Sunday Reading

My favorite Million Dollar Decorator Nathan Turner has just released a wonderful book; 

Nathan Turner's American Style. 

The book has three sections filled with beautiful images of laid-back California interiors. Beach Chic, City Living and he even goes a little Country!

I particularly enjoyed the images from NT's personal home in Malibu. I am all about the all white space, filled with cool, casual & livable furniture. The artwork makes the space personal, and also ties the colors together. Notice how your eye is "following" the pops of orange! The large Goldfish photograph is by Oberto Gili, a photographer Nathan Turner often use in his interiors.

This room might just be my favorite in the whole book! Happy, cheerful and relaxed, and very different from my own home...

Just adore this dog friendly spot! It seems that Nathan's two dogs, Nacho & Daicy, are very much part of his relaxed lifestyle, and they even have their own super stylish cushion-with-a-view :)

This vignette is part of a "country" home in the middle of L.A.... I was drawn to this image by the large photo by Amber Arbucci, a cool graphic take on zebra stripes! The owners of this home apparently are super well traveled, so Nathan Turner layered up the interiors with travel worthy items and collections.

While the book is full of fantastic images of interiors, there are also great entertaining tips, table top ideas and even recipes :)  This particular setting is for a Moroccan Tea Party, but you can find colorful lunch ideas, beach-themed party decor, a colorful Mexican Taco Fest and even an outdoor rustic Apple Harvest Dinner Party, complete with scenic views and apple pie!

So.... as you can see, there is a little for everyone in this book, overall a great collection of Nathan Turner's American (relaxed, bohemian) Style. A great book for ideas, for sure, but also a wonderful showcase for his amazing talent and eye for the eclectic interior. A book I am sure I will refer to for inspiration and effortless entertaining ideas!!

Have a fun Sunday,

Natasha

Image #1 via Google Images, Image #2 & #3 via ElleDECOR, Image #4 via SoHaute, Image #5 via Nathan Turner.

The French Dog

What can I tell you.... I just could not leave the book in the store :)

It's a funny story; A client asked for a "fancy" Dog Book to give as a gift. I was not the one being asked the question directly, but somehow this book was spotted on a shopping trip. We didn't buy the book at the time, the client never asked again, and then it happened, it came in to my life again... This time my friend offered to buy it for me, I didn't let her.

But you know, it's been in the back of my mind for so long, it had to come home with me. Could you imagine if I had fallen in love with one of those Parisian dogs what would have happened?

According to the book a french proverb goes like this "The best thing about a man is his dog." So when you see a face like this it's hard to argue, no?

 

Quite frankly, I could post a million of these images, but I suggest you pick up the book by Rachael Hale. She did a phenomenal job capturing all these dogs, from the city to the country, inside and outside, alone or in packs... Just a darling "fancy" dog book!

On my last trip to NYC, not only did I come across The French Dog book, in several stores, but also The French Cat book. Looking forward to getting my paws hands on that as well :)

If you would like to see more images you can check out Rachael McKenna's blog here, and her website is available for you to view here. Makes you happy all these pretty images, right??

Enjoy!
Natasha

All images by Rachael Hale

Do you use tumblr? Pinterest?

... Well, so I don't "get out much" and I always love when I stumble upon a new blog or tumblr page! Yesterday I found the tumblr page brown dress with white dots via Little Blue Deer. What I found was a wonderful moody world of dark images, food and coffee to make your mouth drool.

The chocolate pup above was one of a handful of cute images, and I knew it would get your attention... ;)

What about Pinterest? I have a page, and apparently I had a page even before I signed up.... How does that work exactly you might ask... As it turns out, Pinterest is the only image sharing site (that I know of) that will actually give credit where credit is due! First I was taken back a little when stumbling upon "my images" (some are mine, but most is from Northern Light), but once I looked into the matter, signed up and figured out how to use Pinterest, I am happy to say they get my vote!!! Too often do I see images that do not have the proper credits. I believe that we should all support the people who take these wonderful images that make up most of our blog content!!

Hope I didn't loose you? Too much for a Saturday morning??
So... do you use any of these other sites, or is it simply too much to keep up with??

Natasha

Image via brown dress with white dots on tumblr

Dog days of December...

 



 























Oh, how I totally LOVE this first image!!!!!!!

 
... and this little guy looks SO comfortable ;)

I know, I know.... I have not really been sharing design oriented posts lately, but will start again in the new year! I promise!!

Snuggle up today,

Natasha

Image #1 unknown, Image # 2 via The Zhush

Feeling the blues...

What first attracted me to this hallway, was the cool wallpaper!!      
But looking a little closer, I see a familiar face :).... the dog!!          
We had a Bearded Collie, named Duke, growing up!

Miss him a lot!

Natasha

Image origin unknown, sorry.