LA Living – Goodbye NYC, Hello Los Feliz!
Friends know that every winter I complain…endlessly…every…single…day… about the cold. This winter, Shawnyboy and I are living in Los Angeles and I couldn’t be happier to boycott a bitter NYC winter. I get so excited ...
The Painted Ladies of San Fran
Hello lovelies! Things have been good but busy so I appologize for the radio silence! I wanted to share photos of some wonderful Victorian homes from a recent trip to San Francisco. I am such ...
Buttermilk Falls Inn
Living in NYC, I have a constant desire to escape the city, breathe some fresh air & just get away from all the crazy. One of my favorite places to occassional visit is Buttermilk Falls Inn. ...
F O R M Architecture
I was poking around for some design inspiration the other and found myself falling in love with F O R M Architecture projects all over again. I had the pleasure of working with these talented ...
Old Bernal House
I recently came across photos of a renovated 1860′s cottage home in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood and am just in love it! Feldman Architecture did an amazing job of bringing light into the space, ...
Mojave Sands Motel in Joshua Tree
When my friends invited me to Joshua Tree, they knew the way to sell me on the trip was to tell me about where they were staying. Mojave Sands is this beautifully simple and well-designed ...
Modern House Tour in Palm Springs
I had never been to Palm Springs before. So when my friends invited me to Joshua Tree, I decided to stop off along the way and check out some Modern architecture. Known as Desert Modernism, ...
Wall of Doors
Happy Friday everyone! I came across this beautiful photo on Pinterest the other day and can’t get it out of my head. Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek put together this beautiful wall of doors for ...
This Old House: Jim & Laura Part I
Friends Jim & Laura recently purchased a 100 yr old brownstone in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. The house needs a lot of love but they have been working tirelessly to restore its natural beauty and transform ...
Architectural Eye Candy : Integral House
Former violinist and math professor Dr. James Stewart spent a fortune on a residence in the posh Toronto neighborhood of Rosedale. He selected the then-relatively unknown pair of architects, Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe of ...
Hotel of the Month: Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Barcelona
Now that I’m getting a hang of this whole blog thing, I’m working on a lot of great new ideas for Ciao Bella! in 2011 so please stay tuned! Here, I’d like to kick off ...
cm culture club
Club Monoco has launched an ultra stylish new blog filled with amazingly beautiful people & things, not to mention simple yet beautiful web design. With a good mix of contributors that include designers, artists, foodies, ...
