Home Typography Tuesday - Prada Marfa

The Prada Marfa print has been all over Pinterest the last few month but nothing makes me commit to a piece of wall decor like seeing it in an actual space! Like this print? You will love these rooms!

 

If you are intrigued and want to know more about the Prada Marfa Installation in Texas check out this New York Times article.

(Images: Wall Decor from Art.com. Meredith Heron's office via Chloe Magazine & I Love Your Crazy Blog, Tiffany Richey's Office via La Dolce Vita)

High Point Market Preview - Fall 2012

Emails have been coming in at a feverish pace from vendors giving previews of their High Point Market Introductions and this has created a great amount of excitement in the office! There is nothing like breaking out of the norm and being inspired by new furniture, accessories and fabrics. If you remember last fall HP Market invited me to attend as one of their Style Spotters but this time I am going purely as a blogger and designer! My clients will be SO happy with the great pieces I come back with. Below are just a few companies I am excited to visit.

 

CR Laine featured trends will include "Palm Beach Blitz, Ivy League and Stormy Situation" just to name a few! I am definitely intrigued!

 

I look forward to viewing the Conde Nast art for Soicher Marin



 
Thibaut Fabrics is high up on my list of must see showrooms for both furniture and fabrics!

With 10 million sq feet of showroom space I KNOW there will be an abundance of  inspiration to share with you! Make sure to follow me on Instagram and my Pinterest Board (High Point Market Fall 2012) as I share pictures from my week in North Carolina!

If you are attending High Point Market check out the Editor at Large round up of events and seminars, there are many you will not want to miss!

the LOOK - Boston Design Center

October 3rd is the LOOK at the Boston Design Center! This design filled day happens once a year and is a wonderful time to catch up with industry friends while attending seminars and learning about upcoming trends.

 

The BDC promote it as "Over 40 exciting showroom programs, special appearances and receptions offer you a full day of new products, personalities and discoveries." Sounds like fun right?!

I was honored to be included as one of Boston's Top Design Bloggers to tweet and blog throughout the day! If you would like to have a birds eye view of all the hottest trends and new products
 follow me on Twitter @CreateGirl or on Pinterest where I have started a board.

Honestly what we are really looking for a bit of interior eye candy right?!

(images via Cybele Magazine)

Monday Morning Happy - A 40th Surprise!

Morning! This weekend was my 40th (when did that happen...!) birthday and my adorable husband surprised me with a trip to Washington, DC! To say I was over the moon happy would put it lightly, you see I am the planner in the family so to have an event where I am not only surprised but also don't have to plan it, well it was heavenly! Not to mention he knows his "CityGirl" so well he knew I would just fall in love with DC and he was absolutely right!

Of course I fell in love with the architecture in DC,  especially the Eisenhower Executive Building which was an entire block long. The tiny little detail on every square inch of this 2nd Empire design was just breath taking! Now I need to investigate and learn more about this incredible design style!

With this being my first visit to DC I had to take a peek at the White House!

The first museum we visited was the Smithsonian National Museum of American History where I saw the First Lady dress exhibit! I was in awe of the amount of detail that was in Mrs. Obama's inaugural dress by Jason Wu, he is even more brilliant than I previously thought! The jewelry she wore that night was definitely fit for a First Lady!

 
Next up was a visit to the fantastic Newseum Museum, where viewed a section of the Berlin Wall and an exhibit on how journalists covered 9/11. Both emotional and moving which reminded us how lucky we are to live in America!


 
We took a break to get some fresh air and visit the relatively new WWII memorial. It was packed with people but honestly was one of the most peaceful places I have been! This quote really drives home how valuable women were and how their roles changed during this period in time!



Lastly we visited the National Portrait Gallery which is now ranked as one of my all time favorite museums! I LOVE learning about people and how they have contributed and/or changed society! The Twentieth Century Exhibit was filled with inspiring people some well known and some not as much. My biography reading list just became longer. My favorite portrait was of Rosalind Krauss an art critic. It could be my favorite because every blogger, writer or even student has felt this way while trying to come up with something interesting to say!

Have you visited DC before? What was your favorite Museum? I can't wait to return!

Enjoy the first week of October!

(images from jace interiors)