Traditional Home Party in NYC

Last Night I attended the Traditional Home party at the New York Design center. 

Mingling here & there, which I'm not very good at by the way....I came across many beautiful furnishings! I photographed several for all of you to see! So much eye-candy, I wanted to take it all home! Too bad I don't have anymore space! They served up several interesting cocktails but I loved the cucumber mojitos (with cucumber pulp) they were so tasty.... & I don't even drink! 
 

While at the party I met up with Naomi of Design Manifest, Ashlina of The Decorista, Crystal editor of Rue Magazine & finally met Michelle Adams editor of Lonny Magazine, which I accidentally called Michelle Williams on Twitter! Ugh, I'm so crazy, sorry! Perhaps it was the loud Indian music blasting in the cab (as I left the event) ...my head was SERIOUSLY spinning!!

Some of my favorite images (below) from the Traditional Home site recently were of designer, Barbara Franceski - so lovely right??! 

Images below by the amazing & talented Francesco Lagnese who also shot The Novogratz home. 

Anyhow, hope you have a wonderful weekend!  As for me, I'll be working on a photo shoot with new Cocoa & Hearts paintings that will be added to the gallery this month! More to come!

Bravo TV Event & More...

This past Sunday I attended a pre-screening event by BravoTV.  It's for a new show called, Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis! Some of you may remember Jeff, he's a talented house flipper who starred in Flipping Out, also on Bravo! The pre-screening for the new show was hilarious & even though I didn't see the famous Zoila, Jeff didn't disappoint with his humor!

Bravo invited a few bloggers to come out - including myself! They picked each of us up in a decked out NYC Taxi cab. There were 10 taxi cabs & each decorated to impress. I ended up with a beautiful Moroccan-styled one, but there were others like the 60's Mod, Glam, Ski Lodge & more! We had brunch together & I drank plenty of Harney & Sons Chamomile tea, (one of my fave tea brands).

My morning started with a little breakfast made by the husband.

......then the Bravo TV taxi showed up!

Wow, I was shocked when I looked inside!

Floor to ceiling decor...My fave part was def the ceiling.

The floor was just as cute, who would have thought!?!

Did I mention these cab rides were offering FREE RIDES to New Yorkers all day!?!??

Quick peek into the 60's Mod...

the ski lodge...

 awaiting the food at our table....

I spotted this gorgeous horse wallpaper, anyone know where it's from?!

eggs benedict for brunch & apple cobbler dessert!

At the table ...Ashlina is to the right.

In the whole Jeff Lewis spirit, I also got a chance to provide some interior therapy to my sister's little home office! My sister who is based in Colorado & runs a pet sitting company & blog, decided she needed an office makeover. So, we converted her existing closet-office into a much happier space.


I thought I would help her makeover her office with some items Bravo TV sent her way! It's amazing how just a FEW accessories can help transform a space &  make you feel more motivated & inspired! 

Below is the before & after, what do you think??!

BEFORE

Dull & lifeless 

 AFTER

Adding flowers & a vase instantly livens up the space! We also decided to paint the inside of the closet, one shade lighter. Adding a white chair definitely makes the space brighter! 

  

-all desk images by jea shoots

Thanks to Ladies Home Journal

Yesterday I attended an event at the offices of Ladies Home Journal in midtown. I normally don't post stuff like this, but I thought maybe I'll start doing so....

One reason is.... I wanted to thank all the ladies from the mag, who were so kind & generous with their time. I chatted the most with Beth Roehrig (Home Editor) & Sue Erneta (Fashion editor) - are you surprised?  Somehow, I'm drawn to all the home & fashion people in the industry....figures ha!
 

About 9 BLOGGERS were invited to attend this event - & I was quite happy to be one of them! We're supposed to be featured in the mag in a section called "Let's talk about..." Another one of my pretty blogger friends who also got the invite was Ashlina from The Decorista blog- she's the brunette hanging out in their AMAZING kitchen below!

 

I hope to go to more events now that I'm living in Manhattan- so pls feel free to email me invites! Maybe I'll see you in person soon! 
 

Above is the new March issue...revamped. How much nicer is their logo?? Don't you think??

Ashlina & I (NOT) cooking in the kitchen.

 

The kitchen in their offices was HUGE. I swear it was like 4 kitchens in one. Almost too large to shoot!

Some of the many DELICIOUS sweets they had for us...! Love!

Me (on the right) hanging out with Beth (Home Editor)- loved chatting with her! 

 We all got a BIG goodie bag, filled with lots of cool items! One of my FAVE things was this handmade Stingray cuff bracelet! You can get one at Leighelena.

Ladies Home Journal is always looking for interesting stories about women. If you think you have a story that is inspiring and should be told, email me & I'll let them know!