Villa Blanca...and Neutral Decor

Today's post was inspired by my dinner at Villa Blanca this past weekend. Villa Blanca is probably the most beautiful restaurant I have been to...and very very tasty. The decor is unbelievably gorgeous, elegant, and chic.



Natural elements, like wood and metals (and of course fresh flowers), can be seen throughout.



Tons of pillows make this restaurant oh so very cozy.



Beautiful altar with burning candles...so Angelic.



AND now...

Whites+off whites+greys+browns+silver = beautiful neutral spaces. Enjoy!























{via Villa Blanca, Elle Decor, Reason to Breathe blog, the Decorista, Cocokelly, Veranda, Pinterest, and Giannetti Home}

Oh, by the way, dishes I recommend...the super delish grilled salmon salad, the juicy Villa Blanca burger, the seafood paella (packed with seafood), the crispy calamari, and you MUST try the lobster crisps (soooo delicious)...and my friend loved the seared ahi tuna. So, if you are in the L.A. area, put this restaurant on your list of places to go to. Planning my next dinner there already :-)

Happy Week

XoXo

Iris

Happy Weekend

It is chilly in L.A. and all I want to do is hang out in front of this fireplace all day. {From Martyn Lawrence Bullard}

Happy Weekend Everyone

XoXo

Iris

Be @ Home Blog features Velvet Moss

I am honored to be featured over at Be @ Home Blog for their 'Best of the Web' series. Be @ Home is one of the blogs at Pocketchange.become.com which is the go-to website for everything and anything. You must check it out. I'm hooked.



{Photo featured at Be @ Home taken by Me in Paris 2009}


Thank You Be @ Home for the feature...appreciate the blog love :-)

XoXo

Iris

I'm Feeling WILD

I went to the L.A. Zoo yesterday and it was so much fun. I LOVE and am obsessed with wild animals (well any kind of animal) so I went crazy taking pictures. I mean, I can sit for HOURS watching the gorillas and the chimpanzees. They are absolutely amazing and I am fascinated by their every graceful move. Here are a few photos I took yesterday of the beautiful animals at the zoo. Which animal is your favorite?

Enjoy! {click on photo to enlarge}














































And, of course, here is some wild interior design inspiration.









































{All Animal photos by Me}
{Interior photos by Jonathan Adler, Pinterest, Elle Decor, Paloma81 blog, Architect Lines, Live Like You, Lonny}


Hope you all had a wonderfully sweet Halloween

XoXo

Iris

A Little Fashion Inspiration for the Weekend....

Happy Saturday!!!

Snowflakes and Layers. by anitalolonga featuring a leather tote

Forever21 fair isle cardigan
$8.99 - forever21.com

Helmut Lang leather legging
£660 - net-a-porter.com

Miss Selfridge leather tote
£45 - missselfridge.com

A.P.C. Sailor Crewneck Pullover.
$250 - lagarconne.com

Boy by Band of Outsiders Cropped Sleeve Shirt.
$300 - lagarconne.com

Bikkemberg Kids VINTAGE - Boots - black - Zalando.co.uk
£125 - zalando.co.uk

Going to the zoo tomorrow with my God Daughter, super excited (like a little kid). Hope you all enjoy this beautiful weekend.

XoXo

Iris

Halloween is almost here, but there is still time...

to make this gorgeous wreath.  If I weren't so busy this weekend (and lazy) I would totally be all over this little project (found@pinkwallpaper blog).

XoXo,

Iris

P.S. First time posting from phone, so sorry if it looks weird.