Jonathan Adler Barbie Malibu Dream House Tour

I spent all day today watching videos on Jonathan Adler. He is crazy but genius. This video is nuts. A chandelier made of Barbie hair! I love him.  

Have you seen his new stuff?

Oh how I would love a pink mohair throw of my very own. 

Feature Friday: Hashai

I love the great DIY projects and beautiful interiors that Anna comes up with for her home.  Her blog is full of witty comments and great design ideas.

She redid her daughter's bedroom while her daughter was away at camp. What a happy surprise!

Her master bedroom recently won the Reader's Choice award on "All the Best's" Bedroom contest.

Her living room.  Gotta love a coffee table on wheels.

The dining room. Now that is a plate wall if I've ever seen one.

Check out her blog to see more pictures and the incredible nursery she just designed!

all images via hashai

Free to Design

In school we have been talking a lot about the debate of requiring Interior Designers to get a license. Most of the great Interior Designers that I know of never took the NCIDQ to become a licensed Interior Designer. In fact, most don't even go to school for design.
What do you think? Should Interior Designers be required to get a license to practice design?

Lighting Design

I just spend some time researching light fixtures for a school project.  There are so many unique designs out there.  One day when I have oodles of money I'd love to get a crazy chandelier over my dining table. 

1. Conant Metal & Light Ball Jar Pendant

2. Tracy Glover Studio -Susan

3. Jesco Lighting Group-Qubert

4. Dare Studio-Cage

5. Arteriors Home- Belize

6. Pinch Design- Beata

7. Bessa Lighting 

8. Stray Dog Designs- Artichoke 

9. Jamie Young- Butterworth

10. Folk Form -Palmet 

all lighting found at interiordesign.net

Big and Bold

Isn't there something exciting about wallpaper with big and bold prints?

Don't be scared to make a statement.  How exciting to have people say "Wow" every time they walk in your room.

images via alwaysmod.com, channel4.com and ideal home

Etsy Valentine's Day Roundup

It's coming!  The day of Love. Here are some great gift ideas for friends, family or lovers.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Feature Friday: Beach Bungalow 8

Hopefully I am at the beach today.  In honor of the beach I am posting about one of my favorite blogs: Beach Bungalow 8.

Here is her adorable beach bungalow....

...and here is the beach that is almost right in her front yard.

Isn't the color of her living room walls fun?

You know I am loving the Imperial Trellis wallpaper.

Her 10 year old daughter's room.

Her bedroom is amazing.

Wouldn't a beach house be great?

Cozy Beach House

If the flights don't fill up we will be on our way to Hawaii today. Here are some beach-inspired images to keep you company while I am gone.

Cross your fingers that we get on the flight! We are going standby.

via House Beautiful

Navy Walls

I am thinking of doing wallpaper in our downstairs powder room, however,  after seeing this bathroom on Young House Love I'm thinking of an all navy bathroom would be stunning.

It might not be as dramatic as black, but I think dark blue walls bring a level of sophistication and mystery.

I love it.

House Beautiful

beachcottagelove.blogspot.com

better homes and garden

House Beautiful

Witty

Not your typical mushy Valentine's Day card.  These are funny. Find more here.

Jett's Room

My son's name is Jett.  In designing his nursery I wanted to steer clear of the obvious airplane theme.  But guess what? I just couldn't do it.  The airplanes kept calling to me.  But in the end I really like how it turned out. If I would have to describe this room in 3 words they would be; Adventure, Colorful and Sentimental. It is full of mementos from my husbands childhood and even has a few items from our travels.  The room is the tiniest room on the planet earth so I tried to make sure each item in it meaningful.

The crib is from Wal-Mart and the bedding I had made by this Etsy seller. She did an excellent job and it turned out exactly how I wanted.

The prints above the crib I got on Etsy from this seller.  All of his friends that sit in his crib were gifts.  The Elephant was handmade in Africa and a gift from my sister when she was down there last summer.  The rocking chair, pillow and teddy bear were all my husband's when he was little.  The painting is of a church in Russia that I got when I lived there.

My mother-in-law gave me so many cute things from when my husband was little. Here is an alligator coat rack that he made when he was in school.  Hanging from it are two special outfits.  The white one is the one Jett was blessed in and the other is the one we brought him home from the hospital in. It also happens to be the same outfit my husband was brought home in when he was a newborn.

Remember this post?  Well since I wanted Jett's room to have a semi-adventurous feel to it I loved these globes hanging from the ceiling. I got them at a Utah Idaho Supply store just down the street from my house.

They are my most favorite thing in this room.

I saw this cute display done at Antrhoplogie with a strand of paper airplanes.  I had my husband fold a whole bunch of them and I strung them together. They go from one wall to the other right over the crib and changing table.

I made a pelmet shade using Jenny's tutorial. It totally changed the whole room when I put it up.

This little shelf is so fun.  The "J" was a gift. The globes all have special meaning behind them.  The tall one I got for my husband when I was in Russia, the middle one he had when he was in Brazil and the smallest one was a gift my parents got for me in Europe.  I love that picture of Jett.  The  little schoolhouse picture on the left was done by my husband's grandmother.  It kinda looks like needlepoint and it  hung in his nursery when he was a baby.

I promised myself I wouldn't use wall decals but the wall was so giant and tall and we had run out of money to do anything else on it.  I had gotten these a long time ago and decided to put them up. They are easy to take down if I ever want to do anything else.  The poster above the changing table is a reproduction of a vintage poster from the airline my husband flies for.

We bought the changing table on Craigslist and I changed out the knobs for some I bought at Alice Lane.  The two airplane models are my husband's.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you survived the forever long tour.  It is a perfect little room for my little guy. I'm sure I'll always be adding to it and I'll be sure to keep you updated.

Extreme

Can you guess where these pictures are from?

ABC's Extreme Home Makeover!  I have always loved watching this show not only because of the heartwarming stories but because of the cool, out-of-the box design. Although sometimes they take it a little too far with the theme rooms I am often in awe of their design ideas.