Sweet Serendipity

Behold... The Pink Palace!

2009-01-29T01:13:00.000-08:00

Browsing through "Hollywood at Home" by Architectural Digest I came across this gem, Jayne Mansfield's "Pink Palace" in Bel-Air. Nothing new, but its new to me! This place is so bad I can't look away. I can see where Anna Nicole and Bobby Trendy drew their inspiration.

Exterior of the pink Spanish/Southern Mediterranean-style mansion on Sunset Boulevard. It contained 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, dining room, bar, library, and wine-cellar. There was also a 3-bedroom staff suite and guest house on the property. The actress had the entire place -from the surrounding walls to the actual mansion they enclosed- painted baby pink and sprinkled with the powder of crushed sandstone.

The staircase of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay's home was decorated with her magazine covers.

Jayne on the balcony overlooking the living room.

The indoor fountain near the window was equipped to circulate champagne. The lettering in the arabesque above the living room fireplace commemorated her marriage to Hargitay, who did much of the handiwork in the house. Her favored motif, hearts, was quilted into the purple sofas.

The savvy bombshell wrote to over 1,500 furniture and building suppliers asking for free samples to decorate her home in exchange for promotional appearances and bragging rights. She scored over $150,000 in goods for her $76,000 mansion. The price of an average house at the time was $7,000.

Red leather office. Note Jayne's pink typewriter.

The Copper Room with ceiling made of real copper.

Jayne and Powderpuff in the couple's pink bedroom. You can see the heart-shaped fireplace in the reflection of the stained-glass mirror headboard.

One of the home's 8 bathrooms with a heart-shaped tub, pink marble blacksplash, and pink shag walls.

Hubby Mickey.

Jayne had Hollywood's first-ever Heart-shaped pool, complete with matching Jacuzzi. Mickey had "I Love You Jaynie" written on the bottom in gold-leaf mosaic.

Sadly, it was demolished in 2002.

A Lovely Home in Kirsten, Norway

2009-01-27T11:16:00.000-08:00

{Photos by Trine Thorsen}

More uploads from my style file

2009-01-26T04:26:00.000-08:00

After a year living in Germany, I've really started missing the whole laid back West-coast, MCM vibe. Just looking at those palm trees and sunny pool makes me wistful. Its been a dark, cold winter and its looking at beautiful sunny homes like Michael Maloney's (below) that help.

[Photographs by Joe Schmelzer]

Above: Sitting room in the newly renovated home of Rupert Smith and Warren Mathee, owners of O.live Chemistry of Living Boutique in Cape Town. The wallpaper is Osborne and Little, the lounge suite is a second-hand score.

[From "Elle Decoration South Africa"]

YOLO Colorhouse Paints

2009-01-25T10:47:00.000-08:00

YOLO Colorhouse (named after founders Virginia "Yo" Young and Janie "Lo" Lowe) offers a limited designer palette of environmentally-friendly paints in natural colors.

To assist you in making color choices, you can order color family cards and poster-sized swatches before committing to a color.

Lina's Scandanavian Apartment

2009-01-24T06:18:00.000-08:00

{Photos by Trine Thorsen}

Riad Enija Hotel in Marrakesh

2009-01-23T04:05:00.000-08:00

{Photos by Trina Thorsen}

Where were they when I was a kid?

2009-01-22T00:42:00.000-08:00

These loft bedrooms from Tiramolla from Italian design house Trumidei are an ingenious space-saving idea.

Here are some more loft designs from Trumidei...

The Whimsical Art of Leotine Greenberg...

I love these. I wish his etsy shop weren't empty.

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Tebe Intereseno's Magical World

I think I spent a combined 10 minutes staring at these. Then I noticed a few were animated and returned to each one to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I realized what I love about these, are they make me remember what it was like to be a kid and how children see the world. They are imaginative and magical and cute without being cutesy.

Keep Calm & Carry On..

2009-01-01T03:46:00.000-08:00

I love Pedlars!

More Swedish deisgn...

2009-01-01T02:20:00.000-08:00

Above: all from Duka

Above: Beauties from Swedish company Indiska

Svenskt Tenn

2009-01-01T01:01:00.001-08:00

More Swedish inspo from Svenskt Tenn

Posh Living

2008-12-31T23:24:00.000-08:00

Found lots of interior inspiration at Swedish design company Posh Living

Yoyo Ceramics

2008-12-31T23:05:00.001-08:00

I love ceramics and the "Memory Stone" and "Ceramic Notepad" from Yoyo Ceramics are a chic way to reduce paper waste. I'd have to get my hands on one first before I decided how practical it would be to haul in my purse with my grocery list on it.

Catherine Hammerton

2008-12-30T12:40:00.000-08:00

I love UK-based designer Catherine Hammerton's bespoke wallpapers and furnishings. All are one-of-a-kind creations made from found/vintage items. Simply beautiful!

Like I need an excuse to go internet shopping...

2008-12-29T10:27:00.000-08:00

Amazing deals on the internet right now...

Vanity Box from Tracy Porter $62 (orig. $124)

Burgundian Pillow from Tracy Porter $30 (orig. $60)

These Onyx Nesting Tables from West Elm $99! (orig. $229)

Cut-Glass Table Lamp from West Elm $54.99! (orig. $129)

Cut-Glass Pendant from West Elm $39.99! (orig. $99)

Starburst Hurricane from Crate & Barrel $49.95! (orig. $99.95)

Aries Side Table from CB2 $39.95! (orig. $79.95)

Matryoshka Ornament from anthropologie $5.50! (orig. $22)

Skylark Bathmat from anthropologie $29.95! (orig. $78)

Gathered Together '09 Calendar at Fred Flare $9.99 (orig. $18)

Free MIBO 2009 Calendar

2008-12-28T10:25:00.000-08:00

Adorable free 2009 printable MIBO calendar when you sign up at 2Jane

2008-12-27T10:21:00.000-08:00

J'adore Adler!

Here my fav items under $50 at jonathanadler.com right now: