D&G does the "Mademoiselle" Chair

The Mademoiselle Chair... created by design star Phillipe Stark for Kartell.  This sweet little version is a special edition by Dolce & Gabbana upholstered in their signature leopard silk.  A perfect companion to a beautiful vanity...{available at Unica Home}.



LTLY,

Roni♥


Via:  Material Girls Blog

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

How will you spend your holiday?  Surrounded by a gorgeous cornucopia of food and the love of family and friends, I hope!  As for me, I will be transforming myself into a holiday domestic goddess! How so, you ask? {It's so easy}!

I always begin by creating a menu. I dream up a collection of delicious items, which becomes my dream menu.  After much editing, I come to terms with a final version which then becomes my shopping list.  Later, my menu keeps me organized while spending hours and hours preparing all of the delicious delights. Copies of the menu are also displayed on the table for guests to anticipate the treats that are to come.  It's an elegant touch and has become a nice keepsake and family tradition!

Here is the menu for this year's Thanksgiving Celebration:

{Ok, so I tweaked it just a tad}... I can't spoil the surprise & divulge exactly what all of the goodies are going to be today! {Smile}!  Nonetheless, this should provide you with an idea of how the menu looks and may hopefully inspire your next holiday!

What I'm grateful for? Love, family, friendship, health, wealth and YOU ALL.  This month marks the 3rd year since the day that I created The Roni Report! I'm having a fantastic time and I appreciate you all SO much... you continue to inspire me, and I am honored that you choose to spend your precious time here with me! Thank you! What are YOU grateful for today?? Have a beautiful holiday!

LTLY,




Roni♥

LUXURIOUS SIGNATURE SCENTS AT HOME

Home should be a place of refuge, comfort, nourishment and pleasure.  Furnishings, art and personal items help to define our space, but one key element provides a finishing & personalized touch:  fragrance.

I am addicted to ANTICA FARMACISTA - a Seattle based purveyor of fine fragrances for the home.  Their warm, elegant and luxurious Home Ambiance collection of scents will add an immediate air of sophistication to any abode. The exquisite packaging includes a delicate apothecary bottle filled with fragrance oil, and white birch reeds which are rotated in the bottle as often as desired to infuse the scent that is released.  The Room Fragrance collection includes Room and Linen sprays and beautiful soy/paraffin wax candles in corresponding scents as an alternative or an addition to the Home Ambiance line.

The deliciously unique fragrances in the collection are lust-worthy:

*Ingredients are listed for my favourites although I want to try them all!

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  Casablanca: {Pure essence of Casablanca Lily blended with the exotic Ylang Ylang and subtle notes of clove.}
  
  
  
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  Amber: {Warm & harmonious subtle wood essence enhancing the natural sweetness of Amber.}
  
  
  
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  Green Fig {Fico Verde}: {Green notes of cut grass, luscious fruits, soft violet and wild fig.}
  
  
  
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  Champagne: {Satsuma citrus balanced with floral notes of muguet, sensuous apricot, nectarine and passionfruit complemented by sugared black currant and mellow accents of sweet vanilla.}
  
  
  
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  No. II. {New for Fall/Holiday 2009!}: Sicilian mandarin, French verbena & blood orange meet the traditional holiday spice scents of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and spruce. Earthy neroli softens the citrus and spice.}
  
  
  
• Aria {Air}
• Cedar & Lemon
• Santorini
• Acqua {Water}
• Grapefruit
• Magnolia, Orchid and Mimosa
• Pomegranate and Currant
• Peonia, Gardenia and Rosa
• Vanilla, Mandarin and Bourbon
• Tuberose, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley
• Orange Blossom, Lilac & Jasmine

CASABLANCA is my absolute favourite of them all, and is one of the signature scents in my home.  Kept on the console in my foyer {and on the dresser in my bedroom} this soft, feminine scent {inspired by the Casablanca Lily} gives home the feel of a posh villa in the French Riviera! 

Created exclusively for Fall/Holiday 2009, Number 11 is a contemporary twist on classic fragrances reminiscent of holiday luxury. Presented in beautiful red packaging, this spicy scent is a gorgeous version of a classic holiday favourite!

An exquisite cut crystal decanter {shown above} is available in all fragrances of The Home Ambiance collection as an alternative to the apothecary style bottle.  Available in both 250ml and 500ml sizes, this would make the perfect gift!

Antica Farmacista also features Antica for the Body - a line that includes Perfume, Body Moisturizer, Bath & Shower Wash, and Hand Wash in the same fragrances as the home collections.

{Special Holiday Offer Exclusive to The Roni Report!}

Receive a complimentary 100 ml. Magnolia, Orchid and Mimosa Home Ambiance fragrance with any online purchase! 

Visit http://www.anticafarmacista.com/, and enter Offer Code: anticarrep09 at the Checkout ! Offer good through December 15, 2009!

LTLY,


Roni♥

NEW MAGAZINE ALERT: LONNY MAG

We've waited long enough.

Domino Magazine lovers all over the world may have a new place of refuge! Lonny Mag could just be it.  It's early to tell, but the new online shelter publication just launched with a Fall 2009 Premiere Issue! 

Lots of decorating ideas, hyperlinks which bring you directly to the website where you can buy {when you scroll over each item}, features on stylish homes, lots of pictures and guess what?! The creator of Lonny just happens to be a former Domino Editor (Kate Townsend-Simpson)!

Visit http://www.lonnymag.com/ to see what I'm gushing about!

LTLY,

Roni♥

HELLO KITTY'S HOUSE

These Hello Kitty bungalows are actually part of a hotel & resort in Taiwan!

It's so pink!

(There is also an identical blue version. See below.)


This is just so darling. For the Hello Kitty lover in us all!









Her living room.












Bedroom.











Kitty's bed.











Her kitchen nook & signature breakfast!










In blue...











Who thought of this?










Has a slightly Adler feel to it. Love it.











LTLY,


Roni♥

The Gatsby Hollywood

During a recent leisurely drive up a Hollywood street, I stumbled upon a charming new community of homes called, The Gatsby Hollywood. The series of townhomes had such an elegant, East Coast quality to them and I was compelled to pull in for an open house visit.

What I saw was quite impressive...

"As L.A.'s first all-solar and all-green powered urban community, The Gatsby Hollywood is as legendary as its famed location. In addition, the California Green Builder program has recognized The Gatsby Hollywood as a Certified California Green Community, which means this innovative new-home collection not only lowers your utility costs, but also minimizes the community's impact—and your footprint—on the environment!"

It was easy to envision living at The Gatsby! Two blocks south of Sunset Blvd., with three levels of environmentally responisible living space plus a rooftop deck with unbelievable 360° views of the city! Are you kidding? To add, the homes come equipped with high-end appliances, hardwoods and finishes leaving little to be desired. I was ready to move in immediately.

With prices starting in the $700's, this is a remarkable opportunity to own a home in the heart of Hollywood! Tell them we sent you.

The Gatsby Hollywood

1235 Wilcox Ave. (@ Fountain)

Hollywood, CA 90038

ph: 323 469 0883

fx: 323 469 1284

LTLY,

Roni♥

TENNIS, ANYONE?

What a cute idea - a tennis racquet mirror! Country Living's Editor-in-Chief visited CBS's The Early Show recently and demonstrated how to make this fabulous project! Courtesy of CasaSugar.

It's so easy to do, and would make a great weekend home improvement project!

3 little steps:

1. Take a racquet to a glass shop for a custom-cut beveled-edge mirror that fits inside the rim.

2. Squeeze Liquid Nails Mirror Adhesive (lowes.com) onto the back of the mirror and firmly press it onto the strings. (Be sure to follow the package instructions carefully & protect your work surface with newspaper!)

3. Let the adhesive dry overnight before hanging with a nail.

Voila!

LTLY,



Roni♥

The Pink Carpet

Mattel staged the ultimate pink carpet event in Malibu yesterday: Barbie's 50th Birthday at her Malibu Dream House! Jonathan Adler designed the gorgeous, waterfront pink palace! Ok, so it's only pink on the inside... still, how adorable! The hip & fashionable young Hollywood set came out to play at this ingenious marketing event. Let's tour!



The entrance to Barbie's Malibu Dream House features Monogrammed gates...








Her foyer... welcome home!








A living room area with a "B" emblazoned in the carpet! Very mod, 1960's look.








A second very chic living room area... the Andy Warhol of Barbie on the wall is worth over $200,000! The chandelier is made of wig hair by the zany designer Chris March from Project Runway Season 4!!





Close-up on the to-die-for chairs!! Love the ruffled train & bow on the back! A-dorable! The elephant table is sooo Jonathan Adler!







A mirror made of nothing but Barbie dolls! By J. Adler!












Jonathan Adler next to his work of art. Love the pink poodle next to the fireplace!







Zoom-in of the "hair" chandelier & Barbie Warhol.







Barbie's boudoir lined in pink velvet. This is like a girly Candyland of sorts!








It has a Hollywood Regency feel to it... We may need to coin a new design term for this: Girlywood Regency!







Every girl should have a vanity in her bedroom or dressing room! It's the ultimate in glamour-puss luxury. Barbie's is equipped with her very own make-up products from the 50th Anniversary collaboration with Stila cosmetics!





More things every girl should have... a shoe closet! Barbie's just happens to be outfitted with wall-to-wall Christian Louboutin's!












These are the same shoes worn by the models in the Barbie Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week last month!







Her very own VW Beetle too?!! Ok, so this is not quite MY dream car, but hey - she can add it to her collection right along with the Corvette, RV Motorhome, and private jet. Plus, it's pink so it's all good!






Even the engine is pink! Too cute, Volkswagen!











I'm sure all of Barbie's famous guests (Heidi Klum, Lauren Conrad, The Kardashian's, and more) would agree, that just about every girl has a little bit of Barbie in her!! This dream house is a smash! What do you think?

LTLY,

Roni♥

THE DOMINO EFFECT

What is the world coming to???? Would someone please tell me? Somehow, over the last 2 weeks, I've managed to miss a VERY important memo! Over Starbucks and a little window shopping this weekend, I was politely informed about the demise of my beloved Domino Magazine!! WHATTT? Noooooo, not my favorite! What are we supposed to read now? All of my favorite shelter magazines are disappearing!

Back in 2002, there was this fabulous & hip home design magazine called Living Room. It's feet were cut off right after the first issue! Gone! Broke my heart. Then, the departure of House & Garden, another fabulous magazine, in 2007. Now this? I can't take anymore of this. Sadly, March 2009 is the final issue of Domino.
What does it say about our economic health when even magazines can't stay alive? What is that? In the most strenuous of financial moments, I will still find a way to purchase a magazine or a book that I can get lost in. Don't you? It's the perfect form of escapism.

Domino will always be remembered by this loyal and devoted charter subscriber. I will continue to cherish and be inspired by my library of every issue of this magazine. Their ideas were fresh, unique and fun. They spoke to the way we think today. The high-low mix, the liberation from neutrals and an all-around fashionable approach to home design. I doubt if another can compete.
Be sure to click into the link above (in the title line), to enjoy the photos and design genius that are on the website for only a limited time before they shut down the doors.

(This just in...)
Apparently, http://www.avaliving.com/ (the world's online interior design marketplace bringing together a diverse and passionate social network of individuals, artists and professional designers) is inviting those of us who are mourning Domino to join their design community. I will leave it to the jury to determine if it could come even close to attempting to fill Domino's shoes. (No offense Avaliving.com, but I'm in mourning).

Domino, rest in peace!

Love to Love You,

Roni♥