Luxury in the New Year

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by Johanne

Happy New Year!

This New Year, I’m making a resolution to live life better. In essence, I aim to truly manifest my father’s wisdom: “Work smarter, not harder.”

This motto can be applied to many facets of living: by working smarter, energy is focused on producing quality and time is valued as precious and limited. When working smarter, not harder, you actually free up hours in the day for what’s important in life. It’s a kind of de-cluttering; it’s definitely a philosophy.

Luxurious living is about enjoying the best in life and that doesn’t necessarily mean spending a lot of money or effort. It’s about thinking and planning smarter and simpler, not harder.

Treating yourself to luxuries such as a bubble bath, a cozy throw, or de-cluttering the kitchen and office are some of the easiest ways to make small positive changes to brighten your daily life.

Wishing you luxuries big and small this 2011! I’m looking forward to hearing about how you’ll be working smarter, not harder, this year!

Images courtesy of Flor’s Blog on Design and AB Home Interiors Blog.

Holiday Gift Wrap

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Embellished gift wrapping, via This is Glamorous

Pretty wrapping makes a gift extra special. I’ve had a good browse online and in stores for some extra sweet wrapping supplies. What do you think?

Snowflake Flurry wrapping paper, $11.99, The Container Store

Gift wrap sheet, $4.50, Paper-Source

Silver glitter wrapping paper, $3.95-$9.95, Paper-Source

SNÖVITA, $1.99/pack of 12, IKEA

Tin, $4.49, The Container Store

Snowball ribbon, $4.99, The Container Store

White paper twine, $5.00, PaperPhine

Faux bois cards, $16.50, Paper-Source

Letterpress gift tags, $3.00/set of six, Hijirik

Woven pom-pom flower tie on, $5, Kate's Paperie

Peace & Joy tie-on, $2.49 each, The Container Store

Images courtesy of Hijirik, IKEA, Kate’s Paperie, Paper-Source, PaperPhine, The Container Store, This is Glamorous.

The Bar Stool

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A friend recently moved into a new place with a breakfast bar and as such, we ended up having a chat about the functionality of the stool.

Emeco stool, $335 USD

Although I don’t have a breakfast bar myself, I decided to have a browse online to see what was on the market. I was surprised at the selection. Here are a few gems that may suit your high counter needs.

dCOR (L to R, T to B): Lush, Ark, Glide, Edge, Itro, Cross

Nuevo (L to R): Leone, Genoa, Nina Nauga

Images courtesy of CSN.

Thanks to Shannon for inspiring this post.

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