COZY NAVY BLUE ROOM

Conventional design wisdom says...if you want to make a room feel larger, paint the walls white.  What if you want to make a small room feel even more cozy?  Paint the walls navy.

I love small blue rooms!  I have a small den in my tiny little cottage in the Hollywood Hills that I've painted a shade of gray/blue with a glossy finish.  The room works in my opinion.  My friends SN and BN have a wonderfully blue painted small office library in their beautiful Los Angeles home...the walls are and shelving there are painted a wonderful shade of dark blue.

So this navy blue room with green velvet sofas, chevron patterned drapes and gold accents hither and thither works for me!

Notice the textured paneling below the chair rail...love that.  Only thing I might lose is the deer head!  What do you think of this cute blue room.

It is about to rain here in Los Angeles (that is our form of winter)...would be nice to cozy up in a room like this on a rainy day.

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Prue Ruscoe

LOUIS VUITTON TRUNKS TRANSFORMED

I have always wanted to figure out a way to incorporate Louis Vuitton vintage trunks or luggage into my home's decor.  I like the idea of using one of the stylish monogrammed steamer trunks as a piece of furniture.

A collectible piece from the past.  First introduced in the mid 1800's, these trunks and pieces of luggage became a fashionable statement for the wealthy traveler.  To this day, the trunks are so highly coveted that they are priced anywhere up to $20,000.

I can dream...just one little trunk for a corner of my bedroom.

Louis Vuitton Trunk - $15,250 

Louis Vuitton Antique Travel Steamer Trunk -  $14,999

Make sure to follow me on ebay to see my entire collection of Louis Vuitton trunks and so much more!

Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Had a great dinner with LK, SR and KS last night at Soho House. TE was there too with an old friend of his and we had a drink after dinner.  Was a good night.


Photos: Source Unknown; Architectural Digest

(My eBay Collections were curated as part of my collaboration with eBay. #FOLLOWITFINDIT)

MODERN HOME OFFICE - DESIGNER ROOM RECREATE

Love this little home office by New York interior designer Jenny Wolf.  Dark charcoal gray walls, a wallpapered ceiling, modern furnishings, a feature gallery wall and a little COCOCOZY thrown into the mix!

The wall color is Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore and the ultra modern light gray sofa is from Bo Concept.  I like the contrast of gray on gray.

Thought I would bring back the DESIGNER ROOM RECREATE series for this one!

A COCOCOZY Logo Throw in Navy adds a geometric twist to the modern office design. (above)

Kelly Wearstler Imperial Trellis Wallpaper - $460 per roll 

Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron wall paint 

White office chair - $248

COCOCOZY Logo Throw in Navy - $333

Jonathan Adler Tripod Side Table with brass trim - $795

Gold bird bowl - $128

COCOCOZY Fence Linen Pillow Navy - from $299

Charcoal Gray Sofa - $1649

Black desk lamp - $199

What do you think of this office design?  Would you want to recreate this look in your home.

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

BLUE VELVET SOFA - CHEAP TO CHIC

Great blue velvet sofas seem to be on trend these days.  I'm going to take out the word "seem" and just say these lovelies are definitely the "it" piece of furniture in home decor.  There.  I did it.  I made a definitive statement.  Wooo hoo!!! (TE and anyone I know can tell you...I deliberate about everything...so a definitive statement by me is a big deal!)

White, taupe, brown or gray - neutrals - sofas still are still of course the most popular. I am seeing this blue velvet trend quite a bit though and I like it.

Something so rich, royal and luxe about a beautiful blue sofa.  Definitely adds a bit of personality to a room too.  Can be either clean and modern or plush and traditional in style.  Perfect to add an easy high design touch to any living room, den or common space in a house or apartment.

So today I bring you blue velvet sofas in the first CHEAP TO CHIC in some time!

Barclay Butera Ridgecrest Loveseat - regular $3,640; on sale $2,199  (Velvet blue love seat with nailhead trim, turned wood legs on casters) (above)

West Elm Everett Upholstered Love Seat  - $899 (Ink blue performance velvet)(above)

Would you dare to be different with a blue velvet sofa?  What are the pros in cons in your mind?  Do you like this trend?

Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Making all of my summer plans right now.  Have some fun summer launches of product to announce soon...and I hope to go to market to show some of them off!

P.P.S.  My mom leaves for France this Saturday!  She goes every year for two months.  Wish I could go to Paris with her!  I haven't been in two summers.  Must get back there soon.  I am taking her to the airport on Saturday and then stopping by a friend's new store!  More to come on that!

P.P.P.S. TE and I are also in the late throws of making our summer vacation plans...we'll see where we decide to go!

P.P.P.P.S. Had a great dinner with SR and LK at Katsuya two nights ago.  So great catching up with them.  So many fun stories to share!

P.P.P.P.P.S.  What are your summer plans?

Photos: Bo Bedre; House Beautiful

COCOCOZY LIGHT & RICHARD SERRA!

Richard Serra, Iceland (1991) etching hanging above a sofa full of COCOCOZY pillows at my sis DS's house!(above)

I took this photo a bit ago...the COCOCOZY Light pillow collection on a sofa at my sister's house sitting under a striking Richard Serra etching.  We were shooting all of the pillows for the catalog at sis DS's.  Normally I wouldn't line up this many pillows on a sofa...but the purpose was to show the collection.  I just found this photo though and I think it actually works.

I love the work of artist and sculptor Richard Serra.  I wish I owned an etching myself.

A significant work of art...a little home decor...and a mercury glass vase filled with Dianthus Green trick...melds together quite well for me!

COCOCOZY Light pillows in black and white. (above)

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

WORKSTEAD DESIGN!

Moroccan type mosaic tiles in cream and black. (above)

I like the work of Brooklyn based design collective, Workstead.  Something very earthy, raw yet modern and eclectic about their aesthetic.  A blend of nostalgia and new.  Very cool.

Love the black and cream tile in the bath above.  I adore the decorative wall molding in the living room below.  I am picking out the wall molding for my bedroom today.  Was going to just do what I had before...large squares and rectangles...but loving the etched rectangle wall molding shown below.  Hmmm...considering.

Subtle detail added to the kitchen cabinets in the form of custom L shaped wood door handles. (above and below)

Is this your style?  What do you think of Workstead's work?

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Multi million dollar answer - Yesterday, most of you answered correctly on the post about the two multi million dollar apartments.  The Tribeca loft is a mere $15.8 million...while the 5th Ave/62nd apartment is over $19 million!

P.P.S.  Stopped by my little tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills over the weekend with TE.  The wood floors are in!  Not stained yet...but they have been laid!  So excited....

Unfinished white oak wood floors in my tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills - I chose 7"wide planks with beveled edges.  Still deciding on color! (above and below)

P.P.P.S.   Spent 2.5 hours of my life watching the Bachelor last night.  Have lost brain cells.  Will spend day trying to figure out how to rejuvenate those cells lost.  Uhhhhhhhh....duhhhhhhh....uhhhhhh....

P.P.P.P.S.  COCOCOZY GIVEAWAY - Tomorrow, I'm doing a giveaway!  Don't know what we're giving away yet...but it will be something good from the COCOCOZY Collection!  Stay tuned for details!

TREND ALERT: TWO TONED SOFAS!

A small t.v. room - dueling white sofas with tan velvet seat and back cushions. (above)

I'm liking this trend...two toned sofas.

Take a white sofa and make the seat cushion (perhaps the back cushion too) just a tinge darker in a neutral tone. It is almost color blocking on sofas using the cushions!

I like this look.

A white modern sofa with a long linen colored seat cushion in an Atlanta den with charcoal gray walls. (above)

What do you think of this trend of two toned sofas...do you like or dislike? Is this a trend you can see incorporating into your own home?

Happy Friday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Jean Allsopp; Atlanta Homes Magazine

DESIGN IDEA: A KITCHEN LOUNGE!

Of course you've heard of a breakfast nook...but what have you ever considered a kitchen lounge area?  What about a little area right off the kitchen with comfy sofas where you can enjoy morning coffee and the news of the day, a little afternoon tea with a friend, a light lunch on the run or most importantly a casual glass of champagne with a dinner guest?

See this lounge area off of a galley kitchen in Norway. Two modern sofas and small coffee table.

What do you think?  Good design idea or bad design idea?

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Interior designer and friend Kristi Bender, a partner at Wendy Schwartz Design wrote me the other day to say she is so excited to have some new furnishings from their Cuff Home line featured on sale on One Kings Lane today!  Make sure to check out their sale...it starts at 6pm! So excited to see what goodies they are offering!

P.P.S.  Had a great weekend.  Best of friend AM and her hubby JE are here.  I am so happy to have my friends in town and staying with me. Have been running hither and thither with them.  The highlight of the weekend was brunch at the Soho House with AM, JE, their kids, good friend and  interior designer Alison Blumenfeld and my best of guy friend Jim Deutch, Alison's mom Barbara and Jim and Alison's adorable son.  I ran into chic Harbinger showroom owner Joe Lucas there too.  And of all things fashion designer Rachel Zoe stopped by our table to say hi to Jim who is a successful television producer!  Gotta love Los Angeles!

P.P.P.S.  Yesterday spent a bit of time with my dear mom.  I've been putting her to work on the weekends helping me with the COCOCOZY business back office organization.  I call her "the worker".  My mother is a college professor and Ph.D. but on the weekends she is the COCOCOZY COO (Chief Organizing Officer)...my mom is so sweet! Thanks mom!  xo


Photos: Interior Magasinet