Friday, October 28, 2011

Happy Friday: A wall of mirrors

This is something I have being loving for a while now. I am a mirror lover. I use them in every room of the house and don’t mind mixing them up with very different art. Unfortunately I don’t have that perfect place to hang them together in just one wall. So, I keep looking at other people’s pictures and feel happy about it. Happy Friday everyone!

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See you,

Carmen Dee

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Party of the Month: Rue's First Birthday Party

Since I couldn’t make it to Rue’s First Birthday Party, I just had to give my first award of “Party of the Month” to this lavish, fun, young, hip, eclectic but classy bunch of people that creates Rue Magazine. But also to those great guys and gals that make this party happened.



You can have a nice idea of the party vibe HERE


My post today goes to all you. Cheers, Salud, Santé, Salute… I hope to be around the US for your next party!

See you,

Carmen Dee

Monday, October 24, 2011

Our Union Jack Family Tale


The Union Jack trend has been there for years now. And as much as I wanted to pass on it…I have to admit, when it’s well done, it can be charming, funky, girly, manly or even smart looking.
A little over a year ago, my husband brought back from London a toy for my son. It was a little car. A British Racing green Mini Cooper with the Union Jack on top of the roof…you know which one, right? My son loved it so much! Maybe because the name was easy for him to pronounced “Mini” (he was 14 month old at that time) This car become one of his favorites and he start collecting some more “minis” but he always came back to his “first Mini Cooper love”, the  “Mini-on Jack”, his very own way of saying Mini Union Jack. From then on, every time he saw a Union Jack flag he would scream “Minion Jack, Minion Jack” and, of course, seeing it everywhere and on everything, he start asking for some more Union Jack for his bedroom, too.
I was still passing on this “Minion Jack wanting thing” for a long time until I realized that I should be proud of his good taste at his very young age (he is now two and a half years old) He never asked for any character theme bedroom from a cartoon or a movie. Instead he asked for a Union Jack.
Now, I’m convinced and decide to reward him (after his very first week of school ever) with a Union Jack cushion (easier to throw away if he has enough of it than a chest of drawers!) The only problem, the royal bleu, white and red thing would have to go. It wouldn’t look nice in his bedroom. So here I am shopping on the web, looking for something nice, not to pricey but also with softer colors…
That is when I end up sewing a cream, tan and chocolate brown Union Jack (after not founding anything I liked at a good price and/or with the right colors and material on this side of the planet) and praying for my son to recognized his beloved “Minion Jack”



My home made tan wool, cream cotton and chocolate brown velvet "Minion Jack"

I wish I had taken the picture of his face when he saw the cushion…he LOVED it! He was so proud of it that he didn’t want to put it in his bedroom! He instead decided to put it in our living room where the whole family could enjoy it (and I’m loving it there, too).
Now, every single day, my son goes to the living room to hug the cushion saying “good morning minion jack” and “night, night minion jack” with the brightest smile on his face. I can tell that he really loves it!!!

The place my son choose for it
These are some of the pictures that inspired me in one or another way about joining (very late) this trend. Enjoy!!


Via Never-without

Via Pinterest

Via Country Living

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Via Rachel Ashwell

Via Holly Mathis Interiors


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See you,

Carmen Dee

Friday, October 21, 2011

Happy Friday: Martyn Thompson reinterprets Grace Jones




For those of you who didn’t see Vogue’s post…. I hope you enjoy it.
Happy Friday everyone!!!

See you,
Carmen Dee

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Color me: Going green

Have you seen all this green all over the magazines lately? You can’t miss it. It’s all around. It goes from Kelly to Vert d’eau passing through Apple, Moss, Harlequin, Olive, British Racing, Lime, Malachite, Spring, Lawn, Forest, and so, and so, and so…
As they say: “Three is a trend” Should we all go green?

Via thewoolacorn

Via mattersofstyleblog.com

Via cocokelley

Via brunchatsaks

Via designsponge.com



Via citified

Via prettystuff

Via apartmenttherapy.com

Via apartmenttherapy.com

Via thethingsyoucarry


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See you,
Carmen Dee

Monday, October 17, 2011

Cooking time with Hermès

For my first “cooking time” post I found my inspiration in no other than Hermès. It came to me literally (on my Email)
I was trying to find something worth my very first post about food when the orange-boxed brand hit me in a way they only know how!
(Follow the link on the picture to have the recipe) I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.



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See you,

Carmen Dee

Friday, October 14, 2011

Happy Friday: Beautiful nature!


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The best thing about nature is that you may know what’s coming and still get amazed by it. Thank you so much for all the inspiring things you give us!

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See you,

Carmen Dee

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Country autumn, the French way



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Fall is starting to get settle into this part of the world. The morning temperatures are getting lower and the sun shines at a different angle. The outside colors change. The home interiors, too as the nights grow longer. It’s time to welcome the season of falling leaves and prepare for the cooler days to come. Wouldn’t you like to change your home from a summery palette to a softer earthier hue of colors for this season??? I’m dreaming about French country style, don’t you?

via margittasinspiration

Via Delusion of grandeur blog

Via The design traveller

Via Belgian pearls

Via Les petites pages

Via Trouvais.com
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Via The decorista.com


Via Masika Wa

 
See you,

Carmen Dee

Monday, October 10, 2011

Magazine talk: Prep style


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Prep style has always made me happy. I’m so glad this trend is back. The fun part is the way you can play with it. It can get very masculine or feminine. And when talking about interiors you can get a very exuberant vibe out of it. If you’re looking for some preppy inspiration, you have come to the right post. Would you dare to give it a try?

prepfection.tumblr.com

alwayssparkle.tumblr.com
pinterest.com

Elle Decor

thelennoxx.com

House and Home via thebooendtheboy.com

Kile James Patrick via Pinterest.com

Ralph Lauren Home via Pinterest.com


See you,
Carmen Dee