Currently Obsessed: Bauble Bar Glacier Ring

Happy Friday Everyone!

I'm obsessing over this gorgeous Glacier Ring from Bauble Bar. Isn't it just to-die-for?

Bauble Bar Glaciar Ring

Love this!

This is so cute on!  I am thinking I need it!  You?

Dannijo Medine Necklace

Rose Gold with Multi Color Beads

Guest Blogger: Shay Geyer, The Designer Detective!

Here are the amazing Shay Geyer's Five Tips for Creating a Unique Interior for Your Home:

1. Invest in great art. It doesn’t have to be a Picasso or cost millions of dollars. Be on the look out for local or up & coming artists. Buy pieces that you love & you feel a connection with. Art is a fabulous way to express your personal style in your home as well as bring in color.

2. Hand painted finishes on furniture are a marvelous way to add a unique touch. Whether you custom order a piece with a special finish or find a fabulous vintage piece & paint it yourself, a piece like this can add lots of style to your home. One of my favorite furniture lines, Hickory Chair, allows you to customize their pieces with any Benjamin Moore paint color.

3. It’s ok to mix & match. If you don’t fall into one of the traditional design style categories, it’s ok to blur the lines. Traditional looks are getting a fresh update these days with cleaner & more modern lines. The transitional style was born out of a desire to mix traditional pieces with more modern or contemporary looks. You do have to be careful though. A mixture of too many different styles can easily become busy & confusing to the eye. Some styles also don’t mix well. Shabby Chic & modern would not complement each other in the same space. There still needs to be a cohesive feel to your design. A neoclassical console table with a refined straight edge can be balanced with a more transitional sofa with a track arm and straight back. The straight angular lines of the pieces are what help tie them together.

4. Select pieces with designer details. Not every piece in your room has to be custom, but it’s nice to have some of your larger pieces tailored to your liking. Designer details such as tapes, nail head designs, contrasting welt cords & unique finishes help create a truly one-of-a- kind piece that will have your signature on it. Custom does not have to mean expensive either. It helps to work with an interior designer to create custom furniture so that they can help you stay on target with your budget.

5. Every home needs great accessories! Accessories are like jewelry for your home. Lamps are a MUST! There are so many gorgeous lamps in the market. This is such an easy way to add instant style & freshen up a room. I also love to pick up unique finds while I’m traveling. Displaying items that have a special meaning to you help tell your personal story & add character throughout your home. Less is more! Not every inch of your tabletop or bookshelves needs to be covered. Pick the accessories that have the most significance to your home. Use items that relate to your color palette & design style. My favorite must have accessory is coffee table books. You can stack them to vary the height of your other accessories. I also love to use geodes, hand blown glass & fabulous photo frames.

Have Some Fun with this Fall's Fashion

With plenty of new looks on the runway this Fall, the infamous question resurfaces, "How can we transform runway looks into ready-to-wear?" Here is a look at my favorite new trends and how to wear them on the street!

You don't have to be in the front row at Fashion Week to know that flowing feathers are the accent of choice this season. Open any fashion magazine and find feathers flying. They can whimsically float along lower hemlines or flock along collars for a more dramatic presence, but any way you wear them, do it with a confidence that says peacock rather than pigeon. If you don't want to jump, but would rather ease yourself into the trend then try out an accessory like a single- feather necklace or an evening bag with feather trimmings.

A great trend for this coming season is the pops of color seen paired with classic silhouettes. This means that not all of our vibrant pieces need to be pushed to the back of the closet. Could it be, we're able to save both time and money this season? Believe it! Because this season, saturated hues are going to allow us to stand out in autumn, wearing electric blues, pinks and purples, without looking like a walking faux pas. If this sounds too risky for your liking then accessorize with a vibrant handbag or an eye- popping set of heels.

Layers, layers, layers! Especially, with lacey garments. When I hear layering, immediately I think, BULK, but that doesn't have to be the case. With thinner knits and lacey tops you can pile on clothing while keeping a feminine shape.

Every few seasons leopard print seems to make a blip on the trend radar but what really changes is how to wear it successfully. Animal prints can very easily fall face flat into fashion catastrophy but if you keep sophistication and class in mind, then your spots will steer clear of those horrible images that initially come to mind when a leopard print mini skirt is mentioned. Last Fall we saw tons of vintage inspired leopard print coats paired with cigarette jeans or a black pant. Isabel Marant showed a look that was both cool and chic on the runway (below), and although the chucky furry jackets were just right,then- now, we're transitioning into a more flowly and feminine approach, and continue to accessorize accordingly with leopard print bags and belts.

I hope this helps with choosing your ensembles this fall. This season's trends beg us to be daring so remember to have fun!

Fashionable Photographer

As accessories editor at Teen Vogue, Sarah Frances Kuhn was constantly toting her camera around from appointment to appointment chronicling her thoughts about the latest accessories.  After changing the generic strap on her own camera for a suede, nylon and metal handmade strap, she responded to all of amazing comments she was getting by starting her own line!  SFK contains various strap styles that resemble the handles on a traditional Chanel handbag.    There are traditional black and gold straps, a punky pink strap and a multicolored one with beads at the ends.  The best part is that these straps look like a million bucks but only cost $30!  And think of the dollars it will save you if it keeps you from loosing your camera!