Tuesday, August 30, 2011

NEW RESTORATION HARDWARE CATALOG

A couple days ago I got a catalog in the mail from Restoration Hardware so thick you would have thought it was the damn yellow pages. I was excited since I opened the page and saw my one of my favorite chandeliers by Halo Styles, but other than that I thought the catalog was a total bore. Don't get me wrong I love love love there stuff, but the way they styled their merchandise for the catalog shoot was just plain blahhh. I mean seriously a little COLOR couldn't hurt. I understand that they are doing this whole french country meets modern industrial with their beige linens and vintage reproductions, and they are wonderful, BUT would it hurt to throw some colorful flowers into the shoot or paint a wall a vibrant color. Even the flowers they used in the spaces were dull, and flowers should be anything but. Just see for yourself...

 Again, they have mastered the tone on tone thing. Congratulations, but I'm getting bored at looking at your stuff in the same damn way every time.

 Ahhh the lovely birdcage chandeliers, so much fun! Love the prints, BUT where's the color!!!

Snoooze!! 

 Such a cool over scale chandelier!! And you gotta love their outdoors stuff.

 Beige Beige Beige
 This desk and chair combo is pretty awesome, but where are the pretty books and accessories that go inside?

The stainless trunks are my fave, but again I couldn't get more bored with the styling.

Please people tell me what you think!!! We desperately want/need your feedback! Do you think I'm right here or not? I want to know who is reading us out there!!!

~N


Saturday, August 27, 2011

STYLE IS SERVED: Dransfield & Ross Placemats

All of N's gorgeous tablescape posts have given me inspiration to pay a little more attention to serving styles. I've been so preoccupied with furniture lately.. not realizing that having a beautiful tablescape of my own is important for me. I came across "Dransfield & Ross" recently, they have the chicest table top accessories. Some of my favorites are their placemat collection, a great starting point to your beautifully set table.
Ice Gold Starburst Placemat

Ivory Gold Starburst Placemat

Orange Delphos Placemat.. ten times nicer than the plastic rectangle ones I grew up with.
Ivory and Gold Delphos Placemat


Beige Hexagon Placemat

Celadon Hexagon Placemat.. don't you just love the nailtrim detail?

Onyx Placemat.. so pretty, I would not dare serve red wine with these.
Malachite Placemat.. for Nicole
Citrine Placemat

Taupe Placemat

Turquoise Placemat



Thursday, August 25, 2011

ART ON ETSY

I really think Etsy is where it's at for inexpensive original art. I'm constantly hunting down my favorite shops to see what the artists come up with next. I know everybody thinks 20x200.com is the best, but really it seems a little one dimensional to me.

12 x 12 Lilly Pads High quality Giclee Print for $75 by shop bHorn. Although this one is not an original I'm definitely digging the whole pointillism vibe.



Abstract Mermaid from Modern House Art is more on the expensive side, but it is original and a 13x19. Are you catching on to my love for textural abstracted paintings. 


Love this Octopus watercolor, I don't know why I just haven't bought it yet. It has been on my want list for quite awhile. It also comes in a lime green and is only $60 from shop Fairy Insomnia.

Love this painting!!! There is something so alluring about a figure with hiding eyes/face. It is so mysterious and sexy, and the outfits aren't too bad either. These are also prints by Jessica Rae Sommer, but the price tag starting at $32 with an 8.5x11.


This amazing oil painting by Karen Tarlton of wild mustangs would have been an amazing gift to my mother who loves horses. Wish I could have grabbed it before Christmas before it sold out for $300.


Water Nymph in Original Pen and watercolor by shop Labyrinthine Nature. Imagine how painstaking it must have been to draw the hair so carefully!


This is kind of amazing. I'm loving the way the artist blends the colors to create light and shadow. And the small size is really fun to throw in to a vignette. Original 5x7 oil painting by shop Sagittarius Gallery only $52


Another Original 5x7 oil painting by shop Sagittarius Gallery only $52