Cool Bedrooms from Hip Hotels

We just love hotels! It's a great source of inspiration as it allows us to see creative things being done by some of the most fantastic designers...

Recently we've been to a couple of hotels that we thought were just amazing. One is the Haymarket in London; the other one is Apostrophe in Paris. Both are just so unique in their use of colors and textures.

Here are some pictures of the bedrooms from both hotels:

Apostrophe Hotel, Paris

This hotel's theme is poetry, and it is used throughout the hotels. We just love the use of mural wallpapers on one side of the room. So dramatic!




The Haymarket, London

This hotel consists of all suites. We just love their use of colors and patterns. It might be a little bit too English for some people, but we thought it's so creative and daring...

Unique Upholstery from Haute House

We think it's fun to get something funky sometime, whether it's clothes or furnishings. You know, something that says we are cool; we are hip; we know what's up!

You can do that with furniture. We like having one or two statement pieces that are a bit unusual, a bit out of the ordinary. It's like wearing a pair of killer shoes with a conservative outfit. It shows people that you got style!

Here's a line we found in Las Vegas that makes really fun, really cool furniture. It's called Haute House and it is based out of Los Angeles.

A sample of their products are shown here. If you need help with it, drop us a line, as the company does not sell to the consumer directly.

This banquet has a very high back. It's awesome as a center piece. Can you just see it in a very hip boutique hotel?

Love this chaise. It's very clean-lined & modern.

This is an unique twist on a standard slipper chair.

Isn't this bed awesome?
How about this boudoir-ish sofa?

Home Tours from the LA Times

The LA Times has some beautiful home tours that you might want to check out. It's a great source of inspiration!

Shown here is the Greystone show house. To see more homes, check out the Home & Garden Section.

Los Angeles vs New York

March in New York



Source: NY Times

March in Los Angeles



Source: LA Times

Nuff said!

Artworks from Art & Frame Source

We find it very hard to find good quality artwork, don't you? Either they are really chintzy or really expensive. There is really nothing in between that you can buy locally.

Our opinion on art is kinda like our opinion on wine, if we like it then that's good enough for us. We are no snob, that's for sure.

Here is an artwork line that we like. They are made with commercial quality so they look very upscale and high-end. They're reasonable too. The price range from $400-1000 depending on the piece and size.

We haven't put them up on the site yet as there are SO many, it's just taking so much time. You can view the complete collection here. Note that most of these look way better in person than they do on the web. The pictures are not so hot...

If you like any of the pieces, drop us a line and we'll get you the pricing information.

Here's a sample offering of the line:

Winner of February Give-Away

We are pleased to announce the winner of the February give away! It is Kelly of Design Ties from Ottawa, Canada. Congratulations Kelly.

Thank you everyone for participating. Your comments meant a lot to us and we enjoyed reading them greatly.

We'll be announcing the March giveaway soon....

Silver Home Accessories from Arteriors

We just received the new Arterior catalog today. Have you heard of this brand? Arteriors makes wonderful lamps, chandeliers and accessories. We just love their new accessories for 2009! In this posting, we'll concentrate on their silver home accessories. There's something about silver that instantly makes things more polished and more refined. We like using silver when we are in the mood to up the style quotient a bit...

We haven't put all of the Arteriors item on our web site yet. As always, if you are interested in getting more information or seeing more, drop us a line...

This silver tree is actually great to hang your jewelry...


This silver screen divider is so chic. It also comes in black and red.

We love this canister--look at the pretty silver nickel handle. We use it as a set (it comes in small/medium/large) in our bathroom to store Q-tips, cotton balls and soap.