Goldbar 2.Oh yes!

Way back in the summer of 2008 (yes, we've been here THAT long, we're old now and wear support hose) I posted the most stupendous restaurant / bar ever to come across mine eyes.  The Goldbar in NYC has my heart but today, today I might be willing to give my soul to another restaurant that's come calling.  Enter the Juliet Supper Club, also located in New York City (this isn't fair, guys) it is the stuff dreams are made of:

pattern on pattern on pattern topped with super slick gloss = um, yes please.  That ceiling!!!!

But I will warn you not to waste your time visiting their website as you will be bombarded with what is surely Pauly D on the ones and twos along with a stunning visual that involves fire behind a tequila bottle.  hint:  it's really not stunning and makes me want to ensure that this place is empty when I visit.

klein blue tables, mirrored copper tiles and navy hatch-pattern upholstery.  We would have put those together, right?

more applause

after finding the supperclub, I had to check out the designers, Bluarch, where I found these gems:

The Dekko Cafe in Queens, NY

Hudson Eatery in New York City

Apparently I like things that glow en masse.  go figure.

Yes or Nose?

This week I'm busier than a cat covering crap on a concrete floor, so I apologize in advance for the light posts. I'm sure Karly has something amazing and stuplenderous planned for tomorrow, but all I have is this:

Good for a laugh, right?

I just know someone funnier than me has an awesome caption for this bad boy.

Later, gators. Hope you have a fab day!

[Roger Davies]

Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Most of the time I am perfectly happy with my quiet, perfectly neutral decor. It's harmonious! It's blendy! It's versatile! At least that's what I tell myself. It's also kind of beige. And kind of boring. I kind of have the urge to do it up righteous in a riot of color. Like Karly, I might just want to color it rad. I'm still into the crazy acid wasp idea -- psychedelic neotrad will definitely amuse me for a while -- but occasionally I yearn for some straight up crazy, old school Design Crisis style.

Kind of like this.

This feathered friend made its way around the interwebs a while ago, and recently I stumbled upon the rest of the house designed by Ghislaine Vinas (who is definitely cuckoo for cocoa puffs). Raise you hand if you want to take a tour... Yay! Let's dewit.

Subtle, no?

The kids' rooms are sock knockers, even if the vaguely sinister murals by Mark Mulroney may be nightmare inducing.

I think this is as restful as this place gets.

Sheep + green carpet = a trifle heavy handed?

Winning!

I declare the kids' bathroom to be 100% adorable.

And I'm kind of a sucker for any room featuring a giant Vik Muniz photo.

But WTF is this thing??????????? I may never sleep again.

Well friends, what do we think? Good drugs/bad drugs? Maybe a little of both? Do you wish this type of design would go out like the abominable snowman, or will you always have  a place in your heart for the graphic homes that boldly go where no (wo)man has gone before?

[Interior Design]