Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Hogar: A Bordelais Flat

I recently took a trip to Bordeaux, France to visit my little brother (at 26 he's not so little anymore).  After having visited him at multiple abodes during his college days in Portland, Oregon (hello 12 people living communal style in a 4 bedroom house) I thought I was prepared for what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised by his sunny, modernly decorated, clean, historic flat smack in the center of the city.

I give you maison du Fed in Bordeaux:












Monday, October 22, 2012

Weekly Chicome {10/15-10/21}

Hola! Here are my top seven from last week!

{1.} Cloudforce 2012 - Salesforce.com's annual conference in NYC. Lot's of useful innovative information on social engagement strategies.


{2.} Finding a sweet note from Ces as I was getting ready on Tuesday morning :) 

{3.} Breast Cancer Awareness at Saturday's soccer match. We also won the game 8-4, Go Tigers! 


{4.} Sunday was a gorgeous day to run in the Roosevelt Island's Run for Dignity 5K presented by the World Youth Alliance. Ces finished 11th, Chloe and I finished 34th! 


{6.} Replenishing our calories lost on the 5K with crepes on Top of the Standard Hotel, check out our view! 


{7.} Hailing a limo instead of a taxi for cheaper than the cost of a taxi. Win! 

Friday, October 19, 2012

Travel: Bordeaux

A couple of weeks ago while in London for business, I made a quick 2.5 day trip to see my brother who lives Bordeaux, France. I had been to France a couple of times before namely Paris and the Alsace region so I was very excited to be able to see a completely new part of this charming country. Fede showed me the sights, cooked some amazing food and also took me antique shopping. Best brother ever!

Here are my favorite pictures from the trip:




















Hmm maybe I should make a Bordeaux photobook

Thursday, October 18, 2012

DIY: Yarn Fall Wreath

You've seen them all over Pinterest the ubiquitous yarn wreath. I've been on an Autumn kick lately so I was game to try this super easy DIY project.

I went to Michael's to pick up a wreath form, hot glue gun, ribbon and  some warm colored yarn. The bird I picked up from Pier 1 Imports and the fake flowers I had on-hand and are from Ikea.


I marked off my wreath where I wanted the colors to change, hot glued the first piece and went to work wrapping the yarn tightly. I should note that its important to do all your gluing on one side of the wreath to keep the front looking smooth and pretty. 


I finished it off by gluing a piece of ribbon to hang it and here it is hanging proudly on our front door. 


I inadvertently matched the wreath to our red door and I am loving it! 

What do you think? Will you be decorating with a yarn wreath this season?

Monday, October 15, 2012

Weekly Chicome {10/8-10/14}

Happy Monday! Here are my favorite things from the week!

{1.} Celebrating my dear friend Fergie's birthday at Sala One Nine on Friday night with my favorite group of girls and our beaus.



{2.} Another win (3-0) for the Tigers! Here they are with Coach Ces. 


{3.} Sunday Funday! Brother Jimmy's BBQ and watching the Jets beat the Colts!

{4.} Working on an Autumn craft project to be revealed soon! 

{5}. These cute hounds-tooth flats I snagged at a bargain. 


{6.} Three-day Columbus weekend! 

{7.} Tarot card reading - not sure if I believe or not, but I definitely enjoyed it.


Saturday, October 13, 2012

La Fonda Del Oso: Carrot Loaf with Yogurt Glaze

Here is a great recipe guaranteed to warm up these chilly autumn nights! You can find the original recipe for carrot loaf here

Ingredients I used: 
Cooking spray
2 cups flour, plus more for pan
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 small non-fat plain greek yogurt
1/4 cup grape-seed oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 large carrots (grated)
1/4 cup confectioners sugar


Preheat oven to 350

Spray a 9 x 3 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and dust with flour. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl whisk together sugar, 1/3 cup yogurt, oil, eggs and ginger. Stir dry mixture then stir in carrots. Transfer to baking pan and bake for 50 minutes. Stir together remaining yogurt and confectioner's sugar for glaze.



Friday, October 12, 2012

Hogar: Bathroom Refresh

After living in our apartment for 7 months I got tired of looking at the contrast between our white bathroom tiles and  yellowy-white paint. The day I was working on updating the dresser I decided to use up the rest of the paint and brighten up our bathroom.

The bright white paint made such a huge difference! Alas I started on YET another home project: bathroom refresh. After lots of inspiration searching and a trip to West Elm and Target later, I am ready to show off our new and improved bathroom which got an approval rating of 20 (out of a scale of 1-10) from Ces!

Before: warm white paint 
Before

After!




What do you think of the new look?