Giveaway Winner Announced!

It's about that time...

A huge...

...to...

...Marisa from Lumar Interiors...a print of your choice from the stunningly fabulous Fall into London is yours!!!!

xo

Guest Post- 'Dream Land' a la Tim Lam / Design Maze...and a Winner...and a Baby

Well...it's Monday.

Four things to note:

1. We close on our new house/lot today...wooooohooooooo....let the official dream house planning begin...on that note, my architect and I are meeting again today, along with the stucco guy...yes, the new house will be mostly stucco...of the white variety;)

2. I didn't draw for the winner of my giveaway last night (will do so at the bottom of this post)...which leads me to numero trois...

3. My dream baby in every way has completely stopped sleeping...like he literally wakes up every 30 minutes, which means I boobed him about 10 times last night...which means he sucked the life force completely out of me...which means I'm brain dead...which leads me to number 4...

4. My adorable/dear/sweet friend Tim....



...from Design Maze...



... has swept in like the superhero he is and whipped up an AMAZING post for all of you to enjoy, so that I can allow my brain a little re-coup time....chances are any post by me today would be of the gar-bajjjj variety, thanks to noted brain/force depletion.

Anyhoo...Tim is one of my absolute favourite people in the universe. His blog posts are always incredibly inspired and loaded with pretty. On top of that, he's an awesomely talented designer who does things like this....

- all photos via Style at Home-

...and most importantly, he's literally one of the most supportive and kind people I've ever met...yes indeed...he's definitely on my fave list.

So...without further ado...sit back and enjoy his positively dreamboat post...

.......

Hello Friday and friends at Bijou and Boheme! I am very excited to be here today and share with you my ideas of a dream space to lounge, work, and rest inspired by our stylish fashion & design icon, Christine Dovey.  Her work is truly exceptional, and I admire Christine for her design approach: go with what you love and zero compromise.

I have been spying on her recent projects and may I just say I am with love with this woman! If Christine and I are living together, this is how our place may look like and I call it the "Dream Land".

images via 1/ 2/ 3/ 4

When I think of Christine, the first hue comes to mind is pink.  To combine her love of shiny brass with the delicate blush, I welcome you to the land of rose gold.  This sizzling hot and trendy metallic finish is definitely my favourite design element at the moment.  The pale pink undertone adds depth and charm compare to its warm yellow cousin.  Here is the dream office I put together for Christine.  It is all about luxe, glam, and drama, and I hope it inspires this design genius for many more delicious projects to come.

images via 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7

After a long day of work, there is nothing more relaxing and rejuvenating than lounging on a super comfort settee with a glass of wine for a cozy moment.  In this episode of Dream Land, I am dreaming a soothing palette of creams and natural wood, embellished with a handcrafted sofa in distressed antique gold, tuxedo styled pillows, a statement coffee table in brushed brass and glossy black, and of course a luxurious copper-hued faux fox throw for an extra shot of texture and comfort. images via 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 It is now time to check out the bedroom.  To infuse the romantic, feminine elements Christine loves, my jumping off point is this sumptuous upholstered bed with beautiful nailhead detail.  To contrast this curvaceous silhouette, I am partnering the bed with a pair of angular lucite beauties with brass accent.  These nightstands are high in style and they offer ample of surface for books and a couple glasses of wine perhaps.  And the juxtaposition of femininity and masculinity continues with a pair of rose gold lamps by Nate Berkus and spectacular horn mirrors available at 219. For a dramatic backdrop, I am layering in this Gracie Studio wallpaper.  To ground the overall light and airy palette, this graphic ink and cream Nixon rug is a definitely winner!  Add a starburst inspired chandelier and a pair of  lucite stools at the foot of the bed, this bedroom is ready to meet Christine!     I hope you enjoy the Dream Land I put together for Christine and it is truly my pleasure to meet you all today at Bijou and Boheme.  Thanks Christine for having me today and more importantly, for inspiring me with all your beautiful work.  I look forward to see you all again soon! ....... What did I tell you? Tim. is. the. best. And I need that Gracie wallpaper somewhere. And that first board nails what I want for the new house. And so does the lounge. And so does the office...though boo on that front, I'm giving that room to husband...figure the new house should probably have a little less pink and a little more boy parts. ...... Now back to the much anticipated Friedasophie giveaway winner. A humongous congrats to... ...taletrader, these gorgeous crystal cluster earrings are yours! ....... And finally, one more little tid-bit. We were away when Jasper baby turned 5 months so I haven't posted his monthly shot yet...he's actually going to be 6 months next week so I figured I better get on that train. Here he is at 5 (though the picture was taken a little late at 5.5;) ...re point #3, it's a good thing he's so damn cute. xo

Giveaway!!!! Friedasophie Earrings!

I hope you all had a fabo Labour Day weekend.

Mine was awesomsauce...we spent it in Chicago celebrating the baptism of my nieces Adele and Caroline...

...it was such a happy happy few days with family.

We got home after a long day of driving yesterday and were out the door early for the official first day of school 2013...

Happy kids, happy mama;)

And now that I'm back home  from the drop off with a quiet house and more than 2 seconds to rub together,  I've got a gorgeous giveaway to share, thanks to one of my favourite Etsy shops, Friedasophie...

I'm such a fan of EVERYTHING this place has to offer...

And am super duper excited to be able to offer up these stunning earrings...

...to one lucky winner.

To enter:

Leave a comment below

For extra entries:

1. Visit Friedasophie and tell me what your favourite thing in the shop is

2. Make Friedasophie an Etsy favourite

3. Like Friedasophie on Facebook

4. Follow Friedasophie on Twitter

5. Tweet the following {Enter to win a gorgeous pair of earrings from @bijouandboheme and @friedasophie

http://sherwinwilliamswallpaper.blogspot.com/2013/09/giveaway-friedasophie-earrings.html}

6. Pin the giveaway earrings on Pinterest and include my name @bijouandboheme and the hashtag #giveaway

So that my friends, gives you 7 lucky chances to win.

I'll be drawing for the winner at 6pm on Sunday September 8th.

And just before I go, I've got some other giveaway news...a few weeks ago, we drew for the winner of my Vivian & Beverly giveaway.

The person I chose using the random number generator didn't end up getting in touch with me so lucky for you, I'm re-drawing.

So a huge congrats to...

Lynsey from Frou Frou and Frills...a gorgeous print like this (which is PS, mine...SO in love with it...)

...is  yours!!!!

Have a beuno day everyone.

xo

A Winner and Some Random Likes

Hello friends.

I apologize for the radio silence...I've been busy soaking up much vacation goodness.

But...I have to pop in and announce the lucky ducky winner of the Vivian & Beverly giveaway...

So, without any further ado, congrats to...

...amber k...one of those gorgeous swans in yours!

And for those who didn't win, head over to V&B and snap up one of the lovelies for yourself...I'm pretty chuffed that the black beauty is one its way as we speak to my abode.

And speaking of things that are on their way to me, a pair of these sconces are not but REALLY should be...



Originally designed in 1953 by William Haines...



...a limited edition set of opposing pretties is now available and holy dinah...do I EVER want a pair.

Love, love, love, love, love.

I also wouldn't throw his prism vases out of bed for crackers...



And from other places/in my future...some spotty francais chairs a la these featured on Domaine...

Some black and graphic Etsy goodness (in LOVE with the Ms Gucci Fever especially)...







These lovelies from 219...






And a ticket to Blog Podium this September...




Featuring some amazingly talented speakers, a keynote address from Sarah Richardson, and a crowd filled with some of my bestie blogger friends, the day is sure to a be a mucho good one...very much looking forward.

Psst...if you haven't already snapped up some tickets, you can buy them up with using the button link on my right sidebar of simply click HERE.

And with that long list of wish list yumminess...that PS, never seems to get shorter...I'm off for now.

Smooches and miss yous.

xo

Congratulations....

It's lucky ducky time....

A HUGE...

...to Rachelle!!!

You've won some of this Miranda Frye greatness...

Hoooooorayyyy for you!!!!!!!
Everyone else...mucho thanks for entering and visit the MF website to buy up her jewelry fabulousity for a fabulous savings of...
20 % OFF!!!
Use code ARMCANDY
Hurry Hurry though...sale ends Tuesday July 30th
xo

Congrats To...

It's giveaway...

{via}

...time so a large congrats to...

...SolDucky

This Lisa Curran Swim ruffle suit in grape is yours!

And for the rest of you who didn't win, just go buy yourself one of LC's amazing suits...not only are they gorgeous but trust me, they fit like a glove and coming from this post-preggers lady, that's one hell of a hard thing to do these days...if I can look decent in one of these puppies, anyyone/everyone can...trust the word on that one.

In other news, the #dreamhouse plans continue...I think I just might have nailed down what I want for the kitchen yesterday...SO excited...I'll be sharing plans on that front very soon.  But for now, and in case you missed yesterday's big news, click HERE for the goods.

xo