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Fabulous Room Friday 08.21.09

This week's fabulous room isn't an entire room, per sé, but I was so smitten by this lovely console table in an entryway featured in Canadian House and Home, that I just had to post it. By the way, a huge thank you to the fabulous Erin of Elements of Style for introducing me to this magazine a while ago. I absolutely love it!

So, why is this table worthy of being considered an entire room for today's feature? I just find it incredibly charming. Eventhough it is organized and the table is large enough to accomodate quite a few items, it still feels a little chaotic and I sort of like that. You have books, an abundance of magazines much like you'd find in my own home, along with framed photographs, a vintage rotary phone, personal mementos, a gilded mirror, vintage lamp, and some darling stacked, kelly green boxes. What more could a girl want? C'est très charmant!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Image via Canadian House and Home

Attention Design Enthusiasts!

Earlier this week, my friend and fellow blogger, Ronda Carman of All the Best announced a very exciting partnership with SFERRA Linens. In order to kick off their partnership, Ronda and SFERRA are hosting a "Best Bedroom Decorating Contest" for both established and aspiring designers or anyone else who has a love of design and has recently created an inspiring bedroom.

From All the Best:

"To enter, submit clear, unpublished photographs (up to a maximum of five photos) of one bedroom designed by you to (allthebestcontest@gmail.com). It can be your own personal bedroom or a bedroom designed by you for a client, just as long as it is your OWN work.Photograph every angle of the room, including close-ups of the bed and special details. Images should be no larger than 1MB and in jpg format. Provide your full name and address in the body of the email."

The prizes for this contest are incredible! The grand prize winner will receive "a complete set of Celeste Sheets by SFERRA, spun from the finest Egyptian cotton ($550 value). The second place winner will receive a pure cashmere Dorsey Throw by SFERRA ($400 value). The third place winner will receive a Marquetry Throw by Kelly Wearstler for SFERRA ($255 value)." All of the winners' bedrooms will be published on All the Best.

As if the prizes weren't enough motivation to enter, the winners will be chosen by an amazing panel of judges including Ronda Carman, Michael Devine, Amanda Nisbet, Todd Romano, Nathan Turner, Kelly Wearstler, and Vicente Wolf. This is an excellent opportunity to share your personal design work with some of the most formidable design talent in the country. Visit All the Best for full details and to enter the contest.

Images via Atlanta Homes Magazine and Barclay Butera

Jeff Lewis Design

{Jeff & Co.'s Current Residence: Valley Oak 2}

After last night's Season Three opener of Flipping Out, we learned a few things. Jeff Lewis lost one third of his net worth in the real estate market crash in California this past year, he is still as high strung as ever and we love him for it, Zoila is still as cute as can be, and Jeff has ventured into interior design and remodeling for now.

After hearing Jeff mention Jeff Lewis Design on the Today Show yesterday, I immediately searched Google and found that he finally has a website! Some of Jeff's famous projects that we've enjoyed watching on the show are featured in his portfolio. Jeff's style is very modern, streamlined, and masculine. He likes clean lines, modern kitchens, and strong colors. While I am happy that he has found an alternative to flipping houses in the current market, I am a bit saddened because I have a feeling that this means we'll be seeing less of uber-talented, Ryan Brown on the show.

A Fabulous Outdoor Area at Valley Oak 2
The Living Area at the Original Valley Oak
I love the kitchen in Valley Oak 1! It is probably my favorite Jeff Lewis Kitchen. The colors, glass subway tile backsplash, see-through fridge, and Thomas O'Brien Reed Chandeliers are fabulous!

Jeff's design aesthetic really excels in his kitchens and baths.

The Small, but Very Stylish Kitchen at Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond Living Room

I really like the fact that Jeff Lewis accentuates the period details in the homes he remodels as opposed to getting rid of them like so many speculators do.

Commomwealth: Sleek, Modern Kitchen

Gorgeous Bathroom at the Edgemont Property

Edgemont Living Room

I think everyone must remember the beautiful Nottingham house from Season 1 of Flipping Out. This home appears in both Jeff's and Ryan's portfolios, so I am assuming that it was a collaboration, though Ryan's warmer, layered aesthetic is very evident here.

Nottingham's Beautiful Stairway

Nottingham's living room features period details including an inlaid fireplace and beamed ceiling.

Nottingham's Beautiful Dining Room

Glued to the Tube

I like to watch TV. What can I say? I probably watch too many shows, but I'm okay with that. I was ecstatic about the return of Mad Men on Sunday (it has joined my lineup of True Blood and Entourage). It looks like it will be a promising season full of changes. And speaking of promising, this week is sure to be a great one for TV!

Flipping Out returns for it's third season tonight on Bravo!

Season 2 of The Rachel Zoe Project starts next Monday on Bravo.

Thanks to Caitlin's comment, I became aware of the fact that I completely forgot to include Top Chef in this lineup! Now that Project Runway is gone, Top Chef is my favorite competition show on Bravo and I have watched since the very first episode. It starts tomorrow night!

Project Runway's 6th season starts on Lifetime this Thursday. I've missed Tim Gunn after watching Isaac Mizrahi and Kelly Rowland on The Fashion Show. It just wasn't the same.

So, this week, TV shuts it down! It's going to be bananas! Which show are you most looking forward to?

Images via AMC, Bravo, and Lifetime