design palate "Meets Obsession"

So proud of Mei Tan, my dear friend and managing editor of thriving online magazine Meets Obsession (MO), on the premier issue of MO's print version! Check it out for fashion, culture, art inspirations to influence your design tastes!

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See the inspiration board I created for Mei for her Cleveland Park studio.

For Kate

House Dressing: An Old Town Treat

On my Groupon alert today, I received a lovely discount to a new DC jewel named Treat.  Treat opened last May 2009 in Old Town, Alexandria and touts itself as "the sample sale boutique," carrying designer brands at affordable prices.  Yes, help us chic, stylish professional DC women get out of our everyday black, brown, blue, and grey suits and into something more colorful, if not fashion forward!  I'm gushing over this DC color staple:



I love the shape and its visual texture.  And who wouldn't want to wear a dress like this, with the accessories I found, in rooms like these?

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[caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="259" caption="From Absolutely Beautiful Things"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_224" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="From Cococozy"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_227" align="aligncenter" width="452" caption="From Interior Design"][/caption]