Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Dress Worthy of the Final Rose

Posted on August 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

Last night America tuned in to see Ashley Hebert break one man’s heart, and make another man’s heart soar. I will admit, I have phased in and out of my Bachelor/Bachelorette fandom, but this season I did watch.

Ashley wasn’t my favorite bachelorette, and I didn’t always love her style – even though we both have a penchant for backless tops. However, I do think she looked very pretty when she finally got her man, her ring, and her happy ending.

Ashley wore Randi Rahm, the same designer of her dress on the first night, and the designer of dresses that Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey and Beyonce have worn.

Ashley Hebert in Randi Rahm

The dress is beautiful, but also $16,000. That’s a lot of roses…

Get the look for less:

A Bachelorette's Look for Less

From L – R: Amsale at Nordstrom, Aidan Mattox at eDressMe, Mikael Aghal at Bluefly, Sue Wong at Nordstrom, Sue Wong at Bloomingdale’s

What do you think? Did she make the right choice? Was this the ONE? Or would you have picked a different dress?

In the Nook

Posted on August 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

When I was a little girl my favorite book was The Ring and the Window Seat, I barely remember the story, but I know it forever instilled in me a love for window seats, the dreamy view from that perch, the quiet solitude, and a sense of whimsy.

Now that I am a “grown up” window seats, and the little hidden spaces and nooks in a home feel calm, quiet, like a sanctuary; similar to how Carrie Bradshaw also feels about “the nook”.

If designing my dream house, I would fill it with hidden spaces, filled with chandeliers, pillows, soft light, and lazy afternoons.

A window seat, a nook, a chandelier ... I'm in love, via Pinterest

Pillows, Curtains, Flowers, via House of Turquoise

Under the stairs, warm and cozy, via Pinterest

Texture, Pillows, Curtains, via Pinterest

What is your dream house must have?

Where to Next?

Posted on August 1, 2011 | 2 comments

In the last five years Mark and I have been on a lot of trips. We’ve done weekend trips to NY, weddings in NJ, a couple of long weekends in California, many trips to Florida, short week long trips to the mountains, to Mexico, to Hawaii and to Italy and long week trips to India.

But now, we have no trips planned! So, the question becomes where to go next? I have to admit that it is incredibly hot in DC, where we live, so a lot of the trips in my mind are centered around being refreshed and cool.

Here is some trip-spiration.