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. [...]

Trending: Moroccan Lamps

Sprinkling a little international flavor into your space is absolutely delicious and Moroccan pendant lamps are a popular way to add that little flavor. Hungry for more? Here are a few of our LifeLoveandLuxury picks for fabulous Moroccan lamps. Silver Moroccan hanging lamps available at Vivaterra Antiqued Moroccan lamps available through At West End Silver [...]

Trending: Carved Headboards

Upholstered headboards have been a staple in bedroom decor for several years. Cushy. Cozy. And quite protective in those head-bumping moments – ahem. But upholstery is meeting its match lately as designers look to shake things up and go au naturale. Stripping the fabric and getting back to basics, wooden headboards have been around since [...]

Charlie Brown Trees

This post was first published November 2011 – but Charlie Brown trees are so precious, it’s worth a second share! Skimpy, tipsy and imperfect: I simply adore Charlie Brown trees!! They humbly remind us, in the midst of all the extravagant holiday opulence, that beauty is found in simplicity, too. Luxury isn’t just the biggest, [...]

Trending: Black Leather

Remember when black leather sofas were disgusting monstrosities lurking in teenage boys’ basements? Or sketchy bachelor pads, usually accessorized with dirty socks and week-old pizza boxes? Well not anymore!  (cue rousing applause) Black leather is the star of this season’s Fall fashion trends, popping off runways and into homes everywhere, adding a little edgy elegance [...]