I am over at a Diary of Lovely today talking bout my kitchen and sharing a yummy roasted beet salad recipe. Please go visit the pretty Helena and tell her I sent ya!
I bought another pair of converse a while ago with the intentions of giving then good wear and tear so that when they were good and ready with the perfect tinge of mud and cool I could stud then and rip off this look and wear the below dress.......90's "empire records" Love over here!
I am pleased to welcome the fabulous Keely of Luxe and Lillies. Keely is a graphic designer extrordinare, she has a knack for interior design, and she can throw a pretty party just to name a few of her endless skills. If your not quite as obsessed with this lovely lady as I am, please go and visit her and take a look at her "outfit to room" post! It's really, really pretty!!!
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I am so happy to be here today sharing my outfit to room! I have loved this outfit for so long - to me, it hits all the right high notes, a bit of class [the blazer], and touch of glam [ the gold shirt] and a hint of girly elegance [ the pretty shorts]. Its always been pleasing to the eye and presents a lovely color palette!
*OUTFIT*
*ROOM*
When it comes to a room, I worked to put together the three elements I loved about the outfit. I love to mix textures and patterns too without having an overwhelming mix of colors. When it comes to classic - you can never go wrong with navy, wingback chairs, and nailhead trim. I have long adored Jonathan Adler's velvet sofa's. They are plush, and polished and look like the type of sofa you could lounge on all afternoon. The octopus throw is a little nautical, but ultimately comfortable and cozy.
As for glam, it doesn't get more glam than metallics. I'm a firm believer in the idea that tables don't have to be matchy-matchy - both of these tables speak to the color palette but add different flair. The ivory bone like finish on one table, lends itself to the golden capiz shell finish in the lamps! And- can we talk about this rug for a minute- shiny silk stitching. Its color and sheen changes with light, and livens up the floor!
As for girly- I chose a slightly pinker shade of nude than the outfit and this beautiful painting by Jen Ramos of Cocoa and Hearts, really pulls it all together. The soft pink and lambs wool pillows are soft and sweet.
Of course, don't forget a great little stocked bar cart- this vintage styled bar cart will polish off the room!
Happy Weekend Lovers! If you need me I will be buried in work. Wrapping up outdoor room construction, still getting it together for Santa Monica client meeting and the BIG WEDDING is happening in 18 days.
Boom Shaka Laka
Friday, July 8, 2011
Cara is nothing less than a stylish superstar with a knack for finding all things gorgeous. She can blog like nobody's business and..Oh yeah..she's really sweet !!! If you have not been over to Cara at Lilac and Grey please go say Hi and tell her I sent ya!
ENJOY!!!
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Hello dolls! This is Cara from Lilac and Grey, and I am so excited that Amber asked me to guest post for her "Outfit to Room" series! Right now in both fashion and interiors I am all about beautiful florals and watercolor prints- asian accents- blue suede- blush and nude tones-tassels and lace. I have grouped all of these loves into a girly Garden Party outfit..
And here is my interpretation. I like me a little outside living. It can be just as glamourous as an inside room....but with more bugs. Lets have a cocktail under the twinkle lights shall we? After all we are dressed for a Garden Party!
I am on the hunt for fab fabs for my new client in Santa Monica. Yesterday I perused around the Pacific Design Center in Sunny Boiling Hell Style Heat West Hollywood and also made my rounds to a few of my favorite haunts. Here is a couple of sneaky peaks of my day yesterday...Oh and BTW I walked into the NOW famed Hollywood at Home store and no shit Kathryn M Ireland stormed in like a whiz collecting fabrics. I have seen her out in about in this here little town tons of times...this design community is a 6 degrees a separation type of place.... but it was just me, my design assistant extraordinaire, and K Ire. Cool. Kinda.
Then I came home after pillaging every fabric in the entire design center and laid it all out in my living room.
Stella the Cat made herself comfortable
I rolled around in it like Demi Moore did with money in Indecent Proposal, except I am less hot and this was fabric not 100 dollar bills...which was weird.
Then I realized it was about midnight and I needed to start pulling my serious collection of fabric porn together instead of just making piles by color and chaos.
Then I woke up this morning and am going to start all over again.... I LOVE MY JOB!!!!
You can hire me to get fabric and roll around in it.
Look at this hotel's pool. Isn't it stunning and just make you wanna dive on in with your arms wrapped around your knees yelling CANNONBALL!!! I bet that would piss soooo many people off.
The whole hotel is pretty cool.. It's called The Raleigh in Miami FL. It's been getting some blog love lately so if you have already seen this, sorry....actually I am not sorry!! I am doing you a favor and showing it to you again so you can dream about it today and cry cause you are not there!
** I would also like to include a note to anyone representing this here hotel and possibly getting google alerts or emails regarding my shameless promotion of your swanky digs. I am a HUGE BLOGGER like MASSIVE, capable of many things, including getting my millions upon millions of readers to go to your hotel and pay gobs of money to stay at your establishment. You can thank me by sending myself, the Duck, and G.... also Penny the Dog, a round trip ticket and an all expenses paid key to your fine hotel so that we may sun ourselves on your lovely loungers. I will also gladly accept a voucher for free alcoholic drinks, all of which presumably will have a pineapple and a decorative umbrella. Really appreciate it Raleigh Hotel. Have your people contact my people Mmmkay? ***
So there are so many AMAZINGLY cool bloggers in this here blogosphere, and so many readers out there that may or may not have discovered them yet. I find a new cool blog at least once a day, if not more and I am so down to share the loving!
I am on a mission to increase followers to this blog and to some of my bloggin gal pals. Most of these ladies I am sure you have heard of...but if you have not, well then this be the point of the exercises.
It's called " Follow my Gal Pal Tuesday"
You just click on over to their site and if you don't follow them already well then Get Involved and click that little "follow" button up on the left hand corner! Make sure to also check out their Twitter's and Facebook pages as well.
Remember to share the love Mmmmkay?
Just click on there headers and away you go! Tell them I sent ya!
I only did 7, I could have done 100...so stay tuned for my next dose of "Follow my Gal Pal Tuesday".
Plus I have a bangin' headache so this is about as productive as my day will get!
I will be spending the entire day in our new 3-D shark tank inflatable pool. It's about as hot as Haiti here in suburbia and I feel a duty to my country to lounge around, get drunk, and cool my whale of a self in the shark tank. Enjoy your day, have a bud on me, and don't drive drunk....
Which category do you fancy yourself fittin' in to?
Are you country?
Or are you a little bit Rock n Roll?
So....which is it?
Can you guess what I am ?
P.S. thanks for everyone being so sweet about the dick-nose from my job. It means the world to get a bit of a pep talk from you lovers. I am grateful to have a thick skin and such awesome support from the Duck.
Have a Happy Fourth of July and please Don't Drink and Drive!
Do you ever have those days when you just kinda wish you could wake up all over again and it would all be OK,,,,well I had one of those days yesterday. I had a fantastic start to the week. I got hired on a new project which is an AMAZING client in Santa Monica. It's gonna be really more classic and colorful then ethnic and boho, so it will show some versatility on my part.
I am also making headway on finishing up this big outdoor room I have been working on for what seems like an eternity. All was good in the world and in the land of Amber Interiors and then BOOM BOOM BOOM, In walks the biggest Muppet character I have ever crossed paths with. An unprofessional prick who waddled onto the job site, saw my hair color and guessed my age and decided I was an idiot who he could try and use as a scape goat for his royal fuck-up on this job. He screwed up in so many ways but instead of taking it on the chin and fixing his problem, he pointed his finger at me and said "SHE DID IT"!
Now in this business it's common to be working shoulder to shoulder with these contractor types who are always gonna be smarter and one year ahead of you in experience. Some are cool, most are intimidated by me, and ALL of them initially assume I a dumb blonde with a whole lotta air between my ears. Obviously incapable of holding my own in this mans world and obviously not able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I will not sit here and list off the credentials or experience I have which qualifies me to be working in and amongst theses contractors, but what I will say is, ladies if your in the "business of interior design" always make sure to get it in writing!!!!
People suck and will always point fingers instead of taking blame. Always work with people you trust on a job site. NEVER hire or let your clients hire someone they don't know, and NEVER trust a man who calls you a bitch and then tells you, your the one who instigated the fight.
Sometimes I wish my eyes were video cameras.
Ok now that I got that off my chest I am in no mood to harp...I am just gonna show you this video. CAUSE ITS HILARIOUS AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH...
