The Real Barbie Beach House

I thought the day would never come! In honor of Barbie's 50th anniversary, Mattel and the fabulous designer Jonathan Adler created a real 3,500 square foot Barbie Beach House in Malibu. He will also be creating a Barbie suite at the Palms in Vegas....

Chandelier made of doll hair...

Woud love to see Vintage Barbie Beach House now....

Monsieur Jean-Louis Deniot - My Biggest Design Crush

Back in 2006 I was working on a project with Tatterdemalion for the amazing Jean-Louis Deniot in Apsen, CO. The whole trip was...crazy... Instead of staying in a hotel in Aspen we stayed at Patricia Gorman's Aspen home: B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. Right in Downtown Aspen, it's a completely restored 1890's bungalow. Although, I had to share a sofa bed with my boss DiAnne- that wasn't the most remarkable part of the trip. I discovered Jean-Louis who I will "design stalk" for the rest of my life.

After a long day of working on the multi home Aspen ranch with Jean-Louis we came back to Patricia's house, where he was staying as well, and had homemade yummy yummy dinner; cracked open the liquor armoire and had drinks by the fire while snow fell outside. I must say that Jean-Louis is one of the most strapping, charming men I've ever seen in person; very cultured and intriguing with his very strong french accent, and he knows it. What is it with Frenchmen?! I felt like I was in a movie as we conversed (I was belle, he was Gaston)... We talked about design, college, and a few other things that prompted me to ask if he worked through design school. He said, "Of course, because I like to drink fine wine."

"Fine wine" is exactly what makes great design possible- not just the juice, but the ambiance of occasions, the appreciation of culture, traveling, working hard, meeting amazing people and getting to know who they are, plus being blessed with impeccable taste and extraordinary clients.

What a design genius:









If I understood French, I would know what he's up to below...
If you're still hungry take a look at his portfolio (especially Aspen)... you will love it!

How life was meant to be-

This is how I want to sleep: In luxurious fabulousness, with tons of red and drapes and velvet, with plenty of chocolate on my bedside table. Yes!

Hooray for wallpapered bathrooms!

I've been spending every other Wednesday @ Ruth and Clarence's charming rancher in the Hills; she's 86 and he's 90. Their decor is straight out of 1960- fabulous wallpaper all over the place. So inspiring!

















Images courtesy of google, flickr, and my personal "uncredited" collection

A Bathroom for the Birds?

Check out my plans for our one and only bathroom below! Thoughts? (Besides how awesome Polyvore is.)

The swatches under the swan dish represent the stone we already have in the space, as well as the new wall color. A great monochromatic scheme to maximize the space because it is so small, with gleaming accents such as the Tiffany- esque light fixture. The fabulous bird art is from Anthropologie. I'm going to have a bird in every room- maybe a real one! Like this guy at the Feathered Family (a bird rescue in Erie):

He's a peach faced Love Bird named Sammie, and he needs a home. Maybe my home... but probably not- Todd's favorite word is "No" just like a cute sassy little toddler. Waddya think of the bathroom plans?

Sometimes we hug...

oh! JUICY