Sunday, April 21, 2013

friday night FIREWORKS at Gabriella + Morgan's RETRO inspired pad!

This past Friday evening the hubby + I attended a casual grouping of friends to BBQ and watch the post-Giant's game fireworks.  My girlfriend Gabriella is multi-talented - just look at her blog, "Sewing Is Hard"....her flair and style not only graces everything she wears, but her home as well.  Morgan and her have created a home that is homey, charming, eclectic, curious, retro and completely reflective of their personalities and interests.  There are so many vignettes to explore not to mention the sweeping views of the city and Bay Bridge...one can't help the desire to mix an old-school cocktail (or tiki inspired drink), slap on some vinyl and catch up on the day-to-day...

I'm so happy I decided to spontaneously grab my camera as we headed out the door....the light was beautiful that evening as the sun set and I definitely felt inspired to capture their home in a few shots and share them here with you!

Enjoy!

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Gabriella....she is the cutest!

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Morgan - grillmaster!

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all photographs by janel holiday interior design - and for the record, I didn't rearrange one, single thing...everything was shot just the way I found it....cute, right?!

sweet Hawaiian soundtrack is the music for this house tour!

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Annette + Lilly

A visual recognition to two amazing, stylish and inspirational women who passed away in the past 48 hours.....

Annette Funicello

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Lilly Pulitzer

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thanks for all your inspiration, ladies....xoxo

Soundtrack is Annette singing "Pineapple Princess".....a tropical tune that any lady donning a Lilly dress would appreciate:


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

....recipe for a cute-ass DINING ROOM!

Often I find myself designing for an imaginary client, case in point, the following.  I recently saw this amazing rug and my brain just went nuts finding things to go with it for a cute-ass Dining Room.  Given my latest obsession with mint-green and pastels, I thought we would go off that color palette and darken it up a bit so not so seasonal.....what do you think?!

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JANEL HOLIDAY'S RECIPE FOR A CUTE-ASS DINING ROOM:

numerous delicately lit branches for the perfect focal point of a chandelier 
1 dark credenza with textured front panels
1 pair  of amazing Tommi Parzinger sconces
a handful of warm, vintage chairs
dash of a vintage rug
1 classic dining table with a marble top
a sparkle of gold flatware
a generous dose of amazing art

Take all of the above and add a group of loved ones, some bubbly, good grub, tunes and mix...repeat as needed.

Soundtrack for this reservation is the fun and jazzy little soundtrack to "An Education":
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