Punk Rock Design: Met Gala Inspired

Last night, fashion’s elite gathered in New York for the annual Met Gala, the swankiest event of the season celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s yearly Costume Institute exhibit. This year’s theme, Punk: Chaos to Couture, broke the mold – no, SHATTERED the mold – no, ground the mold to dust and snorted it in [...]

Small Space Solution: Elements of a Nook

Can you believe this elegant little nook only takes up about 20 square feet (maybe less!) of space – and yet it’s brimming with seemingly effortless style. At first glance, it’s just another lovely example of small space design. We’ll “ooh” over it, and Pin it, and wish it was our house. But I say [...]

Design Idea: Fashion Sketches as Art

Ah, the gorgeous art of fashion sketches! Although they serve a practical purpose for the designers – Chanel spent hours putting her ideas to paper – they are also visually tres chic. After the sketches have done their duty and communicated their fashionable ideas, I think we should give them another job: jazzing up a room. [...]

Blah to Beautiful: Simple Tricks to Spruce Your Space

Today, I decided to dig into my archives and revive this helpful little post (first published in Jan 2012). Revival was inspired partly because it ties perfectly into the new direction LifeLoveandLuxury, where we will discuss many more decor ideas, answer questions, and celebrate the crazy lives we live in our spaces. And partly because [...]

Easy Breezy British Colonial

Walking down the sidewalk today, frigid air whipping my hair and freezing my ears, all I could think about was escaping to an island. I want a cabana on the beach. I want a fruity cocktail in my hand. And I want a gorgeous British Colonial space to sleep in. British Colonial design is so [...]