Designer Highlight: Holly Becker

Have you ever come across a blog that really, really inspired you? I mean really inspired you...

I felt this wave of creative energy as I browsed through Holly Becker's blog, decor8. Holly is an interior design consultant and a prolific writer whose writing has been featured in many of the leading magazines in the U.S., including the Boston Globe, Domino magazine, and Real Simple, just to name a few. You can also find her dishing out design tips and advice over at the Real Simple blog, Simply Stated. I discovered Holly's work while hanging around at Flickr. All I have to say is that when you're talented, everything artistic comes naturally!

Here is a mosaic of some of Holly's photography...



1. dress form in the window, 2. a certain tenderness, 3. sweet, 4. soaring

Easton Pearson: An Inspired Fashion Brand

Although we weren't able to jet-set to Australia to take part in Rosemount Australia Fashion Week, we love the power of our networks and being able to bring photos from the runway shows to you. The collection by Easton Pearson was particularly eye-catching because of the bold color and unique fashion design.

Lydia Pearson and Pamela Easton are the designers behind the Easton Pearson brand and many of their designs are inspired from their travels to the Indian subcontinent - which explains all the bright colors!

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"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." -- Coco Chanel

5 Quick Tips for Spring Decorating

Are you looking to do a little redesigning or redecorating for the spring season? Here are 5 quick tips:

1. Change the curtains. A lighter-colored fabric will do wonders to create "freshness" in the home

2. Move the furniture around. Even a little change of scenery in the home will get you out of that winter rut!

3. Buy new art. BestArt.com has 50% Off Framed Art!


4. Clear the clutter. It is spring cleaning time, after all!

5. Fill your home with vases of fresh flowers and blossoms!

And speaking of...Good design is everywhere! We're on the hunt for an interesting vase to hold those spring blossoms...and came across this Michael Aram Africana Pedestal Vase ($165). Black and silver aluminum combine together to create a sleek and sophisticated yet very simple vessel.


Buy this vase at Saks.com

The Designs of Nicolas Bouriette

Browsing through photos at Flickr, I came across this interesting furniture design by Nicolas Bouriette, a designer and photographer based in France.