...Dreaming of Venice...

{Photo Credit: The Cherry Blossom Girl}

Vintage Bicycles

So my dear friend, Courtney has been on the look out for a fabulous vintage bike for her 30th birthday.

{Photo Credit: Cycle Chic}

This has indeed been a mission since it's been difficult to find just the perfect one especially one under a thousand buckaroos and that actually works. I saw them everywhere in NYC and you would think in a biking city that the Queen City has become that there would be bikes everywhere...well not so much. Here are some ideas:

This one is my favorite...I mean just look at that basket.

{Princess Sovereign by Pashley - $1,295}

Paula is also fabulous...



{Paula by Retrovelo - $1,800}



I think I would like to name this one. She's a beauty...



{Photo Credit: Chic Cyclist}



Skirts and Bicycles is a must!

Happy bicycle shopping my friend!!!

The Before...

I spent a good couple hours at Lowe's last Thursday on the home office.

Here are my inspirations:

Can you guess what I ended up with??

I picked out the paint color, the chair rails and framing for the walls, and found the flooring:

Solid Bamboo Floors - Color: Jacobean

Here are some before shots:

More to come...

...giovedi felice...

"Refined detail and understated opulence set the scene for the grandest of seasonal get-togethers."

Vogue AU Dec 2010.