Plaza Hotel opens Eloise suite.

Imagine being Eloise and having  the Plaza Hotel create a room in your honor! Really cool, right? Alright, Eloise is actually not real, but she is that wonderful  fictional character who is the heroine in the book, Eloise, authored by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight. It’s no surprise that it would be designer, Betsey Johnson, who would bring this Eloise inspired suite to life. Her styles/designs are always full of whimsy and are literally “out of this world.”
Look at all this pink! Perfect for your little princess/princesses, right? The bed is covered in a pink “Betseyville Rose” print and the walls feature pink striped paper.  Eloise portraits adorn the walls and a sparkly pink chandelier hangs from the ceiling.  In the closet, little princesses will find pink bathrobes which they can take home with them. 


 

Whoa! Wait, don’t pack your bags yet!:-). You see, the suite (which comprises two rooms) starts at $995 a night; to add an adjoining room for grown-ups, the nightly rate begins at $2,045. Lucky for me, I don’t have a princess who is going to bug me about spending a night there( because i have a baby boy!). In any case, this is way out of my range so even if i had a princess, a stay at this suite would never happen. Unless of course, i were living like the rich and the famous.  What are your thoughts my friends?

{images via shine.yahoo.com, article via the NYT}

Milestone.

  I am still  “revved up” from the effects of yesterday. I was able to have some “me” time for the first time in months.  I labeled this post milestone because I actually left baby Zion with a sitter for the first time last night. That’s a definite milestone for me. He’s now 16 months old and it was still very difficult for me to leave him. However, i was comforted by; 1. the fact that the sitter is a daughter of a trusted coworker and 2. that baby Z would have been asleep the entire time( he usually has an early bedtime). I’m sure you’re wondering so what did you do? I went to the movies with one of my dearest  girlfriends and we saw Inception!  Most of you have probably already seen it. That movie was truly awesome! It definitely makes you think and…, ok, maybe i shouldn’t say much more about the details just in case i may ruin it for someone who hasn’t seen it yet. So, i’ll highlight the men’s fashion in the movie and my crush on Marion Cotillard(who played a female character in the movie) instead.

Seriously, i cannot recall a scene where the men weren’t wearing dashing suits or where they weren’t impeccably attired. They were some well dressed bad a$$ men and I loved watching them wield their weapon in a suit:-).

And of course, there was Marion Cotillard, the Oscar winning renowned French actress. You might remember her from La Vie en Rose, Nine, or Public Enemies.  She’s quite enigmatic.

 

She’s not only drop dead gorgeous, but she’s also a talented actress who exudes some type of gravitational force that pulls you in when you watch her on screen! If you haven’t seen Inception yet, i say go out and see it this weekend. You won’t regret it! Happy Friday my friends! xo

{via 1. justbespendid.tumblr, 2. movies.yahoo.com, others(Marion)-Vogue.com}

Purple love.

My post almost didn’t make it today! I was without electricity, hence no internet because of a storm that is still ongoing. I do welcome the “cooling down” effect of this storm though. Also, big shout out to Charlotta of Space for Inspiration for including my blog as one of her beautiful blogs! She has been so welcoming to me from day one and i am so appreciative!

I have been seeing a number of posts on the colour purple lately. The most recent from Couture Carrie. It is one of my favourite hues to use for my makeup(lipstick and eye-shadow), my wardrobe has a number of purple pieces, and i’m currently sporting a cool shade of purple on my toes from Opi. However, as i look around my house, as far as decor goes, the colour purple is MIA. I am not one to shy away from colourful walls, but i’ve never been led to the colour purple before.
The colour purple is said to have mysterious and royal qualities and it also can be uplifting, calming to the minds and nerves, and encourages creativity. How do you feel about the colour purple? Do you shy away from it or embrace it?
   


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Swahili bound.

 
The island of Lamu in Swahili is no stranger to tourists, however, this breathtaking home is located in a village called Shela. Shela is renowned for its long, calm stretch of white-sand beach; its central mosque, an exemplar of Swahili architecture that dates from the 17th century. The homeowners of this beautiful home in Swahili hired architectural designer E. Claudio Modola ( a native of Italy who calls Lamu home for a good chunk of each year) to help make the house what it is today. An outstanding architectural feature of this home is the presence of  several barazas, the cozy, covered outdoor nooks where one can eat, drink, sleep or socialize while taking full advantage of ocean winds. It’s obvious this house was designed for entertaining.
 Describing their appeal, Claudio Modola cuts to the heart of what makes life in Shela so attractive, and what differentiates it from life almost anywhere else. “In the morning you can have your breakfast on cushions, then you can have lunch on your cushions if you want, and then have a long nap,” he says. “And then you can invite your friends over and have cocktails—all on cushions.”

  

O.k., i couldn’t help but wonder, if i were a guest here what pieces would i pack…

Well, Kenzo of course! I think pieces like these from the Kenzo 2011 resort collection would be so fitting for a visit to this home. Inspired by florals and oh so elegantly casual, Kenzo would fit right in. Also, perfect for dining on cushions too, don’t you think?

Now back to the show;-)

I have just one word for this home; Paradise.

{home feature-via Architectural Digest and Kenzo images via style.com}

Tree hotel.

The 'treehotel'  in Sweden is set to open this weekend. It’s located in Harads, Sweden about 60 km south
of the arctic circle. It comprises four rooms: the cabin, the blue cone, the nest and the mirrorcube.  There was a lot of skepticism surrounding this project and there were many naysayers. the project was conceived by tree hotel co-founder Kent lindvall, a former guidance counselor who came up with the concept with his wife Britta. There was a lot of skepticism surrounding this project and there were many naysayers However, architects Sandell & Sandberg, interior group ab, Marten Cyrene, Inredningsgruppen and Tham & Videgard architects were obviously quite successful in making this vision come to fruition.

The four-meter glass cube looks as spectacular in reality as it did in the rendering. Kent Lindvall, co-owner of the Tree Hotel, has been quoted as saying:

Everything will reflect in this -- the trees, the birds, the clouds, the sun, everything. So it should be invisible nearly in the forest. Lindvall also says a special film will be applied to the glass which will be visible to birds.

Phew! I’m happy that no birds will be injured because of this “tree hotel” which i’m loving more and more.

How cool is this?-the reflection of the sky from the “tree hotel.”

the interior of the microcube

I applaud the owners for making this “tree hotel;” as eco friendly as possible,and, Selberg(excursion organizer), was quoted as saying:
This is untouched forest and we want to maintain it the same way. We decided for example to
not offer snowmobile safari which is very common up here, instead, wilderness
walks will be offered. 
Talk about being one with nature! So, what do you think?

{via Designboom}

Inspired by boat.

The building of this getaway home in Sweden was inspired by a boathouse. It’s quite efficient in its use of space to maximize storage and facilitate a convenient layout like the loft space below. The homeowners also wanted the house to be one with its environment and they accomplished this by using materials that are indigenous to the area. Did i also mention that the house is right on the sea?

I love how the home is simple in its decor and doesn’t compete with the awesome vistas around it. I’m also loving that hammock.

{via Hus&Hem}