when in NYC: Fishs Eddy

this place is fun…lots of great retro tabletop..take a look:

LOVE this!!

 and over in nearby Madison Square Park:

so true!

paris apartment in Traditional Home

My cousin Sharon pointed out this beautiful Paris apartment featured in Traditional Home.  It is her friend Thuy, with whom she visited in Paris for Passover seder a few years ago.  The apartment itself is beautiful and much of the furnishings come front the Paris Flea Market. I love the Louis XV chairs with the updated upholstery. This home is a dream!!

spring fever

spring inside my home:

Trader Joe's plant and Pottery Barn lantern

$10.99 form Pottery Barn

Trader Joe's

Radiant Orchid

While I think this color lends itself more to fashion/bridal, etc. it is the Pantone color of the year.  See the attached   inspiration and photos from this year's International Housewares Show:

Imagine from the International Housewares show- showing Radiant Orchid in Housewares products

From the Pantone Booth at the International Housewares Show

Ballet Slippers

Now a paint color made by Benjamin Moore! While a great choice for a girl's room or nursery…also is a pretty color choice for other room's as well:

*I should state I wish there was a molding contrast here, as well as the frame..this example is a little over the top!

and an awesome nail color….

"pick color"!

happy spring!

Spring is here!

This is from "The Glitter Guide"

stripes!

I know I've posted on stripes before. I don't love a lot of patterns, but seem to never get tired of stripes.  Here is some stripe inspiration!

diy project

I saw this on one of my favorite blogs ..apartment therapy.. step one-- collect interesting bottles

• Remove the labels, clean the inside and let them dry out completely.
• Next, pour a good size dollop of paint into the bottom of the bottle. The color options here are endless. This set is monochromatic, but a few bold contrasting pieces would be quite nice as well.
• With the paint in the bottle, you will have to slowly rotate the bottle to get the paint to coat the entire interior of the bottle. Depending on the opacity of the paint, this might require two coats. (Acrylic paint will work for this as it will adhere to the glass, but note that you shouldn't fill the bottle with water later.)
• Let it dry thoroughly and you are all set.

1stdibs

1stdibs.com

I found out about this website where you can buy fine antiques on line when checking out the home of its founder, Michael Bruno.
He bought a home in Tuxedo Park, NY and its pretty sweet!

The antiques are exquisite but pricey.  However, you can view antiques from all over the world or even visit the Paris Flea Market vitally which is really fun!

You can also see what antique stores are out there..for instance if I ever visit Wichita (not likely) - I will be sure to go to Maison & Co

Here are some examples with prices:

Grain Measure $1300 

Pottery Jug $225

I love these! Venetian jars $995

I love these too! $17,000 (yikes)

Napolean III vitrine $4450- this is at the Paris Flea market currently, I'm guessing it would be about as much to ship to the US!

For fun, I wandered over to Ebay to cheer myself up and found these- which I can afford!

$14.99