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By Christiane | Posted in Behind the Studio |Mar 1, 2012 11:02:11 AM

As Christiane travels through South-East Asia, sourcing and getting inspiration - she has been sending images out via Twitter and Instagram. They have us all drooling so we wanted to share some of her sights and feasts with you...look for this influence in our coming collections. She just left Bangkok - here's a glimpse:

Keep up with Christiane  - she loves getting tips from our readers while she's on the road! You can also follow her visually on Pinterest.

 
 
 
By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 23, 2012 6:13:30 AM

Our next Spring Style Blogger captured our eye years ago...she's been on the design and style scene for as long as we can remember. Then she painted her bedroom black and juxtaposed the dark walls with our feminine Chinoiserie bedding. To say we are hooked on Victoria Smith of SF Girl By Bay is an understatement. Not to mention, she's an all around great gal. We love what she pinned to our board for her Spring Style Picks:

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By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 22, 2012 5:06:02 AM

Up next in our Spring Style Picks series is the legendary Erica Domesek, otherwise known as P.S. - I Made This. Erica is quickly turning into her very own media mogul - we are always waiting to see what she does next. (Did you see her cameo in this hilarious video?) We all love her book. And she's just a downright hilarious girl. Check out what Erica is lusting for:

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By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 21, 2012 5:11:30 AM

Melissa Hawks has the wonderful website and blog The Well Appointed House - we've always loved her pulled together, elegant style and are loving the room she designed for our Spring Style furniture event. 

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By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 20, 2012 5:47:41 AM

For our next style guest blogger - we're thrilled to have Joy Cho from Oh Joy! Joy is a long-time Studio pal - we've loved watching her family and business grow. If anyone knows how to make a space work with a growing family, it's Joy! Take a look at her picks:

Don't forget to follow Joy on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest - we know we do! Share her picks using hashtag #springstylefromJOY!

 
 
 
By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 17, 2012 5:34:30 AM

If you haven't already been informed...we are having our very first furniture sale - all our custom upholstery, tables, media cabinets, mirrors and more are all twenty percent off for one week. In celebration of this special event, we've asked some of our favorite bloggers and tastemakers to give you their Spring Style Picks on the blog.

 

First up is one of our absolute favorite New York City gals: Joanna Goddard. If you're not familiar with her blog Cup of Jo...well, you've been living under a rock. :)  We love and everyone we know loves it. Check out the items she is hankering for to freshen up for spring:

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By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 15, 2012 10:59:33 AM

Ever wonder what it takes to concept, design, and produce a product so that it can go to market? Tomorrow night at the Museum of Art & Design in NYC, Christiane is spelling it out. The focus of the evening is on kids' product design - and Christiane will sit on a panel alongside David Weeks of Areaware and Barry Richards of Rockwell Group.

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By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 14, 2012 5:23:11 PM

From Christiane's Instagram this morning... a Valentine-inspired breakfast. Happy V-Day!

 
 
 
By Molly | Posted in Behind the Studio |Feb 9, 2012 11:49:16 AM

This morning, we had the pleasure of Christiane's daughter Isabelle's kindergarten class come visit us for a morning of learning our business and designing their very own toy.

Here they are looking at our wall of catalog covers...many of which feature Isabelle (bottom, left in the owl sweatshirt). How cool to see your classmate on a catalog cover!?

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By Christiane | Posted in Behind the Studio |Jan 13, 2012 1:41:02 PM

Hello from North Carolina! The design team and I are on location for a furniture photo shoot which we are very excited to share as soon as we can! In the meantime here are some behind the scenes peeks for you.

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Row 1 // The props table Row 2 // The team at work - and more porps! Row 3 // Cooper set up for an interview and our antelope table roaming the set... (coming soon!)

 

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Christiane Lemieux is the Founder of DwellStudio, the author of Undecorate, mother of two plus a dog and is married to Joshua Young, who is also her business partner. Christiane graduated from the Parson's School of Design with a degree in Fashion design. She also has a degree in Art History. Christiane is inspired by travel and design. Most importantly, she is trying to figure out how to live a life of adventure with her family. Starting this business seemed like the best place to start. Stay tuned as we see how that develops...