Friday Faves

This gorgeous sitting room is from PCH but I'm showing it because of the carpet. Stark Carpet is having a warehouse sale ending THIS SUNDAY!!! I found an amazing carpet that would be perfect for my client for 50% off. Hit it HERE.

Fridays are a wonderful invention. They're even better when you took Monday off for a vacation day! Anyway, Friday is here, which means that Saturday is tomorrow. Am I pointing out the obvious? Let's get going with Friday Faves.

Last night, the beau and I decided to get a little local culture (cultchah) down town in the gallery district of Chelsea. We went to the Nancy Margolis Gallery, where one of my bff's works and I fell in love with this artist, Anna Hepler. Her woodblock prints are amazing, simple and beautiful. I highly suggest taking a trip to see them for yourself (they're QUITE affordable/I want one!!).

I'm feeling super springy lately even though I heard a nasty rumor that it's supposed to snow today (?). I'm thinking about getting a new fresh Dash and Albert rug in my front hall. I love the green and white ones.

After my vacation, I'm looking forward to a few moments this weekend to take care of a bit of spring cleaning. Cleaning is my favorite, but spring cleaning is a fun time to clean out my closet, donate some clothing, and get rid of a bit of clutter. This picture is from Real Simple from an article about cleaning a bedroom and I just LOVE this bed frame.

I hope you guys/gals all enjoy your weekend. A friend from college is coming into town on Saturday evening which I'm really looking forward to. I plan on hitting up the Hell's Kitchen Flea market to check out some antique vases. Any plans? Interior design plans? Have a good time and I promise next week I'll be back in the blogging swing.


Alicia B.

My New Apartment: Part One

As promised, I have gone through a lot of my pics of my new apartment and decided to share them with you. I still have many many messes that will be fixed over the next few months, but that's what is fun--the projects! Let me walk you through them:

I bought this little yellow pottery lamp at an estate sale in CT for only $5 and replaced the old parchment shade with this pretty silk pleated one! Similar ones can be purchased from Bed Bath and Beyond.

I just got these cute window pane pattern white drapes from Bed Bath and Beyond. I think they're feminine and pretty. I'd love to put more substantial drapery there but I can't drill into the plaster so these will have to work!

One of many of my projects is hanging up all my pictures, framed wallpaper pieces, and art. This is the rug in my bedroom; it's Dash and Albert Tangerine Dream. I bought it when I first moved to NYC.

These are my two absolute fave pillows from Wade Hampton Home sitting nicely on my newly re-upholstered loveseat in Roger Arlington fabric. Don't they look amazing there in my mini living room? I had a perfect rug for this room but it was was too wide for the room. It's small, okay?? So, I've mourned and moved on to THIS!

Adorable fresh flowers from my beau to brighten up my new apt! Aww.

My bedside table is from Target and the lamp is Martha Stewart, that I've had since my freshman year in college! Isn't the blue paint in my bedroom so pretty? It's Brittany Blue from Benjamin Moore. Sometimes it looks grey, and other times it looks blue and it always looks great with all the different colors in my room!

This wicker wall rack I'm going to paint a smokey grey to match the tile in the bathroom. I don't have any bathroom storage so I have to work with the space I have.

Here is a little scene of my new MINI stove top. I use the green Le Creuset kettle to make my fave Harney Tea, and the espresso maker I bought while I was in Florence, but you can get them HERE as well.

This set of three canisters from Sur la Table sits on my lovely Formica counter top. The large one has flower, medium has sugar, and the small has large cooking utensils!

My parents brought me this super handy wall mounted pot rack to hang all my new pots and pans on. I'm pretty sure they've been saving it for a very long time in the basement. Love it! In the 3 days that I've been here I've been cooking so much! These gorgeous pots aren't going to stay shiny for very long. Sad.

Alicia B.

Pink Bedroom

In the latest House Beautiful I was absolutely in love with this whole spread of a house in CT designed by Jason Bell. The bedroom especially caught my eye. I love how light the room is and how there is pink everywhere. Also notice the beams in the ceiling painted white. Enjoy!

www.dashandalbert.com has an amazing selection of these striped rugs--custom sizes too.

J Pocker and Sons, Antique red coral print, $75.

Garnet Hill Coral Orleans Quilt; full is now $88.

House Beautiful mentioned the lamps were from Target I believe. Even so, the room is adorable.

Alicia B.