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This weekend I painted my living room walls Wolf Gray by Benjamin Moore.   It reminds me of the Dior gray and even has a blue tint in the evening that I'm loving.  My sofa really pops now, but I will still be reupholstering it with Paul Smith's Bespoke Stripe in a light gray.  Check out the Maharam virtual library for more PS creations and many, many other gorgeous fabrics.

In the land of Eden

I'm a sucker for any combo of "old meets new".  Another perfect example: the ceramics by Londoner, Michael Eden.  Now, not exactly practical to use as an urn for deceased relatives, the examples shown above would look great on a mantle or credenza.  I'm especially enamored with the chartreuse lovely which I think could be great with the IKEA sideboard I posted about yesterday.   I am planning on getting the ebony version, but IKEA makes it in bright yellow as well.  Hmmmm.  I wonder how the two bright colors would look together.  Very 80's perhaps, but I could always "bling" things down a bit with some graffiti in muted colors.

Split personality disorder...in a good way!

I've been looking for a great credenza for my living room.  Unfortunately, due to a weird support beam/pole on my buildings second floor landing, I am limited and will probably be forced to go with something I need to build myself that comes unassembled.  I found a nice IKEA credenza I think will make the final cut.  That said, if I could have my dream credenza it would have EVOLUTION by Property Furniture and designed by Ferruccio Laviani.  It's half modern/half baroque.  Genius and perfectly suited to my design aesthetic.  I haven't looked at the price tag.  I mean, why torture myself with an answer to a question I already know.

Let there be light!

Sorry I've been extremely remiss in posting lately.  Lots going on in life, but I promise to get back to bringing you my fun finds more regularly.  To wet your whistles, I thought I'd post about the dimmer I'm adding to my bedroom.  Lutron makes the most wonderful version that definitely taps into my minimalist side named VIERTI.  Plus, you can get the face plate in a variety of lustrous colors.  My favorite is the brushed satin gold color.  Will look especially rich against my Eggplant colored walls.  At $100 it's soooo worth the expense.  I believe in pampering oneself with small luxuries like this.  And it's just plain sleek and sexy!!!

I'm also going to begin to post pics of my apartment in it's various stages to document the work in progress.  Here's a view of my bedroom.  I'm loving the dark walls and the baroque framed oil painting (a gift from Mom) that hangs over the very sleek platform bed I got from IKEA.  The faux fur bedpread is newly aquired.

More pics to come!

Auto Eroticism

It's no secret I have a rug fetish of sorts.  I'm absolutely GA GA over rugs by The Nought Collective.  These specific examples remind me of the car I drove in High School.  Edgy, but classic, these designs evoke a sense of casual and modern luxury.  Yet another rug to add to my wish list!!!

Hot, Smokin' Hot!

I recently painted my bedroom Benjamin Moore's Dark Basalt - which is a sumptuous Eggplant/Dark Brown color.  I keep returning to the dream of an accent wall of some great retro inspired paper for one wall.  However, now that I've set my eyes on the Skulls Wallpaper by Rockett St. George, I feel my search has ended.  I love the rich dark color and the juxtoposition of something as punk as a skull with a funky 70's treatment in the flocking.  At over $300 a roll, I'm sure as heck sticking to my idea of an accent wall.   If/when I hit the jackpot at Lotto, I'd be more inclined to spend the dough and paper the inside of my closet as well.

Match made in heaven!

One of my favorite artists, Sarah Morris, has collaborated with my favorite textile company, Maharam.   The result are three wonderful patterns and the one I'm featuring would make glorious curtains for my living room.  I think I will ask Santa for 9 yards as my Christmas present this year.  I do believe I have been THAT good!!!