a mockup for a wedding at the london hotel, west hollywood

this is a table mockup we did for today's wedding, taking place at the london hotel in west hollywood...the linens and chiavari chairs are going to be white and we have custom made all the gray and white "chain link" runners...

each table will have a combination of white ceramic pieces filled with white, eggplant, plum and gray theme flowers...so pretty for fall but also inspiring for a winter celebration!

i have to give it up to mr. haack, who took all the gorgeous photos, including the 2 below of my favorite girl in life - thank you ryan!!

to the ladies of details, details - see you soon!

a winter tablescape with silver succulents

we designed this tablescape for a holiday party being held in the beautiful backyard of an orange county home...because it was december they chose to tent the dinner area which led to a cozy but sophisticated environment...

color story: slate gray, silver, chocolate brown and tons of crisp whites

style profile: cool and modern while staying sparkly and festive

elements: white grapewood branches, silver succulents, white candlesticks, mercury glass votives, faux snow, wood boxes, white ceramic, silver beaded trim, gray and white florals

we started with a wood table and white chiavari chairs...set down the length of the table was a killer white and gray chain link runner that we made from fabric we found in downtown LA...set on top of the runner was variety of decor items to give the guests A LOT to look at...

packed into brown wood boxes and white ceramic vessels were white roses, hydrangea, tulips, lisianthus and ranunculas, broken up by gray dusty miller and gray kochilla...silver beaded trim was added to each container to add a bit of festive sparkle...

we spray painted grapewood branches white and succulents silver to give us a contrast and also a lot of texture on the table...

every napkin was wrapped in sparkly beaded trim with a silver succulent accent on top...

spray painting succulents is a super easy (and cheap!) project and one we have done many times before...we have done our succulents in white as well as gold and the result is always so rad - the succulents wind up looking almost like they are made of ceramic or clay!

once we lit the mercury glass candles it really did look magical!!

we filled glass cylinders with a little bit of faux snow and a white pillar candle to give that cool, winter feeling...

and of course i had to blog a photo of my bossy girl!! she pretty much has been by my side non-stop the last 2 months since we got her and i took her on this install with me too :)

a HUUUUUUGE thank you to aaron shintaku for coming down last minute and taking these BEAUTIFUL photos! i am so grateful for people in this industry who come through in a pinch!

to jennifer renee event planning for being so sweet and fabulous!

and to jen over at hostess with the mostess for featuring this tablescape! you can view the feature here...

a bright and festive "day after" shoot

melanie and jason wanted to do a day after session with "christmas morning" in mind...kinda like they got married on christmas eve, fell asleep in their attire and woke up the next day!

so i designed something bright, modern and festive using vibrant shades of red, turquoise and lime green...

cableknit stockings, scarves, decorating sugar cookies, beanies, shiny ornaments strung up and hung from the branches of a tree, unwrapping presents, snuggling in a blanket and new puppies!!! all those scream "christmas morning" to me :)

special thanks to gabriel ryan photographers for the gorgeous pictures and to summer from grey likes weddings for featuring the shoot (click here)...oh and to my puppy BOSSY for being the best model evs! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

the JL DESIGNS holiday collection 2010!!!

it's here!!!

i am SO, SO excited to finally share my new line with you all! this year i tried to create lots of items that would be available for nationwide shipping so that all your friends across the country can share in the JL DESIGNS goodness...

or you can be greedy and keep it all for yourself ;)

our products are available to be shipped, delivered to the LA/OC areas or picked up from our design studio in orange county...

hope you all enjoy!!!

click here to SHOP THE ONLINE STORE

below are some more peaks into what the line holds...

and now i gotta take this moment to thank the insanely TALENTED mr haack, who shot all of these AMAZING photos and who put up with all my craziness the past week! i couldn't have done this without you! :)