Thursday, June 30, 2011

Palm Springs: The Off-Season


We're gearing up for the 4th of July here in Southern California. While most people are heading for the beach to escape the heat, we, along with 8 other families, are heading straight for the Sun. I somehow talked my Norwegian, heat-phobic husband into an off-season trip to Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs.

We bowed out of the same trip last summer, but felt compelled by our friends' stories of 5-star service, endless kid activities, and (mostly) super discounted rates. The resort is sending all kinds of perks our way! (No surprise). I think it's officially called The Suckers Package. The concierge with whom I've been working out the details has assured me though, that, in addition to two pools and a "lazy river," there are misters throughout the property. I should have left it at that, but I had to ask what the expected temperature is this weekend. Let's just say, if I want to save in restaurant bills, I can make grilled cheeses on the hood of my car.


Viceroy Palm Springs



Trina Turk, Palm Springs

Of course there is much stylishness to be had in the Desert. It's an architectural and design mecca. The only unfortunate part is the fam. Not in general. Geeze. Just in terms of the crimp they put in my vacay shopping and site seeing. I really hope I can at least peek over at Trina Turk. I'm crazy for her new home line! I'd also love to stop by the Viceroy. I've only seen the Santa Monica location in person. But I can already hear the "Why would we do that?" Oh well, the real point is to relax and spend time with my besties while we sip something poolside.



...and this is what we'll be sipping :)
Happy Fourth!!

Images: fashionuno; Jen Prince via pinterest; wanderlust; Trina Turk.com; Slim Aarons; my pinterest; yourdecoratinghotline.com; monkeyinla.com


Tijuana Flats in New Tampa

Tijuana Flats coming soon to New Tampa at 17501 Preserve Walk Lane!

Fresh market at Wiregrass this Saturday

Don't forget Wesley Chapel's fresh market at The Shops at Wiregrass this Saturday from 10:00 to 3:00.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Exotic Bathroom

One room that must exist in every home is the bathroom. Often we are not too interested in the bathroom design. In fact, we can use the ritual bath as a means of relaxation after the move, so the energy and our mood back up. Designing an appropriate healthy bathroom with modern style and exotic is the challenge. Usually on a modern bathroom there is the separation of dry and wet areas, as well as broader and simpler design. So, what is ideally a modern bathroom and exotic? Landscape to blend with the outer space in the bathroom gives a feeling relaxed and refreshed .. To create a modern bathroom, we have to prepare some basic elements and some complementary accessories. The basic elements of modern bathroom is a shower, tub, toilet, and sink. Select a bathtub with an easily cleaned material such as resin, ceramic, marble or solid stone.

Amazing and Exotic Bathroom design ideas
Amazing and Exotic Bathroom design ideas

Modern Exotic Bathroom design
Modern Exotic Bathroom design

Romantic Exotic Bathroom design
Romantic Exotic Bathroom design

Modern Exotic Bathroom with black ideas
Modern Exotic Bathroom with black ideas

Romantic Exotic Bathroom
Romantic Exotic Bathroom

Fantastic Exotic Bathroom with red and black color
Fantastic Exotic Bathroom with red and black color

Beautiful and stylish Exotic Bathroom design ideas
Beautiful and stylish Exotic Bathroom design ideas

Exotic Bathroom with purple design
Exotic Bathroom with purple design

Comfortable Exotic Bathroom with natural phenomena
Comfortable Exotic Bathroom with natural phenomena

Comfortable Exotic Bathroom with natural phenomena

New Japanese Exotic Bathroom Design Ideas. Most often the focal point of the Japanese wet room is the ofuro- the deep soaking tub which comes natural. Mostly the Japanese bathrooms have minimalist design. Although lines and shapes are kept simple and objects and coloring soft. The Japanese bathroom can be look exotic by it use rich contrast in the materials.

Antique Exotic Bathroom design
Antique Exotic Bathroom design

Orange Theory Fitness coming soon to New Tampa


Located across from Walgreens on BBD and near Starbucks at 17515 Preserve Walk Lane in New Tampa, Orange Theory Fitness plans to open in July.

Eye Candy of the Week – Jonathan Adler by Lacoste

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Jonathan Adler

 

PRODUCTS

Polo Shirt, Ping Pong Rackets, Bargellos, Tennis-racquet carrier, Pillows and Special Edition Lacoste Ceramic Crocodile.

 

MANUFACTURER

Lacoste

 

DESIGNER

Jonathan Adler

 

MATERIAL

Piqué Knit Cotton, Various

 

DESCRIPTION

Another great collaboration for the House of Adler and French design power house Lacoste.  We may pick up tennis or ping pong just to wear these fun and fresh ensembles!  We will have to wait until November when these beauties are made available to the public.

 

Lacoste has revealed at Paris Fashion Week a partnership with designer Jonathan Adler, a limited-edition run of polo shirts that gives the iconic René Lacoste French brand Adler's distinctive "happy chic" twist.

 

Instead of an applique sewn onto the shirt, the "Limited Edition" polos by Jonathan Adler have an actual needlepoint crocodile sewn onto the shirts by French nuns. Each of those will be sold packaged inside a Bargello  (embroidered) needlepoint tennis-racquet carrier rocking a silhouette of the crocodile against a classic Adler patterned background.

 

PRICE TAG

$ 150.00

$ 250.00

Limited Edition (price still to be determined)

 

YUMMY FACTOR

C’est Formidable!!!

Monday, June 27, 2011

Kitchen With Cherry Wood Cabinets

Kitchen With Cherry Wood Cabinets









Funny Bedroom

Elegant Funny Bedroom
Elegant Funny Bedroom in pool

Elegant Funny Bedroom

As good parents we are obligated to provide the best option for our children and understand that the willingness of our children. Mostly children have willingness something that is modern life including the bedroom. Colombini provides an enlightening us about the design that is intelligent enough to make our children feel at home and comfortable in their rooms. Furniture in the room comes in several unique designs such as beds, single beds, cupboards, desks, chairs and much more to his bed consists of several design is quite interesting and varied. Even this design can provide inspiration to your children who are often studying in his room with bright colors like red, blue and so forth. Atmosphere of excitement in this room gives a good effect for our children in the process of development. Take a tour to Colombini for more information and images.

Elegant Funny Bedroom

The bed is similar to a small house very cute and comfortable for children, the Danish company Life Time offers a solution to the bed is very interesting for girls and bedroom boys. This is a bed with a special frame and bright tents. beds such as providing a place not only for sleep, bright colors such as ping, blue, and white gives a nice color to the development of children. Inside the tent is equipped with a soft mattress and a blanket of high quality. Spacious room is perfect for this cute bedroom designs.

Elegant Funny Bedroom

If you have a lot of kids and want to separate from parent room make kids bedroom as a place for playing funny and enjoyable room then they can comfortable live inside. Designing interior bedroom decoration with toys, books, sports equipment, shoes, clothes, computer, table and all their need to make them grown up fastly and smart without under their conciseness. Minimalistic bedroom furniture company designed a furniture with bright color and brilliant ideas.The cupboards, drawers, beds and other pieces of furniture provided by them are not only simple and pleasant to look at, they are also conveniently fitted together to maximize space.

Elegant Funny Bedroom

Child�s world is identical with the funny, fun, color, and interesting. Surely every parent always wanted a child always cheerful atmosphere is everywhere, not least his bedroom. Liked the bright colors is one reflection of the joy of children, the selection of bright colors is the right choice for your baby�s room atmosphere for bright, warm, and fun. Children�s rooms did not have to look messy to accommodate the number of toys or equipment supporting their learning, we can outsmart with functional furniture. As in the picture, we can make a bedroom still futuristic and functional with many small put spaces between the closet, desk, or bed for storage of the work of children�s expressions. With lots of storage space, once they have the same instant they can clean up his own room without having to look for a house or unload the contents of warehouses that have been trimmed. Keep in mind, the selection of bright colors are preferred by children will make the perfect room for growth.

Elegant Funny Bedroom

Bedroom design as your childs Are the wagon to arrive at a good boy or girl in the Future. Cause If They Have a good drop have liked the clip, They Will comfier experience, enjoy and Their homework. Try this funny banters bedchamber loved model. The babies act The Cosmos inch for ever, Regardless of Their Children WHERE Have Always Wanted To Play In the Bedroom. For Children to play and funny, One of the bedrooms products, Fears are now, this children�s bedchamber article of furniture FIT Offers Can Be a high quality for babies, babies and early days bedchambers. The bottom buoy included Cdn wont to play lots by about backs bid, accepts, The Contempt belittled blank bedroom furniture design goal Can Be Used well.

Cool Funny Bedroom design
Cool Funny Bedroom design

Creative Funny Modern And Stylish Bedroom
Creative Funny Modern And Stylish Bedroom

Unique Funny Bedroom
Unique Funny Bedroom

Unique Funny Bedroom

Here are some very unusual, but nice looking bedroom designs. Some of them looks very strange and not so interesting, but there are also a few ones which looks cool and maybe can be placed in someones bedroom. Maybe you like it all, I don�t know, maybe not. But after all, this are some new tendencies in this modern world so what can we expect from designers. Take a look and judge by yourself.

Gingham Couture

I just caught a lovely post on gingham at The Adventures of TartanScot. I immediately gushed to Scot about my longtime love of gingham. It's so summery, so fresh. It's at once uber preppy, yet country. Right now, it's even couture. Is there any fabric more all-American? 

I just bought a heap of gingham shirts from JCrew. For summer entertaining, I keep piles of the cheap stuff in every color. It's less than $4/yd and makes any party so festive. I just pick my color to set the tone and whip out the pinking shears. My fav scheme is the cornflower blue with my blue/white Spode dishes and pink and orange garden roses. This first image, via Scot, will be forever filed in "favorites." Unfortunately, I can't see my husband agreeing to those hot yellow pants.



Of course, this inspired a  fantasy shopping spree....






Fantasy Shopping resources for those of you lucky enough to care: 
Dress, Giambattista Vallie, $719 (on sale from $1800) at barney.com
Snake skull clutch by Alexander McQueen, $1360 at harveynichols.com
Diamond earrings, Munnu $7500 at barneys.com
Shoes, Reiss Women, $290 here
Watch, Michael Kors at net-a-porter

Images: The Adventures of Tartanscot; Atlantic-PacificAlexandra Rae's fantasy shopping files; Audrey Hepburn, Bridget Bardot, via my pinterest boards; last collage from The City Sage;
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