I've been wanting to go to LA for a long time. All the great stuff I keep seeing lately seems to come from there. So, when I heard that the Design Blogger's Conference was going to be there I knew I had to go! I loved LA! The shopping was fabulous, the restaurants were great, really nice people and I loved our hotel, the SLS. To top it all off we were there for the Oscars so of course my daughter and I just pretended WE were movie stars! The Design Blogger's Conference was great too, what a fun trip, I can't wait to go back!
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First stop, The Ivy, a charming restaurant just a few blocks from our hotel.
Hope tells me it's where all the stars go! |
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| And if you like the decor at Ivy, you can buy it all right next door! |
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| This is the breakfast bar at the SLS. It has the very best yogurt parfait that I have ever, ever tasted, and look how pretty it looks! |
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| Mecox Gardens always has great things. |
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| More from Mecox Gardens, I couldn't get enough! |
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| Just so you don't miss it, Mecox is on N. Cienega Blvd. this is the area you want to be in for all the great design ideas |
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| I loved this lamp from Harbinger, just down the street from Mecox Gardens, |
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| More from Harbinger. |
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| Harbinger getting ready for a big party with Bunny Williams. |
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I think I am obsessed with this table!
Not such a great picture, many of the stores are closed on Saturday, this is through the window |
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| More great things for your garden, LA seems to have it all! |
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Kelly Wearstler has a fun new store, so cool they do not allow photographs,
but here's Hope in front of the store anyway! |
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| Back to our hotel, love this open air lobby! |
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| I HAD to go to Rodeo Drive |
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| Isn't this interesting? Prada! |
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I admit it, I love the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. So, I had to go to Lisa's restaurant
Villa Blanca, it is BEAUTIFUL and the food is good too! I kept waiting for the Housewives to walk in! |
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| If you're thirsty, try the "big pinky". It had my name written all over it! |
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| We were tired, had to take a break at the roof top pool at SLS, how nice! |
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And for dinner we went to Lisa's other restaurant, SUR.
We loved the ambiance and the service was fabulous. |
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| and after dinner, relax in the bar at Sur. |
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| Remember, SIP LIQUOR SLOWLY! |
