An Interview + A Pretty Room

One of my favorite places to find inexpensive tile and flooring is Floor & Décor Outlet here in Atlanta.  They have some of the same tiles that you may find at high end stores but the prices are extremely affordable.  I highly recommend checking them out if you haven’t already.  They have locations in multiple states so hopefully there will be one near you.  If not, you can always purchase online.

I was thrilled when Malika, editor of their online blog, emailed me and wanted to do an interview.  You can check out the my interview HERE.

Thanks a bunch Malika!

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A Pretty Room

Chango & Co.

Have you ever heard of the design firm Chango & Co.?  I hadn’t until I saw this pin on pinterest the other day.  I fell in love with this space.  I love everything about it from the goldenrod throw to the royal blue, vintage-looking, “Lunch” sign, to the light brick on the fireplace, to the chrome industrial pendants.  Something about it looks warm and inviting while still being bright and invigorating.  I had to check out their portfolio after seeing this image.  I wasn’t disappointed.  If you want to see some more pretty images you should check out their portfolio too!  Click on the image be low to go to their site.

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Brizo Fashion Week

A few weeks ago I got a little email in my inbox letting me know that the people from Brizo, a faucet and bathroom accessories company, wanted to invite me (along with a select group of interior designers and bloggers) to New York City for Fashion Week.  I was thrilled at the opportunity and graciously accepted.  So off to NYC I went to meet up with the group. 

Brizo put us up in total style at the Eventi hotel in Chelsea.  They also gave us a really cool tote filled with goodies.  The first night I flew in late because of my filming schedule.  I made it into the city just in time to meet a few of my fellow Brizo Blogger 19 friends before turning it in for the evening. 

The next morning we all met again for an informative and interactive session about Brizo’s brand, their design processes and trend forecasts for the upcoming year. It was so interesting to see how their faucets are created and where the Brizo team gets their inspiration from.

We even got to see a few prototypes that will be coming out next year.  Can’t show those to you yet but you will definitely want to watch for them in 2014.  It was amazing to see the full like of products in person in multiple finishes.  I’m used to mostly seeing them online. 

From there we went to a brief session with Elle Décor on the 42nd floor of the Hearst Tower.  Then we got a tour of the whole building.  The views were breathtaking.

After the Hearst tour we went around the corner to a cooking class at Sur La Table.  This was the highlight of the trip for me.  I had never been to a cooking class before.  It was so much fun.  Definitely something I’ll be doing again.

We made 3 pasta dishes and I had some amazing cooking mates.

From Left to Right – Me, Laura Bielecki, Yvonne Blacker, and Donna Hall.

Now for the sad part of the trip.  Unfortunately, due to the blizzard that hit the East coast, I had to cut my trip short.  I was sad to go and especially sad to miss the Jason Wu fashion show and cocktail party.  From reading all the tweets and blogs I know that all of my Brizo friends had a blast at both of the events. Although I missed the last day of the trip, I still was so thrilled to be able to spend the first part of the trip with all of the wonderful people from the Brizo brand. 

Disclaimer: As a guest of the Brizo brand, my airfare and travel expenses have been comp'd.

Spotlight on Design–Chip Wade

If you are looking for something to do this Wednesday evening, then please join Chip Wade and the cast of Elbow Room on HGTV.  If you read my blog then you know that cast includes yours truly!

The cocktail reception goes from 6-8pm on Wednesday, January 30th.  If you can come please rsvp to RSVP@lizlapiduspr.com. 

See you there!

Switch Modern is located in West Midtown at 1193 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta.

Design Camp Winner!

And the winner of the free ticket to Design Camp Atlanta is…

Ingrid Porter

Congrats Ingrid!  Thanks for all of you who entered to win.  There are a few other blogs out there that are giving away tickets to Design Camp so check them out.

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I’m leaving you all with a little Monday inspiration via Melanie Turner.  Love her!

Design Camp Giveaway

As of yesterday, I officially joined the team of speakers [otherwise known as “counselors”] for Design Camp Atlanta!  I was so thrilled when Lori Dennis, celebrity designer and one of the masterminds behind Design Camp, asked me to be a part of Design Camp. 

Celebrity Interior Designers Lori Dennis and Kelli Ellis have put together a jam-packed weekend filled with seminars led by design industry experts.  Design Camp took Austin, Texas by storm [over 120 attendees!!] in October 2012 and the reviews were amazing.  Their next stop on the tour is Atlanta!  The seminars are full of “practical, applicable, real-life design insight you don’t get from traditional institutions.”

The course is tailored for design professionals and design aficionados. Each day runs from 9AM-6PM and is broken down into 8 segments per day. Drinks, Snacks, Lunch, and Cocktail parties included. By the end of Camp, attendees will have the confidence and ability to run successful modern-day design careers and take their careers to an entirely new level, network and collaborate with local suppliers and colleagues.

Design Camp is coming to Atlanta January 30th – February 1st and is being held at the fabulous Fox Theater.  Tickets are selling out fast but one lucky reader from this blog will win a FREE TICKET to the event. 

This giveaway is valued at $1297!!!

***To learn all you need to know about Design Camp visit the website at www.designcamp.com. 

You have 3 chances to enter to win a FREE TICKET to Design Camp.  I’ll be taking comments up to Sunday, Jan. 6th at 10pm and will reveal the winner on Monday, Jan. 7th.

To Enter:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post.  [In the past I’ve had a few people email me and let me know that they can’t leave comments for some reason.  If this happens to you please email me.]

2. Like Design Camp on Facebook and come back to this post to leave a comment letting me know you did so.

3.  Follow @TheDesignCamp and @plansforhomedesign on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway.  [As long as you include “@plansforhomedesign” in the tweet I’ll be able to see it.] 

Best of luck!! I’m looking forward to seeing you 

at Design Camp in less than a month!

 

Happy 2013!

[deviant art]

I hope you all have some exciting plans for New Years Eve.  We’re planning to ring in the new year with a low key evening at home and a nice glass of bubbly. 

If I were going to have a NYE party, the décor would be white and glamorous just like these rooms.  Maybe next year…

[Crystal Gentilello]

[Canadian House & Home]

[Elle Décor]

[Sally Wheat’s home via Décor Pad]

[pinterest/source unknown]

[Rue Magazine]

[AH&L]

Happy New Year!

Queen of Hearts & Charm Home

Today was exhausting yet so much fun at the same time.  I was finally able to install my booth at the new Queen of Hearts in Marietta.  I’ve been collecting and refinishing furniture for what seems like forever in preparation for today.  Not only was it great to see everything all put together in my booth, but it was so nice to be able to get my dining room back.  I’ve been storing every item that went into the both in my dining room for the past month.  Talk about cramped.  My house seriously looked like a house from an episode of hoarders.  I have my fingers crossed that I’ll actually sell something.  I love the stuff but I’m hoping other people will too.  After each piece that I finished I wanted to keep it for myself.  Good think I had the hubby to keep me in check.  If he hadn’t been around to say no I might not have ever gotten rid of the pieces.

The new Queen of Hearts Antiques & Interiors in Marietta opens to the public tomorrow, November 5th, at 10 a.m.  If you live in Atlanta you really should check it out.  I walked through the rest of the store today after my mom and I got finished setting up my booth.  There are so many great booths here.  I think the Marietta store is definitely going to rival the other Queen of Hearts stores as the best one.

This is what my booth looks like.  I still have an upholstered wingback chair on the way.  It should be in by Wednesday.  I can’t wait to see it.  I’m bound to want to keep it though.

 

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