Look for Less - Serena and Lily edition

It's been a while since I did a Look for Less posting - but this one jumped out at me while I was perusing through my stack of catalogs last week... One of these shelves is from Serena & Lily and costs $1295. The other is from Home Decorators Collection and costs $399.

Can you guess which is which?

Ok, so I think it's kind of obvious, only because the photo quality of the second one is so much better, but #1 is the look for less by Home Decorators Collection, and #2 is the pricier version from Serena & Lily.

But once they were put in your home and styled up with books, candles, picture frames and tchotckes - would you be able to tell the difference? Maybe only by the $896 difference in your bank account.

I Get By With A Little Help from My Friends

My favorite thing about my path as an interior designer is the amazingly inspiring friends and colleagues I've met along the way... I'd like to introduce you to one: Gulla Jonsdottir.

She was the vice president and principal designer at the last firm I worked at before jumping into my own design firm. Her designs and ideas are truly original, and I was THRILLED to see from the website of her own design firm, G+ Design, that she is offering up a product line of some of her gorgeous furnishings!

I'm super into these bookshelves, called the PLUS, they can come in different colors, sizes and configurations.

The ALBERO screen would be my dream to create a little privacy in a downtown, modern loft.

The UNA table is kind of perfect industrial-chic.

If you need somewhere fabulous to go this weekend, visit Red O, her most recent gorgeous project (and an amazing Rick Bayless restaurant.)

Happy St. Patty's Day

In honor of St. Patrick's Day {today!} I'm posting my favorite green goodie - this tree bookshelf from Design Artist in South Korea via Martha Stewart.
{photo by Kate Mathis}

Can I travel back in time and have this in my childhood bedroom?