Archives for April 2019

04/25/2019

Spring Clean without Chemicals to Safeguard Your Home

If you need to break out a chem book when reading the ingredients on your cleaning products, it’s time for a toxin-free treatment. Detoxes aren’t just for socialites with couture ambition, the process can work on the home. Many of our household products contain enough harmful ingredients to spawn a sci-fi nemesis but it’s hard to pass up that insta-spray and clean result. Despite living in an efficiency-motivated culture, cleaning depends on attentive care. Now that I run a household that includes future generations, an awareness of the right household cleansers is essential.

Detox the home with chemical-free cleaners.

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04/16/2019

The Notre Dame Fire Is a Sign to Safeguard All Great Churches

Notre Dame took a century to build. The thought is enough for a millennial to take up permanent residence in a hotel. In my town significant homes are a franchise, erected in less than a year. Thus relics of a time when craftsmanship was executed by artisans who had genius creator listed on their credentials is all the more sacred. Notre Dame survived the French Revolution and Nazi occupation. It hosted coronations and was the inspiration behind hunchbacks and gargoyles.

Luc outside of Notre Dame, who will hopefully remember this sublime structure in its original form.

The cathedral is a reminder of the lore behind gothic structures, with their vaulted ceilings built with the intention to be closer to God. It’s a place of worship, belief and Catholicism. My hope is that the overwhelming charity of funding will bring together a team of today’s brilliant artisans and restore this work of art, which will always inspire a modern world.

Is there a lesson from the Notre Dame fire and its ironic timing that coincides with Holy Week? God is known for delivering messages in obscure ways. Just think of the significance behind this week’s Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

My Parisian family are avid collectors, preservationists and advocates for antiquities. They stressed the importance of not only Notre Dame but all of France’s churches, which have recently been the victims vandalism. Perhaps it takes a tragic fire to shed light on such issues.

Posted By jdemontravel

04/13/2019

Get Over a Style Slump with the Trusted Palm Leaf

Any botanical loaded with biblical implication has our attention. The simple palm, with its color and scale, creates a lush tropical look that recalls British Colonialists installing their love for twee in an island setting. Designers always turn to the frond when they want to secure a no-fail design inspired by relaxed days. You can easily work palms into the every day for tropical style without the heat.

A palm paperweight by John Derian offers a subtle nod to this timeless botanical trend.

Shop the best in palm style to elevate capture a look:

: 1. Faux Palm Leaf

: 2. Comforter

: 3. Tray

: 4. Earrings

: 5. Watercolor Throw Pillow

: 6. Wall Art

Terrain Faux Leaf 2. Society 6 Comforter 3. John Derian Tray 4. Tuckernuck Earrings 5. Palm Cove Pillow 6. Crate & Barrel Art

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Posted By jdemontravel

04/09/2019

Florists Take Note – Handmade Paper Flowers Never Expire

Flowers have some competition. The paper variety made by Suzi McLaughlin has such artistry, gardens may start to overpopulate due to the handmade demand. They add impact without the depressing onset of wilting and come with the softness and color of the real version with a modern edge.

Give flowers some time off with a paper floral garland adorning a simple banister.

In McLaughlin’s new book, The Paper Florist (Kyle Books; March 2019), the floral cut-outs ornament everything from party decor to hair accessories, truly identifying a one-of-a-kind style.

: The new classic: A paper floral celebration.

: Decorative paper flowers elevate a cake.

If you’re impatient for spring’s arrival and rather skip the crocus teaser for the cherry blossom shebang, cut right to it with a mobile you can make.

Embellish cherry blossoms in your decor without cutting a tree.

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Posted By jdemontravel

04/02/2019

Instagram Influences the Way We Dress–To Attract Followers Go for Color

The anything black style rule has experienced a shift with colors so explosive, you’d think designers took their inspiration from a Skittles box. You can thank social media for this, as color translates to more dynamic feeds. Your swipe will speed through film noir influenced pictures but once you hit that bright and fresh image–most likely accessorized with macarons, jelly beans and quite possibly a dyed pooch–there’s a pause. Pupils widen. You frantically search the tags to source the products. The phenomenon has also given places like the Museum of Ice Cream and remote poppy fields notoriety, attracting visitors with charged phones in hopes of capturing that possible profile picture.