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Video of Brad and Angelina on Set, Ryan Phillippe Out Post-Breakup, and the Latest Pattinson/Stewart News

Molly — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:30:00 -0800

Brad Pitt brings Shiloh and Zahara to visit Angelina on the Paris set of The Tourist. Plus, John Corbett comments on an Aidan appearance in the Sex and the City sequel, and Ryan Phillippe hits the town as a newly single man. Watch today's PopSugar Rush!

Best of 2009: Your Favorite Reader Project

CasaSugar — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:00:48 -0800

This year, we saw some truly gorgeous home decorating and renovation projects from readers in the Su Casa group (and if you aren't yet a member, join now!). Your overwhelming favorite project, though, was from Ashley, whose Very Carrie bedroom makeover had you swooning.
Ashley moved into her first house seven months ago, and decided to use Carrie Bradshaw's blue bedroom as a guide for making over the boudoir. She kept it all on a strict budget too, and said, "Using existing furniture, bargain finds and DIY I spent very little." Check out the post for all of the gorgeous pictures of Ashley's new bedroom!

How-To: Create a Cozy New Year's Eve at Home

CasaSugar — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:00:37 -0800

The New York Times recently "went shopping" with former Sex and the City executive story editor and co-author of He's Just Not That Into You Liz Tuccillo, asking her to share her cocooning essentials for her annual New Year's Eve dinner party. As it turns out, the lady knows a thing or two about design, as well as dudes. So I thought I'd share some of her picks for creating cozy party on the eve of the new decade, as well as some of my own.

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Guess Which Sex and the City Star Is Disrobing For Art's Sake?

CasaSugar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:27 -0800

One Sex and the City star has decided to strip down in an effort to help the British National Gallery save Titian's Diana and Callisto from being sold to a private owner and moved from Edinburgh's National Gallery. She plans to pose in the buff as Diana for a new take on the painting to raise money ($80 million is needed) and awareness. This isn't the first time she's disrobed for art's sake. Last year, she posed topless to save Titian's Diana and Actaeon. Do you know which SATC star it is?

Guess Who Designed This Chest?

CasaSugar — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0700

I recently watched Sex and the City: The Movie again (still love it!), and noticed this chest of drawers in the office of Carrie Bradshaw's editor at Vogue. The dresser was designed by a very influential American interior designer of the early-to-mid '20s. She wrote an inspiring, and quite popular, decorating book in 1939, called Decorating Is Fun! Can you name her?

Found It! Samantha Jones's Stool Lamp

CasaSugar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:00:46 -0700

For obvious reason, I return again and again to the interiors from Sex and the City. Each SATC lady had her own flair and personal style, and each woman's apartment illustrated this. Right now, I'm loving confident, modern interiors, so I took a look back at Samantha Jones's digs. A lamp that doubles as stool or small side table stood out to me. I'd never noticed it before, but I think it's sensational. There are a few products like this one on the market, if you'd like to emulate the look. To see them, read more.

I think Offi Bongo Lamp/Stool ($99) is the closet match, but I love the cubical shape of the Gus Modern Light Box ($325). Take a look.

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Found It! Aleksandr Petrovsky's Dining Room Chairs

CasaSugar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:00:11 -0700

I recently saw a few re-runs from season six of Sex and the City, and I was blown away, yet again, by Aleksandr Petrovsky's chic Manhattan loft apartment. From the to-die-for views to the sheer size of the place, it's utterly crave worthy.

In this scene, from episode 92, "Splat!" Aleksandr and Carrie's dinner party isn't going very smoothly, to say the least. SATC fans will recall that talk of vibrators and Billy Joel do not impress Aleksandr, and Carrie's pals all write him off as a snob. However, one element of the dinner party that everyone can agree on (in my humble opinion) is the fabulousness of the dining room chairs.

Want to know where to find them? Then read more.

They're the Cherner Side Chairs ($679) in walnut. Reproductions of the 1958 original, which was designed by Norman Cherner, the side chair features a molded plywood seat constructed from laminated plywood in graduated thickness. The chair is a true classic of modern design, and absolutely beautiful. See? Petrovsky might be a snob, but he's a snob with great taste.

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Before and After: A Very Carrie Bedroom

CasaSugar — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:00:05 -0700

TeamSugar member Ashley moved into her first house seven months ago, and wanted to redecorate her bedroom to reflect her taste and personality. She decided to use Carrie Bradshaw's blue bedroom as a guide for making over the boudoir. And the best part? Ashley says that "using existing furniture, bargain finds and DIY I spent very little."

To see how she changed the look of the bedroom, read more.

Ashley used Benjamin Moore Electric Blue paint for the wall color, and scored the white lacquer desk for $100 at the Pottery Barn Outlet. She noted that it had a couple of nicks, but she was able to cover them with appliance paint. For the art, she bought inexpensive photo frames from the dollar store and the craft store and sourced art through cheap prints at sales, and even printed some with her printer and photo paper.

"Basically I plotted out the major pieces I wanted and scoped out bargain décor stores, linen sales, or thought of a DIY way to make it happen," explains Ashley."It only took me about a month and with my existing furniture and the projects I spent less than $500, linens, curtains, paint, vanity, table, and all misc décor items. "

I love the change that Ashley made to her bedroom, and her cheap and chic makeover proves that you can accomplish big decorating changes on a minimal budget. Definitely check out the gallery for more views of her smashing, very Carrie bedroom.

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Does Your Design Style Rule Your Love Life?

CasaSugar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:06 -0700

I recently caught a first season episode of Sex and the City, Bay of Married Pigs, where Charlotte dates a man on the marriage track, Sean. Not long after they begin dating, they find themselves looking at china patterns together, and Charlotte dumps him when she realizes his pattern of choice isn't up to her standards. Carrie narrates, "Charlotte ended it right then and there. It would never work. He was American Classic and she was French Country."
Since I've never been in this situation, I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing, but it does seem a bit irrational. On the other hand, I can be quite stubborn when it comes to compromising my tastes in interior design.
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Best of 2008: Casa Interview

CasaSugar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:37 -0800

This year, I was lucky enough to interview several familiar faces in the interior design world, and you were always eager to hear a word from the wise. But when Sex and the City production designer Jeremy Conway stopped for a chat about Carrie Bradshaw's new bedroom, you were blown away and full of chatter. Revisit the interview here.