ART MATTERS: DUENDE

duende: the mysterious power of art to deeply move a person. Odile wondered how they could kill the time. An american had done the Louvre in nine minutes, forty-five seconds. They decided to do better. They knocked two seconds off the old record. ‘Band à Part’, Jean-Luc Godard (1964) Gaston, Le Garcon du Café – […]

In the Bedroom: Light and Lovely

  Bedrooms with an Abundance of Natural Light     Embracing an abundance of natural light in your bedroom is one of the best ways to bring the beauty of outdoors into one of the most personal rooms in your home.      Spaces with floor-to-ceiling windows, skylights or a grid of windows are just a few ways […]

Elegante’

      “Her beauty drowned me.  As I sat in front of her I felt that I would do anything mad for her, anything she asked of me. She was color, brilliance, strangeness.”     — Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Henry and June: From “A Journal of Love” -The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin (1931-1932) […]

Just So CATTY

because cats make me smile… @choitaemins “What greater gift than the love of a cat.”  ― Charles Dickens       via: doggykittyeverywhere via:cat-gifs.com   “When a cat flatters … he is not insincere: you may safely take it for real kindness.”  ― Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations       @choitaemins via:duster @choitaemins “Owners of dogs will have […]

Aqua Blu-tiful

    Now, look, I know the light was just playing tricks on us. And I know we’d all probably inhaled too much sequin glue. But for the briefest moment, the blue of Zoe’s pool gave way to deeper, darker aqua-colored water. The few plants and rocks were replaced with a lagoon and a waterfall […]

Zuhair Murad Marvelous

Sparkles, glitter, sequins and shine… the stuff fairytale gowns are made of.   That’s what you get from this latest Haute Couture Collection from Zuhair Murad… stunning!       ZUHAIR MURAD HAUTE COUTURE       FALL-WINTER 2016-17 COLLECTION      

GREEN scene

  Her name is Kiwi Martha Stewart Living Reem Acra F/W 2016-17 via:seizethedecorum Christian Dior Haute Couture photographed by David Sims for Vogue September 2013 Shrubbery Summer Style: nautical chic ispirato al 1930 | model Rose Smith, photo Andrew Yee The June 2016 issue of How to Spend It Magazine Green Arrowheads by Susan Hable pigment, ink, & acrylic on […]

INSPIRATION WEDDING

Beautiful bridal and wedding inspiration, enjoy. Gown: Kathryn Bass Bridal  Photography: Maru Photography  Chana Marelus Fall-Winter 2015 Blush bridal shoes Badgley Mischka from 100 Layer Cake Temperly London, Spring 2016 Wedding Chair Bows from Heather Cook Elliott Photography Blush Ruffle Wedding Dress Photography by Watters Bridal Inspiration and  Wedding Inspires Blush Pink Bouquet and White Wedding Dress  Style me Pretty Romantic Pastel Santa Barbara […]