Grey Kitchens: A love Story

 Grey Kitchens

  Hi everyone! I was thinking about something that I am very much in love with, that being grey kitchens. I have been obsessing over grey kitchens for quite some time now, as I am sure everyone around me knows, especially in my interior design class! I think I love anything grey when it comes to interior design, so a grey kitchen is perfect for me! I think I love a grey kitchen because of how calming it is; it is subdued in a good way. I especially love when people pair a grey kitchen with white marble, or even black soapstone (my two favorite counter top stones) I think it takes a very specific person to enjoy a grey kitchen, as many people are turned off from the color grey, as they think it is "boring" or "sterile". I think a grey kitchen will take your home to another level of style, not only because it is trendy at the moment, but it gives your kitchen an identity of its own. White kitchens are great, but can be too bright, so I think a grey kitchen it a perfect alternative. I hope you enjoyed this post, and I will try to do more interior design posts soon!

Possibly my favorite kitchen ever.

A warmer tone of grey

A little bit of vintage.

Color Blocking for guys: 101

 

 Color Blocking for guys: 101

           Hi everyone! I am doing another men's fashion blog today! This one is going to be about color blocking for guys. While I know that the whole color blocking trend has been big for a while, and has gone in and out of style, I am a guy that loves to color block! So let's get started!

Clothing: when it comes to color blocking for men, there are so many options! It doesn't take that much to find an amazing piece of color blocking that incorporates color blocking. Now let's be clear guys, you do not have to color block everything you own, but instead use color blocking as a way to vamp up a simple outfit, to an amazing outfit. Personally I love to pair a color blocked shirt with plain jeans, and it really does look great! It puts a cool spin on minimalism. I usually stick to dark forms of color blocking, such as blacks and greys, but I do own a blue color blocked cardigan from Jack Spade. Sometimes it can get a little hard when you start adding lots of colors, but remember, only use color blocking to enhance a simple outfit, not the other way around!

ASOS color block sweater

 Accessories: another form of color blocking that I love for guys is the use of accessories. A good option would be a color blocked backpack. A cool backpack can make an all black outfit really pop, in a high fashion kind of way. You can find a color blocked backpack at basically every store right now. They are very in style and they give a cool spin on minimalism. I recently ordered a color block draw string backpack and I absolutley love it! It really adds a timeless piece into your collection. Other accesories that guys can color block are things like, winter accesories and perhaps even ceratin pieces of jewelry. One brand that is doing color blocking is Burberry; they currently have a color blocked classic check scarf, and also have a classic check scarf with camo print over it, which also gives it acolor block look to it. There are so many options and I will definetly try to make a post about the pieces that I own and maybe a lookbook btype of post. Let me know if you guys would be interested in something like that!

River Island Backpack

Links:
 River Island Backpack In Melton Wool With Faux Leather Trims

ASOS Color Block Crew Neck Sweater in Cotton

Current Obsession: Marble

Current Obsession: Marble

    Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving! As we are rapidly approaching the holidays, I promise I will do more gift guides very soon! So be on the look out for that! Today I wanted to talk about a current obsession of mine; marble. I love marble for so many different reasons, such as, that it is beautiful, timeless, ad it will never go out of style. I love marble for many different purposes:

Kitchens and Bathrooms: I think a marble kitchen will never go out of style, as people have been using it for over a hundred years, and will continue using it for another hundred. Personally I don't know if I could have a marble kitchen, as it does scratch and stain very easily, but I will continue to admire it. Mable bathrooms are also amazing. I love how clean and fresh they look. I especially love when people do a basket weave pattern on the floor of their bathroom in marble. Again, I don't think that it would work in my lifestyle, but I would highly consider it. I think that if you can afford to put marble in your kitchen or bathroom, then go for it! It adds tremendous value to a home.

Marble bathroom

Dream marble kitchen!

Furniture and home decor: Another reason why I am loving marble right now, is for its furniture purposes. I am in love with marble coffee tables! I have a marble coffee table at my house, and it is honestly one of my favorite pieces of furniture. It adds so much to a room, and really gives your room an elegant feeling. I also love marble for home decor. What I mean by that is, I like things such as cutting boards and other elements of a home made from marble. Whenever I go to Homegoods, I always look at the cutting boards, because the majority of them are half wood, and half marble. That can give your kitchen such a beautiful look! You can basically change the whole look of a kitchen, by just changing your cutting board! Other home accessories I like made of marble are thinks like statues and candlestick holders. I think pieces like that really make a home look elegant and timeless.

Marble mirrors

Marble coffee table

Personal Accessories: Finally, I like marble for personal accessories. These include, phone/computer cases and clothing. While this whole marble trend has been going on for a little while now, I always love to see people with marble print phone cases, or even marble backgrounds on their phones. It's very on trend right now, and it gives you a cool look. When it comes to clothing I have not seen too much clothing in marble print, but I think a men's t shirt with a marble print pocket would look amazing. And for women I think that accessories such as purses, or even nail polish look amazing in marble! There are so many possibilities when it comes to embracing this marble trend!  

Rebecca Minkoff marble print purse

Marble print t shirt

Rolex vs.Victorinox

Rolex vs. Victorinox

     

         Hi everyone! I know that you generally aren't supposed to compare a Rolex and a Victorinox, but I had to show you guys a cool look alike.  So Ive been meaning to make this post for months, because at one point I was highly considering purchasing a Victorinox Maverick watch, because of its resemblance to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual. While I wouldn't consider myself the biggest Rolex fanboy, I still do appreciate its craftsmanship, so I am in no way saying that these two watches are on the same level of craftsmanship.Obviously I would choose the Rolex if I could only have one, and it I had unlimited funds, but the Victorinox is a good alternative. I am highly considering getting the Victorinox Maverick watch. I would love to hear what you guys think! Please leave me comments down bellow!

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