Loco for Lotus

This sink {by Odegard, found via House Beautiful} reminds me how crazy I am for lotus flower goodies.

These lotus flower pendants, from Trad Home, were a brilliant idea for this dining room.

Get 'em from Horchow!

Dinner for Ten!

I'm working on some new designs for clients - a dining room design is on the top of my to-do list, so here's a sneak peak at some of my ideas...

She showed me this Crate & Barrel dining table, which I love.


The view from above.
Reminds me of this spectacular table I saw in NYC at ABC.


I love the idea of softening up the table with these slipcovered chairs.

And these MG+BW wing chairs for the heads of the table.


And of course the look wouldn't be complete without my favorite light fixture from Ochre!


Another look I've put together - all from my man Jonathan Adler (well, technically he's not MY man, but I can dream)Writing this post is seriously making me hungry. Good thing my office is only 30 feet from my kitchen!

GOLLLLLLLD!

This year has been fabulous for GOLD. I've been noticing it everywhere - fashion, jewelry, handbags, shoes and gorgeous housewares.

I saw this place setting at Ochre - it took all of my self-restraint not to bring this home in my suitcase.


ABC Home also had some gorgeous gold.


While reading Real Simple magazine on my flight home, I noticed this gorgeous Thanksgiving themed gold table setting...

Martha Stewart also had some amazing gold dishes...

I saw the same ones at ABC Home!


I did bring home some gold for myself - these gorgeous gold Chilewich placemats from the MOMA design store.


Another great gold tabletopper - the Midas carafe and and glasses from DWR.

Martha's magazine had another brilliant (and inexpensive) way to bring gold to your Thanksgiving tabletop - gold glittered corn!
I might start gold glittering everything. Even my puppy.

Creamy Goodness

Can I live in this creamy, white, gorgeous showcase house? Please?



From California Home+Design Mag.

Fabric-gasm + Client Update

A few months ago I posted an image of this luscious fabric.


A wonderful client of mine loved it as much as I did and we are using as the back fabric on her dining chairs! I can't wait! The fabric came in, it's handwoven in India, and it's so gorgeous I am having a hard time not keeping it for myself.

Here's how it's going to be centered on the backs of the dining chairs (round back Louis XIV style).


They are going in the dining room where we have hung a fun wallpaper as an accent in the moulding as a great priced alternative to a De Gournay style hand-painted wallpaper mural.
Can't wait for it to all come together!

Dinner Time

I'm loving these two dining rooms from this month's Metropolitan Home.

This one is from the home of Dixie Chick Emily Robison (love those dining chairs)

I would love to live in a loft like this - polished concrete, enormous windows, exposed ceilings...


This would be a gorgeous dining room for a house in Malibu, overlooking the ocean. Or in a private dining room in a restaurant.
Designed by Nicole Hollis.

Oops. Martha Did It Again

Martha strikes again! Another gorgeous image from Martha Stewart Living.

I love the wall color, the interesting corner detail, the gold dining chair...
I love you Martha.