RANDOM STUFF I'M LIKING RIGHT NOW IN CLOSE UP 12.14.12!

Pine cone as part of centerpiece on a table decorated for a holiday party at chic Los Angeles fabric showroom  Harbinger. (above)

No rhyme, no reason, no theme, no scheme, no purpose...just some random stuff I saw this week that I'm liking right now. A little this or that or inspiration for the mansion, ranch, home, house, apartment, loft, condo, cottage or shack and anything in between.

Close ups on my week.

COCOCOZY Logo Lucite Trays being packed up at our offices for shipping to customers! (above)

Cute black and white painted ornaments at Sugar Paper. (above)

Metal arrow Christmas tree ornaments from Sugar Paper. (above)

A sweet thank you note card from my good friend AG. (above)

Etched stemware glasses at Anthropologie. (above)

Do you like any of this Random Stuff?

Happy Friday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Went to a very nice holiday party at chic textiles showroom Harbinger last night.  Got a chance to catch up with owners Joe Lucas and Parrish Chilcoat and showroom manager Tami. Also was nice to talk with Brian Ferrick, super talented textiles designer and half of Ferrick Mason.  Before running out to a dinner, saw stylish interior designer Ron Woodson  of Woodson & Rummerfeld too.  Party was a book signing for uber designer and t.v. personality Thom Filicia. Then headed to a dinner at Comme Ca.  Fun night.


All photos in this post by Coco of COCOCOZY

HOLIDAY MANTEL MAGIC - TWO VERY DIFFERENT FIREPLACE LOOKS!

I don't have a mantel. I have kind of a fireplace stove thing in my living room in my tiny little cottage in the Hollywood Hills.

Since I don't have a mantel, I really want one...a problem of mine...wanting things I don't have!

Anyhooo...when I saw these images of these two mantels below...made me wonder what direction I would take with decorating a mantel if I had one. Would I go modern like the clean white and black look of the this first mantel below...or would I go more traditional with greenery and more of classic holiday look like the dining room photo at the bottom?

Hmmm...thinking....

Which of these two mantels do you prefer? I think I'm leaning towards the more modern...love the little metal Christmas trees and the bit of silver sparkle...but I do like the warmth of the traditional mantel too.

Please weigh in!

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Great dinner last night at Soho House with CM and JW.  A fantastic time!  Good to catch up in the middle of this hectic holiday season.

P.P.S.  Happy 12/12/12!

Photos: Line Klein; Michael Graydon

THIS OR THAT: HOLIDAY CHEER!

COCOCOZY 2012 Holiday Card! (above)

So our 2012 holiday cards came in yesterday for COCOCOZY. They are being sent out today.

We're going for a clean modern preppy holiday card look this year. All of our printed materials are designed by super duper fantastic freelance graphic designer EF. She does everything for us including the catalog, our postcards, stationery, order forms, letterhead...everything. EF is so talented and she is really cute too. I feel so lucky to have been working with her on the COCOCOZY graphic look for the last 2 years. She is awesome.

So our 2012 holiday card...Bold stripes on the back of the card and a simple white border on the front. The color scheme is a winter light blue, silver and white. A serif font and tah dah.

Last year we used the same wording "Joy" but the card looked a little different. Not that things can change now but wondering which COCOCOZY Holiday card you like best in today's THIS OR THAT!  The new 2012 card or the old 2011 card?

New - 2012 holiday card. (above)

Old - 2011 holiday card (above)

So which of these two cards do you like better... the old or the new version.  It is too late to change the cards now but your opinion will definitely help us in deciding what we do for 2013. We'll certainly change the wording next year from "joy" to something else...I almost went with "believe" this year, but everyone except EF seemed to not like that! :-)

Want to hear your thoughts!

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Deciding on a holiday card can be tough.  Spent about two days on email with best of friend AM as she designed her family holiday card with pictures of her kids.  AM sent several versions to me and her hubby JE to approve.  Her cards turned out so cute...but there was one version where she had two side by side close up shots of her kids on the back of the card; her husband's comment on that version was "These look like mugshots".  Needless to say, AM quickly changed out those photos! LOL!


All photos in this post by Coco of COCOCOZY