Summer is nearly here, and what better way to freshen up your home than with the best new prints and patterns?  Prints are all over the fashion runways, and you can bring them home to decorate as well.  Here are our top picks for sweet summer style. Read more

On March 29th, Thomas Keller was recognized by the France Légion d’honneur and was named Chevalier for his work in promoting French cuisine in America.  He, along with Julia Child and Alice Waters, are the only Americans in the food field to have been granted this distinction.  Mr. Keller was nominated by Daniel Boulud, Alice Waters, Jacques Pepin, and Robert Parker for the award, and he was notified about it via a letter from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Read more

We were first drawn to Echelon Home’s new bedding collections because the collections looked so stunning: just perfect for our (imaginary) beach house, (imaginary) penthouse, and (imaginary) yacht.  So imagine our surprise when we found out that they start at just $59 per set!  How is this possible? Read more

We just love it when we find great design that takes inspiration from nature.  So we were thrilled to find out about the unique artwork by Christopher Marley, called Form and Pheromone.  An Oregon native, Marley has been mixing nature with art in a fresh, new way that is just stunning.
 

Christopher Marley’s work in fashion advertising took him all over the world, where he found a great variety of insect life. Like most of us would be, at first he was somewhat bug-phobic. Luckily for the rest of us, he got over his fear and saw that bugs were beautiful – each one a tiny work of art. Using rare beetles, butterflies, and other bugs, Marley creates gorgeous compositions that show off the vast variety of nature’s color and form. Each work is unique, and they are great conversation pieces.
 

If you’re worried about how collecting the bugs affects the environment, you can read more about the impact on the Pheromone website. Since bugs are so plentiful, the ones collected for the Pheromone art aren’t missed. And collecting them provides local people with jobs and an incentive to protect the insects’ habitat. 

If insect art makes you a bit squeamish, you may prefer to browse the Pheromone book, where the bugs are only two-dimensional.

Here are a few more of our favorite bugs and butterflies:

View more of the Pheromone collection.
 

There are only two weeks left until Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 8).  Here’s a great selection of gift ideas that we’ve personally hand picked for you.  They’re all unique, thoughtful, and just perfect for her. Read more

French interior design master Alberto Pinto has long been known for creating stylish, custom interiors for exclusive clients. He takes a personal approach to each project and has a keen eye for effortlessly combining pieces from different periods to create stylish, individual interiors that have been called the “haute couture of interior decorating.” Read more

Thank you, Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, for featuring our Sferra Parrot Pillows in this month’s (April/May 2011) issue! Read more

We just received our April 2011 issue of House Beautiful, and there’s a stunning spread featuring the Elsie Dinnerware Collection by Charlotte Moss. Read more

This year, Easter falls on Sunday, April 24^th and Passover begins on Tuesday, April 19th.  Whether you’re planning a brunch, lunch, dinner or a casual family get-together, there’s plenty of inspiration in the new dinnerware collections for a fabulously stylish table. Read more

Sferra’s entire line of Chase cotton towels is being discontinued to make room for two brand new collections, so they are now 25% off.  These are thick, 700 g/m towels detailed with a simple dobby stripe for a tailored look.  Hurry while supplies last. Read more