It seems like restaurant design only gets better and better and Gracias Madre is a perfect example. Previously an antique store, Gracias Madre is beautifully designed by interior designer Wendy Haworth and exterior designer Scott Shrader.
Archive for the ‘Decor’ Category
GRACIAS MADRE, WEST HOLLYWOOD
Posted in Decor, Exterior Design, Food, Interior Design, tagged Exterior Design, Gracias Madre, Interior Design, One Kings Lane, Scott Shrader, Wendy Haworth on February 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »
KNOCKOUT HARDWARE
Posted in Decor, Shop, tagged Anthropologie, Door Knockers, Etsy, Hardware, Hooks, Kitchen Pulls, Michael Healy, Terrain on January 15, 2015| 1 Comment »
Woodpecker Pulls
I absolutely love hardware! Whether it’s house numbers, door knockers, kitchen pulls or the powder room towel hook, they all help give your home a sense of style. Here are some of my favorites!
Sea Horse Handle
Elephant Pulls
Door Handle
Gorgeous Pulls
Octopus Handles
Serpent Door Knocker
Schnauzer Door Knocker
Deco Pulls from Etsy
Fish Handle
Critter Knob
Hand-Welded House Numbers
Entomology Knob
Crowned Quartz Knob
Fish Door Knocker
Places to search for some amazing hardware are Anthropologie, Terrain, & Michael Healy, as well as eBay, Etsy, flea markets, and local estate sales.
tKnocker from 12th Avenue Iron
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MY LATEST OBSESSION: RATTAN CHAIRS
Posted in Decor, Food, tagged Cape Ferret, David Niven, Galerie Riviera, rattan chairs on August 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Since my first Papasan chair many moons ago, I have always loved the look of rattan furniture. Recently, while checking out David Niven’s (big fan of his) home in Cape Ferret, I fell in love with all his gorgeous rattan furniture. For me, rattan furniture personifies vacation/beach life/relaxation and you can’t go wrong when adding a bit of rattan into your world.
I feel this lounge chair could benefit from a gorgeous cushion — but just love the look of it
More exquisite chairs –
My favorite from GALERIE RIVIERA
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THE PALIHOUSE, SANTA MONICA
Posted in Decor, Travel, Visit, tagged Boutique Hotels, California, Palihouse, Santa Monica, Travel on April 2, 2014| 1 Comment »
The Palihouse is a boutique hotel in Santa Monica, that some are calling, “The Chateau Marmount by the sea”. It has great style, a lovely garden, a bocce court and is just minutes from the beach. Plus, you’re in a wonderful residential neighborhood (not a hotel zone) and only several blocks from 3rd Street Promenade and shopping on Montana Ave.
The Lobby
The lobby
One of the guest suites
A kitchen in one of the guest suites
My husband, daughter and friend enjoying a game of bocce
The back patio
A gorgeous Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe
Click here for more info about the Palihouse in Santa Monica.
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Interior Inspiration: Displaying Your Treasures
Posted in Decor, Home, tagged baskets, Collecting, Decor, Designing with Collections, hats, Interior Design on February 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Collections, if done right, can be impressive, inspiring and a huge design feature in your home.
A couple of tips are: 1) choose something you love 2) group your collection together (it makes more of a visual impact) and, 3) if possible stick to a certain color scheme when collecting, as in the photos below.
Separate hooks for your hat collection is a great idea!
Collecting something like glass bottles can come in handy when you want to display some gorgeous flowers!
Vintage tureens look neat when all stacked up
Display your shell collection around other found objects
Color coordinate your book collection for more visual impact
Shelves are extremely useful when displaying a collection
A beautiful way to display a plate and platter collection!
My own collection of vintage beach paintings
One of this most impressive collection of baskets I’ve seen.
Happy collecting!
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Lattice Works!
Posted in Decor, tagged designing with lattice, Garden, lattice on February 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
There are some really awesome materials out there that can make a huge difference in design! Of course, paint is probably at the top of my list, but another one that I have been experimenting with lately is — lattice. It’s a great tool when wanting to disguise unsightly areas, like the white elephant next door. It can provide privacy, it can be used as a room divider, and of course can be used to grow something gorgeous on! So, this morning I combed through Pinterest to gather a few examples of how others have used this very versatile and inexpensive product. Hopefully, you can take away some ideas for your own garden.
It can be installed on to the top of a shorter fence to become a perfectly tall wall to hide that white elephant next door. I love that they painted it all a dark color too! Nice!
Here, painted and used as more of a decor element for interest
Above, used to divide two spaces
More ideas below:
Here, attached to a home in order to grow something lovely on it.
For more ideas for your garden, check out my board on Pinterest, “Ideas for your garden“.
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CHRISTMAS TIME!
Posted in Decor, Holiday, tagged Christmas, Decor, Holidays on December 19, 2013| 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I posted some gorgeous photos of Stephen Shubel’s home in the Loire Valley. This morning, I lit some candles and cleared away the usual clutter to take some quick snap shots of my own home. You can see Stephen’s influence — the tangerines, votives and cuttings — all such simple and great ideas for the holidays!
For the past four years I’ve relinquished the tree decorating to my girls. In the first several years all the ornaments were located around the bottom of the tree, but I can see this year (with the help of a step stool) they’re starting to spread out a bit more.
Of course, stacks of chocolate chip and ginger snap cookies are always nice to have around
Only 6 more days!!
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CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE
Posted in Decor, Holiday, tagged Christmas, Decor, France, Holidays, Stephen Shubel on December 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I took this article out of Veranda many years ago (’05), and it has become my go-to for decorating ideas every holiday season. I just love the way designer Stephen Shubel decorated his home in the Loire Valley.
Tomorrow — photos from around my own home (a little daring of me after this post).
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IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Posted in Decor, Holiday, Home, tagged Christmas, Decor, Home, Wreaths on December 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
With the holidays fast approaching, I have gathered my favorite holiday photos from Pinterest to give those of us (who need it) that extra push to bring it all together.
I love the way they used the ribbon here
A great use of all those extra envelopes we have stashed away
You can never have enough votives around the home this time of year
Very elegant and simple
pretty
I have yet to finish decorating in my own home, and my girls remind me daily (not enough blown-up creatures in the front yard). When I do finish (hopefully this weekend), I’ll post a couple of photos.
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FAUX FLOWERS
Posted in Decor, Interior Design, Shop, tagged Abigail Ahern, Fake Flowers, Faux Flowers, Flowers, Home Decor, Home Goods, Ikea, Rita Konig on October 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
In the past I’ve been quite adamant about only using real flowers in a home. However, faux flowers have changed, and let’s face it some of us are just too busy to keep up with it all. A trip to your local farmer’s market or grocery store for fresh flowers before company arrives might not be realistic — the solution just might be some fake ones, why not?
British Interior Designer/author, Rita Konig’s, home above with faux dahlias. 
Love the bowl of photos guests can sift through
A grouping from Abigail Ahern’s website
Abigail Ahern, also an interior designer, stocks lovely fake flowers in her London shop.
Most local floral/craft stores carry faux flowers, as well as Ikea. The trick to using fake flowers is to use what would typically be in season at the time (more believable). The brilliant thing about faux flowers is that they add a beautiful burst of color with little effort. Enjoy!
The Long Table 