3 weeks 'til blogtour london, but first...

3 weeks from tonight, jill from material girls, myself, and a dream team of awesome bloggerpeeps will be sitting in the lobby of teh below hotel, laughing over cocktails and recapping our first full day of london design week as part of modenus' blogtourLDN 2012.  (be sure to bookmark the modenus' blogtour page for recaps from all of our blogs as we share our london discoveries!)

citizen m, our stylish home in london for blogtour 2012. i'm completely excited as it's walking distance from the tate modern, one of my london must sees! for a tour of citizen m, visit jill's blog.

but before i can even start dreaming of london however, my new assistant and i have to prepare for a presentation so we can get the ball rolling on turning our fabulous new (and totally patient)  clients' house into the the home of their dreams...

pattern inspiration from quadrille, clarence house and jim thompson no.9. this is the first time i've done a project with social media savvy clients and pinterest has played an important role- kinda cool. this crazy social media life i live is really paying off! and you people thought i was just wasting time on the internets... ;-)

and last, we've got to get our  california home + design "small space big style" showhouse bath finished-  2 weeks until we open to the public, but only ONE week until photography commences! YIKES! but we are feeling a whole lot calmer about the whole thing, as the custom wallpaper we designed with black crow studios went up today and, boy, is it ka-ray-zee kool. we are totes in love!  whether you'll love it or not, remains to be seen, but we guarantee that no matter what, everyone will have an opinion!

wallpaper set up by wayne, the wallpaper hanger and the hero of my day today.

last, i want to share with you one of the weird oprah/the secret moments that i don't really believe in, but when they actually happen, i have to question my skepticism. on july 30th, i got the surprise email inviting me to london on blog tour but just three days earlier, i randomly changed the ringtone on my phone to this:

strange coinky-dink, right? oh and later skaters- i'll be absent for a few as i wrap things up, but back after the labor day holiday! (and trust, i will be laboring on the holiday- it feels like no rest until i sleep on the transatlantic flight!)

"small space big style" showhouse inspiration (and some small space tricks)

CA home + design recently interviewed me for their site about the design inspiration behind my showhouse bath, so please click over to read: "Meet the Designer: LA's Christian May on the Small Space Big Style Showhouse".
 
and before you click to their site and see my elevation of the room (and some small space tips), here's some images that inspired me...

andree putnam's iconic bath for morgans hotel. sourced here.

michele de lucchi's 1981 "kristall" table, sourced here.

collection of ettore sottass vases for bistossi, sourced here.

 and, yes, i admit to humming this cheese fest of a song during the bath's conception...

srsly...

... i think i should pimp out richard as a professional cat model. he is one good looking dude.

m21 is a total sellout...

or at least he wants to be!  can you help?

we are just 3 items away from selling out all our contributions to the one kings lane design blogger tastemaker tag sale and we would really like to sell out of EVERYTHING, so the nice folks at one kings lane invite us back for a tastemaker tag sale of our very own in the not so distant future.

someone must need a fabulous vintage HUGE piece of mid-century wall art? or a cool colorful painting in a striking black frame? or just a chic danish modern ice bucket for their bar?  there are just 40 hours left, so come on and help a brother sell out!

ready, set, SHOP! (m21 on OKL)

just a matter of hours until our tastemaker tag sale drops, so please join moiself, Marianne from Haven & Home, Kelly from Kelly Market, Caitlin from Sacramento Street, Marisa from Style Beat and Camilla from Effortless Style, as we rock your style world.  getcher credits cards out and ready, because  it's gonna sell out fast...

here's a few sneaks of what i'm offering:

since we have almost 7 whole hours 'til 6pm PST/9pm EST when the sale starts, you can warm up for it a bit by visiting one kings lane's live.love.home blog to find out a few fun facts about the personalities behind the tchotchkes!