The Hills at LA Fashion Week.

The Hills stars were all over LA Fashion Week.  

First Lauren with her fashion week debut last week.  The Lauren Conrad Collection seemed like she designed things straight from her closet.  Cute for her first go-round.

Then the ladies were spotted at Smashbox Studios hobnobing with Peroni beers and boys in hand.

And finally, something we all saw coming, with Whitney Port's departure from Teen Vogue, our favorite sweetheart has designed a line.  Eve & A also debut during fashion week and according to WWD it was a line for the classy party girl on the LA scene.  Whitney gets her inspiration and talent from her father who owns Swarm aka Shades of Gray. 

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- Crystal Hines

Celebs + Fashion= Industry Take Over!

Celebs are branching out into new genres everyday. From Fergie designing for Kipling to Chloe Sevigny designing a line for Opening Ceremony; its a complete industry take over. Well now we can add Rachel Bilson to the list. She's collabing with DKNY Jeans for a line this fall. Dubbed Edie Rose, the line is said to consist of sportswear, denim, and only a few colorful pieces; 15 in total.

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- Crystal Hines

Purl Soho Fabric Favourites

I'm loving these fabrics above from Purl Soho. The Bamboo Crosshatch (bottom) is available in a couple of different colourways - so cute and so well priced!!

Winter Wardrobe Love

From Top - Left to Right - 1 -Kitson headband, 2 - Cynthia Vincent Dress from Net-a-Porter, 3 - Tom Ford Bianca Sunglasses from Net-a-Porter, 4 - Bottega Veneta Boots from Net-a-Porter, 5- Bvlgari Ring, 6 - BE & D Crawford Hobo Bag, 7 - Chanel Bangles

Today I am drifting a little from my usual design and decorating posts so do bear with me!! Thanks to Ez at Creature Comforts (oh and Felicity at All Things Bright & Beautiful) I have discovered Polyvore - so much fun and so addictive!! Here is a little winter wardrobe inspiration board I created today using my favourite new blogging tool Polyvore!!

Current Project

I thought I would show you some images of a house which is under construction at the moment which I have been working on with the owner for the past 4 months and one which I will be working on for at least another 4-6 months. The design of the house has obviously been based on a traditional American style timber house and it certainly is a project which I am very excited about. The house is made up of 4 main pavilions - The Guest House (big enough for a small family to live in full time!!!), The Main House, The Summer House & The Gym. So far the client and I have been selecting all the hard finishes and working on the extensive cabinetry designs with my very talented cabinet maker. I have also completed and presented to the client over a series of approximately 7 appointments the entire furnishings scheme for the house. Do stay tuned as I will definitely be posting more about this exciting project over the up and coming months.

It's A Girl!

Well she can't stay pregnant forever...but I'm pretty sure Halle Berry won't mind.

The Oscar-winner gave birth to a baby girl on Sunday morning and "is doing great," her rep has confirmed. The father is Berry's boyfriend of two years, 32-year-old model Gabriel Aubry. This is the first child for both.

No name has been confirmed, but I wonder what type of fruit or U.S. city the little one might be named after, we'll just have to wait and see!

- Erin Dustin

Blue & Green

Here is a new sofa I have had made for a client which I used to style for some photos today at Black & Spiro. The fabric on the sofa is one of a range of fabrics we are importing directly from America and this is the first piece we have had made in one of our unique fabrics. The sofa is very beautiful, I must say and I can't wait to deliver it to it's new owners as I know they are going to be thrilled with it!