Saturday Spaces

IF I get the place that I have already picked out here in New Orleans this summer - meaning IF I qualify for that amount of a loan, and IF it is still on the market, and IF my offer is accepted and I buy my first place, then THIS place is seriously inspiring me. I will paint the entire inside, even the floors, white. I know that's a lot of IFs. Gotta love daydreams.
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Tiny Apartment Redo Done!

Well, my 600 square foot apartment has been changed again. If you don't remember it the way it was before, check out the colorful look HERE on my website.... I wanted to get rid of the color for this year so here is the new look!

 

To see which ones I chose for a cohesive page on my website, check it out HERE.  I am really proud of how it came out, since I wanted to do everything with furniture and accessories only, and not paint or do anything more permanent. I will be moving in September, either to a new home (fingers crossed!) or new city, and knew this would be temporary. I am also not a professional photographer, and I desperately need my friend Erika to make me a professional website and complete brand package, but I hope you like it!

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Super Ex - Girlfriend

Since I mentioned that I loved the way Vicente Wolf's apartment looked in the 2006 movie "My Super Ex- Girlfriend" starring Uma Thurman, I thought I would look for some interior shots from the movie. They kept almost all of his furniture, just adding hints of pink for femininity. I remember thinking when I watched the movie that the apartment was gorgeous, and of course I am still doing those art ledges five years later....Love!
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P.S. These pics and more can be found at Bijou Kaleidoscope...

all white wednesday

One of my blogging besties said she is really feeling these white spaces lately, and I am too! I even love it when every surface, including the floor, is done in white - feels so clean and bright. Jaime King's house in this month's In Style magazine is my inspiration for my next pad...

Sorry for low quality pics but they are scanned in... I love how the white carries all the way up the stairs. Of course the king of white spaces is Vicente Wolf - I have always loved his house, especially the way they had it styled in the movie "My Super Ex-Girlfriend".

And this Spanish apartment is really doing it for me, too....

Although if an all white and glass space is too cold for you, you can always warm up your white with natural wood, like the Brooklyn Home Company does...

What do you think? Could all white work for you? (I know some people are going to mention kids and animals as deterrents, but I had ebony floors once and you could see everything! And with outdoor fabrics, etc.. white is so durable!)
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spare

I am so obsessed with this spartan, bare space. I love the white sculptural floor lamp, white walls and roman shades, and architectural lucite desk. I hate the fabric on the chairs but other than that, this is my dream workspace. Unfortunately I am a renter and my entire apartment is a beige that can often go post-it note yellow. It also came with folding blinds on the windows that I cannot remove. I am contemplating buying the apartment just so that I can paint it all white and put white roman shades on the windows. I know that is what it wants and I want it to be happy.
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White on white on white on

If I do end up buying a tiny apartment, I think a great way to make it look bigger is to paint the floors, walls, doors, and built-ins white - and to have white furniture. I love all colors, but it seems like I always come back to the warmth and freshness of white.  These spaces are really inspiring me today...
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Mexico Style - La Leche

     La Leche is a fancy schmancy restaurant by PV standards, but I think anyone would be comfortable there. The entire decor is based around milk cartons, so absolutely everything is in white, with milk logos and bottles everywhere. I had to visit just to check out the decor - and with all the different shaped chairs and textures, the white is surprisingly cozy.  I wanted to rip that huge photo of the milk bottle off the wall and put it in my kitchen! The chef makes a different menu every night, which is presented at your table on a big chalkboard, and there are smaller tables, outdoor patio seating, or long family-style tables where you can sit with other groups like my fave NYC restaurant, Asia de Cuba.

  Check out the amazing robalo and scallops dish I had. Yummy!

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