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.

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

Holiday 2015 Gift Guide: Men's Accessories

     Holiday 2015 Gift Guide: Men's Accessories

         For years I experienced difficulties finding a great gift for my dad, grandpa and other male family members. While it is slightly easier for me to find a gift, it may not be so easy for you all, so I am making a list of the top 10 gifts for the men in your family. These gifts will range from very affordable, to a little more pricey. I think for the holidays, accessories are the best way to go. All the links for the items will be posted at the bottom! Here is my list of the best men's holiday gift ideas:

1. The first item I found, was this scarf by The Rail. It is currently available at Nordstrom for $25.00. That is an insanely good price for the look and quality of this scarf. It has a Burberry look, and it could easily go with most outfits. This is a very affordable scarf for any man in your life.

      2. The next item I found was this warm hat by Canada Goose. This hat comes in at $55.00, which may seem like a lot for a winter hat, but it has that Moncler look, without the price. There are three color variations of this hat on the Neiman Marcus website; black, grey and navy. If you are buying this as a gift for someone, I would go with black, as it goes with literally everything. This is one of my favorite winter hats at the moment, and I might be picking one up eventually.

      3. The next piece on my list of items for the holidays are these leather driving gloves by John W. Nordstom. These have a very cool look to them, and add a certain flair to an outfit. The gold button on the gloves gives them an expensive feel. These gloves are priced relatively well, at $69.50. These would make a perfect gift for someone closer in your life, but not close enough to splurge all the way. These gloves also come in a burgundy color, which is also amazing, I will definitely be picking a pair of these up as winter gets closer.

4. Now lets start getting into the pricey items. Sticking with the glove trend, I found these leather Prada gloves that I am dying for. They are very classy, but also show that they are made by Prada, by having the logo on them. I think these are amazing for any man that you are close to, such as your brother, or husband, or anyone that you would feel comfortable spending this kind of money on. These gloves also come in a brown color. These gloves come in at $390.00, which is much more than previous items on this list, but sometimes we need to show those close to us how important they are. 

5. This is by far one of my favorite accessories ever. The iconic Burberry check scarf. There are many places to buy these scarves, but I choose Neiman Marcus, because they always seem to be having some sort of sale on these scarves.  for this scarf, I would say stick to the classic Camel color, but if you know what color the person that you are buying this gift for likes, then take a chance and get them a different color. This scarf comes in at $475.00. Yes I know that its very expensive, but you are getting a quality scarf, and its all cashmere. I will be picking one of these up this year, but until I get it, I'll keep dreaming.

The links to all of the items:
Burberry Scarf

Prada Gloves

Nordstrom Gloves

Canada Goose Hat

The Rail Scarf