Elizabeth Stuart Design » Travel http://blog.esdcharleston.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Paper Skyscraper http://blog.esdcharleston.com/paper-skyscraper/ http://blog.esdcharleston.com/paper-skyscraper/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:58:52 +0000 Muffie http://blog.esdcharleston.com/?p=2677 It’s really hot outside and everybody needs a smile and a laugh or just a really good summer book to read.  I took my girls to Charlotte this past weekend for some “girl time.”  We went to the mall, which is great as always, and ate at P.F. Changs, where the lettuce wraps are a must (or something is wrong with you).  The last day everyone at our table enjoyed the cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory.  Once we came out of our sugar coma we went to my new favorite store, Paper Skyscraper.

I went once before with a good friend of mine at Christmas.  You could not even get in the door-a good sign for restaurants and stores.  You can get anything from squirrel underpants(you’ve got to see it to believe it) to a beautiful coffee table book.  Shall I tell you my shopping list???

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(Photo from Elle Decor)

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Can I just say that shopping in Paris is just like this.  It feels like raspberry ice cream, a decadent feel.  Heart beating faster…what treasure shall I find?

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How fabulous is this? Notice the consistency and the fact that because of that it reads clean. This kitchen was to die for and I was inspired to be a collector and a dreamer of the sleek life I perceived this person to have. OK, OK so I can dream and pretend with the best of them.
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Look how beautiful. So many beautiful treasures not to mention check out the reflection. Europe is like Whole Foods to me. I can walk through Whole Foods and pretend I am a chef and that I cook. Everything looks and smells so good. It is fun to imagine. In europe I can be simple and sophisticated and reflect the view beyond the treasure.

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Summer cocktails…bucket of ice. White skirt and a little tan. Vodka tonic with a lime sounds nice. Fab  glasses from the 60’s are in the store now! Get them while it’s hot!

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tattoos

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Buyers, buyers everywhere and all the tattoos were all sold out!
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I saw this painting from afar. It is eye catching and the colors are incredible. When I got closer I knew we had to have it. The pull to have it be mine is always a good sign for me but I have to go through the mantra of “Muffie…you’re in the business…you can’t take everything home with you.” Who are they? Sisters? Friends? Are those bills or a love letter or a will? Ugh…I am getting old…a will…ok. Reverse. It is a love letter… final answer…with an orange background. 

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Charleston was recently ranked as one of the top destinations in the US and Canada by the readers of Travel+Leisure magazine.  The 3 cities ahead of Charleston were New York, San Francisco and Quebec City.   Nothing could be finer…

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