Bejewelled

As the weather has slowly been getting cooler, I have become more and more drawn to warm, GORGEOUS jewel tones.  These wool acorns I blogged about a few weeks ago really sealed the deal on my recent jewel tone love affair!

{Etsy}

While I love all of the below rooms, I'm not quite sure if I am bold enough to try something similar in my own home.  ALTHOUGH, I would definitely bejewel a little girls room. This Jonathan Adler bedroom is absolutely adorable, and pretty much perfect for a creative and hyper little diva named Rael (my daughter!).

{Jonathan Adler via Elle Decor}

 {Cottage Living}

 {Muriel Brandolini}

{Unknown/Domino?}

{Decorpad}

Fall Wish List

So it is FINALLY getting a little cooler outside (except for the odd 90-degree day that I am not all that happy about!) and the great Southern Californian outdoors are starting to show some signs of autumn. I've been dreaming about the days of no air conditioning, crisp morning walks and all things cozy. And that brings me to my wish list for this season....

These felted wool acorns I found on Etsy are so beautiful and would look great displayed on any coffee or entry table. I love the amazing colors!

I've had my eye on Michael Aram's pomegranate salt & pepper shakers for a couple of years now and think 2010 may be the year to act on my feelings. They would look great on any fall table scape...

I'm hoping to get baking a little more this season and a new Anthropologie apron would keep me clean and stylish...

I am looking forward to hiking and picnicing with my husband and daughter in the near future, and this Marimekko picnic blanket would be perfect with its warm colors and leaf motif...

And to wrap up my day, I love a comforting cup of tea and am always happy to add to my white teapot collection - I'll take one of Wedgewood's Intaglio pots please!

What's on your autumn wish list?

Spring Has Sprung!

So it is officially spring and I must say, it feels like it in California! We have been having AMAZING weather, and while it is divine to be outside more with gorgeous blossoms on all the trees, I am worried about how hot it is getting so early. Summer is a whole other story, and it is not my favorite down here.

Doesn't this photo really capture the beauty of the season? Love it.

Back to those blossoms I was talking about! I live in a town known for all of its orange groves and that fact is by faaaaaar the best thing about it. Our apartment is surrounded by citrus trees in every yard and every March and April the air is intoxicating - I literally cannot stop breathing in the sweet smell! Not to go too overboard, but I think this is one of my all time favorite things.

All the fresh greenery outside has made me reassess interior greenery. I love flowers, but every room needs some permanent foliage. Think of it as another necessary accessory, like artwork.

Here are some great examples of beautiful houseplants. Personally, I'm really into the large, durable leaves found on these fiddlehead fig and banana trees. Need one. They're like living sculpture.

{Hollywood Hills home of American Pie screenwriter Adam Herz }

{Mod Miami living room of Danielle and Hani El-Naffy}

{Hollywood producer Lisa Henson's Beverly Hills terrace}

{In the master bath of architect William Georgis and art consultant Richard Marshall in Manhattan}

My Mum always had asparagus fern in our kitchen and I never really liked them - they seemed so unruly and prickly. This photo, however, has changed my mind. I think in a small size they look interesting and the nest-like, tangly quality adds amazing texture to a room.

{Fashion designer Elie Saab’s weekend villa near Beirut, Lebanon}

This classic ivy is perfect for this space. Love the large topiary arrangements, they add the finishing touch to this design...

{Interior designer Vicente Wolf’s New York City living room }

Another plant that is readily available and I hadn't given a second thought to, the Corn plant. I've never liked the spiky look of this plant, but somehow it looks SO GOOD in this interior entrance. I wonder if my living room can make this plant look good?

{Interior designer Frank Roop’s entrance hall in Boston}