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Design Your Own Life Plan!
It's the difference between designing your own lifestyle and kinda accepting whatever other people think you should do: one is awesome and the other starts your every day as a victim of circumstances. Design your life and it may not all turn out as planned... but as...
Does Appearance Really Matter?
(via) I've always joked that when you live in Hollywood, you sign a sort of contract with an unseen devil that says it's totally normal to be judged based on artifice and superficial standards, and that the weather here makes up for the unfairness. Apparently, while...
Moroccan Magical Interior Inspiration!
(via) While it's no mystery that I am a super-fan if the handira wedding blankets of Morocco, the culture, lifestyle, deep colors, earthen material and searing flavors... well... I am obsessed. The grounding nature of Moroccan decor stirred with it's sparkle and fire...
Explore Your Emotions!
This may sound super bizarre, but I spend years in acting school long after I realized that I had no interest in being an actress professionally because it helped me to become a better person. It was not OK to explore my emotions in daily life, especially not in...
Violet Art & Otherworldly Resonance
Jeff Koons' transparent coloring book sculpture pours my favorite shades of violet onto everything around it... and as I looked at this massive hunk of luminosity I realized it was time for a violet art round-up. Art may be the best way to add violet's ethereal...
Sheer Curtains Are Divine!
(via) If you have struggled to find a way to make your home look more open and air, sheer voile curtains may be the uber-solution to create light, height and luxury in a full spectrum of colors! Let's look at some inspiration to see how this inexpensive fabric can...
Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Eye Mask
(via) Have puffy eyes? They are not cute. Speaking from experience, eye bags can seriously diminish your confidence, never mind your alluring eyes! Sure, we are much more than what we look like, but no one wants to look tired and frazzled. While ice cubes or a...
You Are Way More Than You Credit Yourself For!
(via) We all need that reminder! xoxo Dana
The Daring Color Of John Willey Interiors!
John Willey creates really livable spaces that literally teem with color yet are balanced by geometry and design. His interiors are a good study in workable eclecticism, and his ability to truly layer on color is amazing. Let's look at a handful of his incredible...