Dinner Party

We recently had some old friends over for a little Gloria Jean's reunion

Hors d'oeuvres (and you thought I didn't learn any French in Quebec)

The debut of my blue opaline goblets. I was going to serve Mocha Chiller out of them but alas, we don't have an extra-loud, chocolate-spewing, soul-sucking blender

Jho making dinner

Jho making a mess

Behold my new lair

We recently converted the guest room into a study and it has quickly become my favorite room in the house. It gets great light in the afternoon and it's nice and toasty on the second floor

I love these turquoise lamps. They're from my office in Montreal and I could not wait to find a place to put them in the new house

Having a quiet workspace in calm, soothing colors is the perfect cure for procrastination

The astute observer may recognize this table. It was our living room coffee table for a long time. I gave it a fresh coat of paint and some new knobs and it completely transformed this room

The cover of March's Martha Stewart Living in my inspirational colors. Coincidence? I think not!

The "Maplewood room"

MB insists that this room is quintessentially Maplewood, NJ, as so many homes in the area have them. It's the small den off the living room for those unfamiliar with popular Essex County architecture. Anyway, I love the name and that's how I'll be referring to the room forever more.

And here we have the return of my "favorite" chair.

This couch has been everywhere with me, New York, Short Hills, Washington D.C., and South Orange. I missed it terribly in Montreal but here we are reunited at 325. It's not at all easy to move, which should prove how much I adore it.

I wish I could say I spend less time in this room but alas, I have a lot of procrastinating to accomplish.

Ch-ch-cha-changes...

We've moved the guest room to make way for the new study

I find it's much cozier and there's a TV for JA

For Lauren

We miss you

For my nephew

Apparently at Aunt Shreesy's house

Blue opaline goblets

I have been searching for a complete set of these turquoise blue opaline goblets (pictured below) for years. No exaggeration--years. They are French Portieux Vallerysthal from the early 1900's. I had high hopes I might find some in the incredible antique district in Montreal last year but no such luck. Occasionally, I have searched Ebay in vain. This week, I found a set of eight in the size I wanted. I had never shopped Ebay before but let me just tell you, it is "better when you win it!"
You may have noticed this picture is NOT from the 325. It is the Malibu home of Gela Taylor, co-founder of Juicy Couture. Look how many goblets she has! As if I needed another reason to hate Juicy Couture. I borrowed the picture from a new obsession, a design blog called turquoise chic: http://turquoisechic.blogspot.com

Happy Valentine's Day

New coffee table

Things are really coming together here at the ol' 325.

For Marci

I was going to wait until the job was finished but here's a little preview of our new backsplash. Take that St. James.