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Up, Up, and Away

It’s 32º here in North Carolina, and has been cold for wayyyy too long! As I’m sitting here in fuzzy sweatpants with a hat on my head, I can’t help but swoon over the pictures from Brazil posted on Garance Doré and the Satorialist.

So sunny and colorful, not to mention sexy… makes me wish I was there!

On that note, however, I should tell you that I’m about to set off on an adventure of my own. I’m headed to Montpellier, France on January 18th for the next few months. I’m sooo excited – and I think it’s going to be a great thing for my blogging, too! I’m still trying to figure out how I want to balance this blog, and my travel blog, ich bin blair. Until now, I used this blog for shopping and design, and my travel blog for, well – travel. But it seems to me like when you’re living in France, everything becomes tangled up. My travels will open doors to new worlds of fashion, design, and just beauty in general… so we’ll see how that affects my blogs!

Stay tuned! : )

More Anna Spiro

Like I said in an earlier post, after seeing the inside of Anna Spiro’s home on Coco+Kelly, I had to see more. Well, here it is… straight from Anna’s blog!

in Anna’s shop

I love the trellis design above. As you might see in the coming days, I went a little crazy with it in my own room before I even realized!

more of Anna’s home

a client’s home

Amazing Interior Style

Here are picture’s from Vogue Living Australia of Anna Spiro's home via Coco+Kelly. This style is so right on with what I love that I had to share these pictures right away. My only complaint is that I want to see more!

What do you think?

Turquoise Room Inspirations

The most recent post at Hidden in France almost made me squeal out loud here at my desk. The blog that Corine pointed out, House of Turqouise, is completely decorated to... you guessed it - the color turquoise! Here are a few images that I'm saving for my own personal inspiration as I piece together a room with a color scheme inspired by a dresser that I painted a beautiful color somewhere between turqoise and aqua.

After looking at these pictures and the rest in my folder of inspiration for the room, I've realized there are a few things that I gravitate towards:

• turquoise
• chandeliers
• a light, airy feeling that isn't bare or sparse
• gold accents
• ornate details mixed with some modern elements
• geometric patterns like greek key, lattice, stripes, and quatrefoils
• travel inspired details like maps, globes, and souvenirs

Are there any certain things that immediately draw you to a room or picture?

Library Love

Please excuse my recent silence… I’ve been spending most of my time in places like this (only not quite so beautiful)…

pictures from curious expeditions

If I were a bride…

Somehow I just accidentally stumbled into the wedding section of J. Crew… and before I could turn my heel and get back to my friend, the Frenchie Slicker, I saw it. The one. MY DRESS!! Someone, somewhere, got my life stages mixed up and designed me a wedding dress. How funny!

Bed of Flowers

Mrs. B at She’s Star Crossed posted a few days ago about this beautiful bed and breakfast in the Netherlands. What a find! I just had to share some of the pictures.

Bright and Sunny Spaces

It has been cloudy and rainy here all weekend and shouldn’t let up until tomorrow afternoon. It’s making me wish I was somewhere like this…

Pictures from here, here, here and here.

Happy Birthday, Barbie

Jonathan Adler’s interior decoration in the Barbie Dream House for her 50th birthday party.

Pictures from HWM.

Cake Couture: Abigail Lorick’s Spring 2009 Collection

Abigail Lorick’s clothes may be best known for their role in Gossip Girl as Eleanor Waldorf’s clothes line, but there is a lot more to Abigail Lorick than her Gossip Girl stint. Just check out the pictures from her Spring 2009 Fashion Presentation:

The lovely Abigail Lorick herself.

So rich and playful… and decadent! I love it. Photos from here.

And my favorite looks from her Spring 2009 collection online…