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Inspiration: Flawless

February 25, 2011

Happy Friday!

This is my first (and may be my last) inspiration post, which comes from the movie, Flawless. Has anybody seen this? I don’t think this was a very popular one. I saw this movie several months ago and instantly fell in love with a ten second shot of an apartment occupied by Demi Moore’s character.

No, I am not an interior design snob. I really don’t know my stuff, but I know what I like… and the combination of “Danish” furniture, 19th century accessories, and bold, lagoon blue walls just about killed me!

As you will soon see, I did not find exact matches to all, just similar concepts.

Hope you enjoy and take this challenge on sometime!

Oh, and my two cents on the movie: Neither a thumbs up or down, but most films that are set in 1960s London and include Michael Caine, are usually worth watching at least once.

Top to bottom: 1. Martingala rattan chair, 2. Coco Pendant Light, 3. Wall color: Lagoon Blue – Pantone 3025 C, 4. 19th Century Paintings, 5. Kermanshah rug circa 1850, 6. Czech midcentury chairs, 7. Danish cabinet

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Categories: design, films, I love... and vintage
Tags: chairs, design, film, flawless, furniture, inspiration, interior, lighting, movie, paintings.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 13, 2011

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very romantic, sweet Valentine’s Day!

A nice little something to share with your loved one – Chocolate + Red Wine Cookies (you can find the recipe here in the comments section):

Cute couples:

top to bottom: The Childs, Fellini-Masina, and Woodward-Newman

(Sorry! I don’t remember where I found these photos, otherwise their links would be right here.)

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Categories: holiday, recipes and vintage
Tags: chocolate, cookies, couples, fellini, hearts, juliachild, love, masina, newman, recipe, red wine, valentines day, woodward.

Paper Cuts

December 14, 2010

Textured paper + construction paper + X-acto knife.

This post inspired me.

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Categories: design and paper crafts
Tags: bookmarks, cards, crafts, papercuts, xactoknife.

December 25th

November 19, 2010

I’m really looking forward to seeing this one!

Watch the trailer here.

Have a happy weekend!

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Tags: animated, film, french, illusionist, jacquestati.

Chocolate-Dipped Granola Bites

November 5, 2010

Happy Friday!

I thought I would share something a little different besides our oh-so-exciting trip photos or the strange things that happen around our house.

Maybe sharing a recipe that involves chocolate will at least put a half-smile on your face?

Oh, I hope so! It works for me. Every time.

See recipe below.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sunflower seed butter *
2 tbsp honey
2 cups granola
1/3 cup dried cranberries (optional)

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips for dipping **

Mix the first two ingredients together. Add the granola and dried cranberries. Roll into balls and freeze for 2 hours or overnight.

Melt chocolate chips in a microwave or over low heat in a sauce pan. Dip the frozen granola bites into the melted chocolate and place onto waxed paper. Store in the fridge.

* You can find sunflower seed butter at Trader Joe’s. You can also use smooth peanut butter as a substitute, if you prefer.

** I used leftover chocolate “frosting” from this Salted Caramel and Chocolate cake recipe. I highly recommend making this cake, too. Yum!

(This is another annoying repeat from the photostream – sorry!)

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Birthday Surprise

October 27, 2010

Each year, my husband and I try to surprise each other with little weekend getaways for our birthdays. So…this time, it was his turn to do the planning. He took us to Carmel-by-the-Sea, where we stayed at a charming historic hotel called the Cypress Inn.

A few interesting side notes about the hotel: it was built in 1929 and is owned by Doris Day. It is also “pet-friendly”.

It was my first time staying at a pet-friendly hotel. Yeah… maybe I don’t get out enough?

I didn’t see any cats (we could have taken Thomas with us!), but plenty of dogs – cute, big and small. We heard the occasional growl, but mostly, all of the canine guests were very well-behaved.

We had a delicious festive dinner at Dametra Café. It was a Saturday evening full of entertainment – traditional music, singing, and dancing while you eat. Very enjoyable. If you plan to visit, I strongly suggest making reservations. They had people outside the door at 10pm waiting for a table. Crazy!

Here are a few photos from our trip (of course, no photos of us!).

Pebble Beach:

Dog + owner relaxing in the Living Room at the Cypress Inn:

Chocolate Lava Cake with Vanilla Gelato at Terry’s Lounge:

Yes! Husband spotted this cute little car on our way out. It is a Lancia Appia, year maybe mid-50s (?). Love, love, love.

Thank you, Husband, for a lovely, relaxing birthday getaway! xoxo

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Categories: outdoor fun and restaurants
Tags: birthdays, carmel, cypressinn, dametracafe.

Strange Things Happen To Us

October 15, 2010

Random question: Have you ever spotted an object in your backyard that you know does not belong to you?

Please share because we have – and it is not just an object, but OBJECTS.

Here is the list of things we have found recently in our backyard:

1. A blue plastic Easter egg in two parts and in two different places of the yard (husband reminded me of this one last night). Odd, but not too weird. Someone could have easily thrown it over the fence, etc.

2. A single chess piece. Yeah, just one and that could have been tossed over the fence as well. No big deal – someone is just missing a piece to their game. Right?

Wait, though…the final thing is most odd, maybe even creepy.

3. About two dozen poker chips in a flower pot. Now, you can throw poker chips into a flower pot, but so perfectly placed (see below)? I think not!

Keep in mind – we are not poker or chess players and we don’t have little ones running around with plastic Easter eggs.

So, does anyone want to take a stab at what is happening around here?

Maybe people from our neighborhood gather in our backyard for a poker party or chess tournament (and Easter egg hunt?!?), perhaps?

PS. Oh, if you are one of those secret game night people and you’re reading this, can you let us in on the fun? We would like to join.