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Lindsey Harper checks into Mr. C Beverly Hills
By Sara Bliss on July 26, 2011Southerner Lindsey Harper is a rising star in the design world. Lindsey has been earning raves for both her her glamorous, layered interiors and her colorful East meets West furniture line Lamshop, which she c0-designs with Maggie Currey. Her own Manhattan studio apartment is an example of her fresh take on tradition and clever solutions for maximizing a small space, (click here for […] -
Sweet in Shelter Island: La Maison Blanche
By Sara Bliss on July 21, 2011Tucked away on a quiet street about a 1/2 mile from Andre Balaz’ ultra sceney Sunset Beach, you’ll find a sweet little inn that is more reflective of Shelter Island’s relaxed and mellow vibe. La Maison Blanche opened this spring after a speedy winter transformation by 2 hotel veterans, John Sieni who also runs the island’s Candlelight Inn and Alistair […] -
Sleeping in the Treetops at Sweden’s Treehotel
By Sara Bliss on July 11, 2011This is a hotel room. Really and truly! If you look closely at this pic, you’ll see it’s not the pretty vista it appears to be at first glance, but rather a giant mirrored box hung around a tree trunk and suspended 20 feet in the air. The groundbreaking Mirrorcube is one of 5 innovative hotel rooms at Sweden’s trippy take on the eco-lodge. The […] -
Design Lessons from Barcelona’s Hotel Pulitzer
By Sara Bliss on June 27, 2011Spanish designer Lazaro Rosa-Violan is the visionary behind the buzzing Hotel Pulitzer in Barcelona. Lazaro is a prolific restaurant, shop, and hotel designer who creates spaces that are sexy yet masculine. He designed the 91-room Hotel Pulitzer to feel like a cosmopolitan home and not a hotel. Not surprisingly then, the hotel boasts dozens of design ideas that would work particularly well […] -
Bedroom Inspiration from The Crosby Street Hotel
By Sara Bliss on June 20, 2011My bedroom is in desperate need of a Hotel Chic makeover! When we moved in a few years back, I played it safe with a blue and white palette, which is pretty much yawnsville. Now due to the wear and tear of life with a 5 year old and a dog, our headboard needs re-upholstering, and the walls need major […] -
Suzani Chic at The Colony Palms
By Sara Bliss on June 7, 2011The color-saturated Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, California is a perfect example of taking design inspiration from another part of the world and giving it a fresh spin. Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard (currently vamping it up on Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators) translated some of the best elements of Moroccan style to create this sexy and exotic hotel. The 57 room hotel […]
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SARA BLISSAs a freelance design and travel writer, I am always on the lookout for the most innovative and glamorous hotels. I started Hotel Chic as a travel/design blog to showcase the coolest hotels around the globe, and show you how to bring the look home. Whether you use this site to plan your next trip, redecorate your bedroom, or check into an amazing hotel without leaving your couch, I hope Hotel Chic will be a source of inspiration. Read full bio.