ISABELLA'S B-DAY BASH {I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH}

After a good night sleep, Isabella woke up radiant and ready for a day full of surprises and magic, she spent the morning of her 4th Birthday talking about princesses and Dinosaurs with her Dad, Reading books and throwing fits while her dad was trying to fix a broken pipe at his new coffeehouse. The day went by pretty fast and by 2pm she was well asleep while her Mom and brother shopped for presents and filled the house with balloons, serpentines and piñatas to make her B-day bash the most memorable and fantastic of all.

After waking up, her face was filled with surprise and wonder after finding a house that resembled a balloon festival; hot pink, violet and baby blue ribbons and decals were everywhere! she couldn't hold her surprise and burst into a contagious ramble of laughs and screams, so unique to Isabella's bold and bubbly personality.

Family and friends arrived shortly, calls and thoughts came from overseas, all to continue to celebrate this wonderful human being’s arrival into the world. Isabella was thrilled with her presents, the floating piñata, and the princess dress she got to wear, she played, sang and danced and just enjoyed the delight of being a child in this beautiful world...

Four years ago, I recall the birth of the most beautiful baby girl. It was the birth of a soul so precious and unique that has filled my days with happiness and constant amazement; that makes me laugh uncontrollably with her personality and laughter, and that above all, makes me realize how happy and lucky I am to share the world with the most amazing miracle of life.

HAPPY B-DAY "F"RINCESS!!!! I LOVE YOU SOOOOO VERY MUCH!!!!!

{Isabella's self picture}

{B-day party}

{Taking cool pix of herself}

{So much love between them...}

{Cancun...April 2010}

{2010 TREND ALERT!!!!}

{Clockwise from top left}: Coasters, plates and platters by John Derian, Lhasa rug by Fab Habitat,  Limoges-porcelain dinnerware by Marie Daage, Vintage French Brocade wallpaper by Madelaine Weinrib, Positano pillows by Jonathan Adler, Copake Eagle console by Thom Filicia, Rococo Mirror by Lladro.

LIVING IN WHITE

In interior Design tendencies are constantly changing, mutating and evolving, one tendency for sure, refuses to surrender to the thirst for the "unique" and that's the one that orbits around the color White. It is no secret the versatility of such color, you could easily go from elegant to country by just changing accessories without even touching the main palette. Its freshness and lightness goes with every hue imaginable in the color wheel, often proclaiming itself an infallible option for stunning interiors.
So here it is…

IF I WERE...

If I were a month, I'd be March.
If I were a day, I’d be Saturday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be sunset.

If I were a sea animal, I’d be an orca.
If I were a direction, I’d be east.
If I were a liquid, I’d be paint.
If I were a gemstone, I'd be a blue sapphire
If I were a tree, I’d be a Cherry tree.
If I were a tool, I’d be an chisel.
If I were an element of weather, I'd be wind.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a violin.
If I were a song, I'd be "largo e pianissimo sempre" by Vivaldi
If I were a color, I’d be red.
if i were an emotion, I’d be freedom.
If I were a fruit, I’d be passion fruit.
If I were a sound, I’d be a drum.
If I were an element, I’d be water.
If I were a car, I’d be a volkswaguen Karmann Ghia

If I were a place, I’d be by the sea.
If I were material, I’d be wood.
If i were a taste, I’d be cinnamon.
If I were a scent, I’d be ocean breeze.
If I were a body part, I’d be the eyes.
If I were a gift, I’d be useful.
If I were a city, I’d be paris.
If I were a door, I’d be painted red.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be a pair of converse.
If I were a poem, I’d be Neruda's muse.

SMALL SPACES- COOL IDEAS

Have a small condo, house or room? If you do, I would like to welcome you to the new era of small living! the key, my friend, is learning how to make them look bigger than what they really are.

Want some tips? Well, one of them (and I think the most important one) is to forget about symmetry and let your asymmetric side loose! Don’t have enough space for a couple of nightstands? Then play with one, adorn it with a cool lamp, a colorful vase, some flowers, an antique frame and why not some old books that can be stacked, vertical or horizontal… You choose! Remember to play with odd numbers; five is always better than four!


How about the living room? Not enough space for a coffee or side table? Then consider stacking books or old magazines that can play a part in your design, give them a job and I assure you they’ll perform it well!

For more inspiration on how to decorate that small living space of yours, I give you the POST! My special gift to you!

Definitely not a small space but a good example of assymetry used harmoniously

Not enough space for all the family treasures? Use the walls instead!

I just like the nelson lamp and Eero Saarinem table...hummmm

ARTISTS AND TREASURES

Thank you to the Lightninbolts and all the Indie Free Spirit team for their support and hard work!

{before} and {afters} to fall in love with