Decor (to die for): We heart CB2! ( we know! soo good...right?!?)

Turns out an amazingly, great place to get yummy decor on the cheap (well, cheaper) is CB2.  

CB2 is the ultimate place to go for amazingly beautiful and fun modern decor... Its Crate and Barrel's younger and much cooler sibling.  It's like a chic and stylish version of Ikea but for people who like quality ;) and well, lasting style.

So a few months ago construction started on the corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights in LALA land and then the sign went up....we nearly crashed our car!  OMG!  CB2!!!

That catalogue we have been drooling and ordering from for years is coming to us?  

YES PLEASE!...hurry hurry hurry...open, open, open (cue old school Mervyn's commercial)!!!

And it did (open)...it is an oasis in the middle of the crazy expensive furniture desert of LA.  It can really go toe to toe with the big guns of fun and modern furnishings.  

So we closed our eyes, took a deep breath, held on to our cute straw fedora (just say NO to skin cancer ladies) and went in...   It is fantastic!   

Here are a few (too many to choose from) of our fav finds from decor to furniture... 

A few weeks back we did a fantasmic reclaimed table post and one of our favs just happened to be from this haven of amazing decor.  We needed to see it in person... yup!  Even better than the picture in the well styled catalogue.  It took everything in our body not to buy it and surprise the boy... UUGGH...next time.

We danced through the dining collections and wait...what??  Hello beauties!  

(Vapor)

The Vapor Bar stool...

Sooo hearting Lucite furniture.  Its so modern and lofty yet can be mixed in to any decor for a little added chicness.  Imagine these at a kitchen island.  So great!

Those amazing clear chairs got us thinking.. hmm we need to spruce up our yards a bit.. it seems like most of the great outdoor furniture is usually teak wood or black metal...BORING!   Then we saw these...T.D.F. (To Die For)!!!  

(cafe chairs)

How stupidly cute are these chairs?!  Great shape, idea and fantastic colors.  These with a teak or dark wood out door dining table..done and done. Mix 'um up for some real fun.   Use a few more for extra seating in the yard or deck.  They come in yellow, turquoise (and we all know how much we heart that color) and white.

Why is this pendant lamp the cutest thing ever!  Use a few at different lengths for added beauty and decor panache (great word!).  It will brighten up any room...even the kitchen!

(revere pendant)

And speaking of kitchens, how great are these glasses?  

(cute glasses)

So fancy-free yet so snazzy.  Serve wine in them and your guest will think you are the cats meow of hosting.  And with 6 different languages all saying cheers... so cute!  

Now after playing on your laptop all day..wouldn't you loooovvveee to snuggle up in this dreamy yet classically clean bed?  

(Rudder Bed)

This warm grey bed will go in any room...any color (preferably a bright one), and it snuggles you up in its square cocoon like shape....Ahhhh yum!

Imagine this with crispy cold sheets after a day at the beach or playing outside.  

OK, that bed just made us feel so snuggley and relaxed...NAP TIME!  Yay!   

Go to CB2.com and have a blast!  

Remember, even a small item can change your room...and the big ones, well they make it.

xoxo t.w.h.

Decor (to die for): We heart reclaimed wood tables!

Ok...dilemma..well not DILEMMA...but a decor dilemma...which in my little world still counts as one.   

I live in a beautiful house (I promise that this has to do with the dilemma, its not bragging) that we accented with glamour-meets rock and roll- meets fun.  This decor fete is so hard to do for someone like me.  It has taken me 2 years to finish and I am still not done!   

Every time I see something new or that my crazy talented blog partner has, I change my mind and want something else.  

OK, here is where the dilemma (wow how weird does that word look?)  is...recently Eco Chic Glamour has taken my heart and my eyes hostage. 

Its amazing!  So chic, so used yet so new, so vintage, so glam yet so "i love the Earth but i don't have hairy pits or smell like patchouli"   But it doesn't go anywhere in my house :(.  

I still need to get a few pieces of furniture and I have to fake a smile and walk by these fantastic French-hippie-chic pieces when I come across them.

So for you and maybe for me...to get it out of my system.... i present Reclaimed Wood Eco-Chic Tables.  

OK, deep breath...here they are.

I love this one...

i saw it while I was en route to my new fav spot yogurtland...

Its from 22 Bond St.  Love the almost clinical like industrial metal legs with casters against the Belgium reclaimed wood top.

Next up is one from CB2 that I have been ooogling for months!  
                                          
Its called the Darjeeling Table... so cute right?!  I want it and keep "accidentally" leaving the picture to show my BF but its a no go.  A girl can dream.   The price can't be beat and the styling is perfection.  Its made with old Indian railroad ties!  It's not trying too hard, but it's still super cool, clean and chic.  Love it paired with modern white chairs too!  

For all of you "hippie modernists" (i just made that up) here is one from Mystery Buddha.  


The gorge wood (reclaimed teak) and clean lines will perfectly blend in and accentuate any modern or not so modern decor.

Restoration Hardware got in early on the trend and designed this yummy reclaimed wood coffee table.  It's a great size for any living area large or small.  It will make a huge impact!  Imagine white orchids and punk rock coffee table books set on top of this beauty... YUMMM

                                  

There are a few more out there that are just as amazing... if you want to see them just ask and you shall receive.  

P.S. If you do get one of these gems... I would love to see it and faun all over it, but keep an eye on me 'cuz if you don't, I may steal it when you are not looking.

P.P.S. Just kidding...kinda.  Maybe I will just stain it with my tears of lust.

xoxo t-w-h