Sunday, July 8, 2012

OUR HOUSE: wallpapers and more

Our guest room, powder room and second kids bedroom have a wall paper that reflects a lot of French country style.

First, here is what I did to our basement room for guests...

We split the room into 2 areas by wallpapering the part where the bed will be placed.

Then by hammering a perfectly good piece of oak wood (great stress reliever ...smiles...) and later staining it grayish brown colour (aging process and the opposite of what I try to do to my skin), the arch separating the bed from the rest of the room was completed.

Getting some woven window treatments in neutral mix of tones (gray, brown, beige, caramel) for the guest room and our complete basement actually.

The wallpaper is my favourite part of the room, I found it at Living With Lis Blog and loved it in the dining room setting so much, that I had to use the paper somewhere! Lis did an amazing job!

Benjamin Moore in Calgary Kensington tracked it down for me and all was good!
Here is the Wallpaper Information - Wild Orchid II

Having the custom bedding done was fun job, the bolster is fabulous to lean on and read or watch TV and don't need a headboard at all!

The cowboy hat is for my 18yrs old niece from the Czech Republic, who is coming over for 5 weeks to stay with us and go to the Stampede of course!
The door leads to a large walk in closet, just perfect for any long term guest ...

Second, the other kids' bedroom has been wallpapered just part way up (still has to be finished with some wood piece as a border) and it is a lovely playful motif ... loving the mint blue-green colours.

And third, our powder room has a lovely rose print and humming birds paper on the walls, green, blue, gray and hint of yellow are the colours.
That is really the colour scheme in our entire house.

I am considering placing a wall paper on the ceiling in the dining room, but have not decided yet, the room is Provence blue including the ceiling and I think that an interesting wall paper may add the painted ceiling effect ...fresco ...

Have you seen it done? Have you done it? Or if you have any helpful tips for me in that regard, I would love to hear from you, you can email me at z@zanetastyle.com....Thank you lots!

XO Z

Friday, July 6, 2012

Calgary Stampede Parade Day:

It's here, the fun of our Cowboy festivities ... we went to see the Parade of the Greatest Open Air Show on Earth...in the morning!

First we got some Tim Horton's coffee for the adults that is...

What a cool day it was for Rad...smiles...

There was about 300,000 people watching the Parade!

It is fun to be a cowboy...says Radovan ... smiles....

Monday, July 2, 2012

RUNWAY TO WORKWAY: Stampede Cowboy Style is in the air this week...

Fashion TUESDAY is back again.
Our 1912 - 2012 CALGARY Centennial STAMPEDE is here on July 6!


I had to work on my Stampede wardrobe this year and my 2 men's western attire as well, because we are going to a few events and staying in Calgary (normaly we travel abroad) and obviously we all need to look presentable! The whole city transforms (for 10 days) into this cow-style madness and after having lived in Calgary for 11 years I am finaly beginnig to appreciate that idea. The biggest open air show on earth - quite the spectacle!

So this Tuesday fashion style will be cowgirl everyday of the week, work or no work. Are you with me?


If you enjoy such international western style too, please join me on a little exploration tour today.

First, we shopped and shopped... I said find "denim & plaid" and here he did, learning fast from me (soon to be 3 yrs):

"Surely, I am putting these pink ones back on the shelves mama! Don't you even think about it...mama."

Then, Sharon from FASHION ISHA posted this romantic cowgirl outfit a while back on her blog! And I decided to ask my favourite desinger, Paul Hardy, to help me create my version of it. Here is the inspiration look from Sharon:

PAUL HARDY created such a beautiful ostrich feather skirt for me (see below) in a perfec nude hue and it is even more stunning on a person than a hanger, but I will show you that later...during Stampede when I actually wear it!

So the featured western look today is OSTRICH SKIRT, DENIM SHIRT, COWBOY BOOTS!

Now to get this look, you may either email or call PAUL HARDY himself for the skirt or perhaps you like one of the other OSTRICH SKIRTS I selected for you here:

Shorter by Jason Wu.

This is as short as I will recommend by Burnello Cucinelli.

Wear it with the perfect DENIM SHIRT, cotton Levi's classic is just right!

Or another version of the western denim look by J. Crew maybe the hit for you, this one is a cotton-linen blend.

Of course, WEAR IT WITH the essential COWBOY BOOTS! We have just the stores in Calgary that offer plenty of western clothing and accessories. Luckily they sell on-line too.

Riley & McCormick western wear and these stunning boots will have you walking...or dancing!

Great colour and classic by LAMMLE'S are these perfect with everything booties.

Also, if you are in Calgary during these days, here is a great guide that my friend Michelle put together on her blog, telling us where to eat during Stampede: The Toque Girls: food during Stampede

I must share my secret with you all ... as the most perfect cowgirl style in my European roots based world ... is done only by Dolce & Gabbana and specificaly in their 2006 RTW Spring collection. See it for yourself, and Calgary Stampeders, please be open minded, after all I did style some fashion shows during the 2006 Stampede in a similar sexy approach and you LOVED it!

"Italians know best when we speak fashion" ... A good general rule! Just add the western boot and some denim and you have the famous Calgary Stampede look in no time, just better ... sexier...smiles...

Ok let's be fair and look below at this fabulous American designer look by Ralph Lauren, super cute, western & sexy!

And speaking of, I wish HAPPY Independence Day to all of you in USA from Canada! How great is this patriotic look for such occasion - red, blue and white and happy 4th July in cowgirl style!

Have a most amazing "perhaps Western" fashionable week and enjoy the summer in these relaxed looks!
Happy Centennial Stampede to all!

XO Z