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Carrie's Apartment: Bandelle Does a Double Take

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRASwYU4naXfFRjRUOk1oQPmVonBqLjN91JAKOeg7fEHHs-zgiIDOM5eIgG9fP7RVlPjjyqaHsGNLhBtr3Ady3O_DUvPsV55jshyb682YoRBlp9ocQp99xwBElu7CuVBkbS0hSF44rIr1/s1600-h/sexandthecity_carrie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183614074648520450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRASwYU4naXfFRjRUOk1oQPmVonBqLjN91JAKOeg7fEHHs-zgiIDOM5eIgG9fP7RVlPjjyqaHsGNLhBtr3Ady3O_DUvPsV55jshyb682YoRBlp9ocQp99xwBElu7CuVBkbS0hSF44rIr1/s400/sexandthecity_carrie.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I previously mentioned the fantastic job Kylie had done when she featured the </span><a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2008/03/stylish-interiors-lipstick-jungle-and.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">interiors from Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> on her lovely blog, </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/?"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bandelle</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Well, she's done it again, only this time, she does a double take on Carrie Bradshaw's apartment in the upcoming Sex and the City movie. She poses a very important question (at least in my world): Will Carrie return to her bachelorette apartment? I wondered the same considering all of the Big drama in the movie trailer. I also remember seeing an interview after the series ended in 2004 in which Sarah Jessica Parker explained that all of the sets had been taken down and destroyed. This makes me wonder how closely the new apartments will resemble the original ones. Perhaps they've moved. After all, Miranda's in Brooklyn now! I guess we'll have to wait two more months until we find out. In the mean time, check out Kylie's fabulous </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/2008/03/25/double-take-carries-apartment-on-sex-and-the-city/#comment-260"><span style="font-family:verdana;">post</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> which has also been featured on </span><a href="http://designformankind.blogspot.com/2008/03/double-take-carries-closet-from-sex-and.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Design for Mankind</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Image from </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/?"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bandelle</span></a>

Carrie's Apartment: Bandelle Does a Double Take

I previously mentioned the fantastic job Kylie had done when she featured the interiors from Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle on her lovely blog, Bandelle. Well, she's done it again, only this time, she does a double take on Carrie Bradshaw's apartment in the upcoming Sex and the City movie. She p…

30Mar2008

Style Icon: Sarah Jessica Parker

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3rv11FBOiyWZaUa4Ke44hALc5iND3XDpehztbhNG7nHfLZLjawRJr7k6Nn7GV8SM-zbvjmqyOX0p-zND3WoZvWV1TUGnYn6oCWa5I37xWUukpFvBTOWEgXbJuZGeFDxZZUd7GIob0IBa/s1600-h/sjp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183189590145754786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3rv11FBOiyWZaUa4Ke44hALc5iND3XDpehztbhNG7nHfLZLjawRJr7k6Nn7GV8SM-zbvjmqyOX0p-zND3WoZvWV1TUGnYn6oCWa5I37xWUukpFvBTOWEgXbJuZGeFDxZZUd7GIob0IBa/s400/sjp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">This will be the first installment in my new Style Icon series in which I will post about my different style icons, people whose sense of style is inspiring to me. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've chosen to start with Sarah Jessica Parker because her name is synonymous with style, due largely to the fact that she starred in Sex and the City. I'll be honest with you. Though I find Carrie's complete love of fashion and willingness to take risks (sometimes they paid off, other times, she looked slightly ridiculous), I prefer Sarah Jessica's style over Carrie Bradshaw's. </span></div><br /><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">SJP's style tends to be very casual while living her day to day life. Normally, she is photographed running errands in New York in jeans and a tee, like in the picture below.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-3yjsq76IjfLpKKiM73-FXzuwaLZixnSKNKufinL5MItlR0WgCdCzNpJyebJxy9wfkTV7PProtSYUMemGKHOqLs85JISicXg5KGLAJYnyAO2F6uNFWVY3WSCoch-J34jiXQTTenc3qzL/s1600-h/sjp+casual.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183183422572717714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-3yjsq76IjfLpKKiM73-FXzuwaLZixnSKNKufinL5MItlR0WgCdCzNpJyebJxy9wfkTV7PProtSYUMemGKHOqLs85JISicXg5KGLAJYnyAO2F6uNFWVY3WSCoch-J34jiXQTTenc3qzL/s400/sjp+casual.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I don't find her casual style to be very inspiring, but I always love the choices she makes when she hits the red carpet.</span></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoW2UB7GzXOokSVVQgVzdgnaWqNHIUtlfur-WXwISoiNNPNYWxs2wJLRzWs0GEIbrVR5w4TJ7j5971XYYHSPNMyrm_Z0FxD8Tq6NSgGLt_wN3hzx0AV6Rc-dXpQYe9ugflmVXBljvrdEJ/s1600-h/SJP+Calvin+Klein+Oscars.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183183319493502594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoW2UB7GzXOokSVVQgVzdgnaWqNHIUtlfur-WXwISoiNNPNYWxs2wJLRzWs0GEIbrVR5w4TJ7j5971XYYHSPNMyrm_Z0FxD8Tq6NSgGLt_wN3hzx0AV6Rc-dXpQYe9ugflmVXBljvrdEJ/s400/SJP+Calvin+Klein+Oscars.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here, SJP takes the little black dress in a new direction. She wore this sexy Calvin Klein dress to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2001.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRfi7Rc7IE3zLndyFwEIQPBP4gAIAdKRdii-t6zxdKPBulGSchfypFc6YmrmOwz5n2hjaQwAHSPeJLd88zDA0Hlr-lCkuoD6UKsLMnhOTgQ7MQ48P7A48No0bO1rtA-33pOAIDFX03-yl/s1600-h/sjp+emmys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183183134809908850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRfi7Rc7IE3zLndyFwEIQPBP4gAIAdKRdii-t6zxdKPBulGSchfypFc6YmrmOwz5n2hjaQwAHSPeJLd88zDA0Hlr-lCkuoD6UKsLMnhOTgQ7MQ48P7A48No0bO1rtA-33pOAIDFX03-yl/s400/sjp+emmys.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Several different looks at different awards shows in 2004. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I absolutely love the grey Chanel Couture gown on the left. The color is divine! She said she chose it because it reminded her of The Empire State Building. You've got to love a girl who loves New York! The green dress is Oscar de la Renta. I'm inclined to say the ivory gown is Valentino, but I'm not positive. Any ideas?<br /></span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszZL9Dlcy8fSX7qL8eXkRg9_EVJxlxw6BAmdG3bHcrpE0OJE5_wC3Ht5XXDD9j5PXNxBgRRNq55QeizjPsRlRtGnRUuGEZ7Kgl4DqhdX5xVHsx3PdFaLHneVmCFLbe2_qA6lb1iVaQ6uh/s1600-h/sjp+kristin.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183183018845791842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszZL9Dlcy8fSX7qL8eXkRg9_EVJxlxw6BAmdG3bHcrpE0OJE5_wC3Ht5XXDD9j5PXNxBgRRNq55QeizjPsRlRtGnRUuGEZ7Kgl4DqhdX5xVHsx3PdFaLHneVmCFLbe2_qA6lb1iVaQ6uh/s400/sjp+kristin.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Here she is with Kristin Davis in a fabulous Chanel gown at the 2004 Emmys.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowVLNKUl8_HwgvWKJkXyde1wsOSLP6pxJZlW3oMPccW_0aT84jk0rVCH-qGCV3onMDtQLxlA4BEzsurrPr454i0kCGp97ByCBUm8BkkVs0aMcJFcC-mBQy1wOtt2sjWI0E9FE93mxGrdR/s1600-h/sjp+pink+chanel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183182855637034578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowVLNKUl8_HwgvWKJkXyde1wsOSLP6pxJZlW3oMPccW_0aT84jk0rVCH-qGCV3onMDtQLxlA4BEzsurrPr454i0kCGp97ByCBUm8BkkVs0aMcJFcC-mBQy1wOtt2sjWI0E9FE93mxGrdR/s400/sjp+pink+chanel.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">In a perfect pink Chanel confection at the 2003 Emmys</span></div><div><br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183181464067630658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jjhQ0c9ILyzusJyatU0efR_dBtYUMvWnfcYju1MVhcUJRnTOOZbLSFYWlpbx6IfxSQ1HCYQUoIJeTKtgOKMS7oo5w09BF14IwYV2DK6mWpicqRxpapGlmYS3MMd1DdxEHfJihdkau89l/s400/sjp+deck+the+halls.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I love this little striped dress she wore to the premiere of Matthew Broderick's Deck the Halls movie. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div> </div><div><BR>For more of Sarah Jessica on the red carpet, watch this video:<BR><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jg3ytjaToK0&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jg3ytjaToK0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div><div><br /></span><br /> </div><div><div></div></div></div>

Style Icon: Sarah Jessica Parker

This will be the first installment in my new Style Icon series in which I will post about my different style icons, people whose sense of style is inspiring to me. I've chosen to start with Sarah Jessica Parker because her name is synonymous with style, due largely to the fact that she starred in Se…

29Mar2008

This Week's Quote

This Week's Quote

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29Mar2008

53 Ways to Make You Feel More Fabulous

53 Ways to Make You Feel More Fabulous

I came across this article from Oprah.com today and thought I would pass it along to anyone else who needs a little pick-me-up in order to feel ready for Spring.Image from We Love Beauty…

27Mar2008

All About Me From A-Z

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW7BUhxHHSTEV84DBRvkPnnVZ2_TgTD-l0vLL1v33wti6M4yYIIMq0vPlSsgPDGW7j5Ds73MBrdcVPvsUhycDKpbQPBSnNd65ZNDdWtkMC5m1ApwMyRQkSFZHMbRAH105My4iIvl6Chxl/s1600-h/palace+of+fine+arts+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180979069262751170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW7BUhxHHSTEV84DBRvkPnnVZ2_TgTD-l0vLL1v33wti6M4yYIIMq0vPlSsgPDGW7j5Ds73MBrdcVPvsUhycDKpbQPBSnNd65ZNDdWtkMC5m1ApwMyRQkSFZHMbRAH105My4iIvl6Chxl/s320/palace+of+fine+arts+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCD6xFmZaTMq3QWXDBfvD4BoaHfaKVTOUWCWfRMYWao5ZxgDZkhiS-w7R3xiuyXXkJDnniXb7gnuK9f8NpeBPyoMISdLQADypVjj9Ig6YSeV9p1vrx7p5iI7bgY0bCW-wsIDu6J4F_nMBR/s1600-h/palace+of+fine+arts.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Fabian and Me at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, July 2005</span></em></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Courtney, of </span><a href="http://insidetheloop.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Inside the Loop </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">tagged me earlier this week and I am embarassed to admit that I just realized it today! Oh well, better late than never, right? So, I present to you, everything you ever wanted to know about me but were too afraid to ask (Woody Allen, anyone?)from A to Z.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><div align="left"><br /></div></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A - Attached or single? Married to my wonderful hubby, Fabian.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">B - Best friend? Fabian, for sure. I am closer to him than anyone else. We're constantly making each other laugh and have so many things in common. Leah, Meredith, and Jennifer are my closest girlfriends. Like Courtney, I also subscribe to the theory that having a few close friends is better than having a ton of false friends or acquaintances.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">C - Cake or pie? Both! I don't discriminate. I love chocolate cake and apple pie.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">D - Day of choice? Saturday because I usually get to escape the suburbs and go into town!</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">E - Essential item? My many, many magazine subscriptions. I'm addicted, I tell you! Oh, and the internet. I'm addicted to that, too.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">F - Favorite color? I don't really have one, but I love black, grey, Kelly green, turquoise, and red.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">G - Gummy bears or worms? Bears </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">H - Hometown? Houston</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I - Favorite indulgence? Vacations. I love to travel more than anything in the world.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">J - January or July? I'm not a fan of cold weather, so definitely July. We will celebrate our third wedding anniversary on July 1st!</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">K - Kids? None yet. Just my 130 students.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">L - Life isn't complete without? great food and lots of laughter---> I agree with Courtney's answer. One cannot laugh often enough. As far as great food goes, Fabian and I were just talking about how some people live to eat and others eat to live. You know, there are people, like a colleague of mine, who eat frozen meals everyday, stab their fork into said crap, look at it in disgust and eat it anyway. Then, there are those who love good food...cooking it, eating it, trying new things. We definitely live to eat. And family, it is so important.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">M - Marriage date? July 1, 2005</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">N - Number of brothers and sisters? 1 younger sister</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">O - Oranges or apples? I like both, but I have a gala apple with my lunch pretty much every day.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">P - Phobia and fears? Fire, I'm really afraid of getting burned. I'm also a MAJOR germophobe.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Q - Quote? There are so many! I find them so inspiring. Check out my many "This Week's Quote" posts for specific examples.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">R - Reason to smile? Reminiscing about certain memories, babies, my husband, travel, compliments, etc.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">S - Season of choice? Summer and Fall, especially the fall. I love the weather we have here in Houston from September to November.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">T - Tag three people: </span><a href="http://mrsplainjane.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mrs.PlainJane</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a href="http://scentedglossymagazines.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Scented Glossy Magazines</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, and Caitlin of </span><a href="http://danandcaitlin.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dan and Caitlin</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">U - Unknown fact about me? Oh man, I don't know. I've studied four languages (I feel like most people know this about me, though.) I'm planning a big change beginning this summer, though I can't fully disclose what it is yet.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">V - Vegetable? Zucchini, Squash, Potatoes, Spinach, Asparagus</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">W - Worst habit? I'm a control freak.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">X - X-ray or ultrasound? I've only ever had x-rays at the dentist because I've been fortunate enough to have never broken a bone. I did have an ultrasound last fall before my surgery.</span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Y - Your favorite food? So many things my mom makes, seafood, roast chicken, basil, tomato, and mozzarella panini, a good croissant, french pastries, I could go on and on!</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Z - Zodiac sign? Scorpio</span>

All About Me From A-Z

Fabian and Me at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, July 2005Courtney, of Inside the Loop tagged me earlier this week and I am embarassed to admit that I just realized it today! Oh well, better late than never, right? So, I present to you, everything you ever wanted to know about me but were …

23Mar2008

The Liberty Hotel in Boston

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMTlAGI6CU5GNs0AjRe9VeAkkrDIQG18Yu56r6G-VSEe827AkP74PEwH4T0faePQLP7QRlN2A_wr23LWFRhyR1biCCPOcz4_izGnqCJTOIswc8dkXVr9UfGKIIv1bWisfmUQa-fL4TPtS/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+lobby.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="189" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180719309640689058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMTlAGI6CU5GNs0AjRe9VeAkkrDIQG18Yu56r6G-VSEe827AkP74PEwH4T0faePQLP7QRlN2A_wr23LWFRhyR1biCCPOcz4_izGnqCJTOIswc8dkXVr9UfGKIIv1bWisfmUQa-fL4TPtS/s320/liberty+hotel+lobby.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="274" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I came across </span><a href="http://www.libertyhotel.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Liberty Hotel</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in Boston as I was searching for travel options on Expedia. My husband's birthday is on May 2nd and I'd like to take him away for the weekend of his birthday. We're thinking of going back to San Francisco since we loved it so much the first time we visited (We honeymooned there and in the Wine Country) or we could visit Seattle, Chicago, or Boston for the first time. I'd love any suggestions for any one of these cities if you would be willing to share. I can't quite decide which city to choose!</span><br /><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyhow, back to the task at hand. As I was looking at Boston hotel options on Expedia, I came across The Liberty Hotel and was instantly intrigued. This sleek, modern boutique hotel is housed inside of the former Charles Street Jail, which was once home to some of Chicago's most notorious criminals. In 1973, the prisoners revolted due to the poor living conditions and the jail was deemed to be in violation of the inmates' constitutional rights. In 1990, the last prisoners were transferred to the Suffolk County Jail and it closed after nearly 150 years. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">It took the current hotel's owners 5 years and $150 million to revamp the old jail into what is now a trendy and luxurious hotel. The Liberty houses a swanky bar and Clink restaurant, which is surrounded by original jail bars and windows. The hotel, which was once home to violent criminals is now home to the likes of Annette Benning, Eva Mendes, Mick Jagger, and Meg Ryan when they visit Boston. When I told my husband about this place, he looked at me like I was nuts. I don't know if we'll ever actually stay at The Liberty as it has to be haunted and I'm a big chicken! One hundred fifty plus years of poor living conditions for angry criminals... that is a sure fire recipe for mean ghosts! </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">What matters is that at the end of the day, they did an incredible job with this hotel. It is sleek, modern, and unique...everything I love in a hotel. We choose to stay in boutique hotels whenever we can for this reason. I know there are people who can't justify paying for a nice hotel because they spend so little time there, but I am the opposite. To me, a hotel is such a big part of one's travel experience. It really can make your trip that much better or that much worse. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">To learn more about The Liberty Hotel, check out this article from </span><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-11-08-boston-jail-hotel_N.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">USA Today</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Hotel's Exterior</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNN5-zLjC_dzRLFqb1gs9Ib4JtV2FnwlbTpDBTSRMskzBLOQZC9EfU-S1-lMpvQyMAkklDjt2kYDyG31uZ5OW8HXZ5HTbl40OwrKrwFBKVLGEb4pcf50jSfjHOkh2lCMkXTQhRaH8RseX/s1600-h/liberty+hotel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711643124065666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNN5-zLjC_dzRLFqb1gs9Ib4JtV2FnwlbTpDBTSRMskzBLOQZC9EfU-S1-lMpvQyMAkklDjt2kYDyG31uZ5OW8HXZ5HTbl40OwrKrwFBKVLGEb4pcf50jSfjHOkh2lCMkXTQhRaH8RseX/s400/liberty+hotel.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The ornate railings and catwalks where the prison guards once stood</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0YAUcpyT-GDILc1ibbLG1XqEKGriJbZqMmvOlkmkF69pOHfHTpeyR0mPPrDvabuMhRWMY9r5RwUoqFXRyE2LusB_71AoNiFsMWrR9jhSt5Eb99HFVgxaL7cuwbZOiqcLuOd8a7OEYcFD/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711574404588914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0YAUcpyT-GDILc1ibbLG1XqEKGriJbZqMmvOlkmkF69pOHfHTpeyR0mPPrDvabuMhRWMY9r5RwUoqFXRyE2LusB_71AoNiFsMWrR9jhSt5Eb99HFVgxaL7cuwbZOiqcLuOd8a7OEYcFD/s400/liberty+hotel+1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A rendering of the jail back in 1850</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwTn2q3bB9yVyAeLHeLVaa36vT8RiSxchaXXjFQtPfwgMhfZ5MgS8jwy6B4cWVE2zM6VdLcznVMwk_AltmXzQdjQiQ8Ege7Jv-9l_Su1lwZYeCqw5UOc1dqiYrklAjNOeN2rNtMhEUV2O/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+1851.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711479915308386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwTn2q3bB9yVyAeLHeLVaa36vT8RiSxchaXXjFQtPfwgMhfZ5MgS8jwy6B4cWVE2zM6VdLcznVMwk_AltmXzQdjQiQ8Ege7Jv-9l_Su1lwZYeCqw5UOc1dqiYrklAjNOeN2rNtMhEUV2O/s400/liberty+hotel+1851.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Reception Desk</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_e-Mt-6zMGa3wCqTsvOVX4XTDnEl3LTvagw5G1Ja2g2YvgfQYu3gxDrsy5-jifqiwy9k4Hf8FmDgbfSx3YdoBQYJrNF1tnB39RZV4LZMIcTrUVI1PFkUgy_WM3L1lgSM97B_Km-Ejk1k/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+desk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711389720995154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_e-Mt-6zMGa3wCqTsvOVX4XTDnEl3LTvagw5G1Ja2g2YvgfQYu3gxDrsy5-jifqiwy9k4Hf8FmDgbfSx3YdoBQYJrNF1tnB39RZV4LZMIcTrUVI1PFkUgy_WM3L1lgSM97B_Km-Ejk1k/s400/liberty+hotel+desk.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Hotel's Lobby<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn5MdA9EyqyE4k_CURaLiwrfb8iJhV9OBI5wACjuFtR-yKWMYNh__YiyaBcsb6S3-eHS-RiyZBG-kV_NJAaLCfheS9db11ecSBZTHNZRdhOChlyOzA9aifUpibESUv8fzfgG1u8tmKfQu/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+lobby.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711278051845442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn5MdA9EyqyE4k_CURaLiwrfb8iJhV9OBI5wACjuFtR-yKWMYNh__YiyaBcsb6S3-eHS-RiyZBG-kV_NJAaLCfheS9db11ecSBZTHNZRdhOChlyOzA9aifUpibESUv8fzfgG1u8tmKfQu/s400/liberty+hotel+lobby.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Clink Restaurant</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKm75xyZyMglEi_d5ZHcU8CvhfM9ijmKJP4_XRIJb7RrCusemzOmrKSsiGQzzBzW-RAEoMRE1lq3CU56iQ7zFXE5_rYVijCDmwYtH8M2o2eRunjjzChw-pwhVq3D7xzgZSoD9lC6c2K00/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+clink+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711183562564914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKm75xyZyMglEi_d5ZHcU8CvhfM9ijmKJP4_XRIJb7RrCusemzOmrKSsiGQzzBzW-RAEoMRE1lq3CU56iQ7zFXE5_rYVijCDmwYtH8M2o2eRunjjzChw-pwhVq3D7xzgZSoD9lC6c2K00/s400/liberty+hotel+clink+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Original Jail Doors at Clink</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgdBX27mdUFhJYlBZA7vuWhp5YMt3AXr2f7WeZ0J4ALOwsysbxd_ijrtENtz-Yn15yIa6cWhxBgaODca8L6g1QlpjNtRy8EKC3HkNFCRF2_Wk0xEILvKXZw9VKXi6I64UX_URX59MLKap/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+restaurant.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711097663218978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgdBX27mdUFhJYlBZA7vuWhp5YMt3AXr2f7WeZ0J4ALOwsysbxd_ijrtENtz-Yn15yIa6cWhxBgaODca8L6g1QlpjNtRy8EKC3HkNFCRF2_Wk0xEILvKXZw9VKXi6I64UX_URX59MLKap/s400/liberty+hotel+restaurant.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I love the chandeliers in the hotel's ballroom.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS5IQnR3T91NoQorZGCfP21_wX_Ve1YGZYvWNIidLNJpYTsRRU7sGpv8kLqY60288iWfvzTQrCBc_LRCRX9N2vt-u8nLf4-Vy_LVIjj36fxdXz2IUPHfeB9H0jGxDeuvxAxQ7J89D1HaZ/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+meeting+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180711016058840338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS5IQnR3T91NoQorZGCfP21_wX_Ve1YGZYvWNIidLNJpYTsRRU7sGpv8kLqY60288iWfvzTQrCBc_LRCRX9N2vt-u8nLf4-Vy_LVIjj36fxdXz2IUPHfeB9H0jGxDeuvxAxQ7J89D1HaZ/s400/liberty+hotel+meeting+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">A view of the hotel (it's on the left behind the trees)</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjOapJ5Y9QrTaiKQuZJDz8Vm-L1MMONDPp9Ej83hCFdzMrKe-5D_Lmm1tED_wpLsiYOWKhy3JqiClLT4k6WCuOjYbx264Yf-tDHBHo3lJ_uteHQ6xT9FW9MsN5-oUNZeBc_66jWQKL59X/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+view.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710874324919554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjOapJ5Y9QrTaiKQuZJDz8Vm-L1MMONDPp9Ej83hCFdzMrKe-5D_Lmm1tED_wpLsiYOWKhy3JqiClLT4k6WCuOjYbx264Yf-tDHBHo3lJ_uteHQ6xT9FW9MsN5-oUNZeBc_66jWQKL59X/s400/liberty+hotel+view.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Guest Room</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjv1j-_F57-74Kfkw3J1WOlbU2_8M_9n2UR8YBmooEP_cUhCvyZFRmeH261sYKXyDhPeZKZWoVQTA4lIRTbVIucJeu6kNIDwoLVUKI_mE82UAAvCPZw503UqcVuwY-YBOHUUKaa-viOSU/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+room+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710144180479218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjv1j-_F57-74Kfkw3J1WOlbU2_8M_9n2UR8YBmooEP_cUhCvyZFRmeH261sYKXyDhPeZKZWoVQTA4lIRTbVIucJeu6kNIDwoLVUKI_mE82UAAvCPZw503UqcVuwY-YBOHUUKaa-viOSU/s400/liberty+hotel+room+3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sitting Area in a Guest Room</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoEuOFZ5mAe44qSewo5KdQXUrR3j5BvsZ4Ng36G0e8SQDcrX0KimVyDK9wCKmvlQaEryolGMofL0-_FM9oO3QnkfnTjHoyHTODC_corhn5m9OMdBKWzFA_yamCz7LPSa4W4u8ruVBMLP7/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+sittig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710049691198690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoEuOFZ5mAe44qSewo5KdQXUrR3j5BvsZ4Ng36G0e8SQDcrX0KimVyDK9wCKmvlQaEryolGMofL0-_FM9oO3QnkfnTjHoyHTODC_corhn5m9OMdBKWzFA_yamCz7LPSa4W4u8ruVBMLP7/s400/liberty+hotel+sittig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Living Area in a Suite</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH8qYajYg3J2Eyizw7aT-5qtguxYj9FQFulPEETjHS-QJ5NHLUG_fB0NT5n5Hx0XDRj1_9DNtAwd2BEJght314LJxPNNFMTUgqfCeZnpdCFGeibDKvntr01B-C9Sr_DO3t1RfAjUnG1Hv/s1600-h/liberty+hotel+suite.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180709972381787346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH8qYajYg3J2Eyizw7aT-5qtguxYj9FQFulPEETjHS-QJ5NHLUG_fB0NT5n5Hx0XDRj1_9DNtAwd2BEJght314LJxPNNFMTUgqfCeZnpdCFGeibDKvntr01B-C9Sr_DO3t1RfAjUnG1Hv/s400/liberty+hotel+suite.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">View of Boston from a Balcony</span><br /><div><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180709877892506818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHwTehyphenhyphenx9Ei9dsK2L4mge5QHmti9O5lcseEuUqdVFULBTq3bxnKIHYcmSqiNwliVW8IuMaQLZnhsFkIMyp_hbIa4iYoDxgoqlWoa4HqibAi2KnWufCHPupes17nsDdq4mM22joEO1a-PC/s400/liberty+hotel+balcony.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p></p><p>Images from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.expedia.com">Expedia</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.libertyhotel.com">The Liberty Hotel</a></p>

The Liberty Hotel in Boston

I came across The Liberty Hotel in Boston as I was searching for travel options on Expedia. My husband's birthday is on May 2nd and I'd like to take him away for the weekend of his birthday. We're thinking of going back to San Francisco since we loved it so much the first time we visited (We honeym…

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22Mar2008

Case Study: Chic Bookcases

<span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been collecting random photos of bookcases. After a trip to Barnes and Noble yesterday, I felt inspired to post them. Here are a few of my favorites:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm not sure where I got this image (If anyone knows, please let me know so that I can give credit where it's due!), but I love the entire room. I love the tall bookcases and that green fabric is gorgeous!<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599900959925330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg8xuGktphYOkuNE1aPC7_BqvwXh0ruodS3kCPRFD1WRM-J1aLsaxtDlSxO5Il-0r-G10tfNb-QGIf-mcP-SpIG6-GJ3OTkCOcNESxyp91zu5QOU_n6QFkuRmiq9-RfyTFvuVqjc-nCwq/s400/bookcases.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Amazing Country House in Upstate New York</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love everything about this room! The mouldings, the floor, the contrasting colors... I could go on and on, but my favorite thing about this room is the wonderful wall of built-in bookcases with the gorgeous brass </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=649"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Circa Boston Functional Library Two Arm Wall Lights</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> hanging above them.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599819355546690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HMuLJaM3MMkdn8o6nTg74cXZo6A93xnYRCtHdjTYpdQqMggeHrqDbfs-bRmO5vM1-WxJWvKI9G5xZFCWPOY_YV7A5-bzMhRbJQM3EWJBQxPMuU9zR_NKgIp6cI1APA0CAOwip_d5DxX8/s400/bookcase+chatham,+ny.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here, we have a decidedly modern take on bookcases from NathanEgan Interiors.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599733456200754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF_P_-9TDY5APSRgWjjB7FilauXsCSIdMvYRzuDuRBIPhv5ep1cpbfTsH0-l-Ca1cox0zqK1u8W33CGGBisSWJqO1uFGBKNYnn5wXv1xELL92oR5y3L74MU6u3sMAbAKVvMfJ_IoZWzUS/s400/bookcases+nathan+egan.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another modern room, this time from Spain's Nuevo Estilo Magazine</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599647556854818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pSPpaAkC_a7XVB2XagaKRBQnAeSB9zuZ9mButdVYiZURO66tUa1866uzz9yc1DbW4VFDmRO5EShetTceDZ9Zg-BlhdFDFaQpIQ2uWqefR6eXTMwn102uf5ahPBAlQ_KN-gL_WmpGIG_4/s400/bookcases+nuevo+estilo.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is from a Manhattan real estate listing. I don't really like the way the room is decorated, but I love the fact that bookcases line the entire hallway.<br /></span><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599544477639698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSQVARoGrvVEtogwyTWZDT49Ef4Spy2ItLOewT8XvVRy-VC4wU5lxm_kBLitje0QPA3eS9YU3Y9A-Miq7Md3jOkr77uj9UFDaT5WiMdG3tlmN4wl7TX8wcwI0f-Akoqx9-gXISScdBTRF/s400/built-ins+lights.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think this is adorable! This bookcase belongs to Jihan, the girl who writes </span><a href="http://pisaisfalling.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Around the World on my Vespa</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I love that the quirky objects coexist with her books in such a lovely way.</span><br /><div><br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599437103457282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN677zSHaBWmSipXfudqsOqCsFl6LvNZKqxUFunASgxdVyM0-z62upD_XYnw27bbXqXiCeOsnO39pyt03R6YaK7CfAxAoOE_qnOA-Jo1mA8Fo6q4MTrwVKYgQ__IZkGnuGtXPw4gcCqML2/s400/library+shelf.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bookcases in a casual, yet elegant sitting room from the movie <em>Something's Gotta Give</em></span><br /><em></em><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180599295369536498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7oXWHC6TnxAV8kYc6M5ns70tcEsqwQGoD9aQNdQuEhVN_j76zU5w0C0GkkVM78D4_5Kh_ZGb3Kt-lFCfcU3LRyb7FxcpsLchsVCgiF7UIJwp-loYJShzvrRYTE8o5OiAUBjlFNSvwqsL/s400/library+somethings+gotta+give.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </div>

Case Study: Chic Bookcases

I have been collecting random photos of bookcases. After a trip to Barnes and Noble yesterday, I felt inspired to post them. Here are a few of my favorites:I'm not sure where I got this image (If anyone knows, please let me know so that I can give credit where it's due!), but I love the entire room.…

22Mar2008

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21Mar2008

New York, I Love You

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD0PBc5rbbWhuLWgHMkqhVg-93X1uPPOmrXXb3YqmMx6CdBXIeGJLAHUjCa7RNAofVQ6RcGSHglFrvMnPzXepYTe7B15ZsPgYDguMfTm5JdylVUrYCVF6klnrYyF27dKe0921yBU595Ou/s1600-h/central+park.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178475531206537570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD0PBc5rbbWhuLWgHMkqhVg-93X1uPPOmrXXb3YqmMx6CdBXIeGJLAHUjCa7RNAofVQ6RcGSHglFrvMnPzXepYTe7B15ZsPgYDguMfTm5JdylVUrYCVF6klnrYyF27dKe0921yBU595Ou/s400/central+park.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Following the success of </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401711/"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Paris, Je t'aime</span></em></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, several Hollywood heavyweights have begun filming <em>New York, I Love You</em>, a film composed of twelve vignettes about love in the Big Apple. The vignettes will be directed by the likes of The Coen brothers, Alexander Payne, Gus Van Sant, Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Craven, Walter Salles, Tom Tykwer, and </span><a href="http://popsugar.com/1107976"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Scarlett Johannson </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">and will feature artists such as </span><a href="http://popsugar.com/1117762"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Natalie Portman</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kevin Bacon, Nick Nolte, Gena Rowlands, and Gérard Depardieu. The different vignettes will take place in all five New York boroughs. I really enjoyed <em>Paris, Je t'aime</em> and New York is one of favorite cities in the world so I am really looking forward to seeing this when it comes out!</span></div>

New York, I Love You

Following the success of Paris, Je t'aime, several Hollywood heavyweights have begun filming New York, I Love You, a film composed of twelve vignettes about love in the Big Apple. The vignettes will be directed by the likes of The Coen brothers, Alexander Payne, Gus Van Sant, Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Cra…

16Mar2008

Stylish Interiors: Lipstick Jungle and Cashmere Mafia

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1lUjlTeyIqFNSZISMevmfyaRcnXfaRiqZ_yNk1c96smIu3XEHjB_tPXDWi-DcVrZT8Sn9uXDy1HOmgW65BX1epE9cnlvbZdxYt_cNZAbYN4CeSATUzGdtUsOtSjkFVPf5firf7AI_5dg/s1600-h/cashmere+lipstick.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177992596493840722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1lUjlTeyIqFNSZISMevmfyaRcnXfaRiqZ_yNk1c96smIu3XEHjB_tPXDWi-DcVrZT8Sn9uXDy1HOmgW65BX1epE9cnlvbZdxYt_cNZAbYN4CeSATUzGdtUsOtSjkFVPf5firf7AI_5dg/s400/cashmere+lipstick.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76TW1IGSxaCGIEmFh-YNSP5eky_J6kOXJLPCvjB5-WVaP8TrwztkosOfxslWirexxg4THQ5LU0b8AbwRasM5pbXVZ_7yuEyc7L-Da62e3N92hGEK_Rhy33AgQOfGoomQwDix9qFSkCO68/s1600-h/cashmere+lipstick.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyone who has read my blog probably knows how much I love<em> Sex and the City</em>, so you can imagine how hesitant I was when <em>Lipstick Jungle</em> and <em>Cashmere Mafia</em> first aired. Due to a lack of options because of the writer's strike, I decided to go ahead and give <em>Cashmere Mafia</em> a chance. I watched a few episodes and got bored with the story lines very quickly. Quite frankly, the characters are completely forgettable in my opinion. I can't remember their names and it has only been a few weeks since I stopped watching. The interiors, on the other hand, are a different story. I feel they've actually done a better job on that show with the interiors than Patricia Field did with the wardrobe.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177990388880650546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sg4QV57HJ-6mPxxMhH-szHHAiiIVlqz4p4qfWYT-4vDXMKBMksDgZL_1lJZZ55zlKBvGHmoN2Ht7WjSbswWAGwR0uV5gH4V2oa0eaNNXU9GUs66ODtCjsM15xPn07SZZVjQRr0Hg9aYk/s400/cashmeremafia_caitlin.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Lipstick Jungle</em> debuted after <em>Cashmere Mafia</em>, but has quickly become a favorite of mine. I feel like the characters have more substance and are more likable (even cheating Nico and her younger man, Kirby) and the interiors on this show are even better in my opinion! I love the spaces the girls live and work in. My favorite space by far is Victory Ford's town house. It is feminine, chic, and quirky, just like she is.</span> </span><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177990101117841698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru1Ev-9J-ug7nBOXP8Tda2k6GuNQv8Mo-Sg98iyULrThSCi0IcfayPENTF9ECpZc8JRClmnrxd_dTQEe_HnP9_Fp6lJNU41YNG55sIZ9mf4L53RO_Ba2qVn8Er-rCpgpeiAN_KVFtM6hW/s400/lipstick_jungle_victory_ford_living.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I know there have been a couple of blogs who have posted some of the interiors from <em>Cashmere Mafia</em>, but I have searched and searched for pictures of the <em>Lipstick Jungle</em> interiors without much luck until recently. I came across </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/?"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bandelle Blog</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, written by Australian designer, Kylie Sarley, as I was searching for the LJ interiors and found that she had done two fabulous posts featuring </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/2008/03/11/double-take-caitlins-office-on-cashmere-mafia/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Caitlin's apartment </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">from <em>Cashmere Mafia</em> and </span><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/2008/02/25/victory-fords-apartment-on-lipstick-jungle/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Victory Ford's townhouse </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">from <em>Lipstick Jungle</em> in which she breaks down all of the elements that the spaces are composed of. I only wish I had come across Bandelle Blog sooner. It is adorable, well written, and features great content. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, what is your take? Do you like one show more than the other? Do any of the spaces featured on Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle really stand out to you? </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Images from: E Online and Bandelle Blog, respectively</span></div></div>

Stylish Interiors: Lipstick Jungle and Cashmere Mafia

Anyone who has read my blog probably knows how much I love Sex and the City, so you can imagine how hesitant I was when Lipstick Jungle and Cashmere Mafia first aired. Due to a lack of options because of the writer's strike, I decided to go ahead and give Cashmere Mafia a chance. I watched a few epi…

15Mar2008

NathanEgan Interiors

<span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.nathanegan.com/">NathanEgan Interiors</a>, based out of  Manhattan, consists of an extremely talented team formed by Wayne Nathan and Carol Egan. I love their eclectic taste and would hire them in a New York minute if I had the New York address and the money to do so. As I browsed through their portfolio, I realized that my favorite rooms were the kitchens. They are beyond gorgeous! White cabinetry, stainless accents, subway tile, vintage style hardware and lighting, ebonized floors...the result is modern and classic all at once.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177970589081415954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSRa33ky30rNdTAun-ddqtA_MRXiXg6JlihvPT4V_iNaFGL1Cxj9TFRjhzefRPy4JhOVKLRL_UBT-QkekPmBF0yoFXqBWFwvkCrqHke3Ni1GfRLNbVXIAwEfNqbTsdD-T_M5JttgDBzc3/s400/nathan+egan+kitchen.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhDne3KM1s0yTLE9P5j5g39k-NsmpA2HgrZOSaN8AD3ZjjhwVJBhBo3LXbZDolcj0naQoCme8vH-JokOU3kvf2gjuoJe-9S9yHfPmfGXVzDFvBSR3qPoobEO6Q-h5eUqSGgBJZUdORLDM/s1600-h/nathan+egan+kitchen4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177970473117298946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhDne3KM1s0yTLE9P5j5g39k-NsmpA2HgrZOSaN8AD3ZjjhwVJBhBo3LXbZDolcj0naQoCme8vH-JokOU3kvf2gjuoJe-9S9yHfPmfGXVzDFvBSR3qPoobEO6Q-h5eUqSGgBJZUdORLDM/s400/nathan+egan+kitchen4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177970305613574386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig00Bf0Lq1fmZn3msqJvcf3BvYv1juouq8EGcPZODL4SSk0D-lHDFsH2QuXvDnJN5qNgXr9RK1J0Sm5V9PYnA3c1XYC_Qeq77Dz9UsVpNcdtqFswGKCbq1E97YWa6ylUjMf1Vfv7q5qmrF/s400/nathan+egan+kitchen+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMyYAKYFks34j2ayT2-iKEf644P7YkUSZwsc4p49pZxqqhrQTQdltpYP1RX9rJ7xsWI2QLuFUal_wq13Zt73NcPDDxjbDfYq3MPXmr4QATtplpl6LYXMvcqDqZ-_3twCiR3vJ22pa1WPy/s1600-h/nathan+egan+kitchen+3.jpg"></a> </div></div></div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177970172469588194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMyYAKYFks34j2ayT2-iKEf644P7YkUSZwsc4p49pZxqqhrQTQdltpYP1RX9rJ7xsWI2QLuFUal_wq13Zt73NcPDDxjbDfYq3MPXmr4QATtplpl6LYXMvcqDqZ-_3twCiR3vJ22pa1WPy/s400/nathan+egan+kitchen+3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />

NathanEgan Interiors

NathanEgan Interiors, based out of Manhattan, consists of an extremely talented team formed by Wayne Nathan and Carol Egan. I love their eclectic taste and would hire them in a New York minute if I had the New York address and the money to do so. As I browsed through their portfolio, I realized tha…

15Mar2008

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15Mar2008

Carrie + Big For Like Ever

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-PI-4KegIzdsShOBbun9vzs9u2vFUK6OPfmKD3mlHlYrPcsNGDYH-HARwt9Q3cH_x5ixHb-CEDZDgWaD7xQ8wF9opEFM0b-VZOIBBJ93HJUSGu8caTvszBgEaqxAxqru3gLsWYVK1uin/s1600-h/sjp+annie+leibowitz+shoot.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175553630595330226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-PI-4KegIzdsShOBbun9vzs9u2vFUK6OPfmKD3mlHlYrPcsNGDYH-HARwt9Q3cH_x5ixHb-CEDZDgWaD7xQ8wF9opEFM0b-VZOIBBJ93HJUSGu8caTvszBgEaqxAxqru3gLsWYVK1uin/s400/sjp+annie+leibowitz+shoot.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth are shooting a spread for next month's issue of Vogue with famed photographer, Annie Leibowitz. They are portrayed as their characters, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big in order to promote the long-awaited Sex and the City Movie which is set to be released on May 30th.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNwZCewlNUJF8FxOwNxVmLglSxqVoXFl_tP7DOnTbQ0DALUbYdBocR7eAJfEgXLzGrPP71X0OvbGgjPcfIjP_A3XMelahxNQetdCPsIY2mDeuQP64DdHvar004SdlqjT1H1AWHHRdtdnP/s1600-h/sjp+annie+leibowitz+shoot.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The big day can't come soon enough! I feel like the picture above is actually quite representative of Carrie and Big's relationship. Try as he may, Big is never fully comfortable in his relationship with Carrie. Perhaps things will be different in the movie.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175553325652652194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfv0MWGI7jLQ2aAix3qd1YokAj95JkphrsodyD4LJljC8Dr-vYffYlSrqgeK9-JQA7l54BwFEJSZVfa1nYov5rZNu05OYwVVPLfgYXbClc0w8BJGY0ofItx1kf9Oz_Fwqg2Bp33ubQ5CF/s400/carrie+big.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Poor SJP took a tumble at the photoshoot.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175553063659647122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoGus21rZ0kwkL9waly2mdZT3BTPm6VQjNhOYq-mpLNxAdqgFUAhLExqBQCiaynocssOb8eBfW0JfngVCMcSNXz3nhz7z7EJLqFg68CIUZHh65rLFwqkPwodc7Ql7bDxQ47Caw2RVwE1r/s400/sjp+tumble.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Photos from: Us Weekly, PopSugar, and Wenn respectively</span></p>

Carrie + Big For Like Ever

Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth are shooting a spread for next month's issue of Vogue with famed photographer, Annie Leibowitz. They are portrayed as their characters, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big in order to promote the long-awaited Sex and the City Movie which is set to be released on May 30th…

08Mar2008

Reality Bites

<span style="font-family:verdana;">I found these pictures while I was perusing Us Weekly's </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.usmagazine.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;">website </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">because the magazine just isn't enough sometimes.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tim Gunn, Jillian Lewis, Rami Kashu, and Christian Siriano at the Project Runway Finale After Party<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzsRYOvwoPvK6QH5AFw_cwWDHrj5vg1Yw_PCDU5A3O0t_OH3jC4142fYySbdYt5ftdEMWZsgtlNv8_6q2Nw28JliLItXbCB46EMczM4G0lJQSPBltON3Gttk4KYXzgxHMGTjHcokwrXA_/s1600-h/project+runway.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175539757850964034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzsRYOvwoPvK6QH5AFw_cwWDHrj5vg1Yw_PCDU5A3O0t_OH3jC4142fYySbdYt5ftdEMWZsgtlNv8_6q2Nw28JliLItXbCB46EMczM4G0lJQSPBltON3Gttk4KYXzgxHMGTjHcokwrXA_/s400/project+runway.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1C6EMHussBlwoiNWFu4g13B4agWXhTxxzjh31nf16mkWMNRU0xsmY9Ia1ViMGIUovF6K6hhMLumQwOxG9I68N7rViTTDSr1POaTA6NhaTsFiri3vYMxPtivbjhDgIwQUfl3Lic3vjQNT/s1600-h/project+runway.jpg"></a><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back in Los Angeles, Heidi Klum totes two of her beautiful tots to Brooklyn Beckham's birthday party. Why wasn't I invited?</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0gJ58A0ajqNW-LpxBxjSP1DQXFzljul7Ir7if6PvIOFr07ny8Hc1UB0NrV7-Oz7428GriP_eYWxbS84JP-CQTr5fFZ4ST9QeMhfSaz1uwyY-uUTN1tv9g6O8U0T2mX02sPCddJBTXHGb/s1600-h/heidi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175539409958613026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0gJ58A0ajqNW-LpxBxjSP1DQXFzljul7Ir7if6PvIOFr07ny8Hc1UB0NrV7-Oz7428GriP_eYWxbS84JP-CQTr5fFZ4ST9QeMhfSaz1uwyY-uUTN1tv9g6O8U0T2mX02sPCddJBTXHGb/s400/heidi.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And from one of my other favorite reality shows, The Hills, I present to you: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (in Las Vegas at LAX nightclub), fame-whores and douchebags to the max. Has Heidi undergone more plastic surgery? From the looks of her face, my guess would be yes. </span><a href="http://scentedglossymagazines.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Scented Glossy Magazines</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a href="http://stuffiheart.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I*Heart*You</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, what do you think?</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGJuKOhRVVL7BVQyv4quZnsYHVLXZy1ijHKQuQNrpageAvsrl-YjTV06SCWRoOEoxUL2hbC2tMuD5n25wHiAczgKGKkKJrwvL5ggfrCvn0qbqoZZR9p6R5dSV7KjJooKTwkJPONjiUY_N/s1600-h/heidi+and+spencer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175539195210248210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGJuKOhRVVL7BVQyv4quZnsYHVLXZy1ijHKQuQNrpageAvsrl-YjTV06SCWRoOEoxUL2hbC2tMuD5n25wHiAczgKGKkKJrwvL5ggfrCvn0qbqoZZR9p6R5dSV7KjJooKTwkJPONjiUY_N/s400/heidi+and+spencer.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meanwhile, Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth partied at Villa in L.A. on Tuesday. I love Lauren's Chanel bag! It seems she has started a nice, little collection.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm_mynwIhLf1IjT72UxVk5i7isKW1x88ohUU4xNgDxZkDH5S3Bf54-wNRVZDymOEbddacHLczlREmtSzB582A4aYeOJ5X6EFu4reh7QIjojfQduIFqabvGulEnc2EypZD8hpa__7R7rsa/s1600-h/lo+and+lc+villa+bash.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175539036296458242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm_mynwIhLf1IjT72UxVk5i7isKW1x88ohUU4xNgDxZkDH5S3Bf54-wNRVZDymOEbddacHLczlREmtSzB582A4aYeOJ5X6EFu4reh7QIjojfQduIFqabvGulEnc2EypZD8hpa__7R7rsa/s400/lo+and+lc+villa+bash.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div></div></div>

Reality Bites

I found these pictures while I was perusing Us Weekly's website because the magazine just isn't enough sometimes.Tim Gunn, Jillian Lewis, Rami Kashu, and Christian Siriano at the Project Runway Finale After PartyBack in Los Angeles, Heidi Klum totes two of her beautiful tots to Brooklyn Beckham's bi…

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