valentine's day Shopping for the Holidays? One Kings Lane Weekend Line Up



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Barry Dixon, the very first designer featured on OKL's Tastemaker series

  This Saturday One Kings Lane has a Tastemaker Tag Sale line up that couldn't be more perfect for Holiday Shopping Season! Three of my favorite designers are set to offer items from their own private collections to us lucky shoppers at prices up to 70% off retail! Washington DC designer Barry Dixon is on board, as is LA's own Nathan Turner and New York City's design duo, Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke.

Here are just some of the goodies for sale:

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Barry Dixon's collection features items large and small, all classic, and all definite conversation starters!



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Nathan Turner, star of upcoming Bravo TV Series, "Million Dollar Decorators"...Can you even wait for this to come on?!

 

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Nathan Turner's collection.....what can I say? I am all over it! I've got dibs on the ottoman, leather chair, and busts. Stand back.



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Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke, fun and fierce design duo from New York



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Fresh, fun and fabulous, the collection from Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke would fit into any decor.

And there you have it!

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Hop on over to One Kings Lane this Saturday, December 11th to join in the fun. The Tastemaker Tag sale opens 11:00 am ET and 8:00 am PT. And for more information about the sale click on over HERE.

Happy Hunting!!!

valentine's day Tag Sale!!!... Nathan Turner at One Kings Lane

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I am IN! Especially when it involves anything Nathan Turner and when the ladies at One Kings Lane are the hosts! Designer Nathan Turner is just the first of many more tastemakers to come in a line-up that is almost too good to be true, I am told. (I hear San Francisco Designer, Kendall Wilkinson is up next!)

I thought I would whet your appetite with just a few of the goodies to be had for up to 70% off (Seriously....that is practically free.)

valentine's day Painted Metal Lantern

valentine's day A Pair of Vintage Fish Engravings

valentine's day White Ceramic Foo Dogs

These are just three of the over one hundred items to go on sale this Saturday, April 10th at 8 AM PT/ 11 AM ET.

(I bet I beat you there.)

valentine's day City of Angels: Party at Almont Yard

Balcony off of Kathryn M. Ireland Showroom above Almont Yard. Photo katiedid.

Los Angeles is nothing if not a hot spot for great parties! When I was down, I had the good fortune to be Christian May's (Maison 21) date for what might be a design blogger's fantasy party. Many of you have heard of the chic design community known as Almont Yard in West Hollywood which consists of Lucas Studio, Inc., Harbinger, Nathan Turner Antiques, and Kathryn M. Ireland . Well....imagine an event hosted by our favorite online decor "sale" aficionados, the gals at One King's Lane, Susan Feldman and Alison Gleb Pincus. Then imagine that all of the designers that have their studios and shops at Almont Yard in attendance! Then go one step further and imagine even more design stars, media celebs and favorite design bloggers enjoying this fantastical affair! Heaven?! Why yes it was!

Here are just a few of the stars out that night:

Designer Hillary Thomas with our hosts, Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman of One King's Lane. Photo by Stephanie Keenan.

The lovely Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas of Lucas Studio, Inc. and Harbinger. Photo by Stephanie Keenan

Harbinger is such a great shop, as all of the shops and studios are at Almont Yard. It is a "must see" if you are planning a jaunt to LA anytime soon.

Alison Pincus, Nathan Turner and Susan Feldman. Photo by Stephanie Keenan.

A bit of a side note: Nathan Turner has a Designer Profile on the One King's Lane site HERE. Just in case you want to check it out!

Designers Parrish Chilcoat and Peter Dunham. Photo by Stephanie Keenan

The amazing Fabric and Wallpaper Designer Lulu de Kwaitkowski. Photo by Stephanie Keenan

The stunning Giada De Laurentiis of Food Network's Everday Italian. Photo by Stephanie Keenan

Designer Oliver Furth, who you may have seen on some high profile blogs lately! Photo by Stephanie Keenan.

There were so many others there! I got to meet the oh-so-talented designer and blogger, Brooke Giannetti from Velvet and Linen, and Coleen Rider from Coleen and Company, who BTW is one of the founders of online magazine and encyclopedia, Balistrade and Bitters (check it out and join the registry HERE!)

It was an evening to remember, especially because I got to hang out with these guys:

Me with new friends Olga, Lisa Borgnes Giramonti of A Bloomsbury Life, and Christian May of Maison 21 in the Kathryn Ireland Showroom.

I couldn't have asked for a nicer group to hangout with!

I was planning on taking scads of photos, but the party was quite the madhouse! I was able to get a few of the Nathan Turner shop and you can see why you must take any opportunity to visit ALL of the shops! They are equally amazing.

valentine's day Nathan Turner Showroom.

valentine's day Nathan Turner Showroom.

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For many more photos of the Almont Yard shops, you can hop on over to Habitually Chic HERE for Nathan Turner, Joe Lucas Inc. and Harbinger HERE and HERE and Kathryn Ireland HERE. Brooke at Velvet and Linen also had some amazing photos from that night HERE. She had her lucky daughter in tow. It looks like they had a fantastic time! I wish we could have had more than a fleeting "hello" as she and her daughter were whisked away for Leila's Open House.

All and all, this was the highlight of my trip! So a big thanks to all of the designers (especially to Joe Lucas for his very kind emails and photos!) for opening their wonderful shops, and to our lovely hosts from One King's Lane ( hop on over to check out the sinfully good deals...tell 'em I sent'cha!)....
and to my good friend and date for the evening, the charming Christian May! Thank you so much for including me!

valentine's day Veranda! You Have Outdone Yourself!

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All Show House Photos by Peter Vitale

I think most of you have heard about the recent demise of our beloved Domino Magazine this week. The cries were heard far and wide throughout the design blog universe. A good cry and a box of tissues later...my spirits were raised when the latest Veranda Magazine made it's appearance through my mail slot yesterday.

And what an issue it is! Veranda has really stepped up the Designer Show House game with it's third Show House at the Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills. Those involved in making this event happen read like the Who's Who of the Design World: Ann Getty acted as Honorary Chairperson with Nathan Turner and Mary McDonald as Co-Chairs. So for those of you who were not fortunate enough to get to see the Show House in person (like moi), Veranda has provided a stunning feature here with pictures of every room.

Designers include such greats as Waldo Fernandez, Richard Shapiro, David Phoenix and Rose Tarlow, Suzanne Rheinstein, Peter Dunham, Windsor Smith and Kathryn Ireland. These are just a few of the many fabulously prolific designers featured in this Show House.

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Those of you who subscribe to Veranda will want to hold on to this issue for years to come. and for those of you who do not subscribe, I highly recommend picking up this issue.

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I don't want to spoil all of the delicious surprises in store for you in room after room, but I had to show a few to whet your appetite! One of my favorite spaces was the courtyard outside Greystone where the opening Gala was held. Mary McDonald and Nathan Turner orchestrated the transformation using a palette of green and white, and utilizing mid century Barcelona chairs and ottomans as a foil for the English Gothic Revival Manor.

Completed in 1928, Greystone has been seen often in movies like The Witches of Eastwick, The Holiday, and There Will Be Blood. Designed by Gordon Kaufmann for oil tycoon Edward L. Doheney the mansion is the largest family estate ever built in Beverly Hills. For much more information about Greystone and visitation of the grounds, click here.

Here are just a few of the rooms by some of our favorites:

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Family Room by Nathan Turner

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Gentleman's Study by Peter Dunham

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Lady's Bedroom by Mary McDonald

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Master Bedroom by Windsor Smith

This Show House feature is enough in and of itself the buy the issue.

But wait.... Veranda gives us MORE! One of my Design Crushes graces the pages with yet another beautiful design project. Eric Cohler transforms a stately Charleston home with his magic. Just one photo teaser for you! This article is very long and comprehensive with many a gorgeous photo. Thanks Veranda!

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Late 19th-c. console. Painting by Larry Charles. John Saladino Lamps. Photo by Jeff McNamara.

Veranda....you are just too kind. We are also treated to another home, that of Houston based designer Michael Dale. Just another little tease for you:

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The beautiful hall showing Dale's collection of Burmese figures on Mexican pedestals. Photo by Peter Vitale.

I can tell I am going to be spending at least few hours this weekend sitting on my porch in the sun enjoying this issue of Veranda.

What are you going to be doing?