ode to mandy sue.

mandy sue (aka my business partner, amanda) and i were talking about our favorite muses. designer muses. and she brought up john saladino. so, here you go a man duh. an ode to you and your muse.

"I am always thinking abstractly, so I bring the attitude of a fine artist to my work. Every room is a walk-in still life." -John Saladino

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dennis hopper home.

monday. monday. monday. and the last monday in july at that. you knew i had to give an update on the date and day of the week. for some reason i feel the need to point out the obvious at all times.

so, most of you know i like myself some celebrities. what do i like more than celebrities? (other than friends and family, of course...once again...pointing out the obvious). interior design. duh. well, that combo leads me to show off a celebrity home that is currently on the market. though, it is the home of the late dennis hopper. tear. it was a sad, sad day back in may when he passed. it's kind of weird to see this listing because of him being gone, but he had such great style and character that is well reflected in this hopper compound; i felt the need to share it with y'all. yes, it is a compound. his property consists of 5 buildings. and a lap pool. and a pool house. check out his venice digs. may he rest in peace and may someone who enjoys great architecture purchase this compound. (for me). jolene.

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pal + smith

i'm not sure why i haven't blogged about this firm yet. well, who knows, maybe i have and the search tool on blogspot wasn't working properly. could happen. regardless, pal + smith has such an amazing portfolio that even if i have shown it before, your eyes will thank me for showing it again. their website is so cute and fun. i'm sure they wanted better adjectives to describe it other than cute and fun, especially from a designer, but i think it is just that. their portfolio page cleverly describes their various styles of work, which i think is super important to be versatile in the designer world. and in other important news about p + s is that they are local! local to me anyway. newport beach, ca. now, let's take a moment to reflect on these californ-i-a homes. yummy. jolene.

light turquoise fabric on the chairs and cute wood chair in the background. hellloo gorgeous.


anything marble is my friend. especially when it comes to being jazzy in the bathroom.


kwid inspired rug. salmon chair. gold ceiling. true love.


we all know i love turquoise framed doors. or at least we should know that...


stylist cabinet with an asymmetrical orange light. takes some guts. oh, and let's not forget about the green patterned wallpaper. and. on. the. ceiling. say yes to the dress.


da rug.


loving the dress and the stair detail. you knew i had to.

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clive wilkinson.

today's post is about the internal design community hero, clive wilkinson. he is an architect. an architect who studied in south africa and england. an architect who knows no boundaries and has an amazing eye for color and form. a local la architect. his designs are signature and really incorporate furniture into the actual architecture, which i love. here are a couple images of projects i'm sure you are familar with. he has thought of everything--ceiling, color, and all things creative. jolene.

fidm orange county


disney's corporate headquarters

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double b.

less is more in the eyes of architect bruce bolander. he was a featured architect and interior designer in this month's riviera magazine. i truly love spotting designers and then looking at their website porfolios for even more yummy goodness. check. him. out. loving the simplistic architecture, bold colors, and ever so clean spaces. i always say that i am a girl of who loves to use color, but in the end, i can never be as brave as mr. bolander is below. hats off to you when painting your clients' cabinets green and blue. we just branched out with a dark gray lower cabinet with our client, we are so in love with that, but to have a primary color is a different ball game. i would love to have this style of architecture in my life with amazing, knock your socks off, non-knock off, designer furniture. getting my head back below the cloud line, i wanted to leave the post with a little cabana action. amanda and i love cabanas. i especially love cabanas today because my home state just got their first significant snowfall this morning so i like seeing pictures of life poolside with perfect weather. every. day. happy friday. jolene.

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