Athena Says

You knew I could not stay away too long... please visit me at my new blog, Nectar & Light...

 

Lately, I have found myself really drawn to monochromatic interiors - lack of color does not always equate to boring.  I love the feel of this space - the pink is such a fun and unexpected twist for a holiday setting - and of course the Victoria Ghost Chairs are the icing on the cake...

{image from Blueprint Nov/Dec 2007}

Still can't get enough of grays and silvers... lovely new pieces at Brocade Home.

Yeah!  My living room has been chosen as a featured space in Domino Magazine's decorating contest - click here!

**Edited 9/26 - okay - now I am feeling really special - my living room is featured on the front page of the site as well as Design*Sponge!  Thank you!**

Shots from Johnson Hartig's {of Libertine} home in LA from the September issue of Domino - a fellow Anglophile - I love the white balanced by the bursts of color...

Though this intense heat makes me crave Fall with a vengeance, I can't help but love pastels & pops of pink - these images are from my inspiration board I keep in my studio - I never tire of looking at them...

Gorgeous mixture of elements in this room - I especially love the chandelier cast against the rustic walls...

{from August 07 Living Etc.}

My little work space is featured in Apartment Therapy's Tech edition today!  The desk - which was once my mother's and sat in her little needlework shop, is one of my favorite pieces of furniture.  I paired it with a hot pink Panton chair because I love pink as well as the juxtaposition of classic meets modern!  You can see more shots of my home here - thank you AT!

Sifting through my overflowing inbox of emails from the last two months that I took off, I noticed a few readers asking about my kitchen renovation from a few months ago.  Here are a some photos of the new kitchen - more can be seen here!  Thanks so much for asking - it was an exhausting process {especially being 8-9 months pregnant} but so worth it in the end!  {Love my pot filler above my stove!}

I had been trying to find a space in my home for a year now that I could get away with painting the walls black - I had all but given up when I saw his uber-glam space designed by Donatella Versace for the Plaza featured in the September issue of House & Gardern; I especially love the mix of modern and classic furnishings - so Versace...