A Decorator's Life: Women in Art

The first to recognize the need for beauty was Elsie De Wolfe (1865-1950). The Victorian Age was in need of her interior design aesthetic which was light, fresh and delicate.  One of the major influences on Elsie's career was her trip to France and the study of the Parisian entertainment life.  Jules Cheret's posters of whimsy that targeted women's fashion and femininity were sure to inspire.  This new form of art that decorated the streets of Paris during the modern 19th century France brought forth the women in advertising as their liberation as individuals began to emerge within the then very gender separate public sphere.  Enjoy these decorative celebrations of the golden ages of posters by chromo-lithography master Jules Cheret and the women who represented them!

Current obsession

Current obsession: Patio designs
Traditional New Mexican adobe architecture with modern elements. Bright colors and clean lines make for a fresh environment with this indoor/outdoor space.  I would love to entertain here!

R Brant Designs courtesy of 1Kind Design

Juxtaposed Drinks & Interiors

The St. Germain Cocktail

2 parts Brut Champagne

1 1/2 parts St. Germaine

2 parts Club Soda

Stir ingredients in a tall ice-filled Collins glass, mixing completely. Think of Paris circa 1947. Garnish with a lemon twist, mint, or cucumber. Pair it with the French home interior. 

Color-fool: Inspired Pink

PINK

Pink, it's my new obsession, yeah 

Pink, it's not even a question Pink, on the lips of your lover 'Cause pink is the love you discover Pink, as the bing on your cherry Pink, 'cause you are so very Pink, it's the color of passion 

'Cause today it just goes with the fashion Pink, it was love at first sight Yeah pink, when I turn out the light And pink gets me high as a kite And I think everything is going to be alright No matter what we do tonight 

by Aerosmith

Pink is the inspired color of the month of February, and just like the very sexy Steven Tyler serenades, "Pink, it's the color of passion" and "red but not quite".  The rock band Aerosmith, whose song "Pink" won the Grammy Award in 1999, where the first to make the color an attitude sensation.  I personally love the color just as much as the song and music video.  Aerosmith made pink very rock 'n roll.  The compiled photos illustrate a "lingo" of all sorts of ways to wear, flaunt, design, illuminate, and rock the color pink.

Not only the soft pink color, but an interesting and unexpected shape like these hearts can provide a romantic atmosphere.

A piece of colorful artwork can help make your look cohesive.

us trendy

Design is Mine

If the shoe fits

The Decorista 

Scrapbook 

Elements of Style

ZsaZsa Bellagio

ZsaZsa Bellagio

ZsaZsa Bellagio

PINK OUT!   ;)

Ur A Clever One!

Frame It Tape by Urban Outfitters

...why didn't I think of that?  Urban Outfitters still manages to stir my creative juices with product ideas like this "frame it tape".  Professional Interior Designers might claim it lazy, tacky, cheap or worse, but that is exactly what I love about it...being a starving student and all.  Let's face it, college students making it on their own in this crazy world don't have the time or enough coins in the piggy bank to design their dungeons.  Break away from the Ikea people!  Think outside the box with Urban Outfitters (pun intended).  Frame out your life, and be clever minded about it. You still have the freedom to do so! Thanks again UO, for making my life beautifully easier!

I welcome your ideas for the use of this Frame It Tape in the comment box below!