HOME DESIGN SERVICES INTERIORS PRODUCTS & TEXTILES DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ALIDAD SECRETS BLOG PRESS CONTACT Click images to view It was Alidad’s love of fabrics and of mixing old with new that inspired him to design his own range of furniture with furniture maker Thomas Messel: The designs are based on neo-classical shapes, combining leather andREAD MORE ›

 Many people seem to steer away from using silver because they think it is too time consuming to polish.  But there is nothing like a table with silver pieces on to help make your table glow and look beautiful.  Frequent use of silver actually means it has to polished less.  Don’t save your sterling flatwareREAD MORE ›

Yesterday and today the Kappa Tablescapes is being held at the newly renovated Dallas Country Club.  Bryan Batt from Mad Men was the guest speaker and signing his latest book on interiors, name Big Easy Interiors.  He has an antique shop in New Orleans called Hazelnut and was a delight! The table you see hereREAD MORE ›

A friend was telling me about a piece of furniture she had refinished and how wonderful it turned out.  I have to admit I never heard of chalk paint.  Milk paint yes but not chalk paint.  Well Annie Sloan out of the UK developed this paint in 30 different decorative and historical colors.  It isREAD MORE ›

De Beers Jewelers were commissioned by Harrods to design a new crown for a an exhibition celebrating the Queens Jubilee.  This piece is now on a world wide tour.  Who will ever wear it remains a mystery!! This is a crown fit for a queen, outfitted in De Beer blue and studded with 974 diamonds, of which 797 areREAD MORE ›

These gorgeous pumpkins are made with velvet and have real pumpkin stems on them and weighed down with rice on the inside.  They are fabulous as a centerpiece or place card holder, mantel decoration …just anywhere…gotta have them…I love ’em.  Culinary Connection at the Shops of Legacy sells them in my neck of the wood.SoREAD MORE ›

Make plans to get tickets to the annual Kappa Tablescapes event held at the newly renovated Dallas Country Club.  This is a wonderfully creative event with over 50 tables being design by top designers in the Dallas area.  If you are at all into entertaining you won’t want to miss this delightful experience. The eventREAD MORE ›

Louis Vuitton is expanding their online store and has announced their Mon Monogram program.  You can get your own custom bag which you will have a million combinations to choose from to make it uniquely your own. I’m thinking if you don’t have a designer’s eye this may be a complicated process especially with soREAD MORE ›

Ostensibly designed to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the unveiling of a blue crown a mere twenty-four hours after Manchester City snatched the Premiership diadem from the jaws of Manchester United would seem to better reflect the seismic shift that has occurred in football this season than the Queen’s illustrious sixty year reign. De Beers,READ MORE ›

When thinking of your wedding one usually goes right to dreaming about what the bridal dress will look like. These days the choices for a wedding cake design, taste and filling are just as varied as the fashion at the wedding. These wedding cake creations came form sweetladyjane.com and and www.rosebudcakes.com in West Hollywood whoREAD MORE ›