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While there seems to be a dearth of curves on my T.V. thanks to the Olympics, I  have been noticing a lot of curves in interior design lately, namely sofas.

What's so great about curved sofas?

• they can define a space in a way that plain old straight sofas can't quite accomplish on their own
• they're good for unusual room shapes
• they are a great solution for large spaces that may have the potential to feel vast and stark
• they're also great for spaces that have architectural details that you wouldn't want to hide behind a sofa, such as wainscoting or other molding, large-scale wall art or maybe just the baddest-ass penthouse view through your floor-to-ceiling windows 

 Most of these sofas look custom-made and, thus, are looky-no-touchy for me.  But maybe you're in possession of a small fortune.  Or maybe you're a celebrity.  Or maybe not.

Irregardless. Riot On!

Project Runway Season 10 Recap- Episode 2

Episode 2: A Glue the Sh*t Out Of It Moment

All photos courtesy of Lifetime

Here we are for another week of Project Runway!  Last week we got to meet our 16 contestants and this week we're on to one of my most favorite PR episodes: the Unconventional Materials Challenge!

Beth and Jon's Wedding: Part II

Portraits

All photos by Heather Waraksa

Beth and Jon's Wedding: Part I

Getting Ready

All Photos by Heather Waraksa

HGTV Design Star Recap- THE FINALE!

It's HGTV Design Star Finale time!!!  After the most-talented-ever (while-purposefully-ignoring-the-possibility-of-a-recency-effect) season of designers, we find ourselves finally down to the final two: Britany Simon and Danielle Colding.

Frenemies

 ALL PHOTOS THANKS TO HGTV DESIGN STAR

Christmas in July

Sunglasses  / Bikini / Camera Strap / Camera / Brass Urchins / Purse / Notebook / Nailpolish / MacBook Pro

Season's Greetings!  Christmas is 5 months away, it's dog's breath hot outside and there's not an It-toy in sight, so what better time to break out the peppermint schnapps, crank up the Nat King Cole and make a Christmas list?

Here's what I'm asking Santa for- hopefully he'll be checking email:

• A hot new bathing suit and not-so-matching sunglasses


• An upgraded DSLR camera with an equally badass sequin camera strap so I can continue to improve my photography skillz while looking awesome


• Decorative brass urchins, duh


• A portable purse in a poppy color


• A travel notebook, because one of these days I'm totally going to keep a travel journal


• A little finger candy a la Essie in color Mojito Madness


• Last and most importantly: the new MacBook Pro.  I NEED THIS. Come on Santa baby. My blog readers need me to get a new computer so I can continue to provide nostalgic amusement through increasingly complex Adobe programs that are too large for my 5 year-old, plain, boring, just regular blah MacBook!

Tell me, what are YOU asking Santa, or the Hanukkah Armadillo, for on this (second) Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

Tuesday Trend- Foo Dogs

Although I've been back home for about a week, my design mojo is still in Thailand.  

After last week's buddha trend, this week I'm on to... Foo Dogs!

Foos from Wat Pho, photos by me

These figures actually go by several names, though Foo or Fu Dog seems to stick here in Amurrica.  However, they're technically not dogs at all.  These statues originated in Chinese design as guardian lions, symbols of protection, that sat at the entrance to Buddhist temples and rich people's homes.  In Thailand, every single wat we visited had at least a couple of these bad boys, which are always presented in pairs as a representation of yin and yang.  Ahhh, deep.

At any rate, they're kinda funny lookin' so I love them.  From a design perspective, the renewed interest in Asian design and Chinoiserie means foos are all over the ever-pinning internet.  Check it out: