9 By Design

I've been so excited to see "9 By Design" on Bravo and it's finally airing on April 13th! It's about a husband and wife team of designers who are also parents to seven children. Back in September, I blogged about their book, Downtown Chic, read about it here.

Photo via Bravo

Designer Jessica Helgerson

I've noticed designer Jessica Helgerson from some of the design blogs I read and I LOVE her style. Not only is she a great interior designer, she is from Portland! Yay Portland! She has been named as one of the top 25 young designers in America by House Beautiful magazine. Jessica also did some design work for the restaurant Andina, which one of our favorite places to eat here in Portland. Here is Jessica's website, make sure you click on her portfolio to see all the amazing projects she has done. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.



























Photos from Flickr.

Quote

As I've been contemplating about some things I would like to accomplish in the upcoming year, I came across this quote from a blog I read called La Dolce Vita. I think it's a great reminder for me to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone.

Happy New Year

We are wishing you the best in 2010!


image via Martha Stewart

Houzz Home Design Website

You have to check out this website for home design and decorating. I love it! I've already added tons of pictures in my ideabook.

The September Issue

I can't wait to see this documentary about Anna Wintour, the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue, and the events surrounding the 2007 fall fashion issue.

Downtown Chic

I love this design book, Downtown Chic, by Robert and Cortney Novogratz. I recently got it from the library and I had to wait forever to get it. I loved looking at all the pictures and seeing the before and afters. The pictures and their style are both amazing and very inspiring. I also love that most of their renovations are in NYC, a city I absolutely adore. I think I'll definitely be purchasing this book in the near future. Robert and Cortney Novogratz's company is called Sixx Design and I recently found out that Bravo is shooting a new television series called Design Sixx featuring Robert and Cortney. It will be airing in January 2010, I can't wait.