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La Dolce Vita
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At its very core, La Dolce Vita is a collection of random musings about who I am and the things I love. My mission is to feature all of the elements that make up La Dolce Vita, or "the sweet life": interior design, fashion, travel, great food, and inspiring people and places.
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Fabulous Room Friday 06.01.12

This week, I am head over heels for this room and the idea of lounging in bed all weekend. Sadly, this is not a reality for me as I barely have time to catch my breath these days, but a girl can drea...

1 day ago 12 people like this

Anatomy of a Home: The Living Room

Pinterest Im going to start this post off by stating that I have a serious love/hate relationship with formal living rooms. I love, LOVE that you can basically decorate a room like its a museum and k...

2 days ago 10 people like this

Global Architecture: Greek Style

http://helpothersfindyourself. blogspot.com Hello LDV readers! Brendan here of (BAD) Blog About Design. Greece has some of the most stunning architecture in the world. From the ancient Parthenon to th...

2 days ago 9 people like this

Sponsor Spotlight: Blueprint Modern

La Dolce Vita is pleased to welcome Blueprint Modern as our newest sponsor! This ultra-chic online shop is the brainchild of fellow Houstonian, Katie Dalrymple who built Blueprint Modern as “a lifest...

3 days ago 4 people like this

Design Under the Influence: Schiaparelli and Prada

"Fashion is art." ~ Elsa Schiaparelli "Fashion is not art. Fashion designers make clothes and they have to sell them. We have less creative freedom than artists.” ~ Miuccia Prada Ciao,...

3 days ago 4 people like this

Home Tour: Sara Tuttle Interiors

Washington, D.C. based interior designer, Sara Tuttle maintains a feminine sensibility throughout all of the spaces she designs. Paired with a crisp aesthetic and a love of color and pattern, Sara cr...

4 days ago 13 people like this

Fashion Files: Rosie Huntington Whitley

English model and actress, Rosie Huntington-Whitley has been turning up in magazines and blogs quite a bit lately, mostly because she is absolutely stunning, but also as a result of her fabulous styl...

4 days ago 13 people like this

This Week’s Quote

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5 days ago 12 people like this

Fabulous Room Friday 05.25.12

{Throughout this home, and especially here, in the living room, you’ll notice that modern silhouettes are beautifully mixed with classic antiques, such as the commode and the chairs in the photo abov...

25 may 12 6 people like this

Sponsor Spotlight: Vielle + Frances

La Dolce Vita is pleased to welcome Vielle + Frances as our newest sponsor! Headquartered in New York, what began as a design blog eventually blossomed into a business and now Vielle + Frances has de...

25 may 12 5 people like this

Color Dose: Cobalt Blue

Hello!  Kelly of Fabulous K here with another issue of Color Dose.  Todays color is cobalt blue, one of my current favorites.  Last summer I couldnt get enough of this hue, and this su...

24 may 12 6 people like this

Raising the Bar

{A Fabulous Party Set-Up by Russell + Hazel} Photos of beautifully-styled bars have become ubiquitous in the world of interior design. Every well-designed home must have one and therefore, they commo...

23 may 12 9 people like this

Closet Confidential: Wearing White

Hi there! Its Liz again with another installment of Closet Confidential and today I want to talk about wearing white. There is something so light, airy, refreshing and polished about an all white ens...

23 may 12 11 people like this

Home Tour: A Chic Dallas Cottage

Well, it’s not a cottage per se—more like a lovely, one-story traditional home currently on the market in the exclusive Highland Park area of Dallas. Built in 1939, this charming home has loads of ch...

22 may 12 13 people like this

Do Tell: Is Pinterest Hurting the Blog World?

I have been pretty addicted to Pinterest since the site first gained popularity last year. I don’t remember exactly when I first joined, but it has probably been around six months now. I believe that...

21 may 12 3 people like this

This Week’s Quote

21 may 12 12 people like this

Fabulous Room Friday 05.18.12

This week’s “Fabulous Room” is an oldie but a goodie. This glamorous bathroom is part of Katie Lees former Greenwich Village townhouse. Designed by Nate Berkus, this was one of Katie’s homes while sh...

18 may 12 12 people like this

Beautifully Organized: Bobby Pins and Elastics

On most days, I tend to put my hair up in a pony tail, bun or chignon - any of you do the same? Here are a few ideas for keeping all those bobby pins and hair elastics organized and easily accessible...

17 may 12 17 people like this

What’s Black and White and Chic all Over?

{How incredibly chic is this woman? Her outfit is perfection as is the way she styled it.} What’s black and white and chic all over? These images, naturally! Nothing can come close to the timeless el...

17 may 12 12 people like this

Global Architecture: Italian Style

http://www.italy-pictures.net/ Hello LDV readers! Brendan here of (BAD) Blog About Design. The architecture of Italy is very broad and diverse in its design. Before the Italian unification, Italy was...

16 may 12 8 people like this

Design Under the Influence: Midnight in Paris

The Stein Salon, in "Midnight in Paris" "All our recent accessions are unfortunately by people you never heard of so theres no use trying to describe them, except that one of those out...

16 may 12 10 people like this

Exuberant Glamour meets Masculine Chic

{The bedside table is home to several treasures including a quartz lamp, Hermès travel clock, along with a contemporary work by Houston artist Shane Tolbert.} You may recognize the work of Houston-ba...

15 may 12 8 people like this

Do Tell: Is there ever a right time?

{Chic Nursery via My Favorite and My Best} Sadly, my father in law passed away after a difficult battle with liver cancer last Thursday. We had a memorial service honoring his life this morning and h...

14 may 12 4 people like this

This Week’s Quote

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14 may 12 12 people like this

Fabulous Room Friday 05.11.12

While browsing Thom Filicia’s website this morning, I noticed he had added a couple of new projects to his portfolio including a sprawling Greenwich home in which this study is housed. It was the dee...

11 may 12 8 people like this

Glamour Obsession: Chic Maternity Style

{I utterly adore this ensemble!!!  How beyond fabulous is the leopard skirt, striped tee, blazer, and clutch??? Totally going to recreate this look!!!} Hi LDV Readers!  Vanessa Stern from V...

10 may 12 7 people like this

Photo of the Day 05.09.12

While perusing Vogue.com the other day, I came across another “APT with LSD” feature in which style icon, Lauren Santo Domingo visits other chic and interesting women in their glamorous homes. This t...

09 may 12 7 people like this

Closet Confidential: Floral Prints

Hello LDV readers! Its Liz again with another installment of "Closet Confidential" and today I want to discuss floral prints. Obviously this trend is hot for Spring and weve seen it worn mu...

09 may 12 8 people like this

Neutral Territory

Christina Murphy masters the delicate balance between classic and modern, trendy and traditional, young and refined. The spaces she designs are all of these things at once. They’re timeless, but on t...

08 may 12 8 people like this

Top it Off

{This look is as basic and as chic as can be, thanks to a fabulous, great-fitting blazer.} For those of you who live in more temperate climates—it’s already getting close to 90 degrees in Houston and...

07 may 12 11 people like this

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