Aged and Gilded (Palazzo-Interiors & Gardens)

Happy Birthday Brigitte!

What woman embodies the smoldering sensuality of the French? None other than Brigitte Bardot. Happy Birthday, Brigitte!

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Cy Twombly: Lyrical Scribbles

I can be obsessive. When something (or someone) captures my interest, I can be consumed with near fanatical passion. For the past two weekends, I have, without luck, been searching for a particular print from Cy Twombly's Rose Collection. I believe Roses was the last exhibition before his death this past July. Twombly certainly has his detractors (what artist doesn't) but I love his childlike expression of color and the lyrical scribbles of poetry scrawled through many of his paintings. He makes me want to paint again!

 

Monday Musings

"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies." Pablo Picasso

 

Domestic Art: Curated Interiors/Holly Moore, Rob Brinkley, Laurann Claridge

Happy Weekend

Hope you have a very relaxing weekend.

Victoria

Red and Black

I didn't watch the Emmy's this year. Time is something I just don't have enough of these days. But it is hard to escape the red carpet. Most of the gowns this year were quite understated. In fact, I read some say they were disappointed by that. However, since that is generally my approach to dressing, I rather like it.

I just love Kate Winslet. She's a superb actress and I admire her honesty. I thought she looked quite lovely in red.

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I think Emily Blunt is so pretty. I loved her black Elie Saab gown. Of course, I love Elie Saab!

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I have to admit--I didn't know this actress at all but Nina Dobrev in this head-turning red gown looks positively stunning!

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Well, those were my top three picks. What were your favorites?

Monday Musings

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." Stanley Horowitz

Victoria

It's Almost That Time...

Campagne Decoration

 

The French Country House/Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery & Bernard Touillon

Easy Cottage Style/Liz Bauwens & Alexandra Campbell

 

Monday Musings

"No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he delights his scent with the flowers of spring." Samuel Johnston

 

Living in Provence/Barbara & Rene Stoeltic

Happy Weekend

Hope your weekend opens to something beautiful!

House Beautiful

Big Things; Small Packages

My best friend is leaving! She's leaving California casual for the cosmopolitan crowds of New York. I guess loss is a theme for me this year. Her new abode is a tiny sliver of an apartment with huge rent. It has made me think about how much one can live without. You have to get very creative in a tiny space. When storage space is premium, rooms have to serve double duty. You have to make tough decisions about what stays and what has to go. I know I can't live without books and art. Luckily, my friend has an incredible flair for turning any space into a fabulously cozy nook and I can't wait to visit her.

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