Play Date: Centsational Girl and Crane & Canopy…

Hope everyone had a fantastic Valentine’s Day!  The Partner and I opted for a quiet night in after being honest with ourselves.  We asked what would recharge each us most  and we decided that Greek take out, wine and some snuggling was more on target than a fancy dinner, so that is exactly what we did and it was awesome!

As we enter the weekend, I am excited to hit the auctions looking for little jewels for my clients and few hidden treasures for myself.  But before I do that, I wanted to share that this week I had the opportunity to “play” along some of my favorite people and company……

Kate, aka Centsational Girl, invited me over this week to discuss recliners in design…..

While they are my favorite pieces of furniture, I do think with a little thought, you can incorporate them into any design and avoid the scenario above ala Joey and Chandler…. WHOA!

The team behind bed linen company, Crane and Canopy, invited me over to play around with one of their newest bedding lines, the Linden ….

I had a ton of fun creating a room around the Linden!  Check out the Crane and Canopy blog to see what pieces I chose to complete the look…..

Okay beautiful ladies and gents……have a GREAT weekend and for those of you lucky enough, have an even better LONG weekend!

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Profile: Luke Austin – Furniture Maker……

I had the opportunity to talk with Luke Austin, a California-based furniture maker for FOLK Magazine’s blog about his career path, his love of wood and what clients should consider before pursuing custom-made furniture.

I have been lucky enough to work with Luke on at least three different projects for clients and each time, he has impressed me with not only his cool demeanor but more importantly his ability to look at a piece of wood and tell you what it should be.  I jokingly call him the “Wood Whisperer” as he is completely attune and is able to unlock the potential a piece of wood has to present the best piece of furniture possible…..

But then I am bias….why else would have used him for most of my projects?  As I dream of new ways to use Luke and his wood whispering abilities, why don’t you go check out his profile on FOLK?

Have a great weekend!

[photography: Photo by Adza]

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Motivational Monday: Remembrance…..

Last week I had the opportunity to write a piece for the FOLK Magazine blog about men’s fashion.  It would have been easy to write a breezy piece about some emerging designer or gush over some trendy accessory but  I felt the need to talk about one of my own fashion idols, my Grandfather.  Always stylish, always put together and always a rule breaker, whether it be in fashion or life.  He was a constant source of inspiration on how a gentleman should carry himself in public and I found that his influence molded not only how I dress myself but how I interact with others.

Style, like life, is all about figuring out the pieces of the  puzzle.  Like the picture above, we affix labels  on where things should go,  what goes with what and what is acceptable.  But that is it – aside from those constructs, we get to decide how to fill those blank spaces in.  That is the beauty of the process and the journey we each are on.  We each get to decide how to to fill those spaces with memorable moments – snapshots of a live well lived, well loved and well traveled.

So this week I ask you to remember those who inspired you; mentors, teachers or  in my case, family and think about why they motivated you.  Remember where they “broke the rules” because it was during those moments I am sure they showed you a different path and a way to move past the confines you thought existed.

Remembering the past can give you direction for your future……

Have a great week!

Photography by: Photo By Adza

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