Imagine having a lawn or a field (which is really someone's huge lawn) .........
where the grass is cut in a quilted pattern !!!!!
Yep, it's true here in Aspen ..... I saw it twice!!!!!!!
It's an over-the-top gorgeous grass "accessoration!!!!!"
Recently in “Odd Stuff”
Available from "cycle artist" Billy Taylor, Saturday's at Aspen's Farmers Market!!!!
Divine handcrafted, re-cycled, vintage bikes!!!!!
Townies + Single Speeds + Fixies .......
A plethora of sizes, colors, silhouettes, and styles!!!!!
I want at least 6 shipped to NYC, to "accessorate" my garage!!!!!
Color coordinated, of course!!!!
Yesterday, I was fascinated by the Eiffel Tower facade at 57th Street & Fifth Avenue!!!
This chic black graphic "accessorates" French brand Louis Vuitton .......
becoming "the perfect little black dress" for yesterday's Dior handbag down the street!!!!
FYI ...... Vuitton & Dior are both owned by LVMH ....
obviously a company that has a "facade obsession" too!!!!
Juliana Nash has taken Amagansett's beloved Mary's Marvelous on a "joy" ride,
just down the street to Indian Wells Beach!!!
Opened daily from 6:30AM to 11:30 (except Tuesdays), Juliana's new truck is stocked with Mary Schoenlein's fabulous breakfast treats ...... scones, muffins, bagels frittata's, spinach pies, & mini-sandwiches ..... plus a variety of hot & cold coffee & tea specialities, and more!!!
"Pulled-up" less than a month, Mary's Mobile is a huge success!!!
This bright & shiny red truck certainly makes the ever-dreaded 7:30 AM dog walk a treat .......
a mini raspberry corn muffin & a grandé cappuccino ....
YUMMMY!!!!!
This is fabulousssssssssness personified ....... and I just saw it on 57th Street!!!!!!!
The Christian Dior store is closed for a re-do ........ and it had a major facelift!!!!
The facade is now a GIANT silver Lady Dior Top Handle Handbag!!!!!
The only thing missing is the hanging signature logo!!!!!
But, the loop is there ..... and I think the letters might be coming soon!!!!!
Will let you know if they do!!!!!
As everyone knows, I'm a country girl in the summer .......
but, occasionally I get home to NYC and find something tasty!!!
This time it was my summer favorite ...... ice cream ..... & it was free!!!!!!
I didn't know Coach has added a new merchandise category ...... ice cream!!!!! They have partnered with Van Leeuwen, the hip artisan ice cream truck entrepreneurs, and designed several yummie traveling "billboards" to advertise their Poppy Collection. The "accessorated" trucks are very chic, roaming around NYC giving out free cones!!!! Coach's signature flavor is a blend of vanilla ice cream with Morello cherries and Michel Cluizel chocolate (a bit Cherry Garcia!!) ....... but, the other traditional Van Leeuwen flavors are available too!!!
I had no idea about this ice cream bonanza ......
but I found truck on 58th Street next to the Time Warner Center .....
and having NO WILL POWER, I had a cone!!!!!
Sorry Coach, it was mint chocolate chip ....... my all time favorite ...... but, thank you!!!!
I saw this gorgeous bicycle twice in the same day, in two different locations .......
So, on the second sighting I had to take these pictures!!!!
Divine isn't she ....... almost makes me want to bike around NYC!!!! You too??????
I love "big-hair" ....... and these "hippy" toilet brushes from Thailand-based
design company Gumption certainly have "big-hair"!!!!
What's bigger than an Afro!!!
My theory is you have to have great "accessorations" in every room .......
even the bathroom!!!
I adore a good "propping" ........ and this Montauk backyard shower looks like
it has been created by the entire Ralph Lauren Design team!!!!
That isn't exactly the case ...... but, it was done by a former "Ralph-star" .......
and it certainly looks it!!!!!
But, my favorite thing is the chic "Ralphacated" clothes line
that "accessorates" the rest of the back-yard!!!
Can anyone guess where this sign lives????A
Here's a hint ...... it's in Wainscott!!!!
And has the best coffee & rice krispy treats!!!!
These stunning 3 bay converted barns are right next door to each other in Sagaponack.
Each is accented with a striped planks in the center of each door ........
one barn contasted with bright stripes, the other neutrals!!!!!!
Sooooooo,"accessorated"........ so totally me......
so extremely yummie!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY .......... TO ME!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure that finding 3 store facades covered in polka-dots is a trend .....
particularly when 2 are the same brand in different locations !!!!
But ...... it is creative, interesting, great looking,
and very eye catching!!!!!
I love the bright multi-colored dots covering Mille Fetes on the left Bank .....
and I adore the very chic silver metallic one's on the windows at
agnes b. on the Avenue George V!!!!!!!
I love bunnies and I adore graffiti!!!!!
Driving around Shoreditch yesterday, the hot, new design mecca in London, I had to have Martin, the best taxi driver in London, pull over so that I could take these pictures ....... the newest triple-header Op Art Bunnie Graffiti!!!!!!
*****Note the influence of Israeli optical artist Yaacom Agam, the
eye-tricks game ..... the image changes depending upon
where you are standing ........ charming graphic
black & white bunnie becomes sinister
black & blood red version!!!!
From Yum to Yick!!!!!
SNAKE COFFEE TABLE, CARLO CONTIN 2006 for MERITALIA
BRASILIA TABLES, COMPANA BROTHERS, 2006 for EDRA
MUMMY CHAIR, PETER TRAAG, 2005 for EDRA
MIRROR, ETTORE SOTTSASS, 2007 for GLAS ITALIA
CHAIR, DOMINIQUE PERRAULT & GAELLE LAURIOT-PREVOST, 2009 for
SAWAYA & MORONI
NAKED LEGO TABLE, GILES MILLER, 2009
GEO ART CARPET, LUCA NICHETTO, 2009 for NODUS
PROVA PRIMA DINNERWARE, PAOLA NAVONE, 2009 for RICHARD GINORI
LEFT CHAIR, PIET HEIN EEK, 2005 ...... RIGHT CHAIR NAOTO FUKASAWA, 2009 for B&B ITALIA
SATURN STOOL, EDWARD BARBER & JAY OSGERBY, 2008 for CLASSICON
VALISE WARDROBE, MAARTEN DE CEULAER, 2008 for CASAMANIA
PXL LAMP, FREDRIK MATTSON, 2007 for ZERO
CLAY CHAIR, MAARTEN BAS, 2006
THE ROCKING CHICKEN RIDE CERAMIC, JAIME HAYON, 2008 for LLADRO
Blending the historical richness of the architect of the houses and their
antiques, with the work of contemporary designers results
in an amazing design dialogue, which we
were so lucky to experience!!!
One of the fantastic things about getting stuck in Milan, while the Icelandic volcano spewed ash, was getting to visit two of the four Milanese House Museums, homes with a unique combination of period architecture and antiques, with the addition of contemporary design ...... old and new working in tandem, showing how contemporary furniture and objects belong everywhere!!!!
I was particularly taken with the Villa Necchi Campiglio, a residence built in the 1930's, designed by architect Piero Portaluppi. The interiors were created by a collection of important Italian designers and decorators of the period, including Albini-Palanti, Buzzi, Marelli, and Ulrich. After the war, an extensive collection of antique furniture was added.
"As such, today the Villa allows cutting-edge design to come face-to-face, and engage in an intelligent game of contrast, with both the pure lines of 30's design - as occurs, for example, through the sitting of the De Ceulaer wardrobe in the prince's bathroom - and with the antique elements, as demonstrated by the dynamic Wrong lamp that stands against the Louis XV armchairs and sofas in the Drawing Room."
- “It all comes down to the accessories.....
- It’s not the first thousand dollars that make the room, it’s the last hundred!!”
- - judi roaman
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