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welcome to the weekend, friends! have you got any getaway plans on the agenda? lucy and i are road tripping up to the bay area next week to photograph the new collection for super marché, so i’m very excited about that! and speaking of getting away, as i was putting this post together i started to wonder — do you think that hotel design often influences trends in overall interior design? i think it just might. because i see jewel tones and especially in velvet very on trend right now, and i can think of a few hotel properties that may have had a little something to do with our current crush on all things velvety with a dash of fancy fringe. i’ve included a few right here — see what i mean?

xo, victoria

1. ahhh, blue velvet. it just kind of screams parisian, doesn’t it? especially a blue fringed sofa — très chic, ouí?
2. The London-based hotelier and private club soho house have opened stateside in Chicago, Illinois. a former Belting Factory now shines with modern victorian decor that also boasts a huge 250-piece art collection (also: take note of the velvet overstuffed sofas).
3. another property leading the velvet trend — the Marianella, a dublin, ireland development of the finest furnished apartments and houses — check out that plush blue velvet headboard. very nicely appointed aparments, indeed.
4. this room with its navy blue velvet sofa paired with an industrial chic loft feeling has always been a favorite look of mine, and well ahead of the blue velvet curve.
5. when i stayed at the hoxton hotel in paris late last year i was instantly smitten with their atrium-like lobby boasting, yep — none other than blue and mustard yellow velvet sofas. provided just for guests to lounge about on with their laptops and lattes.
6. more modern victorian styling — i’m telling you i’m seeing it everywhere. this time an ornate mantel all monochromatic blue, and it’s truly beautiful.
7. just look at this eclectic left bank beauty featured in architectural digest france. a vintage rattan sofa rests beneath a tapestry by Alexander Calder — a hard combination to beat.
8. and yet another navy sofa but this time a little more contemporary. it looks extra chic paired with that lovely and very enviable living room gallery.

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surprise, surprise, paris has yet another tea and treat house calling our names. this time around it’s the adorable maison aleph, that graces the 4th arrondissement with wafting smells of fresh pastries. plot twist: it’s not classically french -— aleph offers flavors and traditions from founder myriam sabet’s childhood in syria. the robin egg blue interiors are welcoming after a cold jaunt through the chilly streets, and offer a place to refuel and reminisce before taking the plunge back out into winter in paris. rows of pastry cases are like museum installations in these parts and are the main visual attraction at maison aleph. pick your poison, and huddle up with a good read. we’re currently devouring the vanity fair diaries by tina brown. it’s a wonderful peek into the shenanigans of the long-time editor-in-chief.

~ michaela d’artois, vérité woman.

wear this there: cos v-neck jersey dress; zara long textured coat; need supply TRADEMARK Adrien Tie Slide in Olive; clare v. leopard print clutch; anthropologie Vivian Sunglasses; RMS Beauty Lip Shine; read this there the vanity fair diaries by tina brown; annie costello brown rain earrings; urban outfitters out from under spotty tights.

• photography via mes petites paillettes and @maisonaleph.

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as you may have seen on instagram and a few pics here, i’ve changed up my bedroom (just below) and it feels much more peaceful to me. i’ll admit it — i was trying to be ‘all grown up’ with a sophisticated black bedroom, but i tried it and well, it just wasn’t for me. i’m aware my bedroom design now is much looser so to speak — sprinklings of vintage treasures i really love, like the funky lighting pendant from an old church, my mid-century modern dresser, and a crochet bed throw, but i just need to realize this is me. this is how i really like it — a mismatched collection of vintage belongings that makes me happy — that actually mean something special to me. i get those vibes from these spaces and i thought you might, too. they’re peaceful, easy and a little bit un-designed.

• photography credit in order of appearance: hazel & scout; sfgirlbybay; architectural digest espana; the fine store; fantastic frank; remodelista; 1st dibs; hazel and scout; merci paris; absinthe minded magazine; one kings lane; april & may; zulu & zephyr; apartment therapy; rue; sabon home; domino; bolig; truck furniture; trend spotting; apartment therapy; laure joliet photography for domino.

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