Shopping Your Favorite Hotels

I discovered a fun web site the other night when googling around after some hotels I'd been eyeing from Travel and Leisure.  This is really why I read Travel and Leisure - I love checking out the interior designs of various hotels around the world, even though I'm not likely visiting them anytime soon.  Hotel eye candy, that's my thing.

Through a site called Discover and Deliver, you can shop the furnishings, lighting and accessories gracing some of the world's finest luxury hotels and restaurants.  For example, if you were lucky enough to take a ski holiday at the French Hotel Altapura...

...and wanted to create the look in your New England center- entrance colonial, you're in luck (um, kind of).  Discover and Deliver can source you the Cortina armchair and Grizzli stool.

If you prefer sunny beaches to snowy slopes, you can venture over to the W Hotel Miami's offerings...

...including these versatile Tulip family lamps...

...or get inspired in the lounge by Diane Von Furstenberg's funky climbing leopard rug...

Or conversely, you can start with a piece, such as Tom Dixon's copper shade pendant, and see it in different hotel settings...

I'm not a huge fan of it as used in the Smythe Tribeca Hotel in New York...

...but I'm digging it in the Dock Kitchen in London...

Have fun poking around Discover and Deliver!

Deb

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Client Project: Window Nook

We're loving how this formerly bare, but inherently beautiful, window nook came out for a client friend!

The addition of custom roman shades, window seat cushion and throw pillows warmed this unique nook up immediately.

Here's the before....

...and the after...

How gorgeous is the detailing on our client's antique table?  

The formal, and graphic window seat fabric set off with a fun punch of polka dots and velvet...

Have a great day!
Deb
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No Sleep 'til Brooklyn!

Okay this may or may not be totally embarrassing, but at one point in my life I was a bit of a Beastie Boys fan.  Yep. It's the Jersey girl in me. But seriously, you can't tell me you didn't belt out the chorus of "You gotta fight for your right to PAAAARRRTTTTYYYY".  I understand COMPLETELY!!  So what the heck does this have to do with design you might ask? Well, Mike Diamond of the Beastie Boys wanted a Brooklyn themed toile wallpaper for his Brooklyn brownstone.  (And yes, I am completely serious!!) So he had it created:

"Brooklyn Toile captures many angles of life in the King’s borough from Coney Island to Hasidic Jews to Notorious B.I.G., the design covers many of the aspects of daily life dealing with subways and pigeons in a poetic way. Go on and get some!!!"

Seriously,  I might just have to get me some!  HAH!

:) B
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New From CocoCozy!

I love this time of year!  With the NYIGF and all the marts around the corner, now is the time to see all the new products from our favorite vendors. One of the companies we always look forward to seeing is CocoCozy which we previously blogged about here.

They have a lovely line of fabrics, pillows, throws, trays, candles....

And now a brand new line of RUGS!!! These Tibetan, hand knotted, wool rugs are lovely and I can't wait to see the entire line!

How fun are they?!?  You can check out their new catalog here! 

Looking forward to seeing more!

:) Becky

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Look for Less: Harlow Tea Table

If you've always loved Bungalow 5's Harlow Tea table...

Harlow Tea Table, $429

... you're in luck because Target has a cute copy for just $99...

Three Hands Coral Accent Table, $99.99

It's from the Modern Cottage Home Decor Collection, which is super cute:

Check the rest of the collection out here.

Deb

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Stumped

I was really taken with Brooklyn artist Vanessa Chew's "Roots" necklace, which I came across in a blast email from the the upcoming New York International Gift Fair.  So striking, right?

It reminded me of some of the stump walkways I've noticed, which provide a beautiful, natural alternative to stone or brick...

via Home and Garden Blog

Actually, tree stumps are kind of all the rage lately, for country casual wedding decor...

... to home accents...

Last Fall, an artist in Providence, RI installed a series of chair backs to existing stumps around the city, in an effort to transform "eyesores to Windsors"...

If these looks are too rustic for you, you could always go with the painted gold stump...

or Sharon Sides' stunning acid etched metal stumps chair...

To see more of Vanessa Chews designs, visit here.

:) Deb

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Base Camp!

Usually opening my winter issues of Travel and Leisure Magazine is somewhat painful.  Splashy spreads featuring the latest Tahitian boutique hotels seem to throw in my face that I'm living in a totally dreary New England, grey landscape.  But a tiny feature mentioning Base Camp Hotel in Lake Tahoe caught my eye, and felt palpable and interesting given our family's interest in skiing and, dare I say, the outdoors.

What could otherwise be a boxy, 1950s hotel on the outside, is nothing but...

Everything from the reclaimed wood, to the camping lanterns, to the gentle touches of green succulents screams cozy, masculine camp lodge, with a modern edge.  Love it.

The vase of colorful arrows is the perfect addition in terms of color and scale.  Might be dangerous after a couple of beers, though.

My favorite room, "The Great Indoors"...

But I'm guessing this would be my kids favorite room...  They'd appreciate the XBox, while I'd appreciate the Cole and Sons wallpaper we previously blogged about here.

The rooms, sticking to a tight color scheme of neutrals paired with orange and neonish green, maximize sleeping potential for the whole family.

To check out the rest of the hotel, visit here.
Happy Travels, Deb

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