Rocq Macarons.. {love}

I stopped by Rocq cafe yesterday for lunch and had an amazing quiche, but I also came home with a box of these little beauties.  I love the Spring colors and these are some of my favorites.  

They make wonderful gifts (I usually eat them all myself though)!

Stop by their shop and see what's new.  Also they are now offering free shipping!

images by christina fluegge for greige

Two of my favourites

A White Farmhouse Plan

I just published a new exterior animation of our Hudson Farmhouse Plan on You Tube.  Check it out.

The design features a modern open floor plan and a main floor master suite within a classic farmhouse exterior.   You can see more at the following link:  Hudson Farmhouse

personal space..

 

Holy Moly it is finally Friday!  Has this week seemed eternally long to you too?  This looks like a fantastic personal space, somewhere to write thank yous and play around on a Ipad.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend and week if you are taking a little time for yourself!

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MARRAKECH: SOUK IT TO ME

The traditional red Fez hat

Food cooked in a Tagine. Shopping in a dusty, winding Souk. People wearing Djellabas and Fez. Snake charmers. Detailed tile work. Saturated clear colors. Moorish archways. Hideous Kinky, Kate Winslet's early movie about a British mom that escapes to Morocco in the 1970's, based on a novel by Esther Freud. Yves Saint Laurent. Bill Willis. Just a few of the things that come to mind when I think of exotic, Palm Tree - laden Morocco. I will be departing soon to visit Marrakesh, courtesy of the Design Leadership Summit and the Moroccan National Tourist Office, Kingdom of Morocco. I look forward to reporting back on the wonderful events, tete a tete's with interior designers, shopping excursions and architecture and garden tours.
If you have any places on your Morocco list I hope you will share them!

Photos courtesy of Thames and Hudson
Capturing the essence of living in this exotic paradise, Marrakech Style includes interiors by American-expat the late Bill Willis.

Yves Saint Laurent's second project with Willis, Villa Oasis, incorporated vibrant tile, intricate inlay and artisan - made architectural elements. His legendary interiors, created for the likes of Baroness Guy de Rothschild, and the Getty's helped define how we think of Moroccan interior style. Dar Yacout, a house-turned restaurant is apparently a must-visit experience.

Photo courtesy of Majorelle Gardens
Yves Klein blue covering the exterior buildings at the magnifique Majorelle Gardens and museum, now owned by Foundation Pierre Berge.

Photo courtesy of Mosaic House
Intricately patterned richly colored and detailed tile like Mosiac House's Batha tile will be everywhere!

Photo courtesy of Dransfield and Ross
Curvy archways are evocative of Moroccan landscapes, and the Mogador Table from Dransfield and Ross is of my favorite pieces that captures the lines in such an elegant fashion.
Photo courtesy of Serena and Lily
A hammered metal table lamp from Serena and Lily showcases a classic shape with a textured metal surface.

Photo courtesy of Made Goods
Gilt wood and elaborate carvings such as the carving seen here in Made Goods Myla Mirror are sure to be many places I venture.

Photo courtesy of Jamie Young
Like stepping through a Moorish arch, a tooled leather mirror with a circular pattern from Jamie Young is transporting.

Photo courtesy of Currey and Company
All-over piercings in the Tangier Lantern from Currey and Company shed a warm glow.

Photo courtesy of Wunderley
A large pierced - brass hanging lantern with colored glass by Wunderley.

Photo courtesy of Anthropologie
A hand - painted bowl from Anthropologie with a natural floral inside a Moorish flourish feels pretty and exotic.

Photo courtesy of Anthropologie
Hand tied dyed bits of cloth in Anthropologie's Quedima Rug is a traditional Moroccan technique, so I am sure I will see this style in the souk.

Rugs will be available in every imaginable color. Saturated Zigzags Rug Anthropologie

Teen Bedroom design

 

I have had the pleasure of working with one of my clients on a bedroom for her 16 year old daughter.  It is really fun to see her inspiration and what she wants to do with her space.  

I wanted her to have something fun and functional with a little bit of spice to keep it interesting for her.  I suggested a large leaning bulletin board and a lot of smaller photo/art frames, as well a bright splashes of color in the rug and pillows.  

It is always nice to do something a little different!

If you are interested in our online design services you can check out some of my other projects here.

 

Details of a well lived life...

 

Some days are more reflective than others.  The past two days have been so beautiful here at home that sitting inside working at my computer seems like a crime during the day.  I have been day dreaming and thinking a lot.  

I found something that is so fun here on Kimberly's blog.  Something I love.  I am a list maker and this seems like the best kind of list - a Life List.  Aside from making this my new before bed project I have been thinking about how we need to get back to basics here at home (my home) we need to entertain more, visit with friends more, spend more time together just playing and laughing.  I have been thinking about friends and how easy it is to make new friends and how we can loose track of old friends.  In the world of blogging and design a friend can easily be a reader, a client, a fellow designer or a vendor, each is still a friend with which a wonderful common interest is shared.  So to those of you that I am lucky enough to call friend I am saying thank you for all you do for me and for making each day special.  

Have a wonderful Wednesday... and I promise to not be soooo sappy tomorrow!  

image via pinterest from OKL