What's Hot! Mattie Luxe: Hip, Fun & Stylish Placemats & Trays

 Hello and Happy Friday! Today I'm excited to introduce our newest Premiere Sponsor on Belle Maison: Mattie Luxe, "Where Style Meet the Dinner Table." Andrea Hrcnir is the founder and creative genius behind Mattie Luxe. "Being the mom of three kids, and always using place mats, I felt there was a real need for hip, fun, stylish place mats that weren't just for kids. So, with that in mind, I decided to design a line of custom place mats to give people an endless amount of options to design the perfect place mat."

With over 35 designs and tons of color and personalization options, you can design exactly what you want, whether it be for your kitchen or dining room, a party favor or a gift for a friend. In addition to the fabulous place mats, Mattie Luxe also sells customizable Lucite trays, which I absolutely adore! Ideas to personalize the mats or trays include: First Name, Last/Family Name, Monogram, Fun Saying, First or Last Initial and much more. Right now SAVE 25% off all place mats (discount is automatically applied upon checkout)! Happy shopping and have a fantastic weekend! xoxo - Julie

Mattie Luxe believes that...

Your table should always look hip and stylish.

Place mats should not be boring…they should be bold, beautiful, colorful and something that you want to leave out everyday.

Giving a thoughtful gift that is personalized is something that people always remember!

 
{IMAGES COURTESY OF MATTIE LUXE}

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Loving Poufs

Poufs have been a longtime favorite of mine. They're versatile, stylish and practical - three very important factors to consider when selecting anything from furniture to accessories for a space. Poufs are a little different from ottomans. They're more like over-sized upholstered pillows or floor cushions, inviting anyone who comes near one to plop down and get comfortable. They're great for additional seating in a living room or bedroom. They're also great for kid's rooms. Do you own a pouf? I don't, but after seeing some of these, I may need to get one!

Happy Friday! Have a lovely weekend. Tomorrow my sister and I are meeting for brunch then off to register for the baby! Can't wait :) xoxo - Julie

{FABULOUS POUF ROUND-UP: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5}

{IMAGE CREDITS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5}

Modern Chic Home Winners + New Product!

We made it to the weekend! I'm happy it's Friday and even happier that it's supposed to rain this weekend. It's been a pretty dry and warm winter here in southern California, so a little rainy weather is much needed. A couple of weeks ago I asked you for your input on blog post topics you'd like to know more about in 2012. I really appreciate your positive feedback and excellent ideas, all of which I'm using to inspire fresh content on Belle Maison! And to thank you, I offered to giveaway (2) $50 gift certificates to my online shop, Modern Chic Home. Today I'm announcing the WINNERS...Congratulations to Tia Brumbelow & Penny Barns!  (shoot me an email to claim your gift certificate - julie[at]modernchichome[dot]com). Thanks again to everyone for your input :)

Now, on to the second part of today's post...we've been busy adding fresh new product to the shop and I wanted to give you a peek at what's new for 2012! I also wanted to extend an exclusive discount to my fabulous Belle Maison readers to receive 15% off your next order over $50 (excluding wallpaper). The offer is valid through Friday, January 27th, 2012. Just use discount code BELLE15 to redeem. Enjoy the weekend! xoxo - Julie

{Shop Accent Pillows @ Modern Chic Home}

{Shop Lighting}

{Shop Mirrors}

{Shop Accent Furniture}

CLICK HERE TO SHOP ALL NEW PRODUCTS @ MODERN CHIC HOME

What's New: Haus Interior Boutique in Los Angeles

If you live in the LA area, I'm excited to share with you the opening of Haus Interior's 2nd retail location (the flagship store is in NYC). I'm absolutely loving the clean, fresh, neutral color palette, along with the mix of different textures like glass, jute, linen and natural wood. I can't wait to visit the store in person! Have any of you been to the NYC location? Here are the details from the press release: Interior designer Nina Freudenberger is pleased to have launched an LA location of her NYC boutique and interior design firm, Haus Interior. The store, located on trendy W. 3rd Street in Los Angeles, officially opened just a few weeks ago and as with its NYC counterpart, features mid-century pieces with Haus Interior’s signature warm, modern touch, offering both new and vintage furniture, decorative accessories, books and art.

In addition, Haus Interior LA is doing a special collaboration with 20x200, selling many of their exclusive prints by a variety of artists – many of the pieces are already sold-out online, so this is the only chance people will have to purchase this “accessible art.” It is the first collaboration of this nature that 20x200 has done and a very exciting aspect to the store’s debut.

IMAGES COURTESY OF THE COLLECTIVE AGENCY

{SOME ITEMS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE FROM THEIR WEBSITE: SILVER GLASS BOTTLENECK LAMP; ROPE & NICKEL SERVING PIECES; MIRROR W/POLISHED NICKEL HANGER; BROWN MUSTARD STRIPE PILLOW}

Party Dresses for the Holiday Season

I'm in New York for the week and am having a fantastic time so far :) I was invited to be a guest at a blogger event hosted by Bose, so my husband and I decided to make a mini-vacation out of it and flew in yesterday. I've never been to New York during the holiday season and it's absolutely magical!

Today's blog post is all about that fun little cocktail dress we all love to shop for in December. With holiday parties, Christmas, and New Years Eve, it's a great excuse to splurge on a new party dress (even though most of us probably have plenty of dresses in our closets we could wear...). Here's a round-up of some fun options (some affordable, and some not so much). What fun events are you looking forward to attending this month?!

{Versace for H&M Gold Dress}

{Sheri Bodell Venus Metal Halter Dress}

{Tahari Black Stretch Jersey Tank Dress}

{Belted Leopard Print Dress}

{Noon & Night Dress}

{Lace Panel Pleat Tunic}

{Wyatt Silver Sequined Stretch V-Neck Dress}

{Midnight Glare Dress}

{Temperley London Andrea Silk Crepe Dress}

{Color Block Halter Dress}

{Fosse Silk Print Dress by Trina Turk}

More Gift-Giving Inspiration...

A big thanks to iVillage for inviting me to share my Holiday Wish List, alongside some of my favorite bloggers, in their Home and Garden section! You can see my list here (page 8), along with all 21 other inspiring wish lists! How's your Christmas shopping coming along? I haven't even started...procrastinator is my middle name!

Warbdrobe Stationery 2010 Holiday Collection

If you're looking for modern, stylish and downright fabulous Christmas and Holiday Cards, Wardrobe Stationery is for you! Co-founders Erika Brechtel and Madelyn Smith Orfitelli recently launched their 2010 Holiday Collection and it's packed with gorgeous designs in a variety of fresh color combinations. I'm a sucker for anything with a "zig-zag" pattern and am loving their Zig Zag flat photo cards (pictured directly below in gold)! I've rounded up some of my favorites in the collection (which was hard to do because there are so many fantastic designs to choose from). Be sure to view their entire collection here! All designs are customizable and start at $1.90 each. Cheers!

ALL IMAGES VIA WARDROBE STATIONERY

What I'm Loving Now!

A very happy Friday to you all! For today's post I'm sharing with you several fabulous things that recently caught my eye...and I'm guessing you'll fall in love with them too! What are you loving at the moment? Please share! Have a wonderful weekend. XOXO - Julie

 

ELVA FIELDS FINE HANDMADE JEWELRY

TRINA TURK AVENIDA MAZE PILLOW COLLECTION VIA MODERN CHIC HOME

GRAPHICAL DRESS & MULLANY DRESS VIA ANTHROPOLOGIE

COUTURE CUPCAKE WRAPPERS VIA BELLA CUPCAKES COUTURE

LETTERPRESS NOTES VIA PAPER LOVELY ETSY SHOP