My friend’s NYC apartment
I used to work with my friend Alexis Tirado at Martha, where she is an online editor for the Radio department. She dwells on the Lower East Side and wanted to go for a hipster/nautical theme. Thanks Alexis for taking and sending all these photos!The living room, below:The bedroom, below -Her Siamese fighting fish, BidenThanks Alexis!
A refreshing spin on vinyl wall decor
It's shameful that I'm just showing this to you guys as I was introduced to Uppercase Living in October. Better late than never?Vinyl wall decor is very popular now so I think the trick to avoiding "cliche" is to find new ways to use it -whether it be in/on an unusual place or make it extremely personalized. On...
2nd Try – and the winner of the Alfi Carafe from All Modern is…
Amanda! The first winner never got back to me after 2 weeks, so I've drawn a new winner and it's you! Check out Amanda's charming blog at "Together We Think Funny." Congrats Amanda! Please email me you shipping address at [email protected] to all for entering!
Morocco Series: Fes 3, A delicious lunch in a gorgeous restaurant
My desire to travel to Morocco started with a meal I had in a Moroccan restaurant shortly after moving to NYC. I can't remember what it was, just that it was mind-blowingly delicious. Well, now I can proudly say I've satisfied a life-goal by eating a delicious meal of mixed appetizers - lentils, butter beans, zucchini, etc.,...
A great product for all those knitters out there!
I'm not a knitter, but I am a crocheter, and I love my luxury yarns in all those cozy textures and delicate colors - so needless to say, A LOT of my scarves go without washing for a little longer than they should.Actually, my everyday, can't-live-without scarf is a kashmir pashmina. I bought in Florence three years ago for...
Very cool contest being held by Home Decorators Collection
Home Decorators collection is having there first ever contest and asked me to share it with all of you! I held a giveaway for a coat rack from them awhile back - French Country Coat RackThe contest is a chance to win a custom photo artwork. Entering the contest is super easy. To enter, participants can upload a...
Morocco Series: Fes Part II, The Medina
I'm back with more photos from Fes, this time with photos taken around the streets of Fes El-Bali (old Fes). The old city is surrounded by walls - which are being restored over time. "Fes el Bali is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its medina, the larger of the two medinas of Fes, is believed to be...
Cute ideas for small bathroom storage
BHG had a really nice gallery of bathroom storage solutions, and I wanted to share with you my favs. As an apartment dweller my bathrooms have always been small - and you have to find space in them that would go overlooked in a larger bath.I've always loved the look of "real furniture" in the bathroomThis cart on...
Hurry! Gorgeous bedding on sale at RueLaLa!
This bedding from Sferra is stunning - especially the palettes - and we're talking king size duvet sets from $150, decorative pillows around $40. The bad news is that things at RueLaLa sell out really fast to I'd head over there now! RueLaLa is a member only designer discount site - but use my link for free and...
Morocco Series: Fes
We are back from Morocco and I have so much to share with you and so many photos! We visited three cities, Fes, Marrakech, and Essaouria. We started out in Fes so that is where I'll start with you. I'm usually a save the best for last kind of gal, but I couldn't resist introducing Fes to...