Riviera View: August 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Rich, Happy and Fabulous

Marianna Olszewski

photo credit here

Calling all visionistas.

If you have a chance, I recommend this radio interview with Marianna Olszewski, author of Rich, Happy and Fabulous and Live It, Love it, Earn It.

Click on the link below. It's about an hour, and worth every minute.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Quinn/2008/08/06/Womens-Success-Money-Coach-Marianna-Olszewski-author-of-Rich-Happy-and-Fabulous

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Pacific Coast Mama Heads South - part 2

My Flip camera footage turned out to be too bumpy so instead I'm loading clips. The quality isn't fantastic but hopefully the images will translate.

Drayton Hall - a former indigo and rice plantation

Palladian meets Georgian Architecture

Wrought iron gate detail

Floral designer Michele Mikulec's shop, Madame Chrysanthemum

No. Four Eleven

this carved panel was amazing in person

Bunny Williams Sofa

embroidery ideas

Choose your color

(You can also check out Style Court's post on No. Four Eleven here.)

One Fish, Two Fish

Mitchell Gold Chair

The Gryphon Tea Room

A chandelier updated with (an acrylic?) wrap around shade

All in all I had about four hours in Savannah. Not enough time to capture all the great sights. Hopefully, I'll be back soon.

If you need a bit more southern exposure check out Entre Nous. Written by a west-coast-gal-gone-southern with a focus on Savannah design news and more.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Pacific Coast Mama Heads South

Just back from a week in South Carolina and Georgia. Those Southern Gals have all the style.

We stayed on Hilton Head Island where the ocean was a crazy 84 degrees, the weather beyond balmy, and the skies mostly blue save a thunderstorm or two. A one day excursion into Savannah turned out to be just what the design doctor ordered. I'll load a video in the next day or two but in the meantime here are a few shops worth visiting if you have a chance.