I'm so predictable!

I picked these pics with the intention of doing a random design day... but surprise surprise, it turns out there is a theme to what I'm liking: White! I'm loving the casual look here of tons of pillows thrown around on the couch and the open windows and white washed beams are to die for! I can't say I'm loving the orange shag, but I think the mirrored coffee table is fun!

I guess the second theme is that I'm loving black text and numbers on a white background.

Photo credits: Marie Claire, Elliston Lutz, Desire to Inspire, Ashleys Busy, Caitlin Moran.

White Inspiration

Did you see this gorgeous house in the June Elle Decor? If not, I wanted to make sure you didn't miss out! It's the Hampton's home of Rita Norona Schrager, a former New York City Ballet Dancer. She says that she fell in love with the property because its colonial style feels more like Connecticut rather than the majority of the shingled homes in the Hamptons. Inspired by the Delano Hotel in Miami, Rita instructed her interior designer Hernan Arriaga that she wanted an all white color scheme. The mirror, which is an antique, is gorgeous!I'm loving the fireplace seating area. Fab chairs.The homes previous owner, Greg Yale is a noted designer. So when Rita moved in, the house had already been equipped with beautifully updated kitchen and baths and a simplified open floorplan. The dining table is a 19th century wine tasting table. I think that's all the encouragement I would need to have a glass or two at dinner! It looks nice here, but it personally drives me nuts when mixing sheep skin with white linens, the sheep skin ends up looking so yellow by contrast.... Of course it would be totally weird and fake looking if it didn't have a natural off-white hue... but it still bugs me!I'm loving the rug in here!In the library the all white rules were broken. The walls are covered with hand-appliqued tobacco leaves. I just love the effect - the texture and variation in color is fabulous! I'm digging the antler chandelier too! The house comes along with a gorgeous pool... and play house containing desks, a daybed and flat screen TV. I'd be happy with just the play house!!

For the inspiration behind it all, here are a few pics of the Delano Hotel located in Miami.

So pretty! It's no wonder Rita was inspired by it!

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My Latest Obession

My most favorite thing right now is dark stained wood floors! I am completely obsessed with the combination of dark floors and white walls!This image may be familiar to you if you remember this post about the creative director at J.Crew, but I am just so in love with it! I die over the highs and lows in the color of the floor. The combo is stunning in a kitchen.... the dark floor feels so sleek and the bright white is so fresh and clean!And I love it when paired with marble in a bathroom... Beautiful in a bedroom! I don't think there is anywhere where it doesn't look just gorgeous!Yup! I still love it in a reading nook!And fab in a living room too! (Although I would either trade out the striped walls or the cow-hide rug - it's too much pattern for me)

Photo Credits: Domino, Unknown, Brooke Giannetti, Elle Decor, ABCD Design, Canadian House and Home.

Dear Mom,

I'm helping my parents redecorate our house, and my mother and I are having a bit of a difference of opinion.....

After I suggested that we paint a room white, she said "white is boring." I was horrified obviously - I hadn't even mentioned getting a white slip cover for the couch yet!

SO just so we're clear, this is how completely UN-boring white can be!

Photo Credits: Domino, Zara Home, Domino, Metropolitan Home, Elizabeth Dinkel, Domino