Little Room, Big Inspiration

You may recall my daughter, Vivi's room from the house tour.  Currently, we've turned it into a makeshift playroom.  But I've started to scout inspiration photos for what I hope this room to become.  Vivi's a vivacious and feisty soon-to-be four year old.  I want her room to convey the same fun energy. 

Here are the rooms that make me smile and inspire me to get the remodel underway:

Courtesy of Merrimentstyle.com

Courtesy of House of Turquoise

Courtesy of Katie Ridder

Courtesy of House of Fifty

Courtesy of Tobi Fairley

Courtesy of House Beautiful Gene Meyer and Frank De Biasi
Photo Mikkel Vang

Courtesy of Lily Pulitzer Garnet Hill

Courtesy of Tobi Fairley

And here's Vivster herself (pictured here with her bro).  You can tell she's a colorful young lady with high expectations about her room decor.  (Ok, maybe that's just her mama). 

Domino Special Edition

 

The return of a long lost friend! We've missed you so!

Just announed, Domino Quick Fixes, a Domino special edition will hit newstands nationwide on April 17th.

Dreams really DO come true!

I am still in mourning over the end of this fabulous magazine in 2009---years after it's devastating departure.

I have every single issue of the magazine and still leaf through old editions--revisiting the turned down pages that have been bookmarked with good ideas. I discovered Jonathan Adler, Mary Mcdonald, Katie Ridder, Bunny Williams...this was my design education. My passion. My love.

For years, I tried to keep the dream alive. I spent every other third Thursday of every other month honoring our fallen hero. I'd buy a lucite chair, wallpaper a room in navy lacquer, mold clay into an Adler-esque pottery pot. Anything to keep the dream alive.

Lonny tried. Lonny left.

But now Domino is back! The special edition is a start! I'll take it. I've marked my calendar! And I'll be the first at the newsstand on April 17th!