Sunday, May 15, 2011

Paris Vacation

We have officially booked our trip to France!  Femi and I are going to celebrate our second wedding anniversary.  We will be there the first week of August.  I wish we could stay longer, but I'm not sure I would think any amount of time is long enough.  After considering our lodging options, we decided to rent an apartment.  It will be my chance to live like a Parisian for a week!  Here is the link to the apartment:  http://www.vrbo.com/301112

I absolutely love the location!  It's very centrally located and we can walk to:

Pont Neuf

Hotel de Ville

The Louvre

and Notre Dame

Paris is by far my favorite city in the world (from the ones I have visited), and I can't wait to go back.  Now it's time to start planning out our trip.  Two places that are a must are Versailles and St. Michael because I didn't make it to them on my first visit to Paris.  I'm so excited for this summer!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Entryway

I have a beautiful mirror I have been hanging onto for the past 4+ years.  

Isn't it lovely!

I love this mirror and when I saw it I knew I had to have it even though I had no were to put it.  I've been holding onto it all these years knowing that one day I would have a home to put it in (granted I don't live in a house, but for LA an apartment is as close to a home as most people get).  As soon as I saw our entryway I knew the mirror would look perfect in there. 
 I think the mirror plus a console table under it would be functional and inviting.  

Now I just need to find a table to go below it.  At first I thought the mirror was black (it's been in the box too long) but it actually is a dark espresso finish which matches perfectly with our apartment.  


Now for the tables.  I want something that complements the table but doesn't clash or compete.  
This is the top contender.  I like the lines and think that it would flatter while still maintaining the mirror as the focal point.
There are lots of options like this.  The square design could go well with the mirror.  I feel like since the mirror has curves but is square, I could go with either something with curves or straight lines.  I need help with this.  I'm too indecisive.  I'm afraid I won't get it hung up before I move again.