Las Vegas Market January 2014 {day 1}

 

After a quick trip to LA for their show on Friday we hopped on a plane for Vegas on Sunday to hit Las Vegas Market Center for a couple of days.  The view from the plane was beautiful.. (it looks kinda like an ad for Southwest- not intentionally).  We hit the ground running at the show and I was so impressed with the addition of new vendors and the new pieces available!  

 

A quick stop at Visual Comfort is always worth while.  This piece was huge and amazing.

 

Four Hands always has some great pieces and their arrangements did not disappoint this time around.

 

I think that this wall paper in the Global Views showroom was one of my favorite things from the entire trip, I took more than enough pictures of it.

 

The rugs at Dovetail were perfection.

 

Noir never fails to impress me with detailed and unique pieces.

 

I am currently obsessing a little bit over the blue jars, I have added a few to the shop and plan on increasing the selection a bit as they are great accent pieces. I love them with the mustard yellow on these chairs. 

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Gift Guide - Home

My gift guides wouldn't be complete without a few selections for the home! (I mean this is a shelter blog isn't it?). Here are the home - gift picks!  I'll be sharing a couple more guides this week. Are there really only about two weeks left until Christmas?? Say Wha???

1/2/3/4/5 + 5/6/7/8/9

Bow - Wow!

A whippet! 

I was putting together a Mother's Day wish list this morning for my friend's blog, Lil hoot. She'll be sharing my pics this week! I've always wanted a porcelain whippet statue to place next to a fireplace in my (hopefully new) home.

I used this guy in a recent photo shoot of a project I designed! Though not a whippet, he's pretty cute!

Purchase these versions here!

Thoughts on home...

I adore this kitchen snapshot, it's the perfect blend of old and new.  I especially like the black glass cabinetry and the beautifully displayed silver collection on the fridge.

I think a home feels more complete when it's infused with a bit of history. Vintage finds are more easily found now with the growth of Etsy, and 1st dibs but I still love to scour flea markets when I have a free Sunday, especially during the warmer months. 

Sterling silver and silver plate serve and barware look beautiful layered with everyday collections.

I've decided when I move I'd like to invest in some new flatware. I want to ditch the set I had when I was married, it was one of the only items my ex contributed to our new home together and he had no interest in taking it when he split. I might buy an inexpensive bamboo inspired set but I also want to begin to collect monogrammed silver (+ silver plate) pieces.. I could go the formal route and collect only "R"'s for Richard (my last name) but I also think it could be fun to collect E's, (it seems to be a popular letter in vintage flatware, J's and C's). (our first initials)

This Etsy site has an evolving collection of flatware and vintage housewares.

image via Eddie Ross

White Juju

I adore the sculptural quality and texture of African Juju hats, especially in creamy white! How fun is this little boy's room? via Adore Magazine. Purchase Juju hats here.

Second row, left image via: Lonny Magazine