Melanie's NY Home Tour...(Via Made By Girl)

Hello everyone, how are you? I'm finally in NYC and in one piece. Thank God! I have to say the minute I landed the weather turned into humid & rainy MESS. Actually, I knew it would, I had peeked at the forecast a few days ago. Awful huh? This means BAD HAIR day.....oh well, at least the hotel made up for it. 

I'm staying at the Royalton & they were nice enough to give me a room with a large balcony that faces the street on the 14th floor! It's sooo cute! I promise I'll post pictures sometime tomorrow or Wednesday!

In the meanwhile, check out another cute place, this NYC pad belongs to Melanie from Luxury Monograms. You must have seen her monogrammed home decor, it's been featured on several blogs already - my favorite is the leopard print place mats!

She also blogs on the Iconic Blog, which is a really neat blog mostly about fashion & Interior Design.

When I asked Melanie what she liked best about her place she responded:

What I love most about my home is the location. I have wanted to live in NYC for years, so to finally have a place here is such a dream. I had so much fun decorating the place and trying to utilize every last square inch. 

I love to entertain, so an open kitchen is a must. We have since thrown many parties here and love the flow of the living/dining space.

-images via the iconic blog

Home Tour via Allt i Hemmet...(Via Made By Girl)

I couldn't tell you much about this article I found via Allt I Hemmet Magazine except that I needed a TRANSLATOR to tell me who lives there!

It's MORE than likely occupied by a man - judging by the decor style. (perhaps a musician or a successful artist) I may be wrong, but WOW.  The kitchen is what really caught my eye....I mean look at those walls above the cabinets, all black!  It's like the SILKIEST black paint I've EVER seen & it's got me thinking about my own all white kitchen now. Hmmmm

Anyhow, I love the BLACK walls along with the splashes of color throughout his place! The unique pieces of furniture & accessories really give this place a personal touch don't you think? 

I also noticed that instead of UPPER CABINETS he decided to place large scale accessories on the tops of the cabinets to give the kitchen a more grander feel!  And how about the idea idea of placing a super old family photo in an ornate frame & mixing it into a super modern kitchen? 

.....this place is just gorgeous.




-images via Alt i Hemmet

Emily's Home Tour..(Via Made By Girl)

Back to Monday.....we finally got some great sunbathing weather on Saturday so I sunbathed. I usually only stay two hours because I don't want to end up looking like Snooki.....felt great! In the meanwhile I have family in town so I apologize ahead of time if my emails or comments are a bit late in responding!

But today there's another home tour, this one is from Emily over at Decor Chick? Know her? Well, here home is so nicely put together...from the entryway to the home office.  She told me she's pretty much into traditional home decor, but slowly trying to bring in some modern touches. 

 What do you think? Any suggestions for her on how to go about it? Enjoy! 

-images via decor chick

Made By Girl in the New High Gloss Magazine

Good Morning everyone! Ahhh I'm hoping for a sunny day today & you?? I really need to get out and sunbathe (one of my fave things to do) before I lose my mind. For now, it's more work..... 

Anyhow, today I wanted to send a public THANKS to Paloma & her super chic crew at High Gloss Magazine for featuring me in their new issue!  It just launched today.....so if you head over there you'll be able to read all about 'My Favorite Room' & why.  Sooo cool.  


As always, I'm so grateful to God for opportunities like this....Check it all out here.

If you click over to High Gloss and check out the article - you'll get a good glimpse at another one of my paintings from Cocoa & Hearts. Will that one be for sale? Not sure yet...I may keep it. But there's a lot more. Stay tuned!

Irene's Home Tour...(Via Made By Girl)

How was the weekend for all of you? I had a really nice time! Got to walk around & feel the sun on my skin and even bought a bathing suit, from Target.  It's a navy blue & white striped two piece, I can't wait to lie out by the sun this Sunday! 


On another note, I've got a home tour which I'm sure you'll love.  It comes to us from Irene of Design Stiles blog. 


My favorite part of her home is bedroom and OF COURSE that gorgeous yellow lamp with the black shade! I'm so fond of BLACK shades, in fact most of the lamp shades in my own home are black....let me know what you think of her place...

Above: the wallpaper makes this powder room appear so much more glamorous! Don't you think?

-images via design stiles

Latest at Adore & Matchbook Magazine...(Via Made By Girl)

The newest issue of Adore Magazine & Matchbook Mag launched and DARN am I impressed by both!  For one, Adore's newest issue is the BEST one by far & Matchook featured SO many cool items as well as a quote by MUA! BIG thanks to both! 

Oh...... and did I mention I'll be featured in Adore Magazine's next issue (June/July)?!? 

above: via matchbook magazine

below: via adore magazine