Where would you imagine Christian Louboutin, the designer of this shoe, would live?
I always pictured some majorly bedazzled, gaudy-but-still-fabulous penthouse in Paris. Sure, he may have one of those too. But his real retreat is in Egypt and you may be surprised by its simplicity.
the courtyard
entryway
dining room
bedroom with hand-beaded furniture
study/design studio
If New York City transformed into a giant pool party today…
Enjoy your Labor Day!
I can now say one year later I love many things madly besides the five categories of this blog. Blogging with my sister. Pinterest. Sugar. Facebook. Foodgawker. Sur la Table. My camera. Fairway market. Home Depot. Online shopping. But one thing that I still love madly above all else: my usually patient, very handsome, always supportive hubby.
Top Ten of Love U Madly’s First Year (based on traffic alone and I’ve included the other social media details from each post):
1. Fruit Roll-Ups… Pinned: 185,000 times; Facebook Liked: 1,717 times
2. DIY hair bands… Pinned: 7,000 FB Like: 164
3. Crystal Light lip gloss…Pinned: 13,000 FB Like: 270
4. Testing hair tutorials on the subway…Pinned: 7,000 FB Like: 7
5. DIY Rock runner.. Pinned: 1,000 FB Like: 40
6. Wine Pops… Pinned: 4,000 FB Like: 644
7. Granola Cups… Pinned: 972 FB Like: 74
8. Game Night Vodka… Pinned: 2,000 FB Like: 57
9. S’more cups… Pinned: 164 FB Liked: 34
I love Reese, don’t you? She’s one of my Hollywood faves. I meant to share this peek into her world weeks ago, but then I got busy with studding and stuffing tomatoes. Which I think Reese would really like.
Elle Decor published a tour of her stunning “ranch” house in Ojaj, California. She describes, “As soon as I drive through the gate, I relax. The air is fresh, the phone isn’t ringing, you can’t access e-mail. Time slows down. Within an hour I’m lying on that couch taking a big fat nap. It’s like having a little bit of Tennessee in California.”
I love the neutral rustic chic decor and all the little peaceful nooks.
What’s your favorite Reese Witherspoon movie? I thought she was pretty spectacular in Walk The Line...
It’s a fact. Bloggers are crazy. My sister and I are Exhibit A. Everyone always says they don’t know how we have time to do all we do and the truth is… we don’t have time. We are just insane people who don’t sleep. This weekend we are headed to the Blogher Blogging Conference. It is a basically going to be 4,500 people (just as nuts as we are) all in one place. We can’t wait.
We made a little animated video to give a little peek inside a bloggers world. If you are a blogger yourself, you’ll find this particularly funny.
Making this video was super easy on Xtranormal. You pick your characters, background, type in dialogue, pick camera angles and gestures. When you open an account on Xtranormal, they give you a bunch of credits. Jodie and I made this video for half the amount of credits, so it was completely free. We’ll definitely have more of these coming your way because if nothing else, we are really good at making fun of ourselves.
