Anniversary Giveaway :: Truffle Stylish Organizational Pouches

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It’s day two of Simplified Bee’s 5th year anniversary giveaway week! Today’s fabulous giveaway is provided by Truffle. The San Francisco-based company creates super chic pouches that are highly functional, versatile and reusable – perfect for keeping your purse, backpack or luggage organized. To keep my own handbag organized, I have a clear Clarity pouch inside at all times. The quality is topnotch. I also love that I can see and get to what’s inside quickly. It’s the best and I’d love for you to have one too!

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The kind folks at Truffle are giving one lucky Simplified Bee reader three of their products – a no 1 clarity, a skinny privacy and a mini privacy. The winner get to pick the colors (based on availability). 

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In addition, Truffle is offering all Simplified Bee readers 20% off all purchases using promotional code: BEE20. Hurry, the discount only runs through May 16, 2014!

Good luck and happy organizing,

cristin

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Read full story By on May 13, 2014 in fashion, Features, Giveaways, Organization, storage

Anniversary Giveaway :: Win a $250 Lamps Plus Gift Card

brass table lamp by Mary McDonald for Robert Abbey

I’m on the hunt for a beautiful brass table lamp and think I spotted it! The gorgeous matte brass table lamp by  Mary McDonald is a winner and I found it at Lamps Plus. In fact, Lamps Plus is one of my first stops when souring lighting fixtures. As the nation’s largest specialty lamp and lighting retailer, I always have a huge selection, variety of styles, and a full range of custom lighting options to choose from. Do you remember the custom Color+Plus Lamp I designed?

I’m thrilled to have Lamps Plus kick-off Simplified Bee Blog’s 5th Anniversary giveaway week with a $250 gift card for a lucky reader. And although,I leaning toward brass light fixtures, it’s totally up to you how you spend your winnings!

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The winner will be announced on Simplified Bee’s Facebook page within 72 hours of the giveaway closing.

Be sure to drop by tomorrow and all this week for more fabulous giveaways!!!

Best of luck!

Cristin

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Read full story By on May 12, 2014 in blog, Features, Giveaways, lighting

San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2014 :: The Master Bedroom

Like fashion shows for clothing designers, showhouses offer a platform for interior designers to incorporate cutting edge products, set trends and push boundaries. One such space that exemplifies this in the 2014 San Francisco Showcase is the master bedroom by Antonio Martins. The San Francisco-based interior designer boldly mixes traditional Portuguese tile, contemporary art and a 18th century antique bed passed down through generations. The result is simply stunning as it captures history and celebrates Portuguese culture in a modern manner.

antique Portuguese Bilros bed - master bedroom

To honor his heritage, an antique Portuguese Bilros bed, carefully preserved by Antonio’s family since the 18th century, commands attention and is the primary inspiration for the space. Made of “Pau-Santo,” an exotic rosewood, the design of the bed adheres to the strict guidelines of the period. “I have always loved this bed, which incorporates our family crest, and the Showcase was the perfect excuse to bring it to San Francisco,” says Antonio Martins.

blue and white master bedroom - Antonio Martinsantique Portuguese Bilros bed - San Francisco Showcase 2014blue and white tiles - Portuguese Azulejos

In a bold move, Martins covered the wall in blue and white Portuguese tiles known as Azulejos. The 243 hand-painted tiles are a faithful copies of 18th century patterns and designs. To deliver a 21st century twist on traditional form and pattern, Antonio has expanded the tile size and shuffled the images to become a modern piece of art. Incredible.

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On the sleek fireplace mantel sits two lucite boxes filled with personal letters (see below). Who knows what they say, but the romantic in me assuming they are all love letters passed down in the family. What a fun way to display such special notes!

displaying love letters

Need some more does of the color blue? Here’s a tour of the little boy’s bedroom in this year’s showcase, in case you missed it. There is also plenty of time to still tour the estate and is open now through May 26th. Here’s more information on purchasing tickets.

5th Birthday Cake

Next week marks a BIG milestone for the Simplified Bee Blog. It’s turning 5! In celebration, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite companies, LampsPlus, Serena & Lily, Wayfair, Truffle and Driftwood Interiors, for some amazing giveaways. You’ll have to drop by and tell your friends!!!

Happy decorating,

Cristin

* all showcase images provided by Antonia Martins and cake image via 100 Layer Cake-let 

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Read full story By on May 9, 2014 in antiques, Bedroom, bedrooms, beds, Features, Giveaways, interior design, Interiors, pattern, tile

Healthy Root Beer Float with Zevia

Recently the smart soda company, Zevia asked if I’d participate in a their “Flavors of Summer” campaign. I love Zevia, so it was a hands down yes. In fact, my family and I have been drinking Zevia sodas for years because they taste great and are sugar-free. What makes Zevia sweet you ask? The sweetness comes from the plant-based ingredient stevia – which makes it all natural and zero calories. Because there are no refined sugars or artificial sweeteners, Zevia is a healthier soda and a smart choice. 

summertime root beer float table - simplified bee

For the campaign, Zevia asked me and a few other bloggers to create a summertime drink using one of their 15 yummy flavors. I polled my kids and they selected Zevia’s Ginger Root Beer. It’s what we use to create healthy root beer floats – the kids LOVE them. It also inspired me to created an intimate summertime root beer float party for kids.

healthy root beer float - simplified bee

Using a dairy free, coconut ice cream, I added two scoops to a chilled Zevia Ginger Root Beer, popped in a straw and a spoon – that’s it. So simple. It wouldn’t be the “Simplified Bee” if it was a complicated drink 😉

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This healthy root beer is a great choice for kids with food allergies or sensitivities because with Zevia and coconut ice cream they can be made sugar-free, dairy-free and gluten free. It would be fun served at a summertime kids’ birthday party because always nice to have a dessert that the whole party can enjoy!

Check out all the other fun drink creations from other bloggers, vote for your favorite on  Zevia’s site or Facebook page!

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For the decor, I selected a festive southwestern inspired table runner. The beautiful pattern and muted color palette inspired me to create the box and tray. I’ll be covering how I did it in a follow-up post.

earth-friendly party cutlery by susty party - simplified bee

And how cute are the compostable wood cutlery with grey stars? Susty Party supplied them and the other party supplies (including the plate below) that are all non toxic, renewable and compostable. Love that!!!

Zevia root beer float party - simplified beeZevia Flavors of Summer Pinterest Contest - Win $500

I’ve pinned all of my party images on this Pinterest board. Zevia would like see your own party details and what flavor inspires you the most too! Enter the Zevia Flavors of Summer Pinterest Contest and you may win a $500 grocery gift card.

Can’t wait to see your which flavor of Zevia you choose!

Cristin

*this post was in collaboration with Zevia and Susty Party, but as always my opinions are my own

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Read full story By on May 7, 2014 in Entertaining, Features, Holiday, Parties