Kate Upton in Harper’s Bazaar at the Beverly Hills Hotel
April 20, 2012 at 10:43 am | Posted in design, fashion, mid-century, pop culture | Leave a commentTags: aziz ansari, beverly hills hotel, cameo, fashion, hitchcock, jared leto, kate upton, palm wallpaper, photoshoot, swimsuit model, terry richardon
Kate Upton is looking absolutely gorgeous in these Terry Richardson photos snapped at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I love the photo with the iconic Hotel palm wallpaper as Aziz Ansari holds his own next to her. Terry Richardson makes a Hitchcockian cameo next to Kate by the pool. I don’t think it gets much better than this. More photos on Harper’s Bazaar including one with Jared Leto!
Mid-Century Christmas
December 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm | Posted in decor, life, mid-century, modernism, pregnancy | Leave a commentTags: christmas, department 56, department 56 dickens village, due date, eames lounge chair, faux fireplace, knoll sofa, mid century christmas, midwife, nativity scene, sheep skin, tinsel trees, vintage noguchi table
Greetings from December 21st — my official due date! The day has come and still no bebe. But I remain feeling really good, and surprisingly very calm too. The baby has been moving a bunch — I had my midwife appointment today and let’s just say things are moving along. I just need to be sure to keep active by walking to march this baby down.
Since I’m out of work for (pre) maternity leave, I’m sooo happy to be able to take in the holiday spirit which tends to easily fly by due to our busy lives. My sister and her (Irish!) boyfriend, Mick are staying with me which has made the season extra special as Daryle and I await the arrival of our little one.
As you probably recall, Daryle’s birthday is Christmas day. We are always so excited to get the house in order for festivities. When Daryle’s parents retired and relocated, we scored a ton of his family’s Christmas decor including his mom’s Christmas Department 56 collection. Some may call it nerdy, but the ceramic villages are so charming and beautiful. Every year, Daryle carefully sets up the towns, and decorates the scene with carolers, and snowy evergreens. I swear he loves to do it because it reminds him of playing with G.I. Joe figurines.
Department 56 over the mantel.
Our tree shimmers!
Our nativity scene. My friend commented that the figures are “almost life size” which makes me crack up. They are pretty big.
A goofy picture, but I love this thing — a faux log and fire set. When you plug it in, it makes a crackling noise. It lets off no heat, but I swear I can feel warmth from the sound.
And a new addition this year — my mom picked out two fabulous tinsel trees! We love them and so far the cats have left them alone. :)
Have you decked your halls this year?
Here’s hoping for a little bundle to share the holiday spirit with soon~~~
Katie
Rapper Ice Cube loves Mid-Century Modern
December 9, 2011 at 11:10 am | Posted in architecture, mid-century, modernism, music | 1 CommentTags: california, charles eames, ice tea, la, los angeles, mid century modern, pacific standard time, rapper, ray eames
Good morning world, my day has been made from learning about rapper, Ice Cube’s love of Mid-Century design. Particularly, Charles and Ray Eames. Ice Cube studied architectural drafting in trade school where he fell upon the Eames’ work. He explains in an interview with the Times about his love: “Back then, I didn’t know I was going to make money. So being that they put together a house in two days and used discarded materials — something about their style caught on. As I got older, I could equate it to sampling. I see that’s what we were doing, taking discarded records from the ’60s and ’70s and revamping them.” Killer.
You’ve got to watch this quicky video where Ice Cube seems completely at home in the Eames’ house. The video takes you on a tour of Ice Cubes’ favorite sites in Los Angeles and he comments that people think they know LA, and put it in a box: palm trees, sun and Hollywood. But they never actually see the city for how architecturally beautiful it really is. I couldn’t agree more. It’s a town that I always long to visit and am always sad to leave. Watch the video. It’s so good.
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Washington, DC Mid-century / Bauhaus style House
January 17, 2011 at 1:04 pm | Posted in architecture, DC, decor, mid-century, modernism | 1 CommentTags: bauhaus, modern architecture, washington dc modernism
Over the weekend, Daryle and I wanted to go somewhere new for dinner so we headed over to Palisades, a charming area in upper northwest DC with a quiet neighborhood vibe. Whenever we visit, we fantasize how lovely it would be to live there. The trees are very tall with tons of wooded areas, there’s low/no crime and better public schools. MacArthur Blvd. has a handful of yummy restaurants that have been there for years: a Belguin spot; a greasy old-fashioned Italian restaurant that I imagine is amazing; Kemble Park Tavern (a favorite of ours); and Bambu, a Thai restaurant which is where we ended up. I had the most delicious (detox-friendly!) salmon with red curry and green beans. Yum!
Driving there, we passed this super cool, Bauhaus-style, detached modern home that’s nestled on a hill along Arizona Avenue. “It’s perfect!” I declared. No—we aren’t looking for a new home. I quickly pulled out my iPhone to google the address and found that it was going for a whopping $1.3M. Ha! It’s fun to dream. The house looks very spacious, with expansive windows overlooking a stone terraced landscape. I have warn you, the current decor is over the top. You’ve got to check out the slideshow to see the boldly chosen wallpaper in each of the three bathrooms and the enormous oriental rugs and busy tapestries juxtaposed with modern furniture and contemporary artwork on the walls. According to the website, the architect (although unnamed) was Mies Van Der Rohe’s protege. It’s nice to be reminded that DC has some fantastic modern gems throughout the city.
Mid-Century Christmas – Scenes from my house
December 24, 2010 at 4:07 pm | Posted in DC, life, mid-century, Washington | Leave a commentTags: christmas, department 56, faux fireplace, mid century christmas, new england series
Hello, Happy Christmas Eve! The halls are decked at my house. We’ve decorated the outside and in. A few years ago when Daryle’s parent’s retired to Florida, they gave us a lot of their vintage Department 56 collection. At the time we didn’t know what we would do with it; the New England Series isn’t exactly our style. But since then we’ve placed part of the collection above the fireplace on the mantle and it looks quite festive. Plus it’s a nice reminder of Daryle’s parent’s since we don’t always see them on Christmas. Our fireplace does work, but it is a very shallow space and unfortunately doesn’t draw very well. So last year we added to our winter theme a faux-fire and log set that when you plug it in makes a crackling sound. It’s hilarious, but quite authentic seeming. I actually believe there’s heat coming off of it, even though it’s truly only adding to the ambiance.
Tomorrow is Daryle’s birthday. Yes, he’s a Christmas baby! In fact, his full name is Daryle Noel! Just a warning—this may not be my last Christmas post! We just love the holiday season and plan to celebrate all 12 days of Christmas. We visited Mount Vernon a few weekends ago for their candlelight tour and learned that George Washington celebrated the 12 days of Christmas. Every night he had a big dinner with family and then wine and dancing followed. That sounds divine to me, so I will be living large from now through January 5th. I hope you will do the same.
Sending much love and a merry Christmas to you!
Los Angeles+Mid-Century Modernism
December 10, 2010 at 9:53 am | Posted in mid-century, modernism | 2 CommentsTags: blackman cruz, egg2cake, los angeles, mid-century, modernism, papa bear chair
I’ve been hit by a major west coast modernism bug. I am such a Design*Sponge fanatic but generally shy away from not re-blogging Grace and Co.’s post’s since it’s such an awesome and popular blog, but I just can’t help myself. The furnishings in this house are bloody incredible. It was black leather Papa Bear Arm Chair and the walnut and brass bed (last photo) that really caught my eye.
Check out those pillars seperating two rooms. To-die-for.
The couple that owns the house are Kate Rivinus, a designer/owner of the shop Egg2Cake and Adam Blackman who owns one half of the opulent furniture and fine good shop called Blackman Cruz. Clicking around, I checked out Blackman Cruz’s website (eye candy everywhere) and well, that explains the house—a designer and a furniture store owner combining their vision. Simply gorgeous.
Mid-Century Stella Artois
October 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm | Posted in mid-century, modernism | Leave a commentTags: mid-century, roman coppola, stella artois, wes anderson
And here’s a phenomenal ad for Stella Artois (my beer of choice!) co-directed by two of the most hipster-cred people in the movie-biz: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola. AHH, hearts and stars! I’m loving the mid-century interior with the conversation pit surrounded by wooden panels. Wish I was there.
Watch the ad. Come on click play, it’s so fun!
Via: The Mid-Century Modernist
Happy Weekend
October 8, 2010 at 12:47 am | Posted in mid-century, photography, wedding | Leave a commentTags: buffalo, ny, road trip, sleepy hollow, sleepy hollow hotel, upstate new york, upstate ny wedding, wedding, western new york
Do you have a three-day weekend? Today, Daryle and I are driving back up to Buffalo for his best friend’s (and best man in our wedding) wedding. All of the leaves are still green in DC so it will be fun to watch the leaves change as we drive farther north. I’m really excited to get out-of-town for a few days and return to the place we got married. This evening, Daryle will be at the groom’s bachelor party, so I will be hitting the town with Beth, Daryle’s cousin and her friends! Amidst the festivities, I hope to visit Coo Coo U, our favorite mid-century shop in Buffalo. If I find anything, I will be sure to report back. Enjoy the weekend!
Sleepy Hollow Motel photo by Buffalo-based photographer, Jennifer Dennis Potter, on Etsy.
Mad Men in Rolling Stone
September 7, 2010 at 6:14 pm | Posted in design, mid-century, photography, pop culture | 3 CommentsTags: christina hendricks, elizabeth moss, january jones, jon hamm, mad men, peter dyckman, ray ban
Holy Smokes, I’m so obsessed with Mad Men. I hope you are too. This photoshoot by Robert Trachtenberg is so sexy. Look at those legs on January Jones! Elizabeth Moss looks phenominal!
I love these behind the scenes photos by James Minchin III of the cast. Isn’t Peter Dyckman so cute? I never realized January was a smoker. Why hasn’t she gotten the memo? Elizabeth Moss is so fashionable in her Ray Ban sunglasses. So fun!
Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair le Blue
July 26, 2010 at 10:20 pm | Posted in mid-century | 2 Comments
The Hans Wegner Wishbone chair remains dear to Fitzgibbons and my heart. That’s why Carl Hansen & Son introduced a series of colored Wishbone chairs. … No, really; the new line of colored lacquer finishes are in honor of the 60th anniversary of the iconic chair.
Available at Suite NY.
[Via: Remodelista]
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