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A journal about creating a "global modern" home and living la belle vie inspired by my travels around the world. As seen in InStyle, HGTV and more.

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Room Service Sneak Peek

I finished installing my room for Room Service late yesterday! Hooray! I took a few iPhone pics and will get those uploaded to show you next week. But now I have to pack and get ready for Buenos...

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This is just the tip of the iceberg of designer Waldo Fernandez’s enviable art collection. It’s ridiculous – in a good way. You can see more of it and his home here. I’ve had contemporary art on my...

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Style Off the Beaten Path in Morocco

I didn’t have a single free minute this past weekend so I only just read the Sunday New York Times and in T Magazine there was a great feature about Taroudant, an off the beaten track Moroccan town...

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Art Wall, Part 27

I’m intrigued by the dotted(?) wallpaper on this art wall. Imagine it without. It would still be a nice, balanced art wall but that paper really adds an extra layer of interest, don’t you think?...

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Room Service Project Update

Good morning, everyone, how was your weekend? I spent the entire weekend painting my room for Room Service – it took two full days – and oh my god, I am beat! But the room looks great and is all...

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Thank You For the Mention, Abigail Ahern

Well this made my week. Actually my whole month. You know what a fangirl I am of Abigail Ahern. I’ve blogged about her an embarrassing number of times. Anyway, her second book, Decorating With...

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Homes I Love: Another Bright White Swedish Apartment

I’ve never watched Extreme Homemakover. (Is it still on the air?) For some reason I was never drawn to it which is strange considering how much I love makeovers. Well, in any case, there’s a...

May 9, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Exclusive Home Tour of Closet Couture’s Founder

I have such a treat for you today! Christine Elia is the founder and CEO of Closet Couture and we became fast friends when she moved to Atlanta a couple of years ago. She and her husband Eric...

May 8, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Art Wall, Part 26 + Bonus Bookshelves

The Citizens for Humanity showroom in L.A. has a great art wall worked into built-in bookshelves. Two of my favorite things in one! The whole room has such a nice feeling about it, don’t you think?...

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Obsessed with Ikat Dots

Ikat is and has been huge for years now (duh) but what I’m obsessed with is ikat dots. I just can’t get enough. I found the most beautiful velvet ikat dot pillows from this Etsy seller and I’m not...

May 6, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Art Wall, Part 25 (In My Dream Paris Apartment)

What I like best about this art wall is that it fills out the entire wall, working around the radiator, fireplace and door. (I would even add something behind the chair.) And while we’re here, look...

May 3, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Edesigning + Tastemaker

I was talking to some friends about how much I’ve been enjoying my edesign projects lately and just then, I was serendipitously invited to join the freshly launched Tastemaker, a brilliant new site...

May 2, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Room Love: Cathedral-Like Library

An historic building re-imagined as a sleek, modern hotel gets me every time but especially when a tome-filled library is its centerpiece. This is the library/lounge of the new B2 Boutique Hotel in...

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My April In Pictures + Connecting

Adios, April. I appreciate all your spring blooms but your pollen not so much. Other things I appreciated this month….. …..that my backyard looks like this: …..speaking to a nice group of folks at...

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A Strategy for Culling the Closet

I’ve been feeling the need to purge around the house lately. I think we all get in these moods every now and then and for me, I’ve been feeling really fed up with having so much stuff I don’t...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Leather Sofa. Check.

So I did it. The leather sofa has been purchased. End of post. Just kidding! Nothing can ever be that straightforward, can it? Here’s what transpired. To recap, you know that I actually made a...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Chinoiserie, Coco Chanel and Some Recent Finds

***The comments weren’t working yesterday but everything should be back to normal now. Thanks!*** I can’t seem to resist anything chinoiserie these days. It seems to be one of those things where...

Apr 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Athens Apartment Filled with Found Objects

Of course the art wall was what got my attention first. But then in looking around, everything in this apartment was so interesting. As it turns out the homeowner, who moved from San Francisco to...

Apr 24, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Art Wall, Part 24

I’m normally drawn to a more hodgepodge look when it comes to art walls but I love the impact this one has. For a really large wall, this is a great way to go and artwork on paper is also a good...

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Design Notes from New York

Good morning! How was your weekend? I’m back from New York which was great as always. I ran all over town until all hours (which I always do when I’m there) and one of the million things I did was...

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Quick Hello from New York

Hey, guys! It’s been non-stop since I got to New York so I just have time for a quick hello and to share this cute spot (Epistrophy) where I met an old friend for drinks yesterday. Isn’t it...

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Don’t Let Me Buy Any of These

I can’t even handle this French Bulldog pillow. Look at it back there, looking at you, from behind the Pug! (Also ridiculously cute.) It’s from a Swedish company and I don’t think they ship to the...

Apr 18, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Cute Outdoor Inspiration from Denmark

I came across Broste Copenhagen, a great Danish design store, and really liked some of the styling in their spring/summer catalog. It’s not too far from the vibe I’m trying to create for my Room...

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Painting Fabric with Screen Printing Ink

Desperate times call for desperate measures. That can be the only explanation for me taking on a DIY project. You see, I’m working with no budget for my Room Service shelter project at the United...

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A Relaxed Malibu Beach House

I finally watched This is 40 recently (which I thoroughly enjoyed) and coincidentally right after that, I read that Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann just bought this Malibu beach house from Pretty Woman...

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Burma Travelogue

***This post was re-posted as it got lost during web maintenance, along with your lovely comments. But I did read them all before they disappeared into the ether and really appreciated them. Thank...

Apr 14, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Homes I Love: Neutral Industrial

When I’m having one of my frequent color versus neutral debates with myself, it’s usually triggered by seeing a home like this one from the latest issue of Est. I adore color but when I see a...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Art Wall, Part 23

If you’re really observant, you may have noticed the title of this post is Art Wall (singular) as opposed to Art Walls like all my previous posts. There are two reasons for this. 1) This wall is...

Apr 10, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Conservatory Inspired Project

I’m thick in the throes of a new project I’d like to tell you about. I’ve been asked by Room Service Atlanta to join them on their latest project at the United Methodist Children’s Home (UMCH). You...

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Room Service Sneak Peek

Contemporary Art + ArteBA

Style Off the Beaten Path in Morocco

Art Wall, Part 27

Room Service Project Update

Thank You For the Mention, Abigail Ahern

Homes I Love: Another Bright White Swedish Apartment

Exclusive Home Tour of Closet Couture’s Founder

Art Wall, Part 26 + Bonus Bookshelves

Obsessed with Ikat Dots

Art Wall, Part 25 (In My Dream Paris Apartment)

Edesigning + Tastemaker

Room Love: Cathedral-Like Library

My April In Pictures + Connecting

A Strategy for Culling the Closet

Leather Sofa. Check.

Chinoiserie, Coco Chanel and Some Recent Finds

Athens Apartment Filled with Found Objects

Art Wall, Part 24

Design Notes from New York

Quick Hello from New York

Don’t Let Me Buy Any of These

Cute Outdoor Inspiration from Denmark

Painting Fabric with Screen Printing Ink

A Relaxed Malibu Beach House

Burma Travelogue

Homes I Love: Neutral Industrial

Art Wall, Part 23

Conservatory Inspired Project

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