Lately, I've been overwhelmed by an influx of out-of-town guests, which, combined with my wedding planning, has left me longing for a big bubble-filled tub and a stack of magazines. Do you need a spa day, too? I have my suspicions that you might!

So, for this week's What You're Wanting, I want to know what your perfect powder room would look like. This is for you and you alone — so dress it to your exact specifications. I'd like you to hunt all of the things you covet for your most luxurious powder room, be it furniture, hardware, accessories, lighting, bath products. etc. Add them to your ShopStyle Living stylebook, and create a look tagged with the phrase powder room wants. Private message me if you have any questions. Oh, and as extra incentive, I'll give some Sugar schwag away to my favorite look! To give you some inspiration, here's the look I created for this assignment:

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Hi CasaSugar,

I've been looking high and low for a coffee table similar to the one in the image I've attached. Does it have a particular name or style I should be researching? Thanks! Any advice would be so helpful and appreciated.

MJ


Hi MJ,

Great question! The table in question is a style that was popularized in the mid-20th century by US designer and woodworker George Nakashima. Nakashima designed and built furniture for 50 years, from 1940 until his death in 1990, and always worked in a style that emphasized the natural beauty of the wood. You can buy his designs from a number of different antique dealers, such as this one, as well as from his official company.

Another option is to find a talented woodworker who works in this style. I recently commissioned a hand-crafted Nakashima-esque table from a local woodworker. To see my table, read more

Water conservation's been on my mind lately, since my local utility wants residents to cut water use by 19%. It seems like water conservation and rationing is big news all over. In fact, the central coast of Florida is in a drought, and the Palm Beach Post has revealed that the biggest water waster is crooner Celine Dion. While her heart may go on, apparently so does her sprinkler system, showers, and faucets, if her water bill is any indication.

How much water does the Canadian songstress use? Well, enough to fill a bathtub every four minutes, if that's a good visual. In more concrete terms, her Jupiter Island 5.7 acre property uses 6.5 million gallons of water a year — normal water usage is only 120,000 gallons a year. Here's hoping the singer will learn some tips from fellow celeb Leonardo DiCaprio and buy an eco toilet, as well as learn how to turn off that sprinkler system. I'd offer her the suggestion of shaving her legs without the water running, but apparently she's already got that covered.

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For this week's What You're Wanting, I had you search for bachelorette beach house must-haves through ShopStyle Living, since I've got weddings on the brain. I loved your party crash pad looks, and am excited to see you use ShopStyle in the future.
KJerabek chose crisp white and sea blue with splashes of red and navy, and driftwood, coral, and plenty of pillows to create a cozy, beachy feel indoors. Outdoors she chose animal prints to get wet and wild! KJerabek will be receiving the Sugar schwag of her choice as a reward for creating such a great look!

To see other lovely looks, read more

What could be more glamorous than a combination of hand-applied gold leaf, a mirror top, and feminine curves on an Art Deco side table? Nothing seems to come to mind. The Worlds Away Bennito Side Table ($1180) is an Eva Zeisel-meets-Grace-Kelly furnishing for the modern woman. Use it as console table in your foyer to stash your fab clutch, luxe cell phone and your favorite lip product, or simply set it next to a crave worthy sofa. And, don't be surprised if guests think you're actually the Princess of Monaco . . .

Justin Gignac, a graduate of New York's School of Visual Arts, picks up trash off of the streets of New York City. But, you won't find him in a sanitation department uniform. He actually fills bags with subway passes, Broadway tickets, coffee cups, phone book pages, and other NYC junk and carefully arranges them in plastic cubes, which are then signed, numbered, and dated in slick Helvetica typeface and sells them for 50 smackers — "making them perfect for anyone who wants their own piece of the NYC landscape," he says. Gignac has sold over 1,000 of his trash cubes, each unique, leak-free, and smell-free. The initiative to repurpose trash spawned from a conversation with a colleague who said package design wasn't important; "I figured the only way to prove them wrong would be to try to package something that absolutely nobody in their right mind would ever want to buy," he rebutted. A fresh way to look at recycling . . . or exporting: his cubes can now be found in 41 states and 91 countries.
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