Zuniga Interiors Interview

Thank you Michelle for interviewing me for your blog!

Turquoise Panton Color of the Year

I'm sure you all already know but Pantone just named their color for the year 2010, its Turquoise 15-5519. Pretty cool!

Amy Lau Fabrics from S. Harris

Have you seen these beautiful new fabrics from interior designer Amy Lau? Amy's new fabric line is available through S. Harris Showrooms nationwide. These fabrics are fun and bold and you can see how you can transform any piece of furniture you may have with these fresh new fabrics! Make sure you check out the new fabric line and her beautiful design work as well.

Nickey Kehoe Sale

Run don't walk on over to the Nickey Kehoe Sale! Huge savings to take advantage of!

Windsor Smith Home Collection

Have you checked out Windsor Smiths Furniture line? These pieces are so beautiful and the elegant chair (I have to admit) is one of my favorites! I had the pleasure of meeting Windsor at intimate dinner party last week and she told me the elegant chair is definitely a popular selling chair from her line. She added that the chair is extremely comfortable and totally functional since the arms sit low so you can push them under any dining table.




Some of my other favorites from her line are the Moroccan Ottomans and the Entry Round Settee.

New Press - Lonny Magazine December Issue

Thank you to Michelle, Shawn and Ellie at Lonny Magazine for the beautiful spread in this months issue. Go to page 125 to view additional images of my home. Enjoy!

Living In: Romeo and Juliet

from Design*Sponge
 


Don’t be ashamed to admit that you loved/love Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet. We all did/do. There is a time to save face and renounce everything you thought was cool in 1996, but that time isn’t now. You can now finally succumb to your full blown crush on Leonardo DiCaprio, I won’t tell a soul.
[image above, clockwise from top left: pistol blow dryer,abalone chandelier $1900, Guinevere cross $1980, angel wings $18, knobs $12+, gate headboard $1348, beeswax candles $11+, rose hair clips $20, satin quilt $318, compact $9, Mary statue $136]



Without a doubt, my favorite part of the movie is still the Capulet vs. Montague southern California split. The Montagues sport Hawaiian shirts and loaf around the beach all day, while the Capulet’s flair for the dramatic has them spilling blood in style. Rooms are flooded with candles and it’s hard to escape the religious iconography that pervades every scene, but why would you want to? When it comes to Romeo and Juliet, you need to just embrace the mid-nineties. Preferably while time warping to the sound of The Cardigans in your parents car.
[image above, clockwise from top left: beach umbrella $9,vintage Hawaiian shirt, vintage billiard balls $48, radio $298, watch $38, belt buckle $17, ring $24, rosary bracelet $800, cobalt bottle, beach chair $115, candy cigarettes $16]

LXTV - Open House

A week ago my home was featured on an episode of LXTV Open House. French American Wallpaper had the show come by and shoot at my very stylized house in Venice Beach (thank you Patrick!). The wallpaper that we chose was customized to match the color of my green vintage cabinet.

So if you are interested in finding out more about French American click the video link above or check out their website. They really do have the most beautiful papers around!

Aprro - Sake Bomb

Looking for an unusual gift for the Sake drinker in your life? Well feast your eyes on this wonderful Sake Bomb, from Alex Purcell of Aprro. Now that's a gift worth giving!

(Sub)Urban

If you're looking for a new store to hit...then drive downtown to find (Sub)Urban a new home decor and accessories store. I haven't been there as of yet, but wanted to let all you design minded folks about it! It seems as though they don't much on their website, but you can find them on facebook. Above are some shots of new store.

Next DNG Event

Will be held Dec 3rd at Atmosphere Gallery on Melrose. Invites will be sent out later this week that will include all the details. If you would like to become a member of our DNG group, email me at turquosie.la@gmail.com.

Hotel Maya

A new full service hotel just opened called Hotel Maya as part of the Joie De Vivre chain. This new hotel/resort with its Latin influence can be found on the waterfront in Long beach. Sangria tastings, outdoor movie theater - wow! I can literally see myself sipping Champagne here. A must to visit!

Lost City

I receive a lot of emails from companies trying to get me to post their work on my blog, exchange links and try to bribe me with posting their information for a free piece of art. Not my style.




So this morning I received an email from this amazing showroom in NY Lost City - that certainly caught my eye! While I am probably not the first person to blog about them and I am sure you have seen the site before. I must say this website is a gallery or a museum of its own. Lost City is an amazing site that explores wares from all of the world. I simply cant find the words to describe all that can be found on this website, so you must view it for yourself! Let the journey begin here!

Vintage Pieces for Sale!

I am cleaning out all my old inventory and making space for new revamped vintage pieces that I will be selling on my website in the coming months. I am selling what is left at rock bottom prices! Please email if you would like to purchase the items and if you are out of state please send me your zip code so I can give you a proper quote on shipping. Thank you in advance.




Coral lamps from MOTH Design normally sold at $1400 each shades not available $700 for the pair


White ginger jar lamp (one left) $50


Mid century lamp shade not available $50


Mid century glass each $55 19"h


Hand Made Large Face vase sold.

Living In: Rosemary's Baby

from Design*Sponge

Continuing in the Halloween spirit, Rosemary’s Baby is my favorite kind of scary movie- suspenseful, chilling and eerie without any gore. I’m a big wuss when it comes to horror movies and continually hold my hands over my eyes, so an adorable Mia Farrow makes the whole thing much more manageable.
[image above, clockwise from top left: Arredoluce floor lamp $3600,coat of arms mirror $198, silk dress with lace collar $240, flokati rug $159, wool beret $13, mango radio $198, Thonet bistro chair $361, Kensington pram $1995, pearl earrings $22]



In addition to the well-known fact that Rosemary’s Baby is a bit of cinema heaven, it also contains the most pitch perfect on screen house renovation of any movie I’ve seen. When Rosemary and her husband buy an apartment in the fictionalized upper west side Dakota building, it’s dark, stuffy and terrifyingly creepy. As Rosemary’s pregnancy progresses, she spends her days painting and wallpapering until the house is unrecognizably bright and cheerful. A charming mix of uptown traditional and feminine 1960s mod, she’s inspired me to kick into high gear with my own projects around the house. Spawn of satan not required.
[image above, clockwise from top left: vintage wallpaper $57,flight base lamp $88, vintage nightgown, sputnik flower chandelier $2500, shearling throw , vase $40, coat rack $68, diamond necklace $542, tufted bench $1800, Repetto ballet flats $220]

Latest E-Decorating Project- San Francisco

Above is my latest E-Decorating inspiration board from my client in San Francisco. This client wanted a mix of modern and glamorous pieces in her new living room and she wanted tones of light blues. I found an inexpensive tufted large sofa with lots of chair options and benches to fill up the large living room. I was able to find pieces that would work in her budget and still create that high-end look. If you would like to find out more about E-Decorating and how it works check out my website here. And please note out of respect for my paying clients I do not give our product information.

REMINDER-Our Next DNG Event at West Elm October 29th THIS THURSDAY!

I am so excited to announce that our next DNG Event will be held at West Elm Santa Monica, this is one event you don't want to miss! Trade gift bags will be given out to all participating designers that sign up for the West Elm trade program. Come by and find out what West Elm has to offer!

If you are not familiar with the DNG events I run - they are about helping our designers create a community by offering social networking events to meet exchange business cards and info to share ideas.
If you would like to be a member please email me at turquosie.la@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you.

Designer Tag Sale Invite!

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday! Click here to read our blog and find out what designers are selling!

Designer Tag Sale - Press Release!

Announcing another HIGH-END DESIGNER TAG SALE
Saturday, October 24, 10am-2pm




466 East 18th St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627




Vanessa Squared Productions, founded by interior designer Vanessa De Vargas and design editor Vanessa Kogevinas, is proud to present our second HIGH-END DESIGNER TAG SALE SHOPPING EVENT in conjunction with Amanda Malson and Jolene Ballard of Domicile Interior Design.




The Designer Tag Sale is an upscale interior designer yard/tag sale hosted by Keri Shrimpton that will feature over ten of Orange County and Los Angeles' top designers selling items from their personal inventories including small furniture such as side-tables, lamps, rugs, pillows, art, accessories and more at incredibly low prices! At our tag sales nothing is over $200, and prices run as low as $5. Lots of holiday gift potential!!





Domino and Sunset magazines recently held similar successful events.





The following interior designers are confirmed: Vanessa De Vargas of Turquoise, Jolene Ballard and Amanda Malson of Domicile Interior Design, Zak Graff of Barclay Butera, Krista Ewart of Krista Ewart Design, Natalie Umbert of Atelier Natalie Umbert, Rick Campos of Christopher Tracy Interiors, Steve Jones of Better Shelter, Keri Shrimpton of Keri Shrimpton Design, Krista Browne of Krista Browne Designs, Dianne Kraus of Green Tangerine, Sabina Vavra of Madison West Interiors, Jonathan Lo of Happy Mundane, Gary Bates of Refab Clinic, Erica Islas of EMI Interior Design, Trey Russel of Aris, and Elizabeth Gordon of Elizabeth Gordon Studio.




Vendors include m[E] Material Environment, Richie Design, The Red Velvet Company, SMARTY, French American Wallpaper and Yelp will participate as a media sponsor.





The Designer Tag Sale also features mini-consultations and appraisals by designers, a silent auction, a raffle and more. Entertainment includes a bar, light passed appetizers and beauty treatments.





Gift bags are offered to the first thirty attendees including gift certificates, coupons, and other fun items. Any left-over designer inventory is donated to The Sheepfold (a women with children’s shelter). Entry fee is $10. Cash only; designers will not have credit card capabilities.




We greatly look forward to your participation and support!





Domicile Interior Design info@domicileid.com ; 714.552.8280;

www.domicileid.com ; www.domicileid.blogspot.com




Vanessa Kogevinas at vanessakog@gmail.com

www.vanessakogevinas.com

Vanessa De Vargas of Turquoise; turquoise.la@gmail.com

Keri Shrimpton of Keri Shrimpton Design; kshrimpton@mac.com




Bio information:




Domicile Interior Design



domicile interior design is a full service interior design studio specializing in residential, hospitality, retail and commercial interior design and an array of home good products. Domicile believes in forging meaningful relationships with all their clientele. Their goal is to create a home that reflects the client’s needs and personality through a unique and personal process. Domicile deftly blends old and new with a west coast influence to produce chic, eclectic and comfortable interiors.




Amanda Malson of Domicile has worked as an interior designer within the high-end residential and hospitality design fields in both San Francisco and Los Angeles for the last eleven years. Her experience has included overseeing the design and management of several multimillion-dollar projects and a position at the Los Angeles based design firm KWID where she gained valuable boutique hotel experience. Her signature style is based upon traditional classic principles mixed with a sixties and seventies modern era aesthetic pulled together by soft contrasting color palettes.




Jolene Ballard of Domicile studied interior design at Iowa State University where she received her BFA. After working in Des Moines, Jolene relocated to southern California where she took a design position at Gensler where she completed many high profile office environments. Her ability to combine modernism and classicism while mixing high-end style with low-end flea market finds create relaxed, eclectic and stylish interiors that parallel her personal style. Jolene is LEED accredited, CID certified and is the co-president of the IIDA Orange County chapter.




A native Californian, Keri Shrimpton of Keri Shrimpton Design pursued other career goals before returning to her first love of interior design. Her passions for traveling and visiting flea markets inform Keri's style, which is best described as modern eclectic with hints of classicism.




Vanessa Kogevinas’s career in publishing and management has spanned over fifteen years, including positions at Architectural Digest and as a founding editor of Western Interiors and Design magazine. She is currently serving as a Contributing Editor for California Homes magazine and a new interior design-related website www.editoratlarge.com . She has recently founded her own consulting firm, Get It!, as well as VSP with designer Vanessa De Vargas.



Vanessa De Vargas is an LA-based interior and furniture designer who launched her Venice Beach design label and interior design firm Turquoise. She has been named an ‘up-and-coming designer to watch’ by Angeleno magazine, is a regular contributor to Apartmenttherapy.com and runs a successful E-Decorating business. She recently founded VSP with design editor Vanessa Kogevinas.

Next DNG Event @ West Elm!

I am so excited to announce that our next DNG Event will be held at West Elm Santa Monica, this is one event you don't want to miss! Trade gift bags will be given out to all participating designers that sign up for the West Elm trade program. Come by and find out what West Elm has to offer!




If you are not familiar with the DNG events I run - they are about helping our designers create a community by offering social networking events to meet, exchange business cards and info to share ideas.
If you would like to be a member please email me at turquosie.la@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you.

Designer Tag Sale Blog

Have you seen the updates for our Designer Tag Sale that we are having October 24th Costa Mesa from 10am-2pm! Lots of fabulous goodies and amazing inventory images that will be sold at our sale! Take a look here!

Thank you Blik!

What a wonderful surprise to see my clients bedroom on the Blik Blog! Thank you Sonja and Scott!

Houzz Interview

Thank you Becky Harris for posting my home and interview on Houzz!

Save the date- Our next Tag Sale will be October 24th in Costa Mesa!

We are working on hosting another Designer Tag Sale, so please save the date for October 24th in Costa Mesa, CA (Orange County)! Vanessa Kogevinas and I will be co-hosting the event with interior designers, Jolene Ballard & Amanda Malson from Domicile. We are extremely excited to host another successful event! So please check our blog...we will post more details soon!

Reminder! Next DNG Event at Unici Casa TONIGHT Sept 24th!

Reminder our next DNG event will be held at Unici Casa in Culver City on September 24th, from 7-9pm. If you would like to be added to our networking list of events, please email me @ turquoise.la@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!

Sneak Peek - Venice Bedroom

Here is a sneak peek into my clients Bedroom in Venice...more images will be added to my website next week. Enjoy!

Resin Necklace

from still dottie by adeotte@gmail.com (Dottie)

i'm oggling over this $10, resin necklace, featured on the moment blog. apparently it's from bijoux terner, a mostly east coast, mostly airport store. i want to go to there.

Ledger Tests

from Lipstick on Your Teeth by Alison

 I am seriously running out of room on my walls for art, but I'd find a special spot for one of Rick Baker's ledger tests. Once I saw these online, I had to know more.

Aren't they beautiful? Rick is an artist from Los Angeles who has turned his love of collecting paper ephemera into innovative works of art. Of his technique he says, "I collect old photos, paper, postcards, etc. Sometimes, they make their way into my drawing, in the case of the ledger tests, it was an old accountant's ledger that I found a thrift store. I like the tone of the paper and I had the idea that it could function as a good 'frame' to 'hang my stuff' on...'my stuff', in this case, meaning the abstract forms (lines, dots, circles, etc.) that tend to 'bubble up' and out onto the paper when i clear my mind and get into 'drawing mode.'"

On his creative process: "I suppose it all kind of comes from my years of unconscious doodling--which, in retrospect, was a kind of ongoing self-education in drawing. It was only a few years ago that I decided to try to 'guide' those doodling impulses...to push myself and treat it seriously. I stopped throwing away things or stopping the drawing when it got too tangled or difficult. I have slowly trained myself to 'manage' these forms...repeat them and tweak them. the surprising result is that I developed what you could call a 'style', even though that was never a conscious intention of mine.

Evolution of an artist: "Now that i acknowledge it--name it as such--it has become a a sort of private creative 'toolbox' for me. I have my Dots (like on the Ledger Tests), my Bubbles, my Hair Lines, my Drips, my Nibs, Tendons and so on...I am now working on more pieces like the Ledger Tests (using more of the same paper, along with some new 'grid' and 'frames')."

For now, Rick isn't selling any of his work yet, but he's looking in to opening an Etsy shop--I really hope he does! For now, check out his wonderful Flickr sets for more.