Archive for July, 2012

Serena & Lily’d!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
A cover shoot of the Serena & Lily Summer catalog

Dive in...the water's tres chic, y'all!

Did y’all hear that sound? That was just me being style slapped by the Serena & Lily Summer catalog! Damn! (more…)

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Hello Thrift Whores…It’s Thursday!!!

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

While out on a recent style hunt, I stopped into this gem of a thrift store, called Life Boutique Thrift, in Park Slope, Brooklyn:

Pic of Life Boutique store exterior shot

There's whoring to be done here, no doubt!

Ok, maybe it’s called Life Boutique-N-Thrift? Hmmm…

A close-up exterior shot of Life Boutique-N-Thrift in Brooklyn, NY

The name says it all!

Well, whatever in hell it’s called, get my back, biotches…I’m goin’ in! (more…)

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SALE ALERT: Pop & Pops Tote Bags

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Green and white striped tote bag

Take me THERE with this tote!


Y’all, get yourselves to Fab.com, where my friend Tyler’s tote bags are on sale for the next two days! They’re tres chic and really well made…
Screen shot of the Pop&Pops Tote bag sale on fab.com

Tyler, serving on-the-street- casual realness!


Go get ‘em before they’re gone!

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Get Thee to the Barn…of Pottery!

Monday, July 23rd, 2012
A pic of the Aug 2012 Pottery Barn catalog cover

Barn-style blowout, y'all!

So it is that the Barn has spoken and if you’re looking for some hot new wares for your space I suggest you look no further than the new Pottery Barn catalog…uh huh, those Pottery peeps must be exhausted with all this new style they’re slaying us with! Check this shiot: (more…)

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Repeat Progress Report

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Earlier this week I’d posted about repetition of pattern and how I was going to apply this technique in my own bathroom, gettin’ all kinds of D.I.Y.-dirty on y’all…here’s the pattern I’m working from:

A pic of the bird patterned shower curtain

This is our shower curtain...and i j'adore it!

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Happy Thrift Whore Thursday, y’all!

Thursday, July 19th, 2012
An exterior pic of the local HousingWorks Thrift store

A thrift store with a sale? Oh shiot, DOUBLE WHORE!

HousingWorks has worked me OVER with these stylish goodies:

A pic of framed vintage yarn art from the thrift store

Please hog tie me with this yarn art!

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Sidewalks of Style…

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Another reason why I love this town:

A pic of a chair from Crate & Barrel on the curb in NYC

Y'all's for the taking!

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Repeat=Chic

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Y’all, here’s a HOT tip…repetition makes for one stylish space, if done in the right way. No, this isn’t some ancient technique passed down by the decorators of yesteryear…it’s really current and makes a huge impact in a space…what is it? This:

Black and White toile patterned bedroom designed by Anthony Baratta designs

Repeat Feast, Designed by Anthony Baratta

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Disa REVEALED!

Friday, July 13th, 2012
A pic of office detail shot designed by PJ Mehaffey, shot by Hector Sanchez

shot by Hector Sanchez

Y’all, it’s been a wonderful journey and I’m thrilled to share the results of Disa’s House Of Destiny…special shout out to Hector Sanchez, who’s an amazing photographer and a great friend…and thanks to Disa and family for putting up with all of the cra cra!
Enjoy:

And of course, for the REAL Disa diehards…check out this special bonus ‘behind the photo shoot’ video to learn some indispensible table-setting tips!

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It’s Thrift Whore Thursday, y’all!

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

There’s very few things in life that delight me more than a thrift store. Or whores. So put the two together and throw in a thursday and you’ve got a situation as ‘licious as when peanut butter met chocolate. Yummy!
At a recent stop into Goodwill I spied all kinds of treasures that just had to be shared…

A photo of Britney Spears on a mug

Vintage fedora'd Britney...only $.99!

Another pic of Britney Spears on the reverse side of the same mug

More Britney, less one sleeve, but in concert here, so all good!

A ceramic statue of a woman in a purple dress

Even more Britney after another concert...priceless!

Some things have real potential, like this:

A pic of a vintage black enamel fondue set

Instant party in a pot!

Cute enamel fondue set, $8.99? Well, shut the fu%$ you!!! And this poor soul is either just lost in heinous forever or, with the right paint treatment and modern shade will style slap us all into America-Home-of-the-Free-liberty-realness! Ding a ling and spray her with some paint already!

A pic of a liberty bell under plexi glass that's the base of a lamp

Free your mind y'all and this biotch WILL follow!

That must be a dinner bell going off, ’cause look who’s at attention right here:

A pic of a tub of Marshmellow Fluff in the thrift store

Now this is just gross!

But don’t fluff, er fret, y’all ’cause these babies are a score:

A pic of vintage milk glass plates with gold rims

Vintage milky glass goodness, $.99 EACH!


And this just screamed at me, she’s so cute:
A pic of a vintage green and purple argyle patterned glass from thrift store

Argyle anyone? YES PLEASE!


Creating a stylish space is about having pieces that truly reflect the unique people who live in it. So, whether y’all are looking for kitsch or class, I hereby style slap y’all to take a minute and stop into your local thrift shop. They’re like a value candy store filled with treasures, inspiration/ideas, and hiliarities…you just have to keep an open mind. Plus your purchases usually go towards a good cause, which is never a bad thing. Happy hunting whores!

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