Hello Lovely

This feminine lovely and cheerful kitchen
belonging to Lauren Conrad caught my eye.




Enjoy these glimpses of her spaces.












In other news, life remains chaotic
after receiving an offer to buy our home.

With just a month before closing,
we are house hunting...over-glamorized
on television and truly a trigger of migraines.

I am learning the art of letting go,
and though I can't see what lies ahead,
I am making peace with the adventure.

Peace to you right where you are.

Don Bachardy
is a portrait artist who literally draws from life.

He once said,
"...maybe I became an artist to have an excuse
to look deeply at people. We choose professions
that give us extra license."



Bachardy's self portrait in Hollywood

In a three- to four-hour sitting, subjects like Warren Beatty patiently and perhaps uncomfortably sit across from the staring creator who brilliantly captures a truthful lifelike portrait
they possibly will hate. 


Hollywood

In his words, 
"I can't cheat.
The whole point of drawing from life is to draw what I see, and the truth of what I'm looking at is always far more interesting to me than any fantasy I may have in my head about a particular personality."



Capturing a live sitter's essence, especially one whose star shines brightly in the eyes of millions of fans, with such honesty...
is that not intriguing?



In his new book we are treated to something special.
A collection of the artist's work in which Bachardy in-the-moment-of-truth-style meets (or combusts with?) glittery, pretendhappy, superficial Hollywood glam.


the 80ish young artist today

"The better they sit, the better the portrait is."
(Don Bachardy)







Hollywood (Glitterati, 2014) is a half century
retrospective treasury of portraits breathing with life.
It features more than 300 original paintings and drawings
of tinseltown personalities who sat for Don Bachardy.


Teri Garr in Hollywood


Most of the artworks were signed and dated by the sitter
not because the artist was starstruck but as proof
the piece was created from a live sitting.

How about you?
What does your profession give you
"extra license" to do?

And...would you rather be the sitter or the artist?

Peace to you right where you are.

So much to love about this charming Texas stone cottage:

old european farmhouse style
standing seam metal roof - preweathered Galvalume
chopped white Texas limestone
western red cedar beams
timber frame construction
carved stone on fireplace is Riviera Beige Cantera from Mexico
8' tall doors on master - perfectly centered w/ fireplace
front door is 42"

This is actually the guest house on the owner's property!














More details that I think mix well with this style...





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My friend Desiree's unbelievably dreamy stone sanctuary:






Yep. Leave it to me to get us stoned on
beautiful houses.

Sorry I haven't been visiting your blogs as
of late...so much personal stuff going on,
and I'm exhausted emotionally and physically.

Peace to you right where you are.

The Heron penthouse in London

Does living in the sky (with the view above) suit you?
Say cheerio to posh London penthouse living
at The Heron.

Could the colors in this cityscape be more blushy peaceful?
No, they could not.





Need your apartment ceilings to be retractable?
Not a problem on the 36th floor, mama.



You may be wondering..."but darlin, how indeed do highrise luxury
estates relate to creative ideas for peaceful homes and your Prince of Peace lovin soul?

I suppose it's the inner hotel snob leanings...
the forever collecting of ideas and details
from the high-end to translate
into the peasant-friendly.

(Plus, it's tough to stop starin' at the
awesome von awesome Heron.)



I love interior windows too, Heron!
(With triple aspect views.)




Mmmmmmmmm.
Now scroll right by.

Just a friendly reminder that
Bloggin-Lucy-in-the-Sky-With-Diamonds
here makes the perfect penthouse-sitter,
should you require your betchen skynest sat...

Peace to you right where you are.

There's always more room on this blog
for another white kitchen
so let's hop right to it
and begin with a master of
humble elegance:
Pam Pierce.


Pamela Pierce...of course.








Shannon Bowers








styled another way





Amy Neunsinger


Jill Brinson's Atlanta cottage











Justine's kitchen by Jersey Ice Cream Co.

So many brilliant ideas for warming up a white space.

Have a favorite?

Peace to you right where you are.