design*crush: brown design

do you watch flipping out?

it is a reality show on bravo that follows

jeff lewis, a talented, narcissistic,

bossy, hilarious, condescending,

house flipper/real estate investor.

it is one of my "guilty pleasure" shows.

i get such a riot to watch. it's like

watching a really dysfunctional, hilarious, 

family and all of their craziness---only you get the 

"bonus" of seeing multi-million 

dollar houses 

getting makeovers.

kinda like 

"as the world turns" 

meets 

hgtv.

to me,it's like design crack.

if you have never watched it, you really 

just need to take a peek:

here's a link to a clip of an episode

on season 3:

on this clip, you also get to see a glimpse of 

ryan brown,

founder of brown design inc..

man, is this guy talented!

wow! 

he has such amazing taste,

 and i adore his work.

it's sophisticated and layered and 

unique and gorgeous! 

sometimes, i fantasize about moving 

to l.a. and working for him.

in my other fantasies, ryan and

dale (his partner) adopt me.

i know, i know.

i'm weird.

in any case, enough blabbing.

on with the gorgeousness.

this is ryan's 

personal kitchen.

i love the cabinet fronts.

and his family room.

i think my four years of college

cost less than those window treatments!

are you dying yet?!

je t'aime.

love.

that light fixture!

the floors!

that chair!

the tub!

i think i'm having a stoke.

sheer genius.

*sigh.

so, after looking at these pictures,

you are probably considering moving

to l.a. and asking ryan and dale to

adopt you, aren't you?

admit it.

well, get in line behind me!