decorative carpets sale!

decorative carpets, one of our favorite vendors, normally only sells to the design trade... except for this weekend, when they are selling off existing stock directly to the public.  word has it there are going to be some incredible bargains,  so we'll see ya there!

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hot list- eleanor lambert: still here

there are few things more rewarding than seeing the people you love achieve amazing things in life, so that's why m21 ran to the magazine stand in the farmer's market today to purchase the latest copy of harper's bazaar, where on page 297, you'll find a full page photo celebrating my dear friend, john tiffany's upcoming fall release book, eleanor lambert: still here (pointed leaf press).  it's going to be the must-buy book of the fall, sure to be on everyone's coffee table, and i couldn't be more excited about it.

the story of eleanor lambert is the story of american fashion, and if you don't know her name, or her accomplishments, you soon will, and you'll wonder how she ever escaped your notice until now.  though i haven't yet seen the finished product (ahem), i know without even cracking a page that the book is going to be ahhmazing as i've been hearing my friend john, a fashion historian, and now author, tell miss lambert's story for close to twenty years (!), and i am beyond thrilled that he's finally put pen to paper to share her story with all of you.

congrats, john on this fabulous bit of press, and even bigger congrats on the amazing achievement of the book. i can't wait to get my hands on that signed copy i keep checking my mailbox for...  ;-)
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decorating excitement

sometimes it's easy to forget how exciting (and transformative) decorating can be. when a good friend of mine was recently accepted into grad school at USC (yay, diane!), as a congratulation gift i offered to help her transform her completely unused dining room into a home office where she can comfortably study away for the next two years. today, a battered old wing chair she has owned forever was delivered after being transformed by my upholsterer and i think i was more excited than she was to see her get her first ever piece of furniture made just for her; now she has a comfortable spot near a sunny window to curl up and hit the books. we can't guarantee that a new chair will make her get straight A's (she'll do that anyway) but she's already started using her new office more over the last month than she probably has in the last five years, so in way, having an inviting space in which to study really might help her to graduate with honors! couldn't hurt, right?

a detail of my friend diane's new reading chair...

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gehry in color

we ran across this photo of the frank gehry color collection for heller, and it made us happy to imagine these brightly colored plastic shapes scattered across a lawn or terrace.  we've long liked the collection in it's original silver color but found it too severe for many applications, so the brights are a welcome addition.  now if heller just would add in white, the collection would be just about perfect!

(via interior buzz)
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just between us (a little monkey business)

we really shouldn't post things like this because it is sure to send any potential new clients running away from us as fast as they can, but when we got back from PS last week, we promised to share our wacky palm springs purchase with y'all, and a promise is a promise, so here's what we bought.... just keep it between us, though, k?

crazy, right?

we saw a pair of these monkey statues mounted on big plaster plinths two years ago in palm springs, and we were seriously fascinated by their 80's goodness (or badness, depending on your POV), so when we found the above solo number for a bargain price (sans plinth), we knew we had to have her. of course, a bargain price means there is work to be done as she needs to be repainted,and her face needs re-gilding to get rid of the ghastly painted on eyeballs, but still, we are highly amused with our purchase, and can't wait to give her the makeover she deserves.

we saw these 2 years ago, and thought they were both horrifying and fabulous, all at the same time...

now remember, let's keep this post on the downlow- like we said, we fear potential clients might be skurred maison21 will force monkey statues on them (promise, we won't- unless you like ginormous 1980's money statues, and in that case, call me! we'll get down to a 'lil monkey business!)
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