home(stead): black walls

Gilles Mendel's dining room via Elle Decor

I am in FULL home mode. The problem is that I am in transition, moving in the next couple of months and don't really want to (need to) invest in anything that might not fit or go with the new house.  I have been managing my anxiety be rearranging, organizing, purging and repeat. I have also been diving into home decorating magazines and blogs, anticipating the new space. One decorating element I've always wanted (for years!) was to have one room painted in black. When we moved into our first house, I tried to convince my boyfriend (now husband) to paint his office black. We compromised with an almost black charcoal gray, got it home and he chickened out on me. Still have the can of paint. Plotting. A bathroom or dare I say, kitchen?

Here is my digital scrapbook:

Hôtel Particulier Montmartre

Aerin Lauder's home via Elle Decor

Windsor Smith's home via House Beautiful

Jenna Lyons' home via Domino

Metropolitan Home

Barclay Fryery

Marie Claire Maison

Versace Home

Kelly Wearstler

Livingetc

Guido Barbagelata

Chris Everard

Lagerlings

Luis Albuquerque

Jordi Canosa

Miles Redd

Kelley Proxmire

Livingetc

Ruthie Sommers

Blakes Hotel London

House to Home

Courtney Giles' Guestroom/Home Office via Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

Miles Redd

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intrigue(motif): mirrored furnishings

Mirrored Bureau

I don't know how practical these are for the long-term and I don't know if I am just going through a phase, but I have a real itch for mirrored furniture. I need to have a serious talk with my fiancé but I am dreaming of having these pieces or their close relatives in my life in the near future.

Mirrored Nightstand

Mirrored Dresser

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photo cred: neiman marcus

home(stead): inès de la fressange

I love looking at how people design their spaces and I think that is why I love looking at The Selby so much. I always wonder how people are able to get away with being so minimalistic and still LIVE in their home. I enjoy walking into one of my rooms and appreciating the small knick-knacks and trinkets that only possibly have value to me. And yes, sometimes my organization methods only make sense to me, but I believe everyone is allowed that luxury. All of these reasons are probably why I like Inès de la Fressange's office so much. You can tell that it is arranged just for her and no one else. I love all the shoes scattered around and the notes from her famous friends that just happen to be placed about. And if you could not imagine how she can function in this particular space, I guess that's the point. Hmm...did I just answer my own question? My home office is the one room in the house where I can unleash my design madness and the fiancé can't say a word.

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photo cred: the selby

ciné(screen): miss pettigrew lives for a day

I am slowly discovering why people just elope or go to the courthouse. In a moment of de-stressing, I decided to watch a movie and that movie was Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. It was actually a really cute movie and I even got a little inspiration. Plus halfway through I realized that Ned from Pushing Daisies,  was one of Miss. Lafosse's suitors. Love that show. Anywho, the movie takes place in 1939 right before the start of WWII. With most movies during this time frame, they are a little dark just because of this moment in history; this one however was bright, colorful, and the sets were amazing. I found myself focusing in a the random clock in the background or the detailing etched into a door. Sarah Greenwood is the production designer responsible for stuffing so much glamour onto one screen. It is no surprise that she also worked as production designer for Atonement, Pride & Prejudice and the upcoming Sherlock Holmes - which comes out this Christmas.

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home(stead): julia restoin-roitfeld

 Taken by Todd Selby of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld at home.

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