My Design Life: Hospitality Design Expo 2012, Las Vegas

Can't wait to see all that HD Expo has to offer this year!! Definitely ready for some new inspiration from the newest and most innovative products&services.  Anyone in the design industry going?

www.hdexpo.com

Retail Therapy Obsessions

I've been searching for my next bag purchase for months now & I am now obsessed over these CC Skye goodies. I don't know which bag I want more!! Help.

I did run into this lovely Rebecca Minkoff shoulder bag the other day, but it only comes in a Nude Pink color, which is definitely not my style. BUT the shape and size I am definitely in love with. What to do.

Palm Springs Getaway: Inspirational Design + Architecture

This past long weekend, I got to getaway from the busy world of work + my social life for 2 days & 1 night. Palm Springs is the best place to go for some relaxation and quality time. I needed to rejuvenate and get some design inspiration flowing.

It is currently Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Unfortunately, I did not get attend the festivities, but if you are in Palm Springs this week/weekend definitely plan on stopping by some of the events. Check it out: http://www.modernismweek.com/

I stayed at ACE Hotel & Swim Club and gallivanted around some of Palm Springs' hotel gems. ACE is definitely a hip hotel to stay at if you are in your 20s & 30s, music playing all day at the pool and more music at night. If you are looking for peace and quiet this is not the place you want to stay at.

Here are some of the many photos that I took of my hotel adventures. Great design, so many details that I love in each hotel, but too many to write about. Enjoy the photos.

Grammy Awards: Fashion Favorite

Taylor Swift definitely wins my vote on best dress in her Zuhair Murad piece! I might be a little biased since a lot of my current design research obsessions have been with gold & rose gold accents. But, I LOVE this look & all the details in it.Gorgeous & Elegant.

Instagram: Follow Me.

I haven't had time to update this, work has been crazy busy and life itself has been overwhelming. But I do update my Instagram almost daily. So follow me there.

Username: cheaudrey

Here are some photos of things I have instagramed about over the past months:

Black on Black on Black.

Black is my favorite color to wear! There is something classic, yet sexy about black. 

This would be a typical outfit you'd catch me wearing on a night out for drinks and dancing. With my body shape & personal style you will never see me wearing skin tight anything, except for leggings! But you will definitely see many different jackets, I am a sucker for jackets with a great shoulder shape. Half my closet is dedicated to jackets&outerwear.   

(Jacket: Bebe / Short Jumper: Lucca Couture / Booties: Steve Madden / Purse: Rebecca Minkoff / Jewelry: F21)

My Design Life: Rosalie's 1st Birthday - Story Book Design

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to exercise my party designing skills for Ria at The Evolution of a Woman blog. For those of you who don't know her, she is my boyfriend's sister-in-law and a good friend of mine.  She had a great vision of a vintage storybook birthday party for her daughter's first birthday. What a cute idea, right? And something original I haven't seen before.

She had lots of decoration ideas, but didn't exactly know how to carry out the whole theme. So with the collaboration of DIY decoration ideas (made by Ria and  her close friends, including me), some of my own found decorations, and lots of Ria's server-ware, I helped her design Rosalie's Story Book Birthday in less than a week!

The details put into the design made all the difference. From vintage story books collected by Ria, to DIY Doilies cups, custom name labels for the food&drinks, DIY 12 month picture strip hung by mini clothing clips, and carefully selected fabric...just to name a few. Details, Details, Details!!!  I love it and I hope you love it, too. Enjoy!

Credits: 
Design: Ria Pavia & I
Decorations: Ria Pavia, Kim Gala, Bethmarie Quiambao, Gin Lacuesta, Jasmine Ang, & I
Desserts: Rejeana Dizon, Anthony Pavia, & Merely Sweets
Cake: Cakes by Tricia Faye
Fresh Flowers: Maribel Mamuri Trinh
Photography: Yours Truly