Month: February 2011

I know that homes featured in magazines need to be stylized for photo shoots and many times bookcases in those homes end up looking more like a fantasy than real functional bookcases. I personally prefer to store my books by subject rather than by color, although I have to admit I’m more interested in proportions. For instance, I dislike to see a short book next to a tall book. Some people go as far as to cover their books with matching paper, not sure how they find a book when they need it. Happily for me, I’ve been spotting more real-looking bookcases in magazines. I hope real display, like the ones in these images below, become a trend in magazines. After all what is a real home for, if not for everyday convenient-living?
 

 

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An art to make on its own…they’re feminine and sumptuous. That’s why I love bows.

Chanel photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson

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From fresh flowers reflecting on a burst mirror….. to skinny sculptural horses on a side table….. to African mask and textiles in a bathroom…The options to decorate small spaces are infinite, yet make such a difference.


Estefania Carrero


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Rushing after getting my hair done which is not as much for luxury as it is for necessity. Pedicure and manicure… those were treats. Tonight, it’s a very special night.
Remembering how four years ago we got married. In the middle of an Island, between families and friends, laughter and tears, dances and masquerades we were planting the seeds of fruitful years to come.


 


 

 

Beautiful ways to use polka dots.

1 image, 2, 3 and 4.

Yesterday was such a nice day with temperatures around the 50’s. Today, it’s a completely different story. Cold and windy. So I’m getting inspired by these very tropical images from Brazil. I can’t tell you how much I’d love to be in a town just like this one. A girl can dream…

Photos by Bob Wolfenson

images via Vogue Brazil.