LOVE this...

Bag (and clothes & most of all the girl!)

Full disclosure-Anne Salvatore Epstein is my dear friend HOWEVER that doesn't change the fact that she super talented, driven, & concerned abut the environment.  We have all seen a million "green" products some good, some not so much.  Anne's line Beau Soleil, named after her favorite oyster, is both environmentally conscious and stylish.  One of our favorite items are the bags!  Cassie uses her Beau Bag for the gym, I use mine for Eleanor's school bag and Beau Clutch for "tools" in my work bag.  I cannot wait for the new bags in hot colors like green, pink, gold and silver.

We hope you love them too!

The Oringinal Beau Bag

Beau Grass

Beau Pinkee & Beau Earth-it

Beau Dop

 Beau Clutch

And a dress I need to get...

Beau Ariel


Here's the site!   Beau Soleil

You can also buy Beau Soleil at Saks Fifth Avenue  Shop Bop  ABC Home + Carpet  and many other places, just click on stores on the Beau Soleil Web site.

Outdoor Rooms

Spring is upon us and my outdoor space is a disaster.  Such a disaster in fact that I will not include a photograph...that bad.  Anyway, here are some rooms that are inspiring me to re-do.  Now if I could get Brian on board that would really help move things along!

Enjoy!

 Serene Spaces

 

Designer Kelly Hoppen

Metropolitan Home

Designers Ray Booth & John Shea

Elle Decor

House & Home 

 Designer Ty Larkins

House Beautiful 

Outdoor Rooms with Color

House Beautiful 

Jonathan Adler

Living Large

Designer Doug Meyer

Metropolitan Home

   

Living Etc.

Designer Moises Esquenazi 

House Beautiful 

Pools glorious pools!

Designer Charlotte Moss

Elle Decor

 House Beautiful 

 Elle Decor

 House Beautiful

Weekend Find

Genius.

Thanks High Street Market

I am loving this weekend find. Vintage Brass Horsehead bookends-only #$38!

Check out their etsy sites.  It's one of my favorites.  Great finds & good deals. 

High Street Market on Etsy

Designer We Love...

I can't remember when or where I first saw Mary McDonald's work but he signature style has always impressed me.  Mary is talented, beautiful, & glamorous-what a killer combo!  Her work has graced many covers such as House Beautiful, Elle Decor & Veranda and her mix of European antiques & clean classic lines is an inpsiration.  I hope you enjoy her work as much as I do.  Happy Friday!

 Remember this story from Domino 2/09?

I love that dining room

Inspiration Board re-do

Remember this?

 I really wanted to make my closet inspiration board look like that.  Here is the before...

Here are the various stages...

 

 

BEFORE

 

AND AFTER!

I like it-for now.  Thoughts????

Some notes on Paris/London

You know when you have to much to catch up on that it is overwhelming so instead of tackling it you procrastinate.  Well that's me.  So here it is in a petite nut shell.

PARIS:
1.  Everyone is wearing skinny jeans or leggings with knee high boots.  EVERYONE
2.  I love Laduree
3.  There are some amazing cars on the street
4.  YSL retrospective was perfection
5.  Deroyelle was BEYOND
6.  Can never get enough of Colette
7.  Drinks at the Plaza Athenee are expensive
8.  Conveyor belt sushi is better than it sounds
9.  I love Paris

LONDON:
1.  Everyone was wearing heels
2.  It rained.  Then everyone was wearing wellies
3.  The V&A rocks
4.  I would eat at Borough Market everyday if I could
5.  Churchill's Cabinet war rooms were more interesting than anticipated
6.  There are a lot of great flower stands
7.  More amazing cars on the street
8.  When I think of London I still think Trainspotting
9.  Our friends in London are great hosts

Au revoir Paris

 Laters London

Catching up!

ok still catching up!   Here's a designer I love...more on her work and her story soon!

Designer Mary Mcdonald

Almost Home

Last day in London.  Have lots to blog about when we get home. Posts coming next week!

day 3

How many macaroons can one girl eat in a day?  Topping out at 7!  Weather is warm and sunny, food is great, feet are hurting-Life is good. 

xoxo paris

Paris day 1

YSL retrospective was 3 hour wait so we are going to try again on tuesday.  Instead we walked along the Seine, went to the jardin de tulieries, Louvre, walked the Champs de Elysee, napped for 3 hours (shocking for me) and now ready for dinner! 

just down the street from our hotel

the seine

love the topiary in the jardin tuileries

Eleanor is going to be so sad she missed this...

and this.  She has a thing for Paris.  That's my girl!

the color! 

bye Louvre. 

Off to dinner!   tout a l'heure!