tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495691414090594482024-03-12T21:17:20.803-07:00Lifestylist® PhotographyLifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-64037055986179447032021-01-03T12:41:00.005-08:002021-01-03T12:41:39.060-08:00Welcoming In A New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DK7ZzDpIbm8/X_IrikAbydI/AAAAAAAAGNA/Xh6CUZYcuX8W4NeT9qtOzwyZYGY43BmgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/AZ%2BSan%2BXavier138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DK7ZzDpIbm8/X_IrikAbydI/AAAAAAAAGNA/Xh6CUZYcuX8W4NeT9qtOzwyZYGY43BmgACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/AZ%2BSan%2BXavier138.jpg" /></a></div><br />We decided to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome in 2021 by doing a road trip through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. It was just what we needed, and by driving we were able to social distance and visit wonderful places without another person in sight.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O4WEqVodjAI/X_Irww9AAlI/AAAAAAAAGNE/9S453GGAh04v4vY3XQvuFhreAMXKwJeAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/AZ%2BSan%2BXavier158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O4WEqVodjAI/X_Irww9AAlI/AAAAAAAAGNE/9S453GGAh04v4vY3XQvuFhreAMXKwJeAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/AZ%2BSan%2BXavier158.jpg" /></a></div><br />We have lots of photos to share, but until then, Happy New Year! <p></p>Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-91742379408847223532015-12-13T20:51:00.000-08:002015-12-13T20:51:28.292-08:00Feasting at Giada's Las Vegas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are lucky enough to do get hired every year to shoot some great events in Las Vegas, and when we do we always make sure they we enjoy at least one meal at <a href="https://www.caesars.com/cromwell/giada#.Vm5JhMqRAhQ" target="_blank">Giada's Las Vegas</a>.<br />
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The signature restaurant of <a href="http://www.giadadelaurentiis.com/vegas/" target="_blank">Giada De Laurentiis</a>, it's located on the Las Vegas strip in the Cromwell Hotel. The send floor location overlooks the Bellagio fountains and Caesar's Palace so there are lots of photo opportunities.<br />
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It's rare to be able to say that you have never had a bad meal or experience when you go to the same place as much as we do, but it's true. The staff, the experience and of course the food always makes us so happy - I think from the photos you can see why.<br />
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Now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner - be sure to make reservations.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-32943500631034289442015-11-17T05:04:00.001-08:002015-11-17T05:05:18.481-08:00The Winnetka Heights Holiday Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 29th <a href="http://winnetkaheights.org/winnetka-heights-holiday-home-tour/">Winnetka Heights</a> Holiday Tour is on December 5th this year. <a href="http://www.lisastewartphotography.com/">Lisa Stewart Photography </a>captured the festivities last year and from what we saw we'll be the first in line to tour this year! This historic Oak Cliff neighborhood goes all out to celebrate the holidays.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-34052055306991844932015-09-10T07:07:00.000-07:002015-09-10T07:07:01.476-07:00Networking in California<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another busy week with lots of photos to take.<br />
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The International Networking Roundtable is a great event that gets the decision makers of factory built housing together to plan the future. Looking forward to 3 days of renewing friendships and learning.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-45585168903049572642015-09-09T00:00:00.001-07:002015-09-09T00:00:42.798-07:00Kitchen Gadgets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we saw this garlic chopper at <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a> it was love at first sight - especially because it was 75% off.<br />
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This weekend we decided to give it a try, and even though it probably took longer to clean it than to use it the garlic was chopped into consistently sized pieces, and it was just fun to use.<br />
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We'll see if it stays at the front of the drawer or gets lost in the back.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-5698585123308416472015-09-08T08:12:00.000-07:002015-09-08T08:12:02.097-07:00Texas Skies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.roughcreek.com/">Rough Creek Lodge</a> is our new favorite place to relax and take some great photos. It's located on over 11,000 acres and only 90 minutes from Dallas. it's a hidden gem that we are thrilled to have discovered. Every night we got treated to a beautiful sunset that reminded these <a href="http://www.lifestylist.com/">Lifestylists</a> how lucky we are to live in Texas.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-42555496293993745852015-09-06T19:07:00.001-07:002015-09-06T19:07:05.663-07:00Teresa's Mosaic Cafe Gets a Throwdown from Bobby Flay<div class="separator" data-mce-style="clear: both; text-align: center;" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a data-mce-href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Tiles06.jpg" href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Tiles06.jpg"><img alt="" data-mce-src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Tiles06-150x150.jpg" height="150" src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Tiles06-150x150.jpg" title="Mosaic Tiles06" width="150" /></a><a data-mce-href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Food00.jpg" href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Food00.jpg"><img alt="" data-mce-src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Food00-150x150.jpg" height="150" src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Food00-150x150.jpg" title="Mosaic Food00" width="150" /></a><a data-mce-href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Overall08.jpg" href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Overall08.jpg"><img alt="" data-mce-src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Overall08-150x150.jpg" height="150" src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Overall08-150x150.jpg" title="Mosaic Overall08" width="150" /></a><a data-mce-href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Views00.jpg" href="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Views00.jpg"><img alt="" data-mce-src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Views00-150x150.jpg" height="150" src="http://www.lifetiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mosaic-Views00-150x150.jpg" title="Mosaic Views00" width="150" /></a>I am so excited! I just learned that Bobby Flay traveled to Tucson and had a <a data-mce-href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/index.html" href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/index.html">"throwdown" </a>with the Matias family at <a data-mce-href="http://mosaiccafes.com/" href="http://mosaiccafes.com/">Teresa's Mosaic Cafe.</a> This is a restaurant that we did the interior of, and as with all <a data-mce-href="http://www.partnershipmerchandising.com/wp-admin/www.lifestylistdesigned.com" href="http://www.partnershipmerchandising.com/wp-admin/www.lifestylistdesigned.com">Lifestylist® Designed</a> challenges we spent a lot of time getting to know the family and their needs before we came up with a plan.<br />Teresa's
is all about family and the wonderful handmade food so the interior had
to have as much personality as the family does. To do this we designed
tables made of handmade tiles - thousands of them all that we made by
hand. It was an extensive amount of work but the results were definitely
worth it.<br />The episode airs on the <a data-mce-href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/index.html" href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/index.html">Food Network </a>- check out dates and times for your area.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-20113428821929825062015-09-06T19:05:00.002-07:002015-09-06T19:05:42.660-07:00Think Pink!<div class="separator" data-mce-style="clear: both; text-align: center;" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using
color is one of the least expensive, most terrifying but also most
rewarding ways to change a room. When I'm designing a new model home
most builders will encourage me to use memorable colors, but when they
first paint the room and see it without any accessories or furniture I
often get a call wondering if they have the right information.<br />These
rooms are a perfect example. You can imagine the call the builder got
from the superintendent the first time they saw these! This is a model
for Canoa Homes in Tucson, and they trusted me enough to wait and see
what happened. This is also a great example of designing for your buyer,
not yourself - we were targeting families with school age children. A <a data-mce-href="http://lifestylist.com/" href="http://lifestylist.com/">Lifestylist</a>
targets in on what the buyer is really looking for, even when they may
not realize it themselves.Once we had a few families go through the home
we found that almost every female from 2 - 50 wanted that room with
those paint colors. It was something the buyer might not have been brave
enough to try on their own, but when they saw it completed they loved
it.<br />This is also a great example of <a data-mce-href="http://www.partnershipmerchandising.com/" href="http://www.partnershipmerchandising.com/">Partnership Merchandising</a>. The <a data-mce-href="http://homeideafactory.com/" href="http://homeideafactory.com/">Home Idea Factory</a> had a great relationship with <a data-mce-href="http://hoeminteriors.com/" href="http://hoeminteriors.com/">Home Interiors and Gifts</a>
- a direct sell company that we had done styling and product
development with. Many of the accessories and "wallies" - the decals on
the bath wall - we theirs and we identified them as such so buyers could
reproduce what they saw in the room at a price they could afford. The
bedding was from Bombay and the furniture from Ashley so all could be
bought at local stores or from a Home Interiors and Gifts consultant.<br />Let
your child have a say in what they want their room to look like. It
might not be a color you would chose or a style you would like but by
letting them be a part of the decorating decision they'll take ownership
of their decisions and be even more proud of what they accomplished.<br />Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-22525638253687183062015-09-06T19:04:00.003-07:002015-09-06T19:04:17.988-07:00The Green EvolutionSo you say you want an evolution... well it looks like the <a data-mce-href="http://www.greenevolution.info/" href="http://www.greenevolution.info/">Green Evolution</a>
is here, and here to stay. No matter what industry you are in, everyone
seems to be getting on “The Green Train”. But what does this really
mean to you, and the world you live in?<br /><br />Defining Green is not an
easy task, and the definition seems to be changing every day and mean
different things to different people. It can be as simple as putting
your trash in the appropriate container or as complex as an off-grid
solar home. The important thing is that you do something and incorporate
a green lifestyle into the way you live today and in the future.<br /><br />I heard an excellent example this week at the Manufactured Housing Conference where we were blessed to have <a data-mce-href="http://laliberteonline.blogspot.com/" href="http://laliberteonline.blogspot.com/" title="Mark LaLiberte">Mark LaLiberte</a>
as a speaker. He used the example of a green builder in Connecticut who
was bragging about the great granite he was able to get inexpensively
in China. Being that New Hampshire - the granite state - borders
Connecticut Mark asked why he didn’t source the product there. Sometimes
we have to look at issues besides price - think about all of the energy
that was wasted getting the product from China as well as the jobs
locally he might have saved - and those employees that might have become
customers - and to me it puts a different spin on how we forgo value
for price many times.<br /><br />I see the greening of America as being an
evolution instead of a revolution because it’s not going to happen
overnight, but if everyone starts asking the question about what their
choices are going to mean for ours and our families quality of life in
the future hopefully we can start turning things around.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149569141409059448.post-5536200801567959942015-09-06T19:02:00.001-07:002015-09-06T19:02:20.801-07:00Welcome to my World!<div class="separator" data-mce-style="clear: both; text-align: center;" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photography
is not only my career, it’s also my passion and my first love. I’ve
been shooting all over the US for various clients including The Gaylord
Texan, The Manufactured Housing Institute, <a data-mce-href="http://lifestylistdesign.com/" href="http://lifestylistdesign.com/">Lifestylist Design</a> and The USA Film Festival. Please come back often to see what I’ve been up to.Lifestylist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/04184547526304221944noreply@blogger.com0