Bathroom Designing...

What I've really been doing this week... besides daydreaming... I'm actually working like everyone else... Here are my sketches of my Spa Bathroom Design project...

Colour palette based on these fabrics in the Master Bedroom...

Inspirational Photos for Project... from top to bottom... via Domino mag and fellow bloggers... I'm sorry, but I can't remember where I found them... please forgive me and THANK YOU!

I will show before and after photo when the project is complete and some photos as the project moves along... meeting with contractor and clients today.

My bathroom is one of my favorite rooms... I love to soak in the tub... definitely a tub girl! What are you a shower or tub person?

What to do today...

Lounge...

Play some music...
Read a book...
Shopping...
Ooh La La Shopping...
Maybe a Chapeau...

Meet a friend at the local cafe...

What do you have planned for today?

Lazy Tuesday Morning...

I'm sleeping in... OR am I... Love this crazy, colourful mix of bedding... it would be perfect in my downtown L.A. dream loft! See you in the afternoon... I will splash some paint around after I open my eyes and drink some cafe creme ... and post it later...

I TRIED TO SLEEP IN... BUT APPARENTLY... IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS... Emails and Phone calls suggest that I get HOLIDAY cards ready... I'm still thinking BEACH and they are thinking CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY/WINTER... So here is my state at the moment...

I'm awake.. I'm awake... coffee and off to paint! I'll daydream later about that wonderful loft... here is my DAYDREAM LOFT LIVING ROOM PAINTING... what are you DAYDREAMING about today?

Looking back on Sunday...

Fun on the beach...

Water tower beach house...
Painting of...Houses on Surfside Beach...
Painting of...Shoreline Village...
Painting of...
Shoreline Marina and Downtown Long Beach...

Lighthouse...
Queen Mary seen from our dinner table in the restaurant...
My Family...
View of Los Angeles skyline driving home from the beach...

All Paintings are available... purchase information on each one... $40 + $10 shipping or matted & framed $80 + $15 shipping EMAIL ME

GREAT SUNDAY... How was your weekend? Did you go to the beach? No... then where did you go? Home relaxing? Whatever you did... I hope it was ENJOYABLE! Ok... back to work... awwwwwwww... do I have to???

Ooooh to be On the Riviera...

The "Mexican Riviera" Mexico resorts on the Pacific Ocean... some of my favorite beach holiday destinations... Always a good time... whether poolside with a view of the beach ...

Paintings are available... $50 + $10 shipping EMAIL ME

Or on the beach... just bring me libations and some wonderful authentic Mexican food and I'm happy as can be! Lots of good seafood! Lovely people too!


I've enjoyed Mazatlan, Puerta Vallarta/Yelapa, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Cabo San Lucas... would still like to visit Manzanillo and Huatulco... maybe Acapulco... Have you been on the Mexican Riviera?

Fantasy Cruise Getaway...

Awwww... a floating room with a view... inspiration photos via The Style File... Paintings by moi...

I have no desire whatsoever to take a trip on an oceanliner... but a cruise along a canal... where I can see land on both sides... that sounds charming!

A personal chef to satisfy my every culinary desire...
Paintings are available... pricing per painting... $50 + $10 shipping or matted & framed $100 + $15 shipping EMAIL ME

How do you feel about cruising... love it, hate it... no desire? Canal or river... cruising in Paris, South of France, Amsterdam to the Black Sea or along the Nile?

Last Day of the Work Week...

If you have to work... one of these areas might not be too bad...

West Elm...Pottery Barn...
William Sonoma...

Fifi's DREAM Design Studio by the Sea... photo inspiration via The Style Files via Domino and Decor8 and their listing of International Design Blogs...

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If I had this work studio I painted above... I would have a hard time deciding... hmmm... work or lounge? BTW... Are there SUGGESTION BOXES at anyone's place of employment? At my Design Studio HERE... I'm putting up a SUGGESTION BOX... So here's your chance... Do you have any suggestions for ME... Anything you'd like to see featured? Locations? Furnishings? Photos? Paintings?

For the Love of Fromage...

Emeril and Martha celebrated their appearance together on the cover of Everyday Food -July/August issue and a new partnership with a Cocktail Party... it looked FABULOUS... wish I was there enjoying this lovely cheese display...

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Wellllll... I wasn't on the invitation list... so here are a few cheese platters via William Sonoma... we can have our own party...

For Invitations to my CHEESE TASTING PARTY... Fromage Plate Stationery... 

notecards with matching artwork on art-lined envelopes by Fifi Flowers Invitations... thinking about putting this line of stationery in MY ETSY STORE... hmmmmm... I think the first painting would make a good invite too... have to make that up!

SOLD via Ebay... Fromage Plate, 24 x 36 acrylic on canvas

What is your favorite cheese?