LIVING WITH LAVENDER - THIS OR THAT

Saw these two living rooms the other day where lavender is the connecting theme.  The first is a living room with very subtle accents in a light shade of purple.  While the second, takes on lavender living with zest by incorporating a lilac colored sea grass wallpaper and then punches up the decor with even more purple with the ikat upholstery on the side chairs...oh and did I mention the orange sofa.

So today I ask you...which of these two living rooms do you prefer?  Could you see yourself living with lavender?

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco


Photos: Brendan Wong; Lilly Bunn

PALM BEACH PRIZE PULITZER IN PURPLE - HOUSE BEAUTIFUL EXCLUSIVE

This is the Palm Beach home of Liza Pulitzer Calhoun...daughter of the late iconic super preppy fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer.

Liza's home is featured in the June issue of House Beautiful that hits news stands today and once again, House Beautiful has given COCOCOZY an online exclusive preview!

The cool thing about the space is that the living room is actually outside...covered by a very deep overhang.  The property is actually two smaller houses connected by a breezeway so it made sense to have part of the main living spaces be outside!

Liza's mom was known for infusing bold color into all of her fashion designs...and here in this home Liza takes a bit of her mother's fearlessness for color and melds that into her own design.  The living room boasts rattan sofas and chairs with purple upholstery and accents...and an outdoor patio with a fab porch swing features a mix of patterns and textures (lots of African and Indian prints)...all against a lush green background of the home's grounds.

Flutter Vines Wallpaper - $148 (above)

Lavender Latte Bowls - $20 for set of four (above)

Purple lamp finial - $95 (above)

Make sure to check out the full home in June 2013 House Beautiful magazine!

Also, check out COCOCOZY Pinterest and COCOCOZY Facebook for a few more exclusive photos from this feature article!

What do you think of the mix of colors, patterns, textures and styles in this home?  Like or dislike?  Comment below please!

Happy Tuesday (again)!

xo
Coco

P.S. Had a super fun night on Saturday...went to see Fleetwood Mac with TE at the Hollywood Bowl. We went with his friends/colleagues EH and TH. It was so much fun. Very sweet TE got us box seats about 20 rows from the front...we ordered dinner and wine that was brought to our box! A lovely L.A. night at the Bowl. Now before going to the concert I really didn't have a clue about Fleetwood Mac to be totally honest (I know...everyone I've said this to looks at me like I'm an alien that was born and raised on another planet...I got a lot of "How could you not know Fleetwood Mac?" comments)...but once I got there I realized I knew almost every one of their classic songs. Took this blurry photo from the aisle because TE and I had gotten up from our seats and then they started to play "Landslide"...we had to stop and watch. It was magical.

Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac performing "Landslide" at the Hollywood Bowl this past weekend. (above)

SPRING BLOOMS IN MY HOME TOWN!

Went out to my hometown of Claremont, California yesterday for Easter.  Claremont is a small sweet Southern California college town.  Such a cute place it is...was happy to go home for the holiday.

Had a lovely Easter brunch with my very very nice sis DS (uh I add an extra very because I just found out my floors were done wrong at my cottage in the Hollywood Hills so I may have to stay with sis DS for two more weeks), my wonderful mother and the very sweet TE. We had a really nice time together. Good conversation and lots of warm laughter.

Before brunch, as TE and I drove into the little town square there we noticed a beautiful little park with gorgeous pink and purple flowering trees and plants. After our brunch, we stopped off to take photos. It was a bit of cloudy day and I was in light blue Easter dress and heels but I found myself somewhat inelegantly bending, stretching, standing with legs akimbo to get the best shot of all of the stunning blooms. It seems that TE is a better photographer than me though...for every 30 photos I took, he took one really beautiful one...hmmmm...note to self...take some photography lessons.  Anyhooo...here are some views of some lovely spring pink and purple blooms in the middle of Claremont. Some good ideas for my garden next spring!

I should dedicate this post to best of friend AM who loves the color pink and who has passed that love of all things pink onto her little boo boo daughter.  AM hope you enjoy this one!

 

Pink azaleas! (above)

Is this purple flower a lilac?  Please identify! (above)

I think the pink flowering tree is called an Empress tree....it was so beautiful. (above)

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

Happy Monday!

xo

Coco

P.S.  Have been eating non stop for the last 24 hours because Lent is over!  This year, I gave up corn, anything with flour, potatoes, sugar and dried mangoes for over 40 days.  Oy va voy.  This year was hard.  On Easter morning TE made me a cute basket complete with corn chips, an apple fritter, bundt cake from a delish bakery called Nothing Bundt Cakes, boxes of pasta, truffles, chocolate, jelly beans and a stuffed Easter bunny.  I spent the day nibbling at the basket and then finished off the day requesting pizza for dinner (which TE went out and picked up from a great place in Santa Monica).  Sounds crazy...I know...but 40 days without anything quite decadent in the food department would drive anyone crazy...right????  Or wrong???

Photos:  All photos in this post by Coco of COCOCOZY

BEVERLY HILLS TUDOR HOME REVIVED!

A Beverly Hills Tudor style home made bright and cheerful by Los Angeles based interior designer Betsy Burnham.

Tudor homes sometimes have a darker more heavy feel to the decor - full of tradition and wood paneling I think.   Not this home.  With walls painted a bright white and an eclectic introduction of textiles, upholstery and wallpaper in muted tones of grays, blues, corals and lavenders, this home feels nothing like your run of the mill tudor!

The gray upholstered furniture in the living room gets a bit of color with wonderful purple cushions.  Also love the statuette lamps on the console. (above)

Nothing like a neatly arrnage coffee table with books, amethyst Calla Lilies and just the right reading. (above)

The t.v. room features a large built in cabinet with beadboard door fronts, coral sofas upholstered in a Chinoiserie Palm Beach like fabric and a square tufted leather ottoman. (above)

Nothing like a bright white kitchen with marble counters, glass upper cabinets and fantastic round glass pendant lights over the kitchen island. (above)

An open kitchen it turns out! (above)

The dining room table is surrounded by cane back chairs with ticking stripe seats and matching Parsons chairs on either end. (above)

Love the master bedroom wallpaper - Katie Ridder's Leaf wallpaper pattern available at Harbinger in Los Angeles. Stunning! (above)

What I like about this house is that it seems comfortable, livable and well designed.  Not too over the top in the decor but just enough to show a bit of personality and style.  Like.  Like a lot.

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Picked up my dog Mr. Boo yesterday (see previous post) from the surgery hospital and took him over to the vet who will nurse him back to health over the next two weeks.  He looked so sad and tired after his surgery! Poor guy.

P.P.S.  Headed to the theater tonight to see a play.  So excited.

P.P.P.S.  Must also make it up to my little cottage in the Hollywood Hills today to see how construction is progressing and to talk about the floors.  My mom and my sis DS are worried that I am not moving things along quick enough...so today...we're going to get the project moving!!!

P.P.P.P.S.  Have a great day!

P.P.P.P.P.S.  Thank you to fab designer Joe Lucas owner of Harbinger showroom for the tip on the master bedroom wallpaper source.

A JEWEL OF AN APARTMENT - NEW YORK LOFT LIVING!

A jewelry designer's apartment features a Persian rug she had stained purple! (above)

Love this NYC loft apartment belonging to New York jewelry designer Zani Gugelmann.  A wonderful mix of old and new in a open space.

1960s Italian Boomerang chairs are part of the small light filled reading area in the bedroom. (above)

A brass bull sculpture from Jonathan Adler's collection sits on the nightstand table in the bedroom. (above)

A vintage 1950s metal desk transforms a wall into a tiny home office. (above)

I would move into this loft happily.  How about you?

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.   Fun weekend.  Two dinners.  First dinner on Friday night with BN, SN and TE at Il Piccolino - great company and such a cute old school restaurant.  2nd dinner was on Saturday night with sis DS, TE and good friend JD at the Soho House.  We had a great time.

P.P.S.  Yesterday TE and I were having a late brunch in Venice...and in walks actor Adam Sandler.  I was not at all cool about this celebrity sighting because I was so surprised to see him.  There were only two tables of people in this small restaurant and we were sitting the near the door...so when Adam walked in, I inadvertently yelped and grabbed TE's arm.  So much for being cool but casual.


Photos: Vogue