ALECIA STEVENS: Little Changes make a Difference

Monday, November 21, 2011

Little Changes make a Difference

I had to take some photos of my apartment in MSP today for someone who might want to rent it for a week or two. Once they landed in my iphoto, I noticed how simply things have changed, but that little changes make a difference. Here are the images with notes.


Here, I added the chinese garden stool - really just bought it thinking a client would like it - it is so practical and affordable! It only worked once I re-hung the photos with the white matting. Before that, the stool was too white for the room, but now I think it adds a modern touch. they come in multiple colors. Also am happy with the dried hydrangeas in something that resembles Christmas colors! Maintenance free, too!

There is nothing I like better than books as accessory. I also like a 20" square pillow with a smaller kidney pillow (13 x 20) on top of it - not standing at attention like soldiers!

What a simple thing - a spray of orchid.

....or branches. These have lasted over a month!

The good bones of our apartment filled with lots of vintage and yes, some Room & Board.

3 comments:

new haven apartments for rentNovember 22, 2011 10:03 AM
wow, you have a beautiful apartment.
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SaffronNovember 26, 2011 7:49 PM
Thank you for this insight. I live in a flat, there isn't much storage and I'm constantly looking for ways to make practical use of the space but also to make it more aesthetically pleasing.

I like what you did with the stool and the photo mounts and a few weeks ago I was studying hydrangea in the same colour, I never knew you could dry them out! I'm going to look out for one to use as a ceterpiece.
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boy with passionDecember 10, 2011 10:43 AM
what an awesome,beautiful setting its like heaven on earth wow amazing:)
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Favorite Magazines for Inspiration

British House and Garden - Reading this in Rome and tearing out lots of pages - always a good sign.
Vogue Living Australia (NOT Vogue Living, which is not much more than Vogue set in living rooms of the rich and famous of New York. I mean, do you wear a purple satin ball gown in YOUR living room?) Australia's version is chic, creative, forward-looking. I always get a few ideas.
World of Interiors - My #1!!! Find it at a bookstore or order a subscription online. From London, your subscription will take a few months to begin. The very best of what I call "non-design".

Favorite Foods for Now - What I'm in the Mood For

Steel cut oats for breakfast. Cooked like oatmeal. Add organic maple syrup, cinnamon, chopped walnuts and a bit of whole milk or if you are really bad, half and half. So satisfying.
From last night with friends: polenta with baby peppers roasted in the oven in olive oil, garlic and sea salt. Saute shrimp in the juices at the end. Serve over the polenta.
Our favorite salad: cucumbers, thinly sliced red pepper, feta. Add olive oil and rice vinegar. A little pepper. Even my husband can make it. And eats it by the bowl full. Great with the lentils and chicken tangine - below.
Hummos, olives cured in peppers, triple cream brie and lavosh. For me, the perfect appetizer. Well, with wine, of course. Hummos recipe coming soon.
Grilled Tuna with a side of red potatoes, green beans, red onion and olives. Drench in olive oil and balsamic. Just a giant Nicoise salad and so elegant and easy.
Chicken Tangine: I had it in Amsterdam and I was determined to make it. It was my favorite meal in Europe this summer. All stewed in the oven, I included small yellow, purple and red peppers, onion, garlic, garbanzos, sqaush and zucchini. With chicken and olive oil and cinnamon. Exotic and delicious.
Lentils with a touch of curry, carrot, potato and spinich. With olive oil and blasamic. Add a chunk of French bread, vino rosso and a fire.