Thank You Matchbook Magazine!

Thank you to Matchbook Magazine for including me in their January 2012 issue with my thoughts on the one beauty product I can't live without, pg. 41. (I almost chose an anti-wrinkle cream but refrained.) The January issue is their 12th as they head towards their one year anniversary in February. Congratulations on a wonderful years' worth of issues!!
One of my favorite Matchbook decor stories was of Kate and Andy Spades's home in the November issue. If you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to.

LIVING IN LONDON...ELLE DECOR APRIL

 Although the sunny skies are incredibly amazing, I do sometimes dream of what it would be like to live in London. Thank God for amazing shelter publications that take us inside the most incredible homes of other countries. This cover of the new Elle Decor seriously stopped me in my tracks.

Deep navy velvet sofa, gray grasscloth walls, that gorgeous ornate gold mirror, and that rug! This London flat is just beyond....

See more beautiful images here>>>

AD Eye Candy

Isn't this backyard amazing? Well, the whole issue of AD this month is terrific - my favorite since Margaret Russell took over a few years ago. Home of Isabel Lopez Quesada from AD here, photography by Simon Watson.

DC Designer In Traditional Home

DC designer Whitney Stewart's work will be featured in the upcoming issue of Traditional Home magazine. Here's a sneak peek that was forwarded to me, more images to appear in the published issue. This is one of the best kitchens I've seen this year - absolutely love how the freestanding hutch was incorporated into the visual field of the kitchen and what seems to be glass backed cabinets that let light stream through. Photography by Francesco Langese.
Here are a few of my favorite images from Whitney's web site here.

Looks like a Calder painting to me.
This sink and faucet combination is perfection!
Hope you have a great weekend!

If you're interested in checking out my recent post on Brass is Back for Washingtonian magazine go here.

Now Blogging for Washingtonian Magazine!

I'm very excited to share the news that I will be writing a weekly post for Washingtonian Magazine's Open House Blog, providing coverage of beautiful homes as well as inspiring ideas and helpful tips from the design community. My first post, Design Scout: Inexpensive Accent Furniture, went up yesterday and I have to admit that even though I've been writing My Notting Hill for 4 years, it was quite exciting to see my post on Washingtonian's site. Hope you will check it out!

Now, off to finish a few projects at my house so I can share them here on Monday.

Eye Candy: Color Block It

Color blocking on the headboard and chairs in the Buenos Aires home of Maria Noel. Just a little bit adds a lot energy. Very chic. Originally featured in Domino June 2006, photography by Max Kim-Bee, via the fabulous blog English Muse.

Crisp & Colorful

Last week I finished reading Asa Larsson's most recent novel translated into English, which then got me searching around the internet for some of the Swedish cultural references in the book. This led to finding designer Marie Olsson Nylander's home, originally featured in the Swedish magazine Residence. It turns out this creative, colorful home was covered by numerous blogs last January but I'm only just finding it now. Wish I knew the name of the photographer - isn't this first image with the edge of the green pot in the foreground genius?

I think interior design in 2012 is going to feature alot more color. What do you think?

From the Stacks: An Expat

Canadian expat Thomas Wiggin's Georgian home, The Hylands, south of London was one of my favorite features in House and Home's November 2007 issue. Can you imagine waking up in the morning to this stately second floor balustrade overlooking the foyer and then making your way down to breakfast? This isn't just a home, it's an experience.

From the Stacks: Ghost of Christmas Past

With just over a week to go, are you still decorating? I am still adding bits here and there and finding inspiration in these images from Christmas past. This tangerine Christmas is from 2001 and looks as current now as it did then. Hope you have a great weekend.

House & Home Nov 2001, Produced by Erin Feasby, photography by Michael Alberstat
House & Home Nov 2008, design by Brett Sherlock and James Booty, photography by Donna Griffith
House & Home Nov 2002, Designer Cally Bowen, Photography by Michael Alberstat
Source: House and Home Nov 2001, design by Bernadette Morra, photography by Ted Yarwood.