Inspired Interior: Eco Chic

My somewhat unhealthy obsession with this glamorous Arkansas space, which interior designers Chris & Anne Laidler call home, is sort of justified with the fact the building materials & furtnire were all sourced locally or made domestically. Items that they didn't need were donated to Habitat for Humanity. The results? A home that is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum-certified yet still looks stylish. Obsessed.

Hello: A Brand New Month | August

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."

~ Coco Chanel.

A new month, the peak of summer, August - is upon us. I cannot wait to spend the month soaking up the last of the British rays, getting rather overly excited at London 2012, and primarily buying too many clothes for a last minute September escape . . . 

Inspired Interior: An Austin Retreat

Another Thursday morning, another beautiful 'weekend' house to pour over. This stunning fifteen year old property is the holiday home to interior designer and proprietor of Shabby Slips, Renea Abbott. “This was just a sliver of land that nobody knew what to do with, the builder who developed it thought outside the box, looked at the land, and I think he was pretty genius to come up with this design Every room has a view, and the way he sited them makes you unaware of the neighbours around you, yet you see the lake.” He also notes, “From the water, the houses look very European — but without all the clichés.”