Design Decoded: Pretty in Pink

<div style="text-align: left;">Hello LDV readers, it's Dominique from <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://www.comfycozycouture.com/CCC/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Comfy Cozy Couture</span></a></span> back with my second "Design Decoded" post! If you remember...this series is about inspiring and chic spaces and all of the ways you can achieve a similar look!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I must admit that previously I've never really <em>loved</em> the color pink...But lately, I've been really drawn to them and I just can't get enough! So when I came across this dreamy pink hued bedroom I couldn't resist recreating the look for you! So tell me...what are your thoughts? Are you loving pink or what colors are inspiring you lately?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Comfy-Cozy-Couture-Design-Decoded" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3048" height="1000" src="http://comfycozycouture.com/CCC/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Comfy-Cozy-Couture-Design-Decoded.png" width="600" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anthropologie Gilded Linen <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://popsu.gr/ppVA" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Bed</span></a></span> | Z Gallerie Concerto <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-6334-concerto-nightstand.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Nightstand</span></a></span> (<span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://popsu.gr/ppVB" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">similar</span></a></span>) | Horchow pastel pink fluted ceramic <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en42knb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">lamp</span></a></span> | Target Threshold swoop <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en48snb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">chair</span></a></span> | Furbish Studio Bonaire <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en5kknb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">duvet</span></a></span> | Biscuit Home Katie <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en5mwnb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">sheets</span></a></span>-taupe | Coral Jaipur <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en5qinb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">pillow</span></a></span> | Diamond lumbar <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en5ujnb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">pillow</span></a></span> | Leaf pillow <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://popsu.gr/ppZB" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">cover</span></a></span> | Nate Berkus tortoise <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/en54qnb7w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">frame</span></a></span> | Benjamin Moore Wild <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/wildaster" target="_blank">Aster</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Follow <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.comfycozycouture.com"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Comfy Cozy Couture</span></a></span> on <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/comfycozycouture/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Instagram</span></a></span>, <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/CmfyCozyCouture/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Pinterest</span></a></span>, <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/comfycozycouture" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Facebook</span></a></span> & <span style="color: #e0c2b7;"><a href="https://twitter.com/CmfyCozyCouture" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e0c2b7;">Twitter</span></a></span>!</div>

Design Decoded: Pretty in Pink

Hello LDV readers, it's Dominique from Comfy Cozy Couture back with my second "Design Decoded" post! If you remember...this s...

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Design by the Details: Chintz

<b>PRONOUNCE:</b> Chints<br /><b><br /></b><b>WHAT:</b> Glazed fabric usually with a floral or bold pattern.<br /><b><br /></b><b>HISTORY: </b>Chintz originated in India, strictly speaking it is a glazed fabric, but modernly it is known more for the grandmotherly floral patterns rather than the glaze.  The Indian woodblock was printed on the calico (muslin) fabric and put through a process called calendaring to get the shiny glaze.  During calendaring the fabric is put through rollers that put pressure and heat on the fabric resulting in a glaze.  The glaze is not permanent and fades with time & use.  Chintz was being imported from India into Europe at an alarming rate for the government, who banned chintz imports in France and England.<br /><b><br /></b><b>USES: </b>Not to worry, chintz is no longer contraband and has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the past few years.  Now, you can do a lot of chintz or just a little with a pillow or lampshade.  Keep it modern by mixing it with animal prints or ikat.  Also works great with fun, bright colors and geometrics.  Can add a wonderful amount of history to a room, like a chair passed down from your chic English grandmother, because who's to know your Grams was born in New Jersey? <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-md_3O0wesZs/UrNxZHT4WzI/AAAAAAAAAV4/Ksl0wVCSfOo/s1600/Design+by+the+Details+chintz+by+Capella+Kincheloe+Interior+Design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-md_3O0wesZs/UrNxZHT4WzI/AAAAAAAAAV4/Ksl0wVCSfOo/s1600/Design+by+the+Details+chintz+by+Capella+Kincheloe+Interior+Design.jpg" /></a></div>1. <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/colefax-and-fowler/colefax-classics#1001925" target="_blank">Tree Poppy Union by Colefax and Fowler</a> 2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chintz-Indian-Textiles-Rosemary-Crill/dp/1851775323/" target="_blank">Chintz Indian Textiles for the West</a> 3. <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/a-pair-of-cream-ground-floral-chintz-upholstered-5646553-details.aspx" target="_blank">Christies</a>  4. <a href="http://www.meredithsmercantile.com/product/pair-of-chintz-pillows" target="_blank">Meredith's Mercantile </a>5. <a href="http://www.vandashop.com/Design_Chintz_William_Kilburn_Custom/dp/B008T3FRIK" target="_blank">Design for Chintz by William Kilburn</a> 6. <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=175500" target="_blank">Elizabeth by Schumacher</a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mH5RveRtpZk/UrNphwBjRsI/AAAAAAAAAVE/GoHYEcWDyqU/s1600/tumblr_ll3vuxKRsq1qg7ntio1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mH5RveRtpZk/UrNphwBjRsI/AAAAAAAAAVE/GoHYEcWDyqU/s1600/tumblr_ll3vuxKRsq1qg7ntio1_1280.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2011/5/12/lovelovelove.html" target="_blank">Desire to Inspire</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OsAQbTUHbEc/UrNss1mW2sI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/WdkfjrvxnBI/s1600/tory-burch-house-09_184249286453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OsAQbTUHbEc/UrNss1mW2sI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/WdkfjrvxnBI/s1600/tory-burch-house-09_184249286453.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/estate-of-grace-tory-burchs-southampton-home/#/magazine-gallery/tory-burch-house/9" target="_blank">Tory Burch in Vogue</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-hIEliCCBk/UrNt9cM4_-I/AAAAAAAAAVY/JJnKhUBG5-Y/s1600/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-hIEliCCBk/UrNt9cM4_-I/AAAAAAAAAVY/JJnKhUBG5-Y/s1600/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nicky-Haslams-Folly-De-Grandeur/dp/0847839974/" target="_blank">Nicky Haslam's Folly De Grandeur: Romance and Revival in an English Country House</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0U3sOkxsnE/UrNvnuE8iLI/AAAAAAAAAVk/HJT86PUAM7U/s1600/Malibu-MBR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0U3sOkxsnE/UrNvnuE8iLI/AAAAAAAAAVk/HJT86PUAM7U/s1600/Malibu-MBR.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://meredithellisdesign.com/portfolio/" target="_blank">Meredith Ellis Design</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5QZh-7WA5rc/UrNzxKyqrAI/AAAAAAAAAWM/IfmaiY3Gt6A/s1600/michael_smith_bel-air-living-room-ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5QZh-7WA5rc/UrNzxKyqrAI/AAAAAAAAAWM/IfmaiY3Gt6A/s1600/michael_smith_bel-air-living-room-ed.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michael Smith Bel Air in Elle Decor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also visit last month's installment of <a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2013/12/design-by-details-cloisonne.html" target="_blank">Design by the Details: Cloisonne.</a> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Up next: Faux Bois!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Design by the Details: Chintz

PRONOUNCE: Chints WHAT: Glazed fabric usually with a floral or bold pattern. HISTORY: Chintz originated in India, strictly speaking it is ...

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California Dreaming: Napa Valley & San Francisco

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZfG9afx0YN2y25CcJxRu69CC0WU5E89y0Pgqf7HD35HsZJYNFe7gIy0bfEkFP9ixEsn8-mL0UE-9880-Xj2ZCjaSc-jcPvD3Jq496P6u-nyP5XqSsSjkKxfw2fxWoiNtr-bkgjH63fmI/s1600/solage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZfG9afx0YN2y25CcJxRu69CC0WU5E89y0Pgqf7HD35HsZJYNFe7gIy0bfEkFP9ixEsn8-mL0UE-9880-Xj2ZCjaSc-jcPvD3Jq496P6u-nyP5XqSsSjkKxfw2fxWoiNtr-bkgjH63fmI/s1600/solage.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{The Pool at the Solage Calistoga}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three weeks from today, Fabian and I will be heading to California for vacation. We'll explore the Napa Valley during the week and then head to San Francisco for the weekend. We both love San Francisco, but it's been six years since we've been there together. I was there last Spring for a brief work trip and ever since, I've wanted to return to explore this charming city and personal favorite with my love. We also decided that this year, we wanted to take trips that would allow for true rest and relaxation. Because we've been to San Francisco and Napa before, we won't feel the pressure of seeing everything in a certain amount of time. The laid-back nature of Napa should do just the trick! What could be more relaxing than sipping wine and eating some of the most delicious food in the world in a beautiful setting?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemLlmgLk2O4Ez7kblimg8cm22BiLfvAlsx_Y4N1zet2JKp5rxqeM3AuxmIKhTQuvmnDD3e9b7MHULyYjGj_H0e3aMTq9Cn9lXxuFGxT8sbOcNO01EQJp4Rt_ipjNZBKXKo8bazKhXwMBj/s1600/san+francisco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemLlmgLk2O4Ez7kblimg8cm22BiLfvAlsx_Y4N1zet2JKp5rxqeM3AuxmIKhTQuvmnDD3e9b7MHULyYjGj_H0e3aMTq9Cn9lXxuFGxT8sbOcNO01EQJp4Rt_ipjNZBKXKo8bazKhXwMBj/s1600/san+francisco.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Beautiful San Francisco}</div><center></center><center style="text-align: left;">I've made dinner reservations at a few old favorites as well as places we are looking forward to trying-- <a href="http://www.redd-wood.com/" target="_blank">Redd Wood</a>, <a href="http://frenchbluenapa.com/" target="_blank">French Blue</a>, <a href="http://www.pressnapavalley.com/" target="_blank">Press</a>, <a href="http://www.isarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Isa</a>, and <a href="http://wayfaretavern.com/" target="_blank">Wayfare Tavern</a>. I also know that I definitely want to go back to <a href="http://www.swansonvineyards.com/" target="_blank">Swanson Vineyards</a> with Fabian. I would love any recommendations you might have for wineries to visit, activities, restaurants, shops, etc. in Napa and San Francisco. I've taken your suggestions for other destinations in the past and your recommendations are always right on the money. I'd love to hear about the places you love in Napa and San Francisco. Merci beaucoup!</center><center></center><center><img src="http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww267/fabkcreative/2012/Signature-3.png" /></center>

California Dreaming: Napa Valley & San Francisco

{The Pool at the Solage Calistoga} Three weeks from today, Fabian and I will be heading to California for vacation. We'll explore the Na...

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