LOUIS VUITTON TRUNKS TRANSFORMED

I have always wanted to figure out a way to incorporate Louis Vuitton vintage trunks or luggage into my home's decor.  I like the idea of using one of the stylish monogrammed steamer trunks as a piece of furniture.

A collectible piece from the past.  First introduced in the mid 1800's, these trunks and pieces of luggage became a fashionable statement for the wealthy traveler.  To this day, the trunks are so highly coveted that they are priced anywhere up to $20,000.

I can dream...just one little trunk for a corner of my bedroom.

Louis Vuitton Trunk - $15,250 

Louis Vuitton Antique Travel Steamer Trunk -  $14,999

Make sure to follow me on ebay to see my entire collection of Louis Vuitton trunks and so much more!

Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Had a great dinner with LK, SR and KS last night at Soho House. TE was there too with an old friend of his and we had a drink after dinner.  Was a good night.


Photos: Source Unknown; Architectural Digest

(My eBay Collections were curated as part of my collaboration with eBay. #FOLLOWITFINDIT)

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BY HOOK OR BY NOOK!

Must love a good breakfast nook. Here's one. White, crisp, cheerful, sunny...a nice place to enjoy the first meal of the day. The built in banquette with a seat upholstered in leather from Holly Hunt, paired with the white Saarinen chairs from Knoll make for a comfy and cozy area to spend oh at least an hour drinking tea, reading the paper, doing a nice crossword (that's for my mom, she loves crosswords), plotting and planning out the day.

I would even lunch in this nook too!

What does your kitchen eating area look like? What do you think of this little nook?

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Great dinner last night at Locanda Verde here in NYC with best of friends Anne and John! New York is so funny. We didn't sit down to dinner until 10p and the restaurant was jam packed. It was Tuesday night!  Also got a chance to see A.Ro and her new guy too when we stopped by Morandi in the West Village.  That place was hopping too late on a Tuesday night.  New York. New York!

P.P.S. Off to a work party (I know...a daytime work party?) for my day job. Am debating between a totally business work appropriate dress or one that is a little more questionable for the work environment but that I love...hmmm...what to do?  The questionable one is from Armani and is almost see-through and has the back out...I know...not appropriate for work but I LOVE it.  My dilemmas are such non dilemmas I recognize.  There are bigger things to fret about and more important issues to focus on for sure...but for today I'll circle around this little dilemma!  Just for a bit...and then I'll get a grip.  LOL!

Photo: Elle Decor

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WEEKEND PHOTO!

Photo: Post + Grant

Happy May! I recognize the title of this post is "WEEKEND PHOTO" singular yet I am posting two photos...couldn't help it though...needed a couple of different angles on this fantastic floor.

What an interesting room from the 2011 San Francisco Decorator Showcase just opened to the public yesterday and runs through the end of May. It benefits the financial aid program for a local San Francisco high school.

This dining room is a little more dark and moody than what normally catches my eye...but for some reason, I really like. It's perhaps the painted black and white graphic floor that does it for me the most and then those green Louis XVI dining chairs!  The huge parsons dining table is custom made faux painted to look like burled wood.

Designer Grant K. Gibson designed this dining room for this San Francisco show house. The floor was apparently created by decorative painter Katherine Jacobus.

Photo: Grant K. Gibson

What do you think? Do you like that floor?  Please weigh in.  Want to know whether this works for you too or is not your cup of tea.

Happy Sunday!

xo
Coco

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GOOD BEDSIDE MANNER - TOP 4 NIGHTSTANDS WITH DRAWERS & A COOL ECO FRIENDLY MATTRESS!

Tonic Home - Catherine Three Drawer Side Table - $865 (3 drawer mirrored side table or nightstand. Bungalow 5)(above)

A few weeks ago best of friend FF was looking for some nightstands for one of the master suites at her 8000 square foot ski home outside of Vail (ahhh such is the life). Her criteria was stylish nightstand with drawers. So off I went...

Here are a few that I found that I would love for my own house actually.


Clayton Gray Home - Ava Nightstand - $1240 (Three drawers. Lacquered wood. Mirrored top and face. From Worlds Away)(above)




Baker - Lattice Bedside Table - $1495 (above)

Baker - Trocadero Bedside Chest - $3464 (Jacques Garcia collection. 3 drawer nightstand is crafted from cherry solids cherry veneers. Silver finish drawer pulls. Metal platform and four square legs finished in silver)(above)

I think my favorite is the Ava and then comes this Trocadero right above...but if someone gave me one of the others I would take it!

Then speaking of bedside manner...there is the issue of me needing a new mattress...desperately...can't bother with shopping for one now but will get around to it...I just might have to think of going eco-friendly next time...food for thought...right?


Essentia - Classic Skinny Mattress - $1860 (Organic mattress. Petroleum free memory foam. Dust mite deterrent & hypoallergenic)(above)

Which of these nightstands is your favorite...what do you look for in a good bedside table?

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

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