The Viceregal Tea Lounge at the Ananda Spa is, yes, a WHOLE ROOM devoted to sipping tea! Has a lovely navy, royal blue, gold and cream palette reminiscent of peacock feathers. Bring a touch of Viceregal to Your Dining Room Dining chair seats are a super quick way to change or add personality. This Kravet [...]
Click the link below to view the entire transcript of this colorful evening full of plaids, dots and swirls! Loads of great decorating ideas from our lovely twitter guests on: -How to mix patterns without fretting -ways to incorporate patterns into every room in your home -our favorite designers, including special expert Alluminare #HomeSpaChat Transcript [...]
Don’t be in the dark when it comes to lighting your home. Lamps, overheads, chandeliers, florescent, watts, there’s lots to choose from, but just what do you need to create the ideal atmosphere for your rooms? We’ll chat with lighting designers (whose lighting has been featured in spas like the Anastasia Spa in Beverly Hills) [...]
La Sultana is a Riad hotel. This means the hotel is built around a breathtaking interior courtyard which all of the rooms open out onto. The Riad is a hallmark of Moorish architecture. What is super spa cool about a riad is it allows us to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors without passersby or [...]
Casegoods (aka any non-upholstered furniture, tables, bureaus, etc.) are in my opinion the hardest type of furniture to buy. Because upholstered furniture can be forgiving, softened with throws & can often be made over by a reupholster or slipcover, while a table or desk is more difficult to alter unless you’re a woodworker. Join us [...]
La Sultana, like most spas in its nook of the world, has a wetter version of a steam room called a hamam better known as a Turkish Bath. The style is best emulated in a real home by introducing a few richly patterned pieces and keeping the rest of the room toned down. * At [...]
HGTV is a channel many of us watch thinking “I’m going to do that”. But after the show is over, cooking, cleaning and caring for our families tends to usurp our intentions. That’s why when I heard that HGTV was having a Eco Design marathon, I decided to watch & record ideas that suit the [...]
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