Color Collage #1

One of the many reasons I collect images is for the color inspiration! I had been meaning to put together a color collage to include in a post but hadn't because Illustrator, the software I like to use to arrange images, has been down and I haven't gotten around to fixing it yet. Anyway, I decided to get around that and just use a different software instead.

This particular collage was inspired by the energizing brightness of summer. Hope you like it!

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Favorites from Dwell on Design LA 2009

Although smaller than last year, Dwell on Design LA was still an interesting event. I had fun weaving through the exhibitor booths and taking shots of the things that caught my attention. Below are a few of my favorites:

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Rain Collector from Hero 365
How cute is this? One day when I have a backyard, I'll be getting one of these!

Luxurious tub from Interiors from Spain

Reclaimed Space
This was probably my favorite exhibit. It featured a rustic modern structure built using reclaimed materials. I love this because it's an example of how you can reuse and repurpose materials that could otherwise end up in a landfill.
The interiors were designed by the team at ecofabulous in collaboration with the Jeffers Design Group. Most of the furniture in the house were pieces that were sourced from eBay and were reupholstered with natural tapped latex, covered in either recycled PET from Valley Forge, Mod Green Pod’s organic cotton or Q Collection’s organic wool fabric. Doesn't it feel so cozy?Guess who was inside touring the home same time I was? Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers -totally unexpected!Check out this outdoor shower!
Unfortunately I can't remember which exhibitor this was from!

Ultra cool bathroom exhibit from Hansgrohe

Lighting from TenOverSix
I loved the way they showcased this -the gold and white background really made this stand out.

Home spa system from Vedana
This one caught my attention because apparently it combines various therapies: aromatherapy, thermotherapy, light therapy, chromatherapy, and sound therapy. If you have one of these in your home you're definitely living in luxury!

Faucet from Kohler
I liked how this was styled up with tropical accessories.

Happy Friday!

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This weekend I'll be at the Dwell on Design LA exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center. I went last year and it was a lot of fun. I'll be sure to report back! Hope you have a great weekend!

Style Spotlight: Camilla Belle Routh

I've been loving this girl's style. She pulls off various looks beautifully: sexy, sophisticated, romantic, cool, flirty, chic, sharp, modern... Here are a few of my favorites:

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At the Whitney Contemporaries Art Party

At a reception to benefit UNICEF hosted by Gucci during Fashion Week

Featured in InStyle Magazine

At a Gucci Luncheon

At the Chloe LA Boutique Party

Evening Standard

Featured in Lucky Magazine

Featured in Lucky Magazine

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Words, no matter whether they are vocalized and made into sounds or remain unspoken as thoughts, can cast an almost hypnotic spell upon you. You can easily lose yourself in them, become hypnotized into implicitly believing that when you have attached a word to something, you know what it is. The fact is: You don't know what it is. You have only covered up a mystery with a label. Everything, a bird, a tree, even a simple stone, and certainly a human being, is ultimately unknowable. This is because it has unfathomable depth. All we can perceive, experience, think about, is the surface layer of reality, less than the tip of an iceberg.

-Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth

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"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires...courage."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Through Her Eyes Series: Third Post

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the third post in this month's Through Her Eyes series over at Layers of Meaning. This week takes a look at other bloggers' nightstands. Here's what was on my nightstand the day I took the photo. Click on over to see what other gals have at their bedside!

Black and White Throw Pillows

With Chanel and the Paris episodes of Sex and the City as inspiration sources I've been incorporating a lot of black and white into my home decor. One of the ways I'm doing that is by making-over my sofa with new throw pillows (pictures of the final product later!). I've come across several great b&w ones so far. Below are my finds:

17.00 from Etsy seller Hettle

24.00 from Etsy seller PattiElizabeth

19.00 from Etsy seller neavon


30.00 from Etsy seller MermaidBay

5.99 from Ikea

39.00 from Etsy seller PillowThrowDecor

35.00 from Etsy seller PillowThrowDecor
6.99 from Ikea


35.00 from Etsy seller neavon


from Etsy seller


40.00 from Etsy seller neavon


from Etsy seller


27.00 from Etsy seller neavon
14.99 from Ikea

28.00 from Etsy seller pipdesigns