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love love love love - happy  Friday, friends!
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nursery shelves

Every day I am reminded that the bookshelves from the Sweet and Sour Nursery I did have really been the biggest thing of my career. I get emails on a daily basis asking about these, and they have inspired countless reproductions in various lengths. I am so happy to announce that the nursery will be in a book coming out next year, that I will talk about later!
Kate, who has an adorable blog, wrote me a while back and asked about the shelves for her son's nursery. They came out beautifully, don't you agree?

Thanks for sending in the pic, Kate! You can check out the rest of her adorable nursery HERE. 
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Smash Set

Do you guys watch Smash? I do off and on, and my fave part of it is Debra Messing's character's Brooklyn Brownstone kitchen/den. The grasscloth has inspired me to use this color grasscloth in my sis' powder room, and we did an all white kitchen, as well.
I also love Rick's apartment on Castle. What is your fave movie or tv interior?
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birthday suit

So my birthday is still four months away, but I was shopping this weekend and HAD to try this Armani Exchange dress on. It is gorg! Much better in person - really a pale ballet slipper pink...

So I had to get it. Now I am on the hunt for the perfect accessories. My bestie Erika posted these Loubies today and I think they would look good...but maybe a little too strong for the nakedness of this dress...

I really want it to be a naked outfit, like SJP wore on SATC, remember? So these clear strappy Manolos could be the ticket...

These are called the Targisan I think, and there is a pair on Ebay for $70 but they are really beat up...
What do you think?
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Designer I love: Darryl Carter

I am over looking for a place and have resigned myself to one more redo of my current apartment. It is in a perfect location and is great for me for another year or so. Here is to my next look - highly influenced by one of my all-time favorite designers: Darryl Carter. His overall looks are too traditional for me (you know I love 70's glam!), but this loft apartment he did is almost my idea of perfection. Clean, pure Danish modern in architecture, plus soft linens and early American antiques. If he wasn't a black man I would think we are twins! :)
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stonewalling

I know I am just phoning it in. I am losing it mentally and emotionally. I cannot put the effort in to a decent post lately and I am just stonewalling. And staring at these stone walls while I do it. Please pray for my sanity to return this week.
Love you!
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P.S. Have you been to Loftenberg? Go now. Seriously. Now. 

black and white and yummy all over

We have discussed black kitchens many times on this blog - but what about two toned? If there is an island or table in front of a wall of cabinetry, do you like it to be a different color? Here are some yummy black kitchens that you might have seen several times, but I can't stop looking at them today!
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