18Dec

All that glitter: Gold Accessories

Gold is one of my favorite colors when it comes to accessories. It represents glamor better than any other color. Kelly Wearstler, one of my favorite designers, is perhaps the one who uses it best. The first picture shows the Roller Suite designed by Kelly Wearstler in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Below are a few cool gold accessories that I find represent glamor perfectly. Clockwise, silk chiffon dress, Jessica McClintock clutch, cocktail plate stand, artichoke flower shaker, Betsey Johnson necklace, solid gold pen set, Kaleidoscope, and alma fortune cup and saucer.

gold accessories, kelly wearstle bar design

17Dec

Sea Grass/Grasscloth Wallpaper

Naturally textured wallpaper such as Sea Grass or Grass Cloth, made from plant fibers can add glamor, texture and warmth to a space. It’s also a perfect way to hide those tedious wall imperfections. The fact that there is no pattern to be matched makes installation so much easier. I personally love it in a tropical environment (top second picture). Hang some photos or art and you’ll have a very cozy, warm space (top 1st picture). Below are a few more pictures showing different ways in which natural textured wallpaper can be used.

11Dec

Rock House Hotel, Jamaica

Rock House is one of the best Hotels in Jamaica. “Jamaica’s Rock House hotel is the ultimate exotic escape. With brilliant sunsets, chic décor and credo of brotherhood and goodwill, it’s the total package.” Gourmet Traveler.

rock house hotel, jamaica via belle vivivir blog

07Sep

Small Spaces

Really pretty small spaces.

Christopher Coleman

Miles Redd

small spaces, design ideas and inspirations ,

Winfried Heinze

CC Interior Design.

19Aug

I heart Suzani: The Global Chic Embroidered Textile

The term Suzani means “needlework”–specifically, the exquisite silk thread embroidery textile made by Uzbek women from Central Asian countries. Traditionally this embroidery work begins at the birth of a daughter and continued, with the help of family and friends, until the bride’s dowry was complete and then presented to the groom. Among the popular design, motifs are flowers, fruits, leaves, nines, moon disks and sometimes animals as birds and fish.

Suzani is one of the many design elements often found in the popular design style called Global Chic due to its decorative tribal details. Below a few of my favorite Suzani pieces.

17Jul

Muriel Brandolini

I love Muriel Brandolini design because it resembles eclecticism perfectly. Half Vietnamese and half French/Venezuelan, Muriel is far from been predictable. Her fabric design looks like no others, influenced by her major traveling around the world.