Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

OH SO PRETTY


Last year I faced winter head on, with a series called Surviving Winter With Style.  This January, though, I'm escaping into the soft and lovely, seduced by dreamy photoscapes and alluring art, smitten by balloons and beaches, seeking cozy spots for brunch and perhaps peeking behind the curtain of the ballet.  And then there's a certain blog birthday at month's end, for which we'll need streamers and sparkly wrap and some presents, of course.  And perhaps along the way a virtual visit to Paris and other magical stops, courtesy the whirling and wonderful blog carousel.  It's going to be oh so pretty.

Feathers & Sequins image discovered on The Paris Apartment.  Adapted by Doreen Creede for this month's masthead.

Monday, November 1, 2010

DUST & CHANDELIERS


Behind-the-scenes.
Before and afters.
Tips, tricks and pretty pics.
We'll be delving into decorating 
(plus dollops of some other goodies) 
all month on Style Maniac.

Why dust and chandeliers? 
Because, as I like to say:
"Things usually have to get messy before they get pretty."

NOTE:  Dust & Chandeliers is also the name of a new blog I recently created for my decorating business, The Redecorators LLC, to offer an in-depth look at our projects and transformations.  If  you're crazy about decor, you might want to check it out.

Purple Chandelier image courtesy Cyan Design

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

THE ART OF ROCK


I have no problem buying a book for its cover (otherwise known as coffee table books). What's even better though is a book with a great cover and an incredible interior. This one qualifies. It also inspired Style Maniac's April theme of Art & Rock.

The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk by Paul Grishkin covers a period of rock history when the creation of concert posters for groups like Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Doors and the Grateful Dead rose to a sublime level. Artists like Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso wove band names, locales and images in a psychedelic mix that reveals new surprises with every viewing. Case in point: this book has been on display in various rooms of our home for years but I didn't notice that the cover art includes the subtitle until writing this post. Can you find it?

READ: The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk by Paul Grishkin.