girl meets glamour

What better reason for two bloggers to get together, then being in the same room as Margaret Russell (Editor in Chief of Elle Decor magazine)...and so we did!!! We being, Katie and I, at the Ann Sacks showroom in SF.

(Below, that's me on the left, with my cheese eating grin, and blogger (Katie'did') next to me, looking no less than chic herself...)


With a crowded showroom, Katie and I chatted away, sipping wine and sitting on the edge of a showroom tub. Our conversation pretty much went: blogs, bloggers, Margaret, blogs, what's with that gold crushed velvet wardrobe malfunction over there, and how do we know when we spot possible other bloggers...


All with the So Chic book in hand, which consists of a great collection of Elle Decor's more recent fab interiors, you can find this book on Amazon here...but those aren't signed :)



Now on to Margaret, whom I almost accosted had my trunk not been filled with carpet books and swatches...a real doll in person and a delight to speak with; talking blogs and the importance of crediting the photographers (which I must admit I don't do enough of) she was so intrigued by what "we bloggers" do. Wait, shouldn't be the other way around, we're at your book signing I thought!! Needless to say, Margaret was so great to chat with and uber chic!! Overall, I'd say this was a successful blogger meet up...

And now I'm off to San Antonio, TX...wish I could meet up with blogger Joni in Houston, but that's not the case on this business packed trip! See you when I return!!!

I love, love, love..did I say love, this chic Butler's tray from Decorative Things. I don't have a butler, probably won't ever, I think I'm my own butler and so therefore I need this tray!! So glad I was reminded of this company when I stopped into Turquoise Chic blog today...

Starring Osborne and Little and Nina Campbell...


Okay, I'm becoming a floral fanatic...it's hit me hard. After viewing new swatches from O & L...and then all the recent buzz from magazines to blogs about chintz, I think my liking has turned to obsessing...


This one was stunning person and would really make some knock out draperies in the right space...




Much more vibrant in person and wonderful scale...this print comes in a wallpaper too!!!




I love this print because of all the colors you can pull from it...the websites show great installation shots of all these prints...

yes, ladies and gents the Dior flagship store in Paris has gotten a face lift...and it's pretty darn fab if you ask me!!


when you sell couture you "raise the bar of luxury" so to speak, and this from time to time means raising the bar of your store too...


and that's what they did, by pulling out all the stops...including commissioning Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne to create this ginkgo-leaf inspired entry piece..


almost homey in a way with the living room like furniture and the fireplace...could you imagine if this were your own dressing room!!


couture is all about details, and I love the one on the back of this chair!!!


great idea to use a blown up map of Paris on the cash wrap...and through out the store you'll find the artwork of Rob Wynne (mirror-back molded glass letters)...


this screen has constant footage of catwalk shows to keep you entertained, but for me just being able to visit this store would be entertainment enough...