Carved Wood Side Table

Designer Pick of the Day

Always have loved this piece.  Have used it in several clients' family rooms...So Perfect So Often.

http://www.westelm.com/products/carved-wood-side-table-g559/?pkey=ccoffee-side-tables-sale

Designer Pick of the Day - Modern Artwork

Designer Pick of the Day

Modern Motive Print



http://www.crateandbarrel.com/modern-motif-print/s385174

Designer Pick of the Day - Don't Even Know How this Works...

Designer Pick of the Day

I don't even know how this works but I just want to stare at it! 

Imagine when you turn it on!!

Pendant Lighting


http://thedecoratingdiva.com/larry-lazin-the-dynamic-force-behind-global-lighting/

Designer Pick of the Day - Starburst Bowl

Designer Pick of the Day

No words necessary...

Starburst Bowl


http://www.crateandbarrel.com/starburst-bowl/s202614

Designer Pick of the Day - Mud Room Perfect

Designer Pick of the Day

Perfect for that mud room...

Kavari Bench with Cushion


http://www.crateandbarrel.com/kavari-bench-with-cushion/f37224

Designer Pick of the Day

These are fun if you are having a party and need additional chairs.  They just look ready to party!!

Scoop Back Chair



http://www.westelm.com/products/scoop-back-chairs-f887/?pkey=cgreat-design-great-value

Designer Pick of the Day - Arteriors Wooden Barstools

Designer Pick of the Day

I used these in a recently published home at their kitchen counter.  They are perfect...a mixture of old farmhouse mixed with industrial contemporary... Perfect in just the right application...

Arteriors Wooden Barstools



http://www.horchow.com/p/Arteriors-Wooden-Barstools-Most-Popular/cprod82050001_cat3010731_cat14530734_/?index=37&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat14530734cat3010731&isEditorial=false

Cloche Table Lamp

Designer Pick of the Day

Wow this is really uncommon...

http://www.cb2.com/most-pinned/special-features/cloche-table-lamp/f7648

Organic blown glass pendants

Designer Pick of the Day

Blown Glass Pendant Fixtures... Sort of different so... Sort of Fun.

http://www.westelm.com/products/organic-blown-glass-pendant-w710/?pkey=cbest-selling-lighting

Designer Pick of the Day - Love Love this Settee!!

Designer Pick of the Day

Every house should have  settee, especially one as cool and comfie as this.  Love love this one.

Elton Settee



http://www.westelm.com/products/elton-settee-g235/?pkey=cliving-room-collections

Brrrr...It's Cold Outside --- Industrial Wood Storage

Designer Pick of the Day

-- Practical You...

http://www.cb2.com/industrial-wood-storage/s605380

Designer Pick of the Day - Silver Pebble Rug

Designer Pick of the Day

Honestly, when you come across something this cool, you have to share it...


http://www.cb2.com/silver-pebbles-rug-5x8/s205641

If You Really Love Interior Design...

Then...

You need to read Schumacher's blog today about the celebrated interior designer Alessandra Branca.

Click the link here to get inspired.  Happy Reading!

http://whatsnew.fschumacher.com/index.php/product-news/4706/tell-us-everything-alessandra-branca

Camera Art

Designer Pick of the Day - Artwork

Cool stuff...

http://www.zgallerie.com/p-9047-digital-deco-camera.aspx

Patchwork Dresser - Fun for Some...

http://www.westelm.com/products/patchwork-dresser-g788/?pkey=cdressers-nightstands



Designer Pick of the Day -  

This is something fun for some... Not for everyone, but for some!

Designer Pick of the Day - Accent Baskets

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnciR8C7mxZdt5Xk2JscIfMo5_kFzi-wprCzdufNW4rYQmBRhw9EuczYi2OjWURUqtr0D_2ol_P0P82DfDKDXctdYhcK5R5d-gejjbRWGQw4bltPV5-3UoJtOow1umNAEgLPK2_6uoVTNJ/s1600-h/tine6.jpg

Designer Pick of the Day

Need some baskets?  Check these out...they are different than your usual baskets...

Honey It's Cold Outside - Get this towel warmer TODAY!

Designer Pick of the Day

On this coldest of evenings in the Northeast, I HAVE to recommend the perfect product for your towels...

This warmer from Brookstone makes a GREAT gift for those family members and friends who have birthdays right after the holidays.

There is nothing like getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself in a little warmth and luxury.

But here's a great discovery about this towel warmer... on cold cold nights, stick your pajamas in there while you are getting ready for bed and, Voila!!  Instant hot jammies ready to warm you up before you tuck away into that cold cold bed.

http://www.brookstone.com/oversized-towel-warmer?flag=search&question=towel%20warmer&_requestid=95891

 

Sweet dreams and Stay Warm!!

Designer Pick of the Day - Accent Chest - Aquamarine

http://www.zgallerie.com/p-12747-accent-chest-crackle-aquamarine.aspx

Designer Pick of the Day

Love this chest and the aquamarine color... Get yours for spring!  Add a dynamic sunburst mirror above it (my all time favourite accessory).

Designer Pick of the Day -- Fun Folding Chairs

Designer Pick of the Day

Ready to prepare for 2014 parties?  It's never too early to start...

Extra Guests?
Find fun folding chairs!

http://www.shopsocietysocial.com/products/the-fifi

Get Organized This Year!!

Get Organized This Year!

This is my newly organized closet.  Beautiful, huh?

http://www.houzz.com/designer-closets/p/40
Okay it's actually not....Not My Closet.   I'm not going to show you my closet...that's a little too private. 

But it's that time of year when we all make our New Year's Resolutions to do this and that including be more organized.  And what better place to start than your closet?  Your bedroom closet is your base...it's where you go to start the day.  It's where you get that new day feeling of "Ahh I am so amazing and organized" or ... "OMG when will I learn to clean up my stuff??".

http://www.morespaceplace.com/photo-gallery/custom-closets-photo-gallery/



Paul Hammerness recently wrote a book called Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life.  He is apparently one of the most efficient men on earth.  He does more with a day than I can do with a month.  He is so successful and efficient that he was asked to write a book about it.  So he did.  And I will spare you reading the entire thing by just telling you the only bit of news you need to know...

He.Starts.Every.Day.The.Same.

He does not change one thing in his morning routine.  It is The.Exact.Same.Every.Day.  And it works!  Part of this sameness is his closet... It is organized.  So he knows where to find everything to pull out and wear every morning.  There is no thinking or energy required at all...He reserves all energy for the rest of his day.

http://www.itradetube.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProID=915


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So how should YOU get started on this same-ness every morning so you can be energetic, successful and organized just like him? 

1.  Baby steps.  But first simply take stock of your closet.  Throw out items of clothing you haven't needed or used in the last two years (we will give you two years here to start with....baby steps).





http://www.closetdesigninstallation.com/Walk-in-Bedroom-Closet-Designs.html

2.  Organizing Systems - If you can't afford a personal organizer or a new closet from California Closets or something similar, then consider the Container Store's Elfa System... THEY ARE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR ANNUAL HUGE SALE ON THE ELFA SYSTEM.  You can either walk into one of their stores for help or you can do it all remotely with their help.  Either way will warrant you a win-win situation in which your closet becomes all that you ever wanted it to be.


http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ways-to-organize-your-dresser-43236



3.   Clean the Floor!  -- Try removing most everything off the floor of your closet so that you can vacuum.  Seriously.  This will feel better immediately...Clean floor means cleaner closet.  Then carefully place items back on the floor that have nowhere else to go.


http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ways-to-organize-your-dresser-43236




4.   Hire A Personal Organizer or Interior Designer.   If you have the funds, hire a designer or an organizer.  I have had clients ask me to help out with their closets numerous times.  Sometimes we literally take all or part of an additional unused bedroom and turn it into a closet...we move around some walls or add a wall or create a door directly from their bedroom into this other room and create a large walk in closet.  And they love it!



http://neatorganizers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/img-walkinclosets.jpg



5.  Just start.  Take an hour this weekend and Do It.  Many of my clients are amazed at how much they can actually get done in an hour in their closet... They think it will take an entire weekend and, thus, they put it off.  Just schedule an hour.  It's just a closet, for goodness sake.  You CAN do more in there than you think.

Then take a look at these dreamy closets and dream dream about how perfectly organized your closet / life could be.  It all starts this weekend!!

http://www.houzz.com/photos/474642/Traditional-Living-traditional-closet-Houston

http://www.houzz.com/photos/5315709/Broadmoor-Residence-traditional-closet-seattle

http://www.houzz.com/photos/876440/Closet-Organizing-Systems-contemporary-closet-chicago