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Nate Berkus Show

I've got a couple of meetings this morning, but then I'm heading uptown to the Nate Berkus Show filming - and to meet a lot of other design bloggers. So fun!

I was talking to my husband about Nate Berkus today and I told him that I think it's amazing that Nate is so mainstream, but also really respected in design circles. His work is really beautiful.

One of my very favorite projects was Katie Lee Joel's townhouse that was featured in Domino. THOSE WINDOWS!!

And remember her closet with the gold leafing!?

I genuinely enjoyed reading Nate's book Home Rules. I think I got my copy at Ross for like $3.99 or something, but it is worth the full jacket price. A pretty fun read - I especially like the parts about flea markets and antiquing.

And of course we all love Nate's line for HSN:

Chevron Dhurrie Rug

Big (!) and beautiful ikat bowl for $30. (and just in case, ikat is pronounced ee-cot. I would hate to hear about a run-in with Nate B where you told him how much you love his eye-cat bowl)

Pair of throw pillows for $20

Adorable sheet set for $40

I love the design of this coffee table, I wish the reviews were a little more reassuring though.

Batik fabric covered tray (I'm digging batiks (done right) generally these days...)

I've used this little settee before in the gray and yellow ikat. I think another client is going to go with the green velvet. It's really a great little piece and is the perfect size for an odd space.

Octagonal ottoman - dying to use this one somewhere.

Cute for over a bed! And $70 is not bad for a sunburst mirror.

I'll be sure to recap on the filming tomorrow. Can't wait to meet some of you!

xx

Nate Day Recap!

Yesterday a lot of design bloggers came to New York and met in a long line in front of the CBS studios on 57th st.

I'm glad I didn't have to pay for a flight to the city - the show was a little underwhelming. Absolutely NO mention of the 100+ design bloggers in the audience? What a huge bummer for all of us and a major missed opportunity for the Nate show.

I did enjoy the few minutes that Nate took to answers some Q&A from the audience. Emily (standing up in the fuschia and black) is asking him a question about blogs here. Nate said he didn't really have time to read blogs on his own, but that he has a research intern that reads all of our blogs and gives Nate the highlights.

Also, I felt really lucky when they sat in me in the front row. And just before they started taping, they put Emily, the winner from Design Star, right next to me during her segment. We didn't get to chat, but she seemed so cute.

Do you read her blog? She's got a great writing style - she's one of those girls that you instantly want to be BFFs with. Emily, will you be my BFF?

Regardless of the disappointing taping, the day was not a total bust. I got to meet so many of my
blogging friends.

Kirsten from Simply Grove, me, Nicole from So Haute

I had grand intentions of all sorts of photos, but of course, I forgot my good camera - and I left with only two crappy phone photos! Bummer!

me, Kirsten from 6th Street Design School, Bryn from Bryn Alexandra Interiors, and Traci Zeller

Camila threw a little after-party with the Nest. It was so fun to meet the girls from Rue there! Have you seen the first issue? Congrats to those ladies for a job well done! I'm so inspired by women who have a dream and then take the bull by the horns and make it happen. Amazing!

Anyway, it's pretty crazy to think about blogging vs the real world - and when the two spheres collide. It was cool and strange to meet people that I've been blog stalking for years. I loved hearing your voices and seeing how beautiful and stylish you all were in person! I even heard Nate comment to one of his crew members about the exceptionally gorgeous audience. :)

Thanks for the good times yesterday! I can't wait to meet more blogging friends in the future.

xx

Good Design, Kids in Mind

I'd be a wealthy lady if I had a dime for all the times, when I was pregnant with my first, other moms told me to "Have fun now because your life will never be the same!"

Our three girls are the spice in life for me and Michael. They are adorable, sweet and endlessly witty. Some days I want a dozen more! (some days I want to hide in the closet) But it's naive to think life isn't different, for good or for bad, with our children in the mix.

Having kids often changes the way we think about our careers, how we spend our money, how and where we travel, how much we sleep, what we eat, what we wear, and (ahem) how our bodies look. It's an all-encompassing life change. And a part of adjusting our lives for children includes consideration when decorating our homes. We talked a little about that here.

This week, Kirsten from 6th Street Design School interviewed a few mommy bloggers in a series call Good Design, Kids in Mind. You should go check it out and see what we all have to say about being design-minded moms. Find out what I was like in junior high (poor Mom!) and how I keep this almost-walking 10 month-old from destroying every lamp, jar, vase, bowl, and accessory in our apartment.

Trimmed Out IKEA Besta

First off, Jennifer from Rambling Renovators asked me to participate in her blog series called Great Reads. It's an awesome round up of lots of bloggers' favorite post of 2010. Click here to see what post I chose.

Secondly, couldn't you die over this IKEA hack (also posted on IKEA Hacker)?

It's just some upholstery nails tacked into an IKEA Besta console ($125)!

This was the inspiration piece, the Visconti cabinet from Bungalow 5 (retails for about $2300).

Such a statement piece! Love it.

Thanks to Jennifer from Rambling Renovators for the heads up on this project. She found it from Anne-Marie at 10 Rooms.

Papier Mache Tray

I've been on the look out for the perfect container to use as a mold for this project. I really want to copy Lindsay from Everything LEB and make one of these beautiful papier mache trays.

Here's Lindsay's tutorial.

She used Martha Stewart's Araucana Tea lightened with white for the turquoise outside and a gold spray paint from Krylon for the interior (but she and I agree that the best spray paint is not Krylon. My hands-down favorite line is Rustoleum, especially for metallics).

I'm going to make a bunch of these to have on hand for hostess gifts. Pretty dishes and trays are so fun to put on just about any flat surface. Use them to corral soap dispensers at the sink, jewelry, house keys, candy, business cards, loose change, remote controls, paper clips, hair ties, perfumes...

Slipper Chair Dreamin'

I love slipper chairs, so I was thrilled when Cristin asked me and three other bloggers to imagine up a room using this beautiful antique from 1st Dibs.

Want to see what I chose to pair up with this chair? Head on over to Simplified Bee. (sneak peek: one of my picks was this amazing Robert Abbey lamp ($137) in watermelon pink)