4th OF JULY THOUGHTS!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!!

CHEERS!

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SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS

 

BEING AWAY...

It's being a long time since my last post... A lot has happened in the last few months... Great opportunities in Interior Design have opened for me, which is actually extremely good considering the lack of them in past few months, the most recent one was with no other than El Cortez Hotel and Casino, a landmark in vintage Vegas, the Vegas that its trying to resurface and put on a new face to our beloved and forgotten Downtown, the process has already begun, the road ahead is long and bumpy but the most important of all is that there is a substantial crowd ready and willing to make it happen; from entrepreneurs to artist, chefs, thinkers, designers the list goes on and on, all of them making this new movement even more fascinating and exciting.

It’s being a real pleasure working in projects that are meant to convey something bigger. Call it the downtown revolution or simply improving a forgotten and most of the time overlooked area of our city, what it is true, is that its strong, and I believe as many other do, that this is the beginning of what most locals dream… A real city, a real downtown with culture and color, a metropolis were we can have a “real” cup of coffee and chat about almost anything while enjoying and supporting the astounding local art.

I gather some of my favorite photographs that inspire my designs, being Interiors or my jewelry line. I hope someone out there finds them inspiring as much as I do.

 

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.