A lil sum sum

A while back, we told you about a project we were working on in Laughlin. Last month we finally got to install the bulk of the furniture and we would love to share some of our non-professional photos with you. We are waiting for the last few items to come in and then will send for our amazing photographer extraordinaire to do this space right.

Let's start with the guest bedroom. We made the headboard out of a luminous champagne colored faux leather and added large pieces of quartz rocks instead of tufting it with buttons

Here's a closeup:

The feathered drapery in the guest bedroom

This is the husband's project room. He has numerous hobbies and needed tons of storage and workspace. All of the cabinetry is white lacquer. The display cabinets are for the diecast cars that he paints.

Next up is the Family Room/Game Room/Media area. The entertainment center is in the process of being built - check back for those pictures

The drapery in the Game Room is so textural - it has hundreds of pieces of postage stamp sized fabric hand sewn onto it

We did a divided, sort of reverse coffered ceiling in the Game Room - each of the individual squares is covered with metallic wallcovering

The wetbar area in the Game Room. I LOVE the backsplash tile and this new faucet from Kohler is to die for!

The missus got an amazing chandelier in her office

And even more amazing Maya Romanoff wallcovering, also in her office

We got to use our favorite Louis Ghost chairs for the video game console

I've saved the best for last. This is my favorite spot - the delicious powder room. You can't tell from the picture,but on the walls next to the back mosaic wall there is a gorgeous wallcovering made of tiny glass beads.

The flooring is a combination of grey marble interspersed with glass mosaic tiles. This is definitely SO much better in person, but you get the gist of it, right?

This is the hallway that leads to the main house. One of the husband's hobbies is photography, so we used the hallway as a display area for his photos. The light fixture on the ceiling has adjustable track heads that can change as he changes out his photos

We will be sure to post the rest as we get it, keep checking back!

Where, oh where has my favorite blog gone....

I know that we have been conspicuously absent from the blog world, but we have finally moved into our new design studio and let me tell you – that was no small feat. I’m sure I have permanent brain damage due to lack of sleep and planning a party for 250 people.

I wanted to share our before and after pictures because I am in love with the transformation that took place in our little 1,000 square foot space. We were lucky enough to start with a pretty blank slate – a square box with great natural light and a brick wall. The not so lucky things were the pole that sits in the middle of the room and the ugly industrial carpet in the space. For a while Heather and I went back and forth – “Embrace the pole? Don’t embrace the pole?….” We decided to just let the pole be and address it in the future. We are thinking of maybe wrapping it in leather or some delicious Maya Romanoff wallcovering. Stay tuned for that.

This was the blank space. We laid all of the furniture out in blue tape, just to be sure.

We had a turquoise brick wall, which is GREAT, but our color scheme is white, gold, grey and silver so it didn't really work. So we painted it charcoal. Here's the in between picture of that same space:

And almost after:

Our bathroom - wasn't bad, actually. But we decided to paint it a light grey, put in a new chandelier and cover the walls with chandelier pics. It's our logo, so.....well, it was the best way to cover up the crazy walls in there.

Before:

After:

And this weird cutout:

Became this:

Of course Gigi helped out with all aspects of the remodel

Eventually we will have our space photographed professionally by our fabulous celebrity photographer.

In the meantime, here are some of her images around the office from our Grand Opening shindig:

Check out our Facebook page for more photos of the party, or par-tay, as Heather calls it. We were even joined by our lovely mayor and had a fabulous time!

You must come and visit us at the new place -we would love to have you! Cheers!

It's a relocation situation

The day has finally come and tomorrrow we are moving. We are so excited, we cannot contain ourselves. Even packing was fun. We're moving to the Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas and will be surrounded by artists, musicians, vagrants, gritty urban scenes and overall delicious beauty. Stay tuned for info on the grand opening bash.

Our color scheme is a combination of charcoal gray and white with accents of gold and chrome.

Here's a sneak preview of some of the things we've ordered for our fabulous new office:

Floor lamps from Arteriors, flanking a console similar to this from Christopher Guy, in white lacquer (our favorite!):

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We're thinking of hanging this mirror, from Z Gallerie, over the console:

Our fabulous receptionist/intern will be sitting in this white leather chair from West Elm:

We're using these beautiful storage boxes, in charcoal, also from West Elm:

We have 2 chandeliers hanging over our conference table, from Cyan Design. They kinda look like this:

Check our their website, they have FABULOUS stuff.

The ladies from LMS are hooking us up with a conference table top in Zebra wood, like this. We love them!!!

We found some a-mazing chrome based conference chairs on Craig's list that we're having recovered.

We also found a funky 70's style banquet bar. We're having it reupholstered in shiny gold faux-leather, smoke gray rhinestone nailheads and antique mirror on top. Sick.

Here are the barstools from CB2 :

These are our desk chairs from Zuo:

That's all I'm gonna show you for now. We'll be back with more pics, tidbits and anecdotes from our new home DOWNTOWN lil mama's!!!!!

It's all in the flava

One of Flavor Paper's mascots, Penelope

Right now Heather and I are in full speed ahead mode, doing the last minute ordering of items to furnish our new office. While looking for wallcovering, one of our reps showed us two HUGE notebooks filled with Flavor Paper. And though none of the colors really work for us, I wanted to share some of their papers with you. They are so cutting edge and flirty. You have to look really closely at some of the pictures - they are not what they appear from far away. AND - they even have scratch and sniff wallpaper! Just like Willy Wonka!

Jonathan Adler used Flavor Paper in some of the VIP suites at the Planet Hollywood Resort, as shown above.

My boyfriend Lenny Kravitz used it in one of his videos.

And in one of his homes.

This one is called City Park - look closely - there are fire hydrants and parking meters.

This is called Fishnet. I love it for a men's restroom in a club.

Love this - Nouveau Riche, for those of us with gold-chain-loving husbands

And of course, Tutti Frutti, one of the scratch and sniff papers

Do you need us to add some flava to your life? Give us a call.

So number one on my list today, is...

I am OB-sessed with lists. Anyone that knows me knows this, and most of my family members have made fun of me for this at one time or another. The favorite part of my day is when I get out a fresh sheet of paper and rewrite my list from the day before. And I know that this isn't weird because my Auntie JoJo does the same thing too! And my brother has lists, tons of lists! And my mother and, well, it may be a genetic defect, but I could think of so many other horrible things that I could be obsessed with, right?

Here are the lists that I'm currently working on:

1. Daily To Do List
2. Things to Accomplish This Year
3. House To Do List - separated by room
4. To Buy List
5. Classic Books to Read - I posted this on my bulletin board 2 years ago and I think I've read 3. Out of 75.
6. Work To Do List
7. New Office To Buy/Do List

Looking at the list of my lists really makes me feel like a nutjob, but lists are my crack and I'm not ready to put down the pipe.

What about you guys? Do you have systems for your lists? Did you know that there are TONS of websites devoted to lists? I'm also always looking for ways to improve my lists. I'd love to hear your tips. Really. Please, send them.

For fun, check out these fabulous list websites:

http://listverse.com/

http://tadalist.com/

http://www.solutionwatch.com/450/25-to-do-lists-to-stay-productive/

Phew - now I can finally take "write a new blog" off of my list. Until tomorrow, I guess.

Cream Colored Ponies and Crisp Apple Streudel

Some favorites this week:

Tempranillo

Have you tried this tasty libation? It's our new favorite wine. Well, one of them. If you like reds like Pinot Noirs, Malbecs, you'll enjoy it. Here's one that we like:

The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls

You will read this book and either be grateful for your uneventful and normal childhood or envious of falling out of a moving car or cooking hot dogs as a 3 year old wearing a tutu that catches on fire. Because those are the things that happen in this memoir. Oh, and her parents turn out to be homeless in New York City, by choice. Read it, you'll love it.

Kell on Earth

This is one of my new favorite shows on Bravo. It's Devil Wears Prada-ish and makes me feel like I should work more and sleep less.

Jonathan Adler's new stationary collection

This is the inspiration for the color palette at our new office. At least this week it is.

What are you loving this week?

Flipping Out

We did it! We finally did it! Inhabit Design has gotten their own, honest-to-goodness office space.

This is something we have looked forward to ever since Inhabit Design was just a baby. And now it's a reality.

So it's not that pretty, but the owner is wonderful and we pretty much have complete creative control. We will be painting and designing our little hearts out. Let's hope we can rein our design tastes in and decide on one scheme. Or two.

The greatest thing is that we are in the Arts District.

This is exactly where we wanted to be and it's a great community filled with talented artists, galleries, unique restaurants and Inhabit Design!