Bella Boho - Stylish Living

SQUEAL(ishly good)...new blog, up and running!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:18:00 +0000

a change is a comin...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:13:00 +0000

WHEE, WHEE, WHEE, WHEEEEEEEEEE!

...and I couldn't think of anybody more fitting than Maxwell the Pig to help make the announcement!

While the content of the blog will continue to include Style Boards, foodie features, product sharing, etc., I have noticed recently that I am more focused on truly enjoying life. I embrace the lovely life I already have, due primarily to the people in it, especially Mom, PaPa and C, but I am very excited for my future "good life". I am a bit fearful about where our country is headed, but we are the curators of our own lives. Here's to new adventures, new discoveries and more fabulous people...

love it. live it. fashion inspired interior style board: glam dining room

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:42:00 +0000

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2013 has started off on a busy note, but I managed to squeeze in this ~~week's~~ year's first Fashion Inspired Interior Style Board; a glitzy, glam dining room inspired by a pretty and flirty little number from Camilla & Marc F/W RTW 2012.

Product sources available upon request TCSTYLIST1@GMAIL.COM

love it, live it-fashion inspired interiors, camilla and marc f/w rtw 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:45:00 +0000

Fashion Inspred Interior Style Board on Wednesday...or Friday

clients "new" chair for the new year...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:40:00 +0000

winter style

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:42:00 +0000

We are having our first substantial (well, more so than the previous) storm of the season, rather fitting since winter is just a couple of days away. I was finally able wear my Sorels this morning, however, the knit caps have definitely been in play already. Winter is my least favorite of the seasons, but I do have a mad obsession with outerwear, so I'm just goin to make the best of the cold with fashion. Here are a few snaps for inspirtion...

Oh so Audrey like!

Classic cool.

Chic, chic, chic...

My fave beanie from a Brooklyn Walgreens &hearts;

images 1-6 Pinterest

images 7&8 Google

love it. live it. interior style board: fashion inspired boho bedroom

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:25:00 +0000

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I've been working on a Chinese restaurant, but thought I'd breakaway for a little fashion inspired interior goodness...pattern with a touch of snuggliness = cozy and fresh, inspired by Cacharel F/W RTW 2012.

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love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, cacharel f/w 2012...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:12:00 +0000

...Interior Style Board sometime this week ;)

love it. live it. interior style board: fashion inspired international entry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:31:00 +0000

I am just mad about the dress from Bottega Veneta F/W RTW 2012, for this week's Interior Style Board. While the dress is a stunning organic floral number, the International Entry is inspired by the bold color story.

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love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, bottega veneta f/w 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:44:00 +0000

...Entry Style Board, later today.

our thanksgiving table...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:27:00 +0000

a few clippings from the ever abundant thyme, delicate dried weeds and a donation from the ranch bucks, we had a lovely, local, table with room for grub and 8 hungry humans...

love it. live it. interior style board: fashion inspired "bond girl" lounge

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:39:00 +0000

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This week's Interior Style Board was inspired by a stunning dress from the Bill Blass F/W 2012 RTW Collection. The dress, as well as the lounge, is sophisticated and sexy,
just like a Bond Girl.

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festive, stylish & do-able thanksgiving table ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:04:00 +0000

When it comes to Thanksgiving tables, less is best. Seriously, with some of the tablescapes I've seen, where do you put the feast? I'm also a fan of a more "rustic" table. Below you will find a few ideas that are creative, colorful and feast friendly!

So cute!

Very bohemian.

Love the bucket!

images 1-4 HGTV, image 5 Martha Stewart, image 6 Food Network,
images 7-9 Pinterest, image 10 iVillage

love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, bill blass f/w 2012...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:13:00 +0000

...Style Board on Wednesday.

beauty scoop...tiss the season for dry hands

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:29:00 +0000

Starting in October, and really not ending until maybe June, Colorado is dry, dry, dry. The upside to a dry climate winter is that the cold isn't as cold as it is in a humid climate, but the downside is that hands turn to sandpaper...until NOW!

I purchased this bottle of glycerine on a whim, I am a self admitted beauty junkie; yes, "I have an addiction Sir". It cost less than $6 for 16 oz. and it is worth millions! I tried it on my feetsies about a month ago. It is not oily, more like a little sticky, so after applying I slept in socks. Aside from the super softening and moisturizing benis, glycerine is water soluble, so it washes off easily.

This week I have been battling dry hands and for extra irritation, a cracked thumb. I decided last night to try the glycerine on my hands. I say try because my hands were crazy dry and I wasn't sure if the glycerine would be powerful enough. Ha, I feel like such a fool for doubting its super powers. A dime size amount of glycerine + spa gloves worn overnight = ~~sandpaper~~ hands that are now able to caress a Pashmina without so much as a tug!

dining in...fall table

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:50:00 +0000

A cozy fall dinner of Manhattans with Brandied Cherries, Lentils, Polska Kielbasa, and Parsnip & Potato Smashers. A little plaid, fall foliage and warm candle light...oh, and my Frank & Friends playlist on Spotify ;)

love it. live it. interior style board: fashion inspired "milly" study

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:25:00 +0000

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This week's Interior Style Board was inspired by designer Antonio Marras, and he was inspired by "Milly". He envisioned her with a wardrobe made up of places she's been and people she's loved, a collage of life. While this study is a collage of texture and patterns, it now needs to be graced with life, the most important element that makes a house a home.

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love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, antonio marras...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:16:00 +0000

...office/study Style Board on Wednesday.

love it, live it: fashion inspired scandinavian chic bedroom

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:03:00 +0000

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This week's Style Board was inspired by Altuzarra F/W 2012. A textural, wintery color story with a warming zing of poppy.

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love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, altuzarra...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:26:00 +0000

...bedroom Style Board on Wednesday.

i couldn't agree more: "slovenliness is a sign of a nation in decline..."

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:31:00 +0000

I have a new hero, well two actually, thanks to Harper's BAZAAR, Diana Vreeland and Elizabeth Wurtzel. Ms. Wurtzel wrote one of the most profound articles in the September 2012 issue, "LOOKING BETTER AT 45 THAN 25". I too feel I look better at, soon to be, 45; I exercise, eat well and I am a style addict.

She shared a little tidbit about her early life growing up in a not so glam, near-bankrupt '70's New York City. The apartment she lived in was government-subsidized, but her mom didn't let her surroundings dictate who she was; "she always wore lipstick-and mascara and high heels" to go to the coin-op laundry. Her mother taught her "that even if all you are dealing with is a box of Tide and a bunch of junkies, without a coat of Revlon's Cherries in the Snow, a real woman does not step out the door."

Elizabeth Wurtzel, as well as myself and I'm sure many others, is "horrified by the onset of slovenliness", after all, it is "common decency to be presentable." I have to admit while I was reading this article I was wearing a ridiculously baggy pair of Lands End sweats that I bought about 10 years ago. Even though I was in the comfort of my own home, I suddenly felt "uncomfortable". I immediately changed into slim fitting yoga pants!

The two statements from the article that really hit were, "the current state of slovenliness is a sign of a nation in decline and of a despairing distaff population" and "I am not a mean person, but the sloppiness angers me because it is about a wounded world."

Ms. Wurtzel goes on to point out that "not everyone is born beautiful, but absolutely everybody can become so." I know that when I look good, or at least make an attempt, I feel fabulous. There are times when I go for a run then pop into the store not looking so stunning, and I apologize. But I am putting a little more effort into my public, and even private, appearance. Today I curled my eyelashes and applied a little lip gloss before leaving the house for my run, because I too want the world to be better.

If we don't show that we are prideful and respect ourselves, how can we expect others to?

Now I don't expect head to toe Chanel to grab some groceries, but come on, pajama flannel pants? What exactly is one trying to tell the world; I don't care about myself, nor anyone or anything else for that matter.

I want to see THIS when I go to the grocery store...

NOT THIS!

words to live by...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:42:00 +0000

love it, live it: fashion inspired boho mod dining room

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:28:00 +0000

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This week's Style Board is a little dramatic; dark, glossy plum walls, a bit modern; clean lined furniture; with a smidge of bohemian with pops of color and unexpected texture. Inspired by Anna Sui F/W 2012

interiors to inspire: a cozy neutral casa

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:11:00 +0000

With a drastic change in temperature upon us (77° today, high of 35° on Friday, bleh) my thoughts naturally turn to interiors that are stylish , comfortable and super cozy...

so loving the long sofa and "SATC" pillow, I need one!

images via MiCasa

love it, live it: fashion inspired interiors, anna sui...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +0000

...Style Board on Wednesday.