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Monday, August 19, 2013

ALL WASHED UP - FLOOR TO CEILING BATHROOM TILE - THIS OR THAT

Black and white marble floor to ceiling bathroom tile and a small robot

 Who doesn't love a bathroom bathed in tile?  If you are out there, raise your hand.  I'd like to hear why not.  Don't be shy.  You might have good reason.  For me, if done right, a fully tiled bath can be quite beautiful.

I love the idea of making a dramatic design statement with tile.  Covering a bath area in tile from floor to ceiling.  Creating a room with a uniform interesting surface.  The look can make any bath feel like one big wet room.  I like.

Okay...here are two baths...fully tiled from head to toe...which of these two looks do you like better?  The bold and brash black and white marble tile bath above OR the showering room with arched ceiling, white porcelain tile with dark black grout?  Yoohooo...which one?

White bathroom floor to ceiling marble tiles arched ceiling

I think I would pick the first bath...much to even my surprise.  I think it would be cool to do one smaller bathroom in this look.

Which do you like best?  Do tell in the comments below!

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Am in NYC for a few days.  Visiting with best of friend AM and her hubby JE and their kids.  AM, her kids, her friend AHC and I drove out to the Hamptons this weekend - JE had to stay behind to work.  Of course was a thrill to get to spend time with AM...and also have known AHC for years and enjoyed road tripping out the Hamptons with him too.  AM, her family and AHC have rented a barn house in Watermill for the summer.  A rickety cool old house filled with vintage farm themed  collectibles.  It is kind of cool and very spooky at the same time.  Anyhooo...I took this photo below through some vintage pressed metal item hanging on the window overlooking the pool.  That is AM in silhouette!  I'll post a few more photos of the house itself on COCOCOZY Instagram...so make sure to follow me on Instagram @COCOCOZY!

Vintage pressed metal window covering
Abstract photo overlooking the pool at best of friend AM's house in the Hamptons (above)
P.P.S. Today among other things I plan on stopping by the NY Now trade show.  I have a few collections of COCOCOZY home furnishings showing there including my new line of embroidered COCOCOZY Pillows and COCOCOZY Bedding.  So excited to see my designs on display!

Red and blue COCOCOZY embroidered linen pillows from Peking Handicraft
My new COCOCOZY embroidered linen pillow line from Peking Handicraft will be launched at NYNow trade show this week in NYC! (above)

P.P.P.S. I got a press pass this time for the NY Now trade show so I could freely take photos of cool market items I find to share with you!  Here is the bad news...my Canon Elph broke over the weekend!  I took it to the beach with AHC one day...left it face down in the sand while watching him take an afternoon swim and now it doesn't work....ARRRRRGGGHHHHH!  Once again...a critical moment in my life as a blogger and I don't have a camera!  Oy va voy va voy.

P.P.P.P.S.  Am looking forward to seeing some cool things at market ...even though I do not have a camera.  Especially love stopping by the Made Goods booth at these shows.  They make so many cool furniture pieces and home accessories.  I saw these cute boxes covered in tribal cloth from the Philippines in Atlanta...love them...hope to see more from the Made Goods guys today!

Made Goods green, blue and white upholstered boxes
Emily green blue and white  upholstered decorative boxes I spotted at the Made Goods showroom in Atlanta...love! (above)

P.P.P.P.P.S.  Remember to weigh in on which bath you like the best!

Photos: Unknown source (please let me know if you know the source of the black white marble bath); Jonas Ingerstedt; Coco of COCOCOZY

Friday, August 9, 2013

STRIPES & CHEVRON TOGETHER? - FEARLESS DECOR PART 2

blue white dining room zigzag chevron cement tile floor striped stripe wall morocco home

Last week I showed you a bright pink living room and said that was fearless.  This week I bring you a home in Morocco with a wild blue chevron pattern floor and bold stripe walls!  Wow!

Could you do it?

foyer entryway chevron cement tile floor stripe wall blue white brass ceiling light front door

Would you go fearless or play it safe?

FEARLESS - Cement handmade tiles...

Blue and white zig zag cement tiles
Zigzag cement tiles (above)


SAFE - Or try a rug to get the same look!
Blue and white chevron printed wool flat weave ikat rug
Wool flat weave ikat chevron rug (above)

So regarding the rooms above...I would probably do the floor but not the stripe walls.  I love the idea of a beautiful graphic pattern tile on the floor.

See the rest of the decor on decor on Elle Decor's site.

Happy Friday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Packing day at COCOCOZY!  We're shipping off a lot of COCOCOZY product to many of our customers including one of our newest retailers...Candelabra in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.  VP of Operations CM sent me this picture from our headquarters in Beverly Hills!  Yay CM and NG!  Nice work.

Packing day at COCOCOZY HQ office
Packing day at our COCOCOZY offices!
P.P.S.  Ask Me a Design Question & Pillow Giveaway - I am so excited and thrilled to be this week's Ask the Expert over on Interior Collective blog.  Head over to Interior Collective to ask me a decor related question about color!  Also, if you ask a question, you are then eligible to possibly win a COCOCOZY Pillow!  Next week my answers to selected questions will be answered! Woohooo!  Can't wait to hear what you have to ask!

Photos: Elle Decor
Saturday, August 3, 2013

FEARLESS HOME DECOR

hot pink living room classic architecture crown molding decorative panel windows
An all hot pink living room! (above)

Fearless home decorating...would you be able to take the plunge and dive right in and decorate rooms like this?  Makes an incredibly powerful statement...rather playful and fun too.  But could you actually imagine daring yourself to design without fear.

A hot pink living room,  A bathroom bathed in black and white even in the sink bowl basin.

"Wow" is all I can say!

Very eye catching (an understatement really).  A little scary to actually imagine taking design risks like these.  Could you do it?

black white floor to ceiling mosaic tile bath bathroom vanity ceramic wall faucet
Black and white tiled bathroom with a twist. (above)

Are you design daring?  Could you do it?  Please weigh in on comments below.

I wish I had 4 houses.  In one of those houses, I would definitely be fearless (have the decor outlined for the other 3 already!).  As of right now, I simply have one very tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills...so cannot completely put fears aside...but I can dream.  I would do the black and white bathroom.  Would leave the hot pink living room for my best of friend AM!

Happy Saturday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Agent Bauer/Lo Bjurulf
Sunday, July 21, 2013

BLUE TILE - WEEKEND PHOTO

Mysterious blue hallway Moroccan tiles

Hi there! Love this photo.  A mysterious passageway cloaked in wonderful Moroccan looking blue tiles.

Did a post about my mom and sister DS going to Morocco last year...they visited the enchanting city of Chefchaouen...a city painted in vibrant blues.   This hallway reminds me of the images sis DS had sent from there.

If I had a big enough home, I would find a hall to paint this gorgeous blue and then cover the walls and floors in this kind of tile.  I would.

Happy weekend!

xo
Coco

Photo: Vincent Leroux

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

WORKSTEAD DESIGN!

black and white Moroccan tiles in a bathroom with a platform tub by Workstead
Moroccan type mosaic tiles in cream and black. (above)

I like the work of Brooklyn based design collective, Workstead.  Something very earthy, raw yet modern and eclectic about their aesthetic.  A blend of nostalgia and new.  Very cool.

Love the black and cream tile in the bath above.  I adore the decorative wall molding in the living room below.  I am picking out the wall molding for my bedroom today.  Was going to just do what I had before...large squares and rectangles...but loving the etched rectangle wall molding shown below.  Hmmm...considering.

living room with white walls etched rectangle wall modling, wood floors, a piano, gray sofas and a black leather ottoman chair

Gray floating shelves with a black ladder going up to a skylight


Kitchen overlooking dining room with greige walls and cabinets and wood accents
Subtle detail added to the kitchen cabinets in the form of custom L shaped wood door handles. (above and below)

Close up of the greige cabinets and their L shaped wood door handles in the kitchen

Is this your style?  What do you think of Workstead's work?

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Multi million dollar answer - Yesterday, most of you answered correctly on the post about the two multi million dollar apartments.  The Tribeca loft is a mere $15.8 million...while the 5th Ave/62nd apartment is over $19 million!

P.P.S.  Stopped by my little tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills over the weekend with TE.  The wood floors are in!  Not stained yet...but they have been laid!  So excited....

unfinished white oak floors
Unfinished white oak wood floors in my tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills - I chose 7"wide planks with beveled edges.  Still deciding on color! (above and below)


unfinished white oak floor

P.P.P.S.   Spent 2.5 hours of my life watching the Bachelor last night.  Have lost brain cells.  Will spend day trying to figure out how to rejuvenate those cells lost.  Uhhhhhhhh....duhhhhhhh....uhhhhhh....

P.P.P.P.S.  COCOCOZY GIVEAWAY - Tomorrow, I'm doing a giveaway!  Don't know what we're giving away yet...but it will be something good from the COCOCOZY Collection!  Stay tuned for details!


Tuesday, February 12, 2013

THIS OR THAT: MOSAIC KITCHEN BACKSPLASH!

close up in blue and white zig zag chevron tiles, white cabinets and polished metal stove in a kitchen by Jute

Which of these two kitchen looks do you like better.

The white kitchen with the blue mosaic chevron pattern backsplash?  Or the kitchen with the dark wood cabinets and the Moorish looking mosaic tile backsplash?

Which do you prefer.

THIS?
kitchen with blue and white zig zag chevron tiles, white cabinets and center island, polished metal stove, french door refrigerators and a chalkboard wall by Jute


OR THAT?
Close up of a kitchen with black and white Moroccan tiles, wood cabinets and white marble counter tops by House of Fifty

Kitchen with black and white Moroccan tiles, wood cabinets and white marble counter tops by House of Fifty

I like both kitchens definitely! But if I had to pick a look for my house...it is tough but I would pick the 2nd kitchen if you can believe! Normally I always lean towards the light and bright so picking #2 is truly a departure!

What do you think?  If you had to scoop up one of these kitchens and put it in your own home...which would you take? Please vote in the comments below!

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Had a lovely dinner at Dominick's last night JLF.

Photos: Jute; House of Fifty


Monday, January 7, 2013

ALL-IN-ONE FARMHOUSE BEDROOM & BATH!

clean and modern canopy bed

I like this bedroom bathroom all in one. I never in my life would think I would ever say it is cool to have a bathroom right in the middle of a bedroom. Somehow though in this farmhouse it works.

Great rustic wood floors, a canopy bed with white fabric elegantly draped around it, a gunmetal gray stand alone tub on top of fantastic patterned tiles all in one room.

It works...for a vacation home at least...it works.

combined farmhouse bedroom and bathroom

rustic white and grey bathroom with painted bricks

bathroom sink with white painted bricks

I love love love the floors in this space...the painted tiles are awesome and the grain and color of the wood floors is just rustic enough. I would love a farm bedroom like this!

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Thank you to COCOCOZY reader and customer Laura Block for sending in this gorgeous little vignette below of her COCOCOZY Logo Lucite Tray all tricked out and ready for serving.  Love the orange and yellow accents on the tray.  Beautifully styled Laura!

COCOCOZY Lucite tray in action
A photo submission from Laura Block - a picture of the COCOCOZY Lucite tray at her home that she ordered over the holidays! (above)

P.P.S.  Nice weekend with TE...had several meals cooked for me! Fantastic. Check out COCOCOZY Twitter to see some dark and blurry photos of what he made!

P.P.P.S.  If you are going to Atlanta Market this week...please stop by the Christian Mosso Associates showroom in building 1 to see the new COCOCOZY Light collection!


Photos: Elle Decor Italia

Monday, November 26, 2012

THIS OR THAT: THE BLACK & WHITE BATHROOM!

Jessica Lagrange's black and white tiled bath tub and white towel holder stand
Bath 1 - Love the use of black accent tile laid in a graphic pattern in this small white bath. (above)

I am obsessed with all things black and white lately. Don't know why...but I am. I love the idea of using the color combination in a bathroom. A predominately white bath using with touches of black.  Perfection.  Clean. Simple. Stylish.

So today I bring you the black & white bath...and you decide which one you like best...THIS OR THAT?

russell groves's black and white bathroom with black and white striped tile floor, two pedestal sinks and long mirror with white paneled wall with black dividers
Bath 2 - Love the stripe black and white marble floor and the narrow pencil black highlight tiles used on the wall in this modern bath (above and below)

white freestanding tube in russell groves's black and white bathroom

michael mundy's black and white bathroom with white freestanding tub, black lacquer trimed door,  glossy brass faucet pulls, and carrara marble floors, walls and counters
Bath 3 - High gloss black paint is used on doors and window trim to contrast against the elegant white marble in this classic bath. (above)

mcintyre bills' black white bathroom bath with black tiles on the floor, black and white subway tiles on the walls, a white freestanding tub with white shower curtain and a white pedestal sink
Bath 4 - Half black, half white...polished subway tiles create a two toned look here. (above)
So which of these baths do you like best?  I am gravitating towards Bath 3.  Which do you prefer?  Please weigh in on the comments below!

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Hope you had a fantastic long weekend.  I did. Thanksgiving was great.  Loved seeing family.  Then I managed to get a little COCOCOZY work done too (had to apply for a patent and register several copyrights for my new 2013 designs...I know...the lawyer in me came out this weekend).  I saw some friends. And, I also got some rest and relaxation in too.  A great weekend really!

P.P.S.  Now the countdown begins...Christmas is right around the corner!!!

Photos: Jessica La Grange; Veranda; Michael Mundy; McIntyre Bills