I am really digging these postage stamps featuring works by the Abstract Expressionists. They are appropriately over-sized, and I am planning on using them on my holiday card envelopes this year. I have a feeling that they may inspire the look of the card as well. Come to think of it, why not dress your family in a color palette from one of these paintings for your holiday family portraits?
Think I'll head to the Art Institute's Modern Wing this afternoon...
I just saw the latest issue of House Beautiful, and I was shocked and thrilled by the glamorous cover image. Beautiful, bold color palette! Luxurious banquette! Chic animal print! Stunning salon-inspired arrangement of art! Divine highchair!?!?
Yes, that is the fabulous Stokke highchair. We bought one for our first daughter eight years ago, and have loved it ever since. I am fairly confident that I have never seen a high end shelter magazine feature a highchair on its cover. I think it is a fantastic acknowledgement that there is such thing as a glamorous life with kids. Romance abounds in the family home! After all, glamour and romance may have had something to do with how you got the kids in the first place.
Here are some fun products for a great children's bath. I love this striped clawfoot tub from Kohler. You could also have your own freestanding bathtub professional painted with stripes, or if you have a built-in bathtub, you could have the stripe design rendered in tile up the front of the tub (and even continue it up the wall behind the bathtub). With either option, these dot tiles would look fantastic. Like the bathtub, these tiles are a modern take on a classic bathroom design element, and therefore, would work in both contemporary and period homes. Add in this Waterworks vanity and Missoni pendant light and you have a fun and stylish children's bath.
Happy New Year! I am looking forward to being able to post more frequently during these quieter, colder months. I wanted to pass along a design idea I had for a boy's room that riffs off of the city of Chicago flag. I think that this ceiling fixture, Jonathan Adler rug in blue and white, and chaise would be a great start to a room for a boy of any age. Did you know that each star on the city's flag represents a part of Chicago history? From left to right the stars represent: Fort Dearborn, the Chicago Fire, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River, while the bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the River and the Great Canal. And finally, from top to bottom, the white stripes represent the north, west and south sides of the city.
