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Today’s Thought :: Positive Thinking

October 25, 2013 · Comments { 0 }

I know the power of positive thinking, but sometimes I still let the negative things in life drag me down. So today’s thought is all about staying positive.

As I mentioned last week, I’m honored to have Simplified Bee has been nominated for Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog Awards in the category of Interior Design. and wanted to thank you all for voting! You still have time to vote (daily if you wish) until November 15, just head to the Lamps Plus Facebook page to cast your vote. Keep in mind, each vote enters you to win a $500 shopping spree at Lamps Plus. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Also a shout out to Melissa and Chive Charities for inspiring me this week!

Keep up the amazing work!

xoxo

Cristin

Read full story By Cristin on October 25, 2013 in charity, quote

Holiday House NYC 2012 :: My Faves

November 14, 2012 · Comments { 0 }

In it’s fifth year, Holiday House is a holiday-themed designer showhouse benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Twenty-seven top-tier interior designers were asked to decorate a room around any holiday theme (many non-traditional such as “everyday’s a holiday”). Over the course of several months, the designers transformed the masionary-like mansion at Two East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side of New York City. From modern to traditional, each room has a look and feel of it’s own, yet all are so chic. I’ve pulled a few of my favorite images:

For those of you in the New York area, the Holiday House is open for touring now through Sunday, November 25th.

*photo credits: Rikki Snyder via Houzz

Read full story By Cristin on November 14, 2012 in Bedroom, charity, furniture, interior design, Interiors, Living Room, living rooms, mantels, office/study, textiles, wallpaper

Helping Fund a Cure :: The Pink Jalk Project

November 1, 2012 · Comments { 1 }

Although it’s November 1st and marks the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month, however the fight for thousands of woman with breast cancer goes on. In addition just over 18,000 women and men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer this month. Doctors and researchers are getting closer to finding a cure and making strides on providing more individualized treatment plans to patients which help save lives.

(Elissa Hudson’s Etsy Shop)

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and all it’s sorrow, it’s hard to post about a fundraiser for breast cancer, but as a young breast cancer survivor (4+ years!), it’s a cause near and dear to my heart.

For the first time, The Pink Project spotlights a chair designed by a woman – the GJ Chair designed by Grete Jalk. Twenty leading interior designers, architects and design icons have been asked to customize the iconic GJ Chair in personal homage to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and their worldwide initiatives. There is only one more day to bid on these fabulous chairs… so don’t delay! Here are my faves…

By Harry Allen

By Gisu & Mojgan Hairi // Hairi and Hairi

By Aerin Lauder / Aerin

By Kelly Wearstler for Swarovski

By Stephanie Goto

xoxo

Cristin

Read full story By Cristin on November 1, 2012 in chairs, charity, furniture, interior design

Hope & The Pink Swan Project for Breast Cancer

October 7, 2011 · Comments { 4 }

{Elissa Hudson’s Etsy Shop}

It’s October and that means it’s breast cancer awareness month. Did you know the two most important risk factors of breast cancer are being female and getting older? Did you know there will be over 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer this year? Did you also know nearly 40,000 people will die of breast cancer in 2011? Shocked?