Breakfast at Tiffany's Drawing Room

Tres Chic Designs

Terrain Valentine

A few little pretty things for your Valentine.

Terrain

Tony Magar at Laura Rathe Gallery

My only vice

How fun are these "vice" canisters from Jonathan Adler? There are tons of fun vices available, or perhaps you'd like to suggest a new one? I think I'd have to go with caffeine, or perhaps he could make a new "aspartame" canister:) What is your only vice?

Donations for Doxies

The holidays are finally in our rear view, Christmas trees are down (hopefully), and it's time to get ready for spring! So why not get a jump on that spring cleaning? Where to start? How about deculttering your doggie drawer, and donating the excess to needy puppies?

Très Chic has teamed up with the Dachshund Rescue of Houston, for a full out “Doxie Drive”. We are currently collecting donation items such as dog food, blankets, leashes, crates, collars, etc. to go directly to the Dachshund Rescue.

As an extra bonus, if you schedule a decorating, organizing, or style consultation during the month of January, Très Chic will donate 10% of the proceeds to the Dachshund Rescue of Houston. That’s a lot of dachshund squeaky toys!

For a full list of needed puppy supplies you can visit the DROH website(dachshundrescueofhouston.org), or to arrange a pick up, please send requests to mailto:info@tcdhouston.com

Fab Organizing FInd

Saw these while I was out shopping last week, and loved how functional and adorable they are. The beaks are magnetized to hold your keys, (even strong enough to hold my monstrous set), and have a small slit to hold an envelope or note. Even better, the set is only $13.

Umbra Birdie

Organizing Houston

Best Dressed Golden Globes 2011

Best Dressed, Angelina Jolie - Gorgeous emerald green Versace

Other favorites....

Olivia Wilde - Marchesa

Anne Hathaway - Armani Prive

Mila Kunis - Vera Wang

Claire Danes - Calvin Klein

Julie Bowen - Tadashi Shoji

Sofia Vergara - Vera Wang

Monica's Picks for Spring

Got a little something special for everyone today! Local artist, fashion illustrator, stylist, and bloggess of Classy and Fabulous, Monica Guerrero-Abney shares with us her top trends for spring....

Last spring designers were inspired by the exotic and colorful designs from tribes around the world. This time they take us through a colorful journey to the Far East, with Asian inspired designs. Also this season we can experience two extremes, with colorful bold designs, or the simplicity of plain white. A trend that is staying from fall 2010 but with more spring touches, are 70s inspired designs.

Favorites from Spring 2011

Bold Colors-Gucci

Wedges- Lanvin

Draping- Bottega Veneta

70’s- Marc Jacobs

Plain White- Calvin Klein

Mixing exotic patters – Louis Vuitton

Big hats- Carolina Herrera

Photos from Elle.com

It's almost a month away...

Sweet Nothings Valentines Day Notes, Jack and Ella Paper Press

John Robshaw Textiles

Word on the street is that we have an "arctic blast" headed our way next week. Better rush order one of these cozy bedding sets from John Robshaw Textiles.

Très Chic Steals

Today I'm channeling my inner Copy Cat Chic. Crystal lamp bases are still in vogue, so here's how you get one for a steal...

Stacked Crystal Table Lamp Pottery Barn $150-190

Crystal Ball Table Lamp by Studio, JCPenny $89.99

Roi James at Laura Rathe Fine Art

Have you visited Laura Rathe Fine Art yet? They are a full service gallery that represents emerging and established artists in oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, sculpture, glass and fine art prints. The gallery is a large, gorgeous contemporary building off of Colquitt St, that I would sacrifice my right arm to live in. Head over there January 15th to see for yourself:)

Laura Rathe

27007 Colquitt St

Houston, TX 77098

Your Spring 2011 Colors

The holiday craziness is finally starting to empty out of the stores and malls, and soon the happy clothing lines of Spring will arrive! Do you know what colors to look for as you shop for the next season? Don't worry, that's what we are here for! All of your colors are pictured above, and below, a few examples to get your creative shopping juices flowing. Happy Monday! B

Honeysuckle

Regatta

Blue Curaco

Coral Rose

Beeswax

Lavender

Peapod

Silver Cloud

Stevia Cane

Let me guess, your New Years resolution is to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more...blah blah blah. Yeah, me too. One of my resolutions this year, is to seriously cut back on artificial sweeteners. There's just no telling what damage has already been done from the years of aspartame coursing through my veins. So the challenge then becomes (with my ridiculous sweet tooth), how do I do this while still fitting into my skinny jeans? Luckily, there are sneaky little products like Steviacane that can help us out along the way. It has a few calories (1/3 the amount of normal sugar), but it tastes exactly like regular sugar. I was given a sample of this stuff before the holidays, and I immediately ran out to HEB for some more. If you'd like to give it a taste, you can get a free sample from their Facebook page. Have any of you guys tried Steviacane? If so, what do you think?