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Interested in winning a $10,000 gift card from CB2?  Well now’s your chance!

CB2 has teamed up with photographer Todd Selby for “The Selby is in Your Place” contest.

To enter, all you have to do is this-

-Send in three photos of your most creative space.  The public will vote on it to determine the top fifty contestants.

-These fifty will then proceed to Round Two, which will be judged by Todd Selby and CB2 (judging will be based on originality and creativity)

-Grand Prize Winner gets….$10,000 in CB2 merchandise and a private photo shoot with Todd Selby! The shoot will be featured on his blog.

To get started as a contestant, enter HERE and also be sure to place your VOTE for your favorite room!

Contest ends September 15th at 11:59 PM CST.

GOOD LUCK!

I ordered a mirror from Made Goods for a client of mine and we have been anxiously awaiting its arrival ever since.  It came in last week and let me just tell you, it’s PHENOMENAL in person!

The Isabella (above) is so intricate and the level of detail really exceeded our expectations.  I knew it would be beautiful, but I was seriously wowed when I saw it up close and personal.  (excuse the iPhone photo- the mirror and wallpaper is not pink in person, I promise!)

Made Goods just launched a  new collection of more than sixty products and mirrors that will blow your mind!  If only I could see them all in person…

MIRRORS

LIGHTING

FURNITURE

OBJECTS

Would have to be Barry Dixon’s Ishtar in Turquoise sold through Vervain.

I saw a woman carrying it around in Robert Allen the other day (trying to match it with some of their fabrics) and I just about followed the woman to her car, trying to get a glimpse of its tag stating where this stylish fabric was from.  I learned this much- that it’s from the S.Harris/Fabricut/Vervain showroom which was only a few doors down from Robert Allen! Yippee!  I proceeded to run into their showroom only to discover that all of the samples were checked out and I was going home empty handed.

I’m still waiting on my sample in the mail and hopefully it will get here soon so I can continue to drool over this gorgeous fabric.

It would look amazing on big pillows in any of their colourways (Brown, Cinnabar, Grey & Lemon, or Yellows)

But I have to say that after seeing it as upholstery on the Vervain website, I’m all for putting it on a chair too!

Ahhh pure bliss! Love it!

Suzanne Kasler’s new collection at Ballard is fabuloso!  I stumbled upon it yesterday on their site and just love how her designs have so much character to them.  A lot of the pieces look like antiques but at a fraction of the cost.

Here are some pieces from her collection so you can see what I’m talking about!

Vintage Inspired Mirror

Set of 5 Atelier Antler

Montpelier Folding Table

Sepia Framed Botanical Print

World Map Giclee

Atelier 7 Arm Candelabra

Sauvignon Mirror

Jacque Bracket

Eiffel Tower Picture Holder

Inspired Interiors by Suzanne Kasler

Karen of Glencoe, Illinois!

Karen is now the proud owner of a set of Barbara Barry Luxe Organizers.  She won our “Get Organized Giveaway” sponsored by Shop Ten 25, and what perfect timing too…Karen’s birthday is tomorrow, August 3rd!  Happy early birthday Karen!  We hope you enjoy your boxes!!

Karen was sweet enough to answer MG’s burning questions below-

What are you going to do with the boxes?

Boxes will probably go into my living room and I will store some prized photos and art postcards that I love.

Where do you get design inspiration from, when working on your home?

I really love design blogs of course!  But I truly cherish my design magazines especially: House and Garden, Elle Decor, Interior Design, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, World of Interiors, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. etc.  and I know that many of these magazines are no longer alive, but they live on in my bookshelves.

We saw that your favorite material was cashmere and we were wondering what is your favorite color of cashmere and have you ever used cashmere in your own home.  If so, in what applications?

Orange cashmere.  An Amazing throw on my dark, dark grey sofa.  One great shot of fabulous orange.

“Visit William Sonoma Home” has been an item on my to-do list for some time now.  The home furnishings retail company opened up a Plano location a few years ago and I have been meaning to make the trek up north to check it out ever since its grand opening.

It’s funny how quickly time passes and up until last Friday at 12 pm, I hadn’t stepped foot in their door.  I was at one of my client’s houses (who lives in Plano) and she suggested that we go up to WSH to take a look at a chandelier that she had been eyeing.  I never realized how close she lived to the store (otherwise, I probably would have dropped by sooner!) but it was nice to take a quick unexpected trip to check out their lighting.

We came in for a chandelier, and left with a mirror! Isn’t that how it always works?

The store was beautiful.  You can tell that they put a lot of thought into their vignettes.

Everything at the store seemed to be of great quality.  There’s nothing worse than when you go to a new store (whose website merchandise you love) and then you come to find out that the merchandise in person is a huge disappointment!

This wasn’t the case with WSH at all. I was very impressed with how they presented their furniture and accessories.  They even had refined music in the background to boot!

I am a regular to their website, so it was fun to come in at long last, and see those mysterious pieces that I’ve always wanted to view in person.

They were right in the middle of their “White Sale”- 25% off bedding and bed essentials and 15% off bath towels and rugs.

Half the store’s walls were covered in a warm colored grasscloth and the other half was painted a really pretty light neutral color.  Of course I had to snoop and ask them what color the walls were (and the trim nonetheless!)

Turns out walls were painted Benjamin Moore’s Shaker Beige (HC-45) and trim was painted Benjamin Moore’s Navajo White (OC-95).

It was the perfect paint color to pose as the backdrop for all of their exquisite pieces.

They also had some great sales on furniture and accessories.  The chair on the left hand side of the below photo was only $299!

There’s nothing more captivating than a bold orange wingback!

William Sonoma Home

7300 North Dallas Parkway

Building A, Suite A-100

Plano, TX 75024

Starts with Jackie von Tobel!  Our blogging buddy over at Jackie Blue Home is going to be debuting her new line of fabrics and pillows at Postcards Home, next week during the Las Vegas market.  Congrats Jackie!

Get all the deets here…

Only one week left to enter our “Get Organized Giveaway”!  Winner will receive their very own Barbara Barry Luxe Organizer set.

To enter, click HERE.

Contest ends next Saturday, July 31, at noon (ET)

Good luck!

Dear retailers and “to the trade” showrooms,

I have one, and only one, request of you this year.  Please make available more icy blue fabrics, wallpapers, paints, and trims.  You have done a great job of providing us designers with lots of blue-greens and gray-greens, but there seems to be a shortage in the gray-blue department.

Now I know this is a very specific colourway and it hasn’t spread like wildfire yet (like the turquoise has).  I also realize it is my fault for selecting something more forthcoming, but I beg of you, please save me from a shortage of fabric options to present my clients, and also save those clients from having to purchase these ridiculously expensive fabrics that I present,  just to be able to use this rare shade of blue.

And Target, if you are listening, please start carrying this icy blue hue too- because we all know, that once it trickles down to you, it’s just about everywhere else.

Sincerely (and desperately)

Emily Johnston

If you, like me, are looking for this rare hue, here is a list of fabrics that have helped me push through the icy blue famine-

Celerie Kimble- Hot House Flowers- Mineral (Schumacher)

Kravet Couture- Grace Horizon (Kravet)

Barbara Barry- Unity Glacier- Velvet (Kravet)

Kravet Smart Fabric

Highland Court trim- Jacquard Tape- (Duralee)

Aptos- Slate (Pindler and Pindler)

Crowning Glory- Ice (Robert Allen)

Nest, the home decor boutique in Snider Plaza is now carrying Mid-Century furniture for tots created by the company, Little Nest.  These adorable pieces of mini furniture would work well in any modern home or small kid-related commercial space.

Can you imagine how cute these would be in a pediatric dentist office?  I have started doing more and more pedo offices and I think a few of these modern unexpected pieces would look amazing in them.  Now to convince the clients how chic these would be!