Decor to Die For: Slab it to me...We heart Marble topped yumminess!

Ooooohhhhh sooo chic, so vintage yet totally modern, crazy classic with out being boring, cold in the warmest way and clean but not in a hospital kinda way. We are talkin' 'bout marble people.

Yes, that white rock from the metamorphosis of limestone...the gorgeous one with pale grey (and sometimes pinky tan) veins running through it.

There are about 5 different kinds of white marble but we will spare you the Nat Geo detail and get to the good stuff.

We could never even begin to talk about our super heartfulness in Heartville without first showing a picture of the most magnificent piece (well pieces really ) of marble ever created by man.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India. It is said that it was built in honor of an Emperor's wife after she died giving birth to their 14th child....

Um, yeah boys?...We better get something along those lines if you want 14 children pushed out of our honey pots.

But we digress...we Heart white marble!

Our most favoritest ways to get our fill of marble is as in the kitchen...we lied...all of the following ways are our faves. But we do get a wee bit faint of heart when we see a beautifully done kitchen in marble...

Don't or can't do marble in your den o' food and yumminess? Try this gorgeous marble top french industrial-esque island from Crate and Barrel.

Big enough to use as a food station or bar and storage and small enough to be affordable and totally mobile around your abode.

We loooove open storage PS.

No room in your kitchen? Try their dining table version. Sooooooo good!!!!!!

We love the contrast between the black and white...

Oh how amazing would pink peonies in silver or black vases look on top of this table!

YES SI VOUS PLAIT!!!!

Oh hee hee kinda like this TDF dining table!!!!

OMFG!!!!!!! And those pendant lights? No words except...done and done....

Oh...ya know where else we heart white slabs o' love? In the place it goes best and easiest...the place of peace and solitude....the bathroom

Huh....somebody...and for sure not me...has a bathroom reminiscent of this Tiffany blue bathroom...Her's may be a more classic metropolitan version but we get a bit sick (in a good way) every time we see it

Yummy yummy yummmy!

If we were allowed to do a guest bathroom over we would absolutely looove to have it look kinda like this! So chic and parisian-esque...who would'a thunk it is from Pottery Barn?
Chrome or polished nickel were born to marry white marble. And that cute hexagon floor! Wooooo...we are breakin' a sweat!

Um...hmmmmm....we are both on a never ending quest to finish decorating our houses...no seriously NEVER ENDING! Have you ever tried to mix your style with your lover? Yeah then you get it...

But the one thing both of our loves have 100% agreed with both of us on these crazy sexy tulip side tables from the vintage modern designer, Eero Saarinen.
It's perfect. Light with out being girlie...substantial with out getting in the way...clean with out being untouchable and can go with almost any style. Wooo hooo... We'll take 2 please!

Oh good God! Hello stunningly silly Saarinen Tulip Dining Table!!!
Yup this marble topped mommy to the side table we heart is sooooooo perfect for any dining area. They paired this one with the matching Tulip chairs for Knoll, but we would love to spice it up with chairs that don't quite match as well. But geesh this table is great!

You can get really really good copies of these tables at places like Ikea and Room Service to get you started...You're Welcome!

Uggghhhhhhhh to the 100% power.... LOVE this foyer that welcomes you with a gorge tulip table and bent wood chairs!
The warmth and modernness of the chairs makes the elegant Saarinen table a bit more comfortable...well done! We are JEALOUS!

So we have established that marble hearts kitchens, bathrooms, dining areas....what about coffee tables? Yup it totally does!
Lover? JN? Do you like this one or too round and modern?

This CB2 coffee table would totally die to be with a navy velvet couch and would easily elevate any space with chicness.

You friends would walk in and say, "J'adorable place!"

Sometimes marble can do not so nice things....Sorry Goddess of our lives Kelly Wearstler but it's true.
We super get what you are doing here but yikes! We will stop there since we lurve her...

Marble is a crazy easy way to sleek-ify, Paris-ify and classic-ify any space...try Craigslist and vintage furniture stores for good deals if you wanna try a wee bit o' marble yourself...

xoxo things we heart

Decor to Die For: We heart All White Rooms That Pack A Gentle Pop

I feel like we should apologize to our faithful (and of course, new readers) for our late posts lately. As the stunning Miss Me stated yesterday...we have been the hostesses with the mostest's lately...traveling in a 3 ring circus of fun.

Due to late nights and uber early mornings, we are forced to post a wee bit late....so forgive us, we will be on track soon!

Yummmmmmmm....visualize opening your doe eyes and seeing the warm crispness of clean white walls, fluffy white pillows, decadent creamy couches...ahhhhhh heaven.

There is something sooo uber chic, inviting and zen like about a well done white room.

So this obsession white white rooms that pop started when I moved into my 1st real apartment.

Just moving from the craziness of Hollywood and leaving my "Vampire Nights" (aaahhh that reminds us of Edward C....OMFG we are still in uber heartville with you EC...ooopsies) behind..I needed a place of good, clean, and peaceful.

I envisioned everything being white...like heaven....and every book, trinket or crystal (yup...crystals..super pretty in white rooms!) or pillow would pop out at you and welcome you in.

So the mission was on...I painted my floors white, got a white bed, white walls, white linens....hmmmm why did I feel like I was stuck in a cotton ball instead of a cloud of chicness?

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Time to figure it out.

When done right there is nothing like it...just add in a few pops of crispy bright colors and textures and watch out Kelly W!

But if done wrong...you will feel trapped or sterile like being in a hospital or insane asylum.

Here are some amazing examples of fantastical, spectacularly chic white rooms with a pop.

First and certainly foremost...living rooms...our fav! (there are quite a few examples of LRs but you can always use what you see here and apply to a different room)

This LR the perfect example of a white room done right. There may not be a small punch or pop of bright colors (our fav) but wow is it stunning.

decor pad

The gorge charcoal grey couch, against the crisp white and perfect textures, make this living room welcoming and TDF! AHHHHHH it's sooooo good!!!!

OK bookmark that one and file away!

For all you modern lovers how cute is this room? The bold and modern white, against the small painted pop walls is so cute and fun.

Cococozy

It's clean, crisp, and bright. There are not too many textures or different elements, but it's great. The contrast of the lime green and turq walls against the whiteness is fab!

Wowzers! How f'n chic and sleek is this gorge white living room? SOooooo crispy and clean.

Nathan Egan

The pop of the bright pink pillow and the grey stark lines in the beautiful rug help keep it lively and not sterile.

The ebony wood of the vintage style chairs against the white boucle fabric is soooo TDF! To make the room more inviting and livable they added bright touches of floral arrangements and muted colored 70's art.

OK...everyone take a deep breath..in and out...in and out... for these next 2 rooms.

They both (totally different vibes) manage to make Shabby Chic furniture and styling, anything but Shabby and totally Chic.

They are the perfect mixture of textures, crispy white with bright pops, gorge furniture and wonderful clashes of modern and vintage.

This would be the perf living room for a beach town.

elle decor

The vintage white furniture with the warmth of the industrial wood table mixed with the fluffy rug against the black wood flooring is simply divine.

OK...wow! Really? Yup this is real.

Domino mag...tear!

How great is this vintage settee covered in ridiculously luscious bright pillows?

The bright pops of color from the pillows and the fun and bright trinkets on the perfectly styled bookshelf are fantastic!

Paired with chrome sconces and a black and white silhouette picture take this eclectic mix to the next level of chic and inspirational.

Perfect, perfect, perfect foyer of gorgeousness, fun, vivaciousness and chicness!!!!

apt therapy

Of course its from our BF Jonathan Adler for Liz Lange.

Imagine walking into this fun, tart, bright and vivacious space! The white is the perfect background for the bright and bold accessories to tell the perfect story and give off a fabulously j'adorable vibe. UGGHHHH JA...we HEART YOU!

OK...we are back...on to the place where the magic happens...well some magic..the magic that fills your belly and where most of your time is spent hanging...the kitchen.

There are no words...none at all that can explain my extreme jealousy (in a very good way and every once in a while bad way) of white and marble kitchens.

No words at all other than...HEAVENLY CHIC! (sorry for the yelling).

Oh, hello....welcome to our perfectly warm and inviting white kitchen.

hot

Yup it's totally white and clean and warm. Oh yes that is an industrial farm house table to help make it even more rad and inviting.

Oh...haha yes...those cute turquoise and chrome accents are terribly amazing and chic.

Yup...again we have another ridic and crazy chic white kitchen.

apt therapy

The pop accents are really more from the big chrome pendant lights and mix of textures and eras than bold pops of color. But it somehow totally works and is anything but sterile and boring. What I wouldn't do for a marble table like that with white cane chairs anchored by plush wingbacks. YUMMM.

Speaking of eating...try not to feel envious of this tiny dining nook.

right bank

So small, yet so perfectly and stylishly jam packed with pops of bright color and fun. The white becomes it's own bright color when paired with a loud yellow arc lamp and fun zebra rug below gorge white molded chairs.

Looking for a bit more design friendly way to do a white kitchen? Here it is.

all the best

Just a pop of sea glass blue on the backsplash (i hate that word) matched with blue cushioned barstools against the marble and white cabinets....easy peasy beautiful.

OK...you may be saying (well maybe it's my inner voice telling me)... "I can't put together rooms like that? Where the heck am I gonna find those items in an affordable way and with in reach? I am lost when it comes to different textures and mixing vibes"

Well, inner voice and friends alike, here is the easiest and most wallet friendly way to do so.

Here are 2 examples of how simple, bold and bright accessories can turn an all white room into utter Chicville.

All white desk and white walls...meet a fuchsia chair and leopard rug.

Apartment Therapy

VOILA! Done and done.

Gorgeousness does not do this simple white marble bathroom justice...but the sunshine yellow accessories do.

Brown D Inc

So easy and simple yet it makes suuuch a big impact.

Be inspired...be bold...have fun...you live there after all.

P.S. Oxy Clean and Fantastic are your friends for white rooms

P.P.S. PBJ sandwiches on toddler fingers are not.

P.P.P.S. But imagine how relaxing it is after you wipe up all of the stains to sit in your room o' heaven.

Ohhhh we are relaxed and ready for bed again ;) yawn!!!

xoxo t.w.h.