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Sempli Sale on FAB

September 27, 2011

Hey all you YB&D’ers…looking for a great wedding gift to give this year? Or Christmas gift? The answer is yes! Or just enjoy sitting around the house with a glass of wine in hand? Who can resist! Check out a fellow designer and friend’s fabulous glassware and lighting line, Sempli. And, it’s sooo fabulous, it’s on FAB. 3 [...]

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Lovely or Ugly?

August 4, 2011

Meet Jessica Rae – artist and interior designer and a new comer to the LA scene. I have had the pleasure of getting to know her this last year. My first thought when I was introduced to her art…DAMN GIRL! The work is striking. Her mantra. Lovely Ugly Design. “Lovely Ugly is sort of an [...]

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Sometimes It’s Fate

January 14, 2011

Well, it’s a New Year! Be open. Love. Try new things. Travel. What is it about the passing of a year that makes us all re-evaluate our lives and our gym routines?! As you sit and ponder on what fate may have in store for you in 2011, one Louisiana native seems to have found [...]

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A Spoonful of Creativity

December 17, 2010

I still have a few little household projects on the “to do” list…one of which is painting and re-covering the two cane back chairs I bought back in July at the Rose Bowl. I have been on a mission for the perfect fabric and one of my friends turned me on to Spoonflower, an adorable website [...]

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Fresh As A Daisy

September 24, 2010

As we find ourselves Young, Broke, and Decorating at this point in our lives, some of you out there may also be young, broke, and wedding planning. Labor Day weekend I attended one of my good girlfriend’s weddings back home in Baton Rouge. Even though she was on a budget, the wedding was simple, understated, [...]

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Moody Blues & Sunset Hues

September 10, 2010

If you haven’t noticed, I have added another creative and talented Southerner to the shout-out list…drum roll please…Lindsay Cowles. The former Virginia native turned NYC transplant is now a fellow LA lady. She has been working in the fashion industry for the last five plus years for brands such as Piazza Sempione and Alberta Ferretti [...]

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“Walk, Walk Fashion Baby”

August 27, 2010

The scene: four girlfriends out on the town with coke can rollers in our hair, three fab new dance partners (what is more fierce than fierce? farosh!), two flamboyant sailors, one hip grandma…oh and thousands of leotard and fish net adorned little monsters below with their paws in the air. Where am I, you ask? [...]

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Art & Soul

May 28, 2010

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, wrapped up May 18 in New York City. I unfortunately was unable to attend; however, I took a gander at this year’s exhibitors in hopes of coming across a new gem among the group. My gem…Trove. Trove is definitely not new to the design game. The company’s modern graphic [...]