I guess we must be doing SOMETHING right…

CA Home and Design did an article about the 10 chandeliers they love right now:

http://www.californiahomedesign.com/product-finds/10-chandeliers-we-love-right-now#item-10

We used one of the chandeliers (Jonathan Adler Meurice in polished nickel – our photo above) for our mid-century inspired kitchen design last year. I guess we were ahead of our time!

To see the entire photo shoot (includes before/after photos), check out our our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150590239952032.377108.110059257031&type=3

Yet again with the shameless self-promotion…

Hey lookie who’s in CA Home + Design!

This weekend I had the chance to reconnect to a dear friend over a bottle of champagne at brunch. A simple indulgence can go a long way. I went home, blissfully lazy and content, and gently suggested that my husband NOT go to the store, NOT clean up and NOT take a walk around the lake for exercise. Sometimes the “shoulds” can take over and then whose life is it that we have so carefully prepared? I love that we are organized, proactive, healthy…but what we needed on this particular day was some time off from being on top of things. Some “gaze at the lake, read a book, slip into a nap” time. And it suited us. And the errands will still get done. But they will be done by happy, relaxed people who have also taken a moment to do precisely what they want – if only for a few hours. So in the theme of bubbly, I want to pour some out for my homies that remind me that sometimes I’ve just done enough already. Once in a while I just need to NOT.

Cheers! To nothing…and to life.

In honor of Binnie – who knew how to sit on her terrace and soak up the sun.

Poolside is where it’s at. Went to Chambers’ Eat and Drink (we took part in the “drink” portion) in S.F. this weekend for a friend’s birthday and didn’t realize quite what I had been missing! Adjacent to the iconic Phoenix hotel, this pool-adjacent-restaurant-bar-hotel really inspired me! Rock and Roll meets SF foodie meets high design. No problems here.

And “BE AMAZING”. Yes, of course!

I will never again visualize any mantra without it lit up in Hollywood lights. Preferably with a martini in my hand. All that being said, it was a remarkably low-key place, with great Palm Springs vibe. Much enjoyment was had!

…and we were amazing. I KNOW you will be!

Thank goodness for clients that take fun risks! We are installing this chandelier in a client’s guest bedroom and I personally am a bit obsessed. (Imagine that!) Made of wood and iron, this sculptural piece by Arteriors has an authentic, “hand-rendered” vibe that I enjoy. The fretwork is unique – even a bit grotesque. (Which I happen to love. Shake things up a little!) The whitewashed finish freshens it all up and…BAYUM! A perfect statement piece to give some confident glamor to an important room that has a tendency to be forgotten.