Addicted to Adler

The other weekend, I decided to take break from HGTV (Property Virgins, anyone?) and switched the channel to E!. I never watch E! besides the occasional Sex & the City rerun, and Sex & the City reruns trump everything, even Frasier. So there you have it, an inside look into the shows that still have me paying for cable.

I caught an episode of Fashion Police, during which I remembered how I feel about Kelly Osbourne's grey and/or mauve hair. (I loathe it). Fortunately, I was able to distract myself by ogling the set, which has Jonathan Adler splashed all over it. See here:

Chartreuse drapes? Chandeliers? Black walls? I want them all. But what stole my heart were the black and white armchairs. The shape is classic Louis, but the glossy white lacquer (lacquer!) and charcoal upholstery update it to fit the eclectic-chic vibe.

The thing is, I'm so cheap that I make two trips around the supermarket: the first to put things in my cart, and the second to take out everything that isn't absolutely necessary, like meat tenderizers and boxes upon boxes of apple turnovers. Therefore, I will not (and really, cannot) drop $1,300 on an armchair. Plus, I've always had a crush on everything in Roxy Te's (of the fabulous blog My Cup of Te) home line, Society Social. Naturally, something like this was bound to happen:

Compared to the Jonathan Adler version (left, $1,295; Click to Buy), the Society Social Duchess Chair ($395; Click to Buy) has the same traditional-goes-rogue feel and a similar color scheme, both for a fraction of the cost.

Consider me sold.

At the Beach

I adore so many things about Roxy — her thoughtful personality, her optimism, and her beautiful blog, My Cup of Te. Her blog is where I can find everything from satchels to awesome photography, and to top it all off, Roxy just happens to be one of the sweetest people ever. We share a special affinity for champagne and all things lovely, and I'm so excited to have her guest blogging for Mellow Fever. See for yourself why!

                                                                                                                                                                     
Hi guys! Roxy from My Cup of Te here! I'm overly thrilled to be here at Mellow Fever filling in for Deanna as she gets her SB 2011 on! I'm extremely flattered she asked me over, but not even the tiniest bit jealous at all that she's probably splashing around in the turquoise blue waves with her besties...and sipping on tropical cocktails complete with colorful baby umbrellas...and wearing fabulous over-sized sunnies and mini bikinis, and...did I say I'm not jealous? Anyways, I thought I'd share some things about the beach that are just my cup of Te(a)!

At the beach...

"Surfing" has nothing to do with the world wide web or http://, besides you can check Mellow Fever when you get back; it's been well taken care of ;)

As far as your worries and woes, no matter shape, size, or color, they will float away faster than pretty balloons...

...which makes jumping for sheer joy uncontrollable and often! You should probably skip versus walking too.

At the beach wearing something ridiculous and ten times the size of your head on your head is totally acceptable and certainly necessary while silly winter coats, much less clothes...

and cars are completely unnecessary.

The beach is where you take kicking back and relaxing to a whole new level, whether it's like this...

...or with something mouth-watering and delicious like this! I'll take two- two for me and one for Deanna. It's only fair since she gets to go on Spring Break, and I don't ;)

At the beach you no longer see the sunrise with sleepy eyes...

...and it's a joy to wake up, that is you ever went to bed in the first place—what uppp Spring Break 2011!!!!

And with that I will close with a My Cup of Te mantra—Live Sparkly lovers! As in don't forget to pop the bubbly and pour one out for the homies (aka me) seething with jealousy at home. Oh, and Nate Dogg too, just in case you heard.

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