I've oohed and ahed about this gorgeous chandelier in the past, but that's no reason to not sigh over its beauty one more time. The Bodo Sperlein Niagra Chandelier ($45,000) features porcelain butterflies lit up by fiber optics. It is, indeed, an object of immense beauty. However, since I wouldn't pay over 45K for a car (unless it's an electric Tesla Roadster), I'm probably not going to drop major bank on a single chandelier.
Luckily, there's a much, much more affordable option that shares the butterfly motif. To see where to get it, read more
This house is an example of a type of Colonial architecture that can be traced to New England. Typically, these frame houses have two stories in front and one in back, a pitched roof with unequal sides, and are short and high in front and long and low in back. The front of the house is flat and the rear roof line is steeply sloped. This type of house has been popular since the mid-1600s! Can you tell me its name? (Hint: a common baking and seasoning ingredient is part of its name.)
Rome wasn't built in a day, so excuse me if my home is still a work in progress. After hanging a shower curtain I'd reviewed for CasaSugar, I pretty much ignored one of my bathrooms, as more high-traffic rooms took priority. Towels were mismatched, and beauty products, on a good day, were confined a cheap case, if not scattered all over the sink. I'd regretfully and spontaneously purchased a handful of silhouettes from eBay because the black and white coordinated with the modern graffiti-esque shower curtain. To sum up, I'd not only turned a blind eye to the shape of the room, but its decor wasn't even my style. So, under a spell of purging and cleansing, I decided to give it a fresh new look that's unequivocally moi and a bit more feminine. Check out this slideshow to see how I achieved a drastic transformation in style.
We've all got walls and stuff to display and store, so who can argue with a wall shelf? Especially a beautiful one that's on sale. The Brocade Home Ruffle Frame Shelf ($199, reduced from $299) is my kind of shelf. White. Ornate. Feminine. And wood, to boot. The great thing is that even if you're displaying a plastic toy horse or a fortune cookie (i.e. not something particularly chic), the frame shelf will do all the glamorous work. Even a note from a creditor will look sexy on this baby . . . let's just hope you don't have any of those.
In today's edition of Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP newsletter, she has offered six of her favorite hotels in New York City to her readers, should they be planning a trip to the Big Apple anytime soon. So, I thought I'd offer a little of my design insight on each locale. Paltrow says she's stayed in all but one of them, as she's been redecorating her apartment for a year or so. Considering how stunning her Hamptons digs are, I'm sure her NYC apartment will be worth the wait! To see which spots made it to Gwyneth's top six, check out this slideshow! Not interested in NYC? Here are Gwyneth's fave Los Angeles hotels.
Source and Source
I've oohed and ahed about this gorgeous chandelier in the past, but that's no reason to not sigh over its beauty one more time. The Bodo Sperlein Niagra Chandelier ($45,000) features porcelain butterflies lit up by fiber optics. It is, indeed, an object of immense beauty. However, since I wouldn't pay over 45K for a car (unless it's an electric Tesla Roadster), I'm probably not going to drop major bank on a single chandelier.
Manoush
Versace
Azzaro