The frilly little princess inside of me is just dying with joy right now! All the way on the beautiful coasts of the Dominican Republic, there is a special place called the Palace, just waiting for princesses to find it.
While the rest of the Palace left me wanting a bit more, I still found myself oohing and aahing over the cute bedrooms with the foofy sheers and fancy windows. Also, how can anyone say no to a view like that?
I just can't get over this hotel! I think I'm in love! The Epic Hotel really is EPIC. At first, when I saw the website and the photos, I thought "Pfft... there's better out there," but as I continued to explore the website, I fell more and more in love with this hotel.... Here, take a look yourself!
(They must have had one of the BEST photographers ever... all the other hotels should hire this photographer because he/she certainly worked his/her magic and made this place look ridiculously good, dont you think??)
There are so many different areas of design. While I've always had a deep love for architectural design (yes, even more so than interior design), I also have a great love for wedding design as well. I've often toyed with the idea of jumping headfirst into wedding desing. Ashley Meaders is a seriously fantastic wedding designer who's designs have a touch of homegrown feeling to it. I love that personal touch that makes a wedding just a bit more intimate. It makes me smile... that's what Ashley Meaders' design does to me!
Fifth Avenue has been known for years as one of the most expensive streets in the world and the Chambers Hotel, which is right off of Fifth Avenue, is just as swanky as Fifth Avenue itself. With what I can only describe as casual elegance, the Chambers Hotel is understated but still very luxurious and you can see it in their use of materials from the finishes to the textiles.
I am a huge fan of symmetry; drawn to it like a moth to a flame. So it's no real surprise to me that I find the balance of the Chambers Hotel to be so refined and calming. Typically clean lines and contemporary design don't really pull me in. However, with this hotel, there's still a feeling of comfort and warmth. There is an excellent mix of textiles that really convey that home-away-from-home feeling. You may disagree with me, but gosh darn it, that bed in the suite photo just screams to me "Come hither and staaaaaay forever."Photos courtesy of Chambers Hotel.
Disclaimer: I Love Turtles. So it's safe to say that anything named after turtles, I'm going to LOVE.
On a teeny tiny peninsula in Caribbean Sea exists a delightful little resort called the Turtle Inn. What's really exciting are all the amenities that are available: the Belize barrier reef (I didn't even know Belize had a barrier reef!), wildlife sanctuary, and tons of caves and waterfalls to be explored. Another nice aspect of this resort is that they actively participate in conservation and sustainability. You can read more about it here. It only adds to the charm of Turtle Inn!
Oh! There have been sightings of turtles too! ;)
This Brooklynn-based artist certainly has a way with her medium, which I believe is watercolor. With such vibrant colors, these images literally leap off of the stark white backgrounds. I certainly love Marion's work. Seeing images like these make me wish that my hands were more fluid and could create art like this. However, my nimble fingers were made to work speedily and type at 100+ WPM. Haha!
I really want this nifty magazine rack! It is entirely made of curved plywood and looks like a great space saver cause you can just roll it away when you have company :P
Good Morning Everyone! I woke up to a pleasant surprise in my email today about a wonderful designer by the name of Angella Eisman. Her online store is named "That Funky Boutique" and possesses the most adorable knitted rose pillows I've ever seen. These pillows are actually made of upcycled knitted sweaters. Cute!! Now, I'm a bit of a knitter myself and really want to take a stab at making this myself! I'll let you know how this turns out!
I have this picture in my files. I have no idea where it came from. However, I do know that the reason I picked this photo was because of the excellent globes of light coming from above. The lighting in this is the pièce de résistance and I think the whole space would have flopped and looked real mundane if it weren't for the lighting!
If I were to get my hair done at Whittemore House Salon, I think I would completely trust my hair stylist. Is that weird that good design = good experience? I know that this is not always the situation, but I feel that people would want to live up to all the good design happening in this place! Why would you want to pair bad service with uber excellent design??? Well anyway, I think that Whittemore House Salon has melded eccentricity with classiness in a very charming way!
Featured in Interior Design Magazine, the Postcard Inn is definitely a keeper! Just seeing the images of this hotel makes me feel just a little perkier and also makes me wish that Southern California had it's own version of Postcard Inn! The whole place just exudes a very unpretentious, low-key nature, doesn't it?
I used to have a small affinity for sea urchins. Once, when I was still in school and we were working on an aquatic themed children's hospital, I really wanted to design some sea urchin bean bags for the children's reading area. The idea was nixed though with a two-to-one vote. Bummer!!! However, years later, I find that I'm still attracted to cute little sea urchin things, such as Heather Knight Ceramics' extremely adorable clay sea urchins.
So I received an email awhile back about interesting wall decorations. I've always wanted to do something to spark up my room a bit and I think that Blik Wallcoverings might just be the answer!
