styled with grace

design { in full bloom }

Yes, more florals. What can I say? Spring is in the air, friends! I love this spread from the May 2009 issue of Canadian House & Home on Vancouver-based artist Bobbie Burgers’ Okanagan weekend home. The vibrant yellow fused throughout the clean, modern space, largely through the artist’s own lush, floral canvases, creates an appropriately warm, cheery environment ideal for weekend entertaining in sunny Okanagan.

{ photo credit: design sponge }

at home { Maria Baibakova }

Maria Baibakova’s Miami penthouse is easily mistaken for an up-to-the-minute contemporary art gallery. Born in Moscow and raised in New Jersey, Maria is the founder of BAIBAKOV art projects, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering an understanding of global contemporary art in Russia and to support the presence of Russian contemporary art in the rest of the world. With two undergraduate degrees, a Harvard Master’s degree underway, and a newly appointed role as Strategic Director for Art Space, she has certainly accomplished - and evidently collected - a lot in her 27 years.

{ photo credit: Harper’s Bazaar }

at home { Christine Dovey }

An eclectic mix of pastels, animal prints and gold, it’s hard to believe a family of four lives in this Oakville, Ontario home. As a whole, it is perhaps a bit too girly for my taste, but the perfectly curated vignettes and touches of antique bronzes are what won me over. A reflection of careful and patient treasure hunting and an end result that has inspired me to scour local vintage shops for my own gems this weekend.

{ photo credit: style at home }

design { inspired workspace }

So far, 2013 has brought much more work than play, but I can honestly say that I’m welcoming it with open arms. It does, however, have me obsessing over perfecting our home office. After all, an inspirational work environment is evidently conducive to greater productivity, right? Have a lovely week, friends! x

{ photo credit: la maison d’anna g + gild and grace }

at home { l’wren scott }

When first discovering American designer L’Wren Scott’s left bank home, I was a little surprised at how feminine and serene it was. Not unlike her namesake label which is as elegant as they come, but certainly one who shares a home with the legendary Mick Jagger lives in a space that portrays some element of rocker edge? However, other than art inspired by the rock legend throughout the home (a Warhol of a young Mick hangs in the study), the space oozes Scott’s feminine, luxurious glamour.

One part model, (at 6 foot 3 inches, Scott walked the runway for Chanel Couture and Thierry Mugler in her younger years), stylist, (having worked behind the lens for famed photographer Herb Ritts), and acclaimed designer, Utah-born Scott has lived une vie en vogue. Remnants of this journey - the same flowing silk she uses to design her evening gowns dressing the windows, prized family treasures, and carefully hunted and curated antique finds representing Art Deco through Post-War eras - can be found throughout the vaulted, turn of the century space. Perfectly gorgeous.

{ photo credit: vogue.com }