Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the past month has been all-Barbie, all-the-time around the interwebs and while fashion was the first obvious target, the decor world was no exception ! From the pinkest pockets of our favorite maximalist homes, to absolute dream homes in all manner of rose shades, and everything in between, instagram in particular has been regaling us with the vibe.

While I don’t particularly carry a torch for the “Barbie” era of my early life – I’m sure it was wonderful at the time but I haven’t thought about it once since then – I am extremely excited about the Barbie movie and fully delighting in this promotional wave of fun and color.

And since the marketing team is going all out, today I’m sharing one of the funner things to come out of the movie so far : the Airbnb Barbie Dreamhouse. It’s been redesigned to fit the “Ken” theme, which is such a perfect twist, I love it. The whole house is so much fun and I really wish we had more photos floating out here, but for now I’ll direct you in particular to the amazing cowboy style bedroom I have been drooling over, it’s perfection and I swear to you all it’s so close to my style, I could have designed this
(I was sooo jealous when I first saw it lol – clients : let’s aim for this !!).
The round bed, graphic wallpaper, plastic life-sized horse, Sottsass mirror, it’s all so playful and fabulous and modern, I can’t get over it. No notes ! 😎

I hope this will inspire a very pink and funky weekend, maybe a little roller disco horse ride? Is that a thing ? Let’s make it one, go nuts !

Today is also an official Barbie-specific day on LTK and I couldn’t resist putting a little slant on it,
so for a little rock n’ roll Barbie inspired decor, check out the selection below and follow the link on LTK to shop the actual pieces !

SHOP HERE

Adding a little footnote here : I haven’t posted in a while – the summer crashed down on me pretty fast between lots of work and trying to take a little time off, so I might do a few posts here and there until the end of August if I can, but no guarantees – be warned !
If worse comes to worst, I’ll see you all in September 😉

*All photos are from AirBnB
— Marie

Good morning crazy design lovers !
So on Friday, I had half a Weekly Find prepped for you guys and then, I’ll be honest, life got too in the way :
I’m AirBnb-ing my place, and was running around like a chicken with its head cut off because I had too many requests and not enough sheets for the revolving door of people coming in (!!) and on top of that it’s a heat wave in Paris ! If you’ve never schlepped a piece of foam as big as you (don’t ask) and multiple bags from H&M Home, Zara and Ikea in the burning sun and boiling subway, and scrubbed your oven while dripping with sweat – well, you’re missing out. Highly recommend ! 🫠😂

Now that my place is occupied and I’ve had the past couple of days to rest and regroup we are back on track for some inspiration.
And I must say, I feel like I’m making it up to you in a big way because hooooooly crap you are not ready for this one 🤯 I got stopped dead in my track and I can’t believe I’d never seen this amazing space before !!

Welcome to the design studio of Erick Millan, color genius, visionary and all around amazing creative :

Honestly, I don’t know that I have any words left after this tour. I just, I love everything.
It’s so bold but so curated, the details are amazing – the object selection – and placement ! – is incredible.
I’m so in love with all the art, the African statues are just perfection.

I think what I’m really responding to the most is that it’s attaching “in your face” attitude to a global / bohemian style, which you never really see done. Bohemian maximalism always tends toward the happy and relaxed attitude, even if it’s moody : it’s about serenity and peacefulness mostly, and global is very much about roots and personal, meaningful items sourced from all over the world. Humor, irreverence or just plain attitude doesn’t really mix well with these themes the way, say Glam does and been doing really well the past decade. So this feels like such a breath of fresh air to me, and something that truly feels new. It’s daring, it’s fun and beautiful, it’s an experience and feels utterly unique. Give this man a hotel for god’s sake !!

I really hope you loved this as much as me, and this will be one hell of an inspiring shot for your week !
Go follow Erick on Instagram for more regular color injections !!

*All photos are from Erick Millan
— Marie