The candle is by Voluspa's James Boyce Collection. I bought mine at Gramercy Fine Linens & Furnishings. In case you are not in Atlanta, they are also available here.
I seriously think someone photoshopped my cat into their magazine layout. 
(Top photo of imposter cat from from Canada's Style at Home, via Everything LEB. Second photo is the real thing.)
"Dramas are dead," says producer Lynda Obst. "Some of the greatest parts for women -- the Academy Award parts for women -- are often in dramas, and this is the worst time for dramas since I've been in the business for the last 10,000 years."It's all in this article from the Washington Post. Whatever happened to just making a decent film that has at least one strong female character? Do that, and women (and men) will buy tickets. The worst part of this news is that it is usually the dramas that provide us with the most design inspiration. Now if you will excuse me, I am off to see Amelia.
...Berkus's sister, Marni Golden's studio apartment. 
Because Katespadeny posts photos of 1950's Japanese culinary magazines while in Tokyo. "We wallpapered the stairs and hallways--it looked like an orange grove. Leafy light and dark green branches with Ping-Pong ball-sized oranges nestled here and there. The floors and stairs were painted a cream color, but we left the original walnut banister untouched. I loved that hallway. I used to just go up there and sit in it and be proud of myself."
- Isabel Gillies in her memoir, Happens Every Day.
Have you read this book? While it's not really about interior decorating, it has its moments. It's actually about making a home away from home, the never pleasant end of a marriage, and is all based on the author's true story. 
Actress turned author Isabel Gillies, photographed above for Vogue in February 2009. (Is that Brunschwig & Fils "Les Touches" I spy?) "We had ended up in Oberlin — in a big 1877, redbrick house we never could have afforded on the East Coast. It was our second year in Ohio. Before we bought the house on Elm Street we had lived for a year in a rented faculty house, but when we saw "Bricky," as we called it, we could not help but buy it and renovate it into our dream house. We spent all our money and took out a home-equity loan for William Morris wallpaper and a new water heater. I wish I had a picture because I'll never be able to write how great it was."
Yes, it's another movie post--this time about architectural photographer, Julius Shulman. What can I say? I am thrilled that Hollywood is producing more design films and less comic book adaptations this fall. Trailer below. Official website here.
"Asking questions showed that you were naive and bourgeois; not asking questions showed that you were sophisticated and French. I badly wanted to be sophisticated." - Lynn Barber on her memoir turned movie, An Education. 
In honor of my Alma Mater's first home game this season, I thought I would post an image of "The Happening" by Lamar Dodd, a painting depicting the frenzy on the field after the Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1980. 
Football tie-in aside, as many locals know, Lamar Dodd (1909-1996) is the namesake of the University of Georgia's School of Art and was a highly influential administrator and respected artist of the mid 20th century. (How cool are his Chuck Taylors?)
St. Mark's Cathedral, 1956
Cityscape, 1952
The 1963 painting above entitled "Modern Abstract" appears to be the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band at halftime, which leads me back to game day. 
Good luck today UGA. Go Dawgs!
"Organize your shoes on racks lower than three feet to prevent being the target of gossip" - A tip from Yung Siu, Feng Shui Master.
From this photograph of her dressing room, I can't tell whether or not she is taking her own advice. Whatever the case, (and despite her growing ubiquity) she is obviously doing something right. 
Rachel Zoe's studio as seen on The Huffington Post. 
1961 Playboy photo spread of mid-century designers with their designs. Sexy. 
I. Can't. Wait.
To be Jasmine and Philippe Starck. A glimpse into their fabulous & delicious summer as provided by the New York Times Magazine. Article & photographs here.
Remember this innovative dressing room? Well, the amazing space (and the grand, Yong Pak designed/Dan Carithers decorated townhouse to which it was a part) is priced to move. The 6,885 square foot home is on sale, currently marked down from $4.1 million to $2.85 million. 
While it does not come furnished, many of the stylish finishes, like the cabinetry and wall treatments remain. 
You can read Courtney's take on this Imperial Trellis clad room here.
Photographs from Southern Accents and the Regents Park website. A complete listing can be seen here.
