Design Library: {The Inspired Home: Nests of Creatives}

 

I have been looking through The Inspired Home: Nests of Creatives for weeks and I am still completely inspired and impressed.  Each space that they included is eclectic and creative, but more than anything they are real and lived in.  Which in my opinion is the very best kind of home, here is a little peek.. 

 

Mixing vintage and new with texture and light makes each photograph amazing.

 

The details are some of my favorite things.. collections of this and that.

 

 

There is a great combination of styles and ideas throughout the book.  

images via google and me

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Design book lovers gift guide

We are moving right along with the holidays and I always have such a hard time finding the perfect gift for the designers in my life..  an inspiring book is always a great way to go.  I have rounded up a few of my favorites for you here.  Love love them all!  Happy giving my friends!

 

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Vintage by Nina: Among vintage and friends {giveaway}

 

The latest book from Vintage by Nina has arrived!  We are so excited to ship all of the pre-orders  but wanted to share a little giveaway with you!  We are giving away one autographed copy here on the blog...  It is a beautiful hardcover book full of wonderful images not to be missed.

It is a wonderful gift to give or to receive and just in time for the holidays!

 

For a chance to win please visit shop greige and leave a comment below, for an additional chances to win you can tweet (easy to tweet just hit retweet at the bottom of the post), follow us here on the blog or on twitter or blog about our giveaway.  The winner will be chosen at random on October 16th .  

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

 

We are also giving away a copy on instagram for a second chance to win stop by!

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Beyond Chic {design library}

 

I love a good design book as we all know, but this one is so unique.  Beyond Chic is full of the amazing homes of Fashion's most creative minds!  I love the layering and collected feeling of the spaces.  It is always so interesting to see what inspires people so much that they fill their private spaces with it, don't you think? 

"Some of the most important people in fashion—Chanel, Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent, Pucci, Kenzo, and Missoni—are known for their public image and their iconic designs. But what kind of world have they cultivated behind closed doors? From France to Italy, from England to Morocco, come along on a private visit to the remarkable homes of couturiers, stylists, muses, and fashion personalities. Photographer Ivan Terestchenko shows the décor, works of art, and the personal collections of these legendary designers. Some interiors, such as Chanel’s apartment at 31 rue Cambon, are mythic, while others like those of Giorgio Armani’s châlet or Vanessa Seward, Azzaro’s head designer, are completely unconventional. From minimal (Nicole Farhi) to exotic (Franca Sozanni), to a deceptively simple French apartment (Loulou de La Falaise), this book explores the spaces and places created by some of fashion’s biggest names."

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Darkest of details...

 

I love finding a great detail and I love using dark wood.  Most of my commercial projects require large wood desks and the detailing on this is perfection for something like that.  The nail head on leather is not to shabby either.

I hope you find great inspiration today!

 

all images via pinterest

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Vintage by Nina: Among vintage and friends.. now in the shop!

 

I am so excited to have the latest book by Nina Hartmann in the shop!  We are taking pre-orders for the September release of her new book Among vintage and friends.  I cannot wait to see all of the amazing treasures it holds!

In her third book, which will be released late September 2013,
Nina is again sharing her epic collection of treasures and awe-inspiring vignettes
and styling, but also includes the work and collections of a group of her friends
who like her share the love of vintage and antiques.

 

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books as art...

 

I love this over sized stack of books on display.  I have a huge collection of books - design books and novels etc that are stacked here and there and everywhere!  Do you love books.. Do you store them in a nontraditional way?  If so I would love to know!

image via ?

 

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Paris Flea Market Style {giveaway}

The lovely Claudia from The Paris Apartment was sweet enough to offer you my wonderful readers a signed copy of her new book - Paris Flea Market Style.  This is Claudia's second book and I was so excited when I received a copy.  It is beautiful and full of great information for those of us who love Paris and the flea markets there.  I read it cover to cover to soak up all of the information for my next trip, I will definitely be slipping it into my suitcase to use while I am there.

 If you aren't able to make that trip to Paris just yet to fill your house with amazing goodies you can find some of Claudia's finds on her One Kings Lane sale this week too!  Please take a minute to check it all out.  I am dreaming of these beauties!!

To enter to win please visit  Claudia from The Paris Apartment and leave a comment below letting us know what is on your wish list if you were shopping in Paris. For an additional chance to win tweet about our giveaway (it's easy just hit the tweet button below) and leave a second comment!  Our winner will be chosen at random Thursday the 14th.

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Finding inspiration at the LA mart... January

I truly enjoy going to market, no matter where you go it is very inspirational.  There are so many talented creative minds that work on the showrooms it is really a treat to see most of the time.  This past weekend we visited the LA Mart for the show and found some great new pieces and some really great displays.  

Two's and Tozai never disappoint!  This book display was amazing!

 

The Walls in this room were painted gold and were super cool.

 

Love the paper runner- great idea!

 

I think I need this even if I have no place for it, so sculptural and cool!

 

Our best seller the star pendant with mirror.. love!

 

This is my favorite chandelier and I have been desperately trying to find a special place for something like this.. I know that one day it will happen.

I am off to Las Vegas for the furniture show there today, wish me luck!

images by christina fluegge for greige

 

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