infinite spring of real life lives and wish i could visit each and every one. actually i’m promising myself to do that a little more of that each day. after all, what fun would all this ‘work’ be if there wasn’t be some blogging reward at the end?
hope you enjoy these old and new friends!
dustjacketattic.blogspot.com via reverie-daydream.blogspot.com
fabulousfifi.typepad.com/chez_fifi
this woman is a force of nature
spinningintheteacups.blogspot.com
lonny magazine via holdingcourtblog.blogspot.com
honestly, i don’t know how these bloggers do it all!
atlantabartlett via
the talent!
the originality!
the random beauty!
and last but not least, i just can’t say a big enough thank you to inStyle for featuring my little handles on a page in their march edition. it looks great, girls, you’re the best!
ok sweet friends, good night and sweet & deep dreams!
trying to stay au courant
wow, have you been maxing out on all the technology you have to keep up with lately? between twitter, facebook, blogging, the site, projects and the daily grind it’s getting to be pretty relentless!
this sketch is just one of a hundred i’ve been going through today and thought i’d share, just cause it’s done by hand and not a computer, camera or digital creation! now i’m going to tune in and drop out for awhile. hope you’re having a great night and i promise to come visit soon! xoc
Happy Valentine’s Day!
flickr.com/photos/bcostin/390680293
hi everybody! have fun today and enjoy a little vintage valentine’s from the past. i love seeing how we’ve changed and how much we’re still the same.
vintagelifenetwork.ning.com/profile/MartiniDoll
zazzle.com/the_kitsch_bitsch_first_class_valentine_pin_up_card-137400874768134341
flickr.com/photos/ellewoods/4350510548/in/photostream
etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40281352
have a fabulous night, whether you’re with your honey or alone like me…actually we’re never alone when we have each other, are we? xoc
all in a day’s work
wow, almost midnight…again! where do the days go? today actually got chronicled, i just noticed i’ve been saving things to the desktop all day. and boy was it a pretty day! and another great day of collaboration with my blog buds. these candelabra (s)? and precious pink chest are from karina gentinetta’s new orleans collection. we teamed up and put these lovelies in the paris apartment’s boutique. i swear, it’s almost like shopping! i highly recommend selling your friend’s beautiful things if you have a retail store or website!
theparisapartment.com/boutique
so we’re packing my guy to go on a two week jaunt so i’ll have plenty of time to chit chat but for tonight, it’s just a quick hello and posting the pics to get them off the desktop and into the ether…please excuse that none of them are labeled but i promise to retrace my steps and put all the links on tomorrow~
how do you feel about the bathroom renovation revolution in paris?
oddlyenough
ok well that’s it for my day! good night ;p
she’s larger than life
hey guys, hope you’re warm and toasty this fine evening! i’m about to wind down but wanted to post on someone who, apparently, i could go on and on about! i say this cause what started as a quick jot has turned into an extraordinary look into one of my friend’s lives.
you may know one of the things i’m always fluffing is my web boutique. as previously discussed innumerably, one of my great thrills is collaborating with other bloggers to promote each other’s businesses and passions.
well, this is joy, a true earth mama who is my friend and blog bud. in our years online, i’ve seen her son get married, daughter have a baby, and recently we started working together by putting some of her finds into the boutique. we’ve never met but joy has one of those personalities that just beams through the ether.
while i was digging around for the some pics to describe her, i came across photos of her home and was blown away. these are all her shots in her house.
if you don’t know her, please go say hi. she’s a great resource and loves to shop. she’s out all the time and will keep an eye out for stuff for you and your boutique too.
i missed these…darn!
her blog has lots of her little treasures. we put some of the gems in my boutique:
et voilà, my shopping urge was satisfied and joy’s collection was born! a woman after my own heart too, cause i love it all to death! i actually want to keep this sconce for myself…thanks for sticking with me joy, i knew we’d get together some day :)
the stuff is peppered througthout the site
i want to keep this shade…and this cover
alors, it’s after midnight so i’m off to watch a little tube and shut this day down! night all!
ps: stay warm mom and dad!
the stroke of minuit
hey guys, i’m sorry to always be rushing but once again it’s a night with about one minute left to blog and i’m determined to have a bit of life off the computer! this post is a compilation of some of the glorious blogs of both new and old friends who came thru my world today. instead of saving them to the desktop i kept a running post to publish at midnight so time’s up!
omg i forget where these came from…well it’s past midnight and i’m out like a pumpkin! sweet dreams!
oh lord i want to be in that number
above and below: kay o’toole via cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/02/texas-enfilade.html
hi guys! hope you’re having an all american superbowl sunday, where ever you are or whatever you’re doing! yay saints! this is going to be a quickie but i just wanted to post a couple of blogs of bloggers who’ve stopped by or i came across randomly today and wanted to share their pretty pics while they’re still fresh! so in no particular order or rationale:
below is bella notte via
bonjourmadamestephanie.blogspot.com
cecil beaton via couturemillinery.com
urbansketchers.com/2009/07/illustrator-michael-gage-makes-dream-of.html
well that actually took a lot longer than it should have! so i gotta go but back to me for a quick sec: i had to create a new account at twitter.com/parisapartment and start over! so stop by and chase me and i’ll you chase you back ;p
have a great night!
pss not for anything but just googled when the saints go marching in and saw the lyrics. radical.
we have a new playmate
hi guys! sorry i dropped out for a while. i guess by now you know i burn fast and furious, then fizz out as soon as there’s a lapse. the red eye back from cali really did me in and the last thing i could do was get on the computer. one thing i’ve learned is to give into that feeling of nothingness when it strikes!
so of course, even though i’ve been trying to stand still, life doesn’t. in between my moments of downtime, i was graciously introduced by mandy of a la parisienne to a new friend who’s someone i know you’ll love. apart from her impeccable taste, she’s had several illustrious careers and survived some inconceivable tragedies and has come out the other side with a new career and lust for life.
her name is karina gentinetta and her blog is karinagentinetta.blogspot.com. she’s new to the blogging world and is already beginning to understand the beauty that only bloggers can explain or share. if you have a minute, check out her wonderful world on magazine street in new orleans, where she’s bringing fresh air to a city that sure appreciates it.
these pics are all hers from the shop. she made me remember how much fun a store can be.
welcome to blogging karina, and thanks for believing in me too!
be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
wouldn’t this be a fun place to rent? i imagine opening a place like i imagine having an a apartment. there’s food for thought everywhere here.
this is it from a distance. it’s next to city light books in north beach which is uber picturesque.
it’s a little italy. very cozy. and the perfect place for brunch.
hey guys, hope you’re having a happy sunday night. i’m still in san francisco and it was another day of non stop action in this pulsing metropolis of beauty and creativity! today was all about me so you know i went straight for the le decor. it’s insane how much is going on here. just for kicks i’m editing a bunch but this is it cause there’s just way too much and i have a ton of stuff to do right NOW! but this is more fun ;p
here are some highlights:
first stop was past perfect on lombard. i go running for this place whenever i’m in town. there’s always something incredible. this time it was antique mirrored furniture.
i died for this gorgeous french mirrored bar from the 1930s in perfect condition!
and this little 20′s cocktail table
and don’t get me started on the moderne! the prices are really good and you get a huge variety cause there are 40 dealers in this store and i think even more in the one on union. this one is great for furniture and the other has amazing smalls.
so last night we drove to distant hoods till late at night and found valencia which was aBLaZe with life. we went back again today. it’s incredible what’s going on in a two or 3 block strip.
we parked outside this colorful local haunt. they had great dishes and tons of housewares.
one of the best shops on the street was harrisons. it’s enormous and overflowing with bargain vintage furniture and accessories with lots of full corners to discover stuff tucked away.
it’s one of those places you definitely have to look twice.
especially cause mirror is basically disappears.
a little bit of every thing and a great resource if you’re a lucky local.
next up was monument which is also gigantic with stores on both sides of the street. i just realized they’re on first dibs.
this dorothy draper chair was the highlight of my shopping day. then again, i’m a sucker for exquisite metal boudoir chairs in their original patina.
i can’t stop thinking about her!
loved this mirror that sort of disappears on the wall. oh wow, i’ve been decorating my fantasy new apartment.
ok well back to valencia street…these other adorable shops are all along the strip.one more adorable than the last. below is a shop that hosts temporary art exhibits.
in the survival annex the designers came up with something that you could use if you need to survive. it’s pretty funny. you can read about the project here: curiosityshoppeonline.com
these little pouches were butter soft.
and this art is done with vintage wallpaper
for some reason my camera gave out while in this sweet paper shop, little otsu.
and lastly across the street to the weird but wonderful paxton gate.
and you know i love my street art and valencia has insane murals.
well, that about does it cause i could go on and on! i may not be back for a couple days as i’ve been really neglecting my drudgery work! it. this is ridiculously long post but that’s why i hunkered down to do this. otherwise this day would sit in a folder forever. hope you enjoyed it. and there’s always tomorrow. sweet dreams!
