Clive Christian is a company for luxury homes of the world. This luxury kitchen is decked out with light painted cabinetry and many pieces of richly carved corbels and scrolled details. With such a large and open room, you can have auxiliary features such as the two ornate display cabinets with niches for limestone sculptures. Because nothing says excess like a kitchen that also serves as an art exhibition. Oh the vanity!
But I love it.


The heritage look of this cuisine is accomplished with heavy oak framed doors and latch style door hardware. The floating island in the center lessens the heaviness of the darker wood color and thick graining. I particularly like how the angle of the corbelled footings are mirrored in the marble countertop.  


This kitchen is another Clive Christian showpiece. See the repetitive patterns and symmetry? The darker stained wood accents above the range and sink add visual interest. There are Clive Christian locations worldwide, and a VIP Design Service located in England.

These chewy and irresistible caramel popcorn balls would be a perfect addition to your Halloween bash. Do you love the super sweet cupcake wrappers? Bella Cupcake Couture has an outstanding selection of damasks, and fun designs that would complement any soiree.
See the recipe by clicking here.

Mosaic stone tiles are becoming more popular and there is more selection out there now than ever before!
Solistone is new on my radar, and they are serving some major hits like this Pebble Mosaic in Balinese Nights.


Want to modernize the pebble look? Try the stainless steel metal mosaic tiles in Astro.
This would work in a bath feature shower, or even as a kitchen backsplash.


For another great metal look, the Folia Glass Tiles in Silver Maple has a true Mercury Glass appeal, very vintage.


The Modular Porphyry is durable enough to be installed indoors or out, what a perfect choice for the floor of this chateau. Simply Ageless. Check out other interesting tiles at Solistone, from punchy grid patterns, to curved subway tiles, they certainly have great selection.

Ah yes, the season of celebrations has commenced. I look forward to a parade of intimate dinners with family and friends, as I'll be celebrating ten birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving and finally Christmas (it is coming sooner than you think)! For dressing our tables for these more formal parties, wouldn't these individual butter dishes be a perfect table accessory? Take a look, these dishes range from $5 to $420, can you tell which is which?


Answers:
A. The Vertigo Individual Butter Dish from Bloomingdale's:  $257
B. The Bell Butter Dish by La Rochere: 2,83€ ($420)
C. The Individual Butter Dish by Crate and Barrel: $4.95

I am all about the thoughtfulness and convenience of these sweet little dishes. They are very versatile as well, you can use them for jams, jellies, so get creative. I have these glass square butter dishes, and I plan using them quite a bit in the up coming months!