Home Interior: Houston

I am back in Canada, safe and sound.  Yay (except it is raining and cold, of course).  I still want to share a couple more nifty things I found/saw/bought in Houston, then I promise to blog about a few DIY projects I'm putting the finishing touches on.  <br /><br />This post is about an actual workplace office, not a home office, that has some serious style. Wandering around downtown Houston last week, we stumbled across the <a href="http://www.houstonpavilions.com/">Houston Pavillions</a>, which, although kind of deserted, is home to the inspiring office space of NRG. Peering through the windows, we thought the space was some kind of hotel lounge or something and had no idea what NRG meant. Later, reading a Downtown Houston magazine, I realized NRG Energy is an independent power producer.  Silly Canadian: N. R. G.  Energy.  Get it?  I sure didn't.  If you're curious, you can read more <a href="http://downtownhouston.org/news/article/green-ambitions/">here</a>, but I just want to ogle the office space.<br />  <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsedCn9zsuAdKmRmUHRLKc5mTzWgbvFqVe3XeBrg2F3uNYGwlV4ZDwy5yjK4hf91KYhbSLZrFZBwfX4uXuHcXDKqZnjvdf9_qmpQJ0j8yScPgk19VZp9_fqtRWqVp-bVVkKuTd9CbDpJI/s1600/NRG+Houston+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsedCn9zsuAdKmRmUHRLKc5mTzWgbvFqVe3XeBrg2F3uNYGwlV4ZDwy5yjK4hf91KYhbSLZrFZBwfX4uXuHcXDKqZnjvdf9_qmpQJ0j8yScPgk19VZp9_fqtRWqVp-bVVkKuTd9CbDpJI/s400/NRG+Houston+II.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://downtownhouston.org/news/article/green-ambitions/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQrK3aVm3gkUvlTrn6eXZ9aRmZjjMEFnf1hUgA_yVmUaHWf7ivkNI1R1CSBm2xDVvkT6-v8odyJO-_Wgemt33kdk29lk7uc_DxjuYTX506p-IF5byy1LMBxZ4R7Rm48FRXGWnncQjxqm/s1600/NRG+Houston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQrK3aVm3gkUvlTrn6eXZ9aRmZjjMEFnf1hUgA_yVmUaHWf7ivkNI1R1CSBm2xDVvkT6-v8odyJO-_Wgemt33kdk29lk7uc_DxjuYTX506p-IF5byy1LMBxZ4R7Rm48FRXGWnncQjxqm/s400/NRG+Houston.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://downtownhouston.org/news/article/green-ambitions/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table>So bold.

Stylish Houston Office

I am back in Canada, safe and sound. Yay (except it is raining and cold, of course). I still want to share a couple more nifty things I fo...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, Thursday was a tad frustrating.  First, my purse broke - and it is only a month old, plus it wasn't cheap (well, I guess it was, but the price didn't match the shoddy quality).  Then, Anthropologie didn't have <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/gorgeous-anthropologie-vase.html">the vase I was ogling online</a>.  But, really, this was nothing because then I WAS REAR ENDED by a Houstonian.  Happily, I'm okay (except for some lingering neck pain) and the other driver is okay and my rental car is okay-ish.  The other driver's car has flip up headlights that now permanently wink, but this is me not caring.  To top off the day, as you know, blogger was acting wonky and deleted a whole bunch of lovely comments.  And fellow bloggers can attest to how much we (at least me) <em>live</em> for nice comments.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But there's an upside.  In my cruising about the city of Houston I have found a great deal of inspiration, like <a href="http://www.laurau.com/collection.php">the Laura U Collection</a>, a storefront to compliment designer <a href="http://www.laurau.com/meet.php">Laura Umansky's</a> design studio.  Check out a few of my favorite spaces from her captivating <a href="http://www.laurau.com/residential.php">portfolio</a>.    </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmewAXMJseyzd6QvIAelobRMDvTZrbeoBg8K-KtKAGVDevrMAzzVQD1DB0Wade4g8Ic6l1PEhPZfzJBrOHodHx7LwlotAcZt1B5be-FJUtkUBug-97JGV_jpYjIrbQMcBq6igSBRnbqx-X/s1600/laurau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmewAXMJseyzd6QvIAelobRMDvTZrbeoBg8K-KtKAGVDevrMAzzVQD1DB0Wade4g8Ic6l1PEhPZfzJBrOHodHx7LwlotAcZt1B5be-FJUtkUBug-97JGV_jpYjIrbQMcBq6igSBRnbqx-X/s640/laurau.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz9nohU4MvOyT6xe5ri-LnKHYXM6ADx_mU-HfnP0S26ITFuoraBrHYtT0TjtImCcmR2jWgqlP67vewRanlEVwCDyssJaow7nFLhsm29yeHQazJIt7KHrIoHNbT-UeHm7TLETItXazCNok/s1600/laura+u+white+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz9nohU4MvOyT6xe5ri-LnKHYXM6ADx_mU-HfnP0S26ITFuoraBrHYtT0TjtImCcmR2jWgqlP67vewRanlEVwCDyssJaow7nFLhsm29yeHQazJIt7KHrIoHNbT-UeHm7TLETItXazCNok/s640/laura+u+white+kitchen.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T9IwhOsPpt2t87re2_sqD_y-ec1cv1oAXmIT4vztZ4x4DQFcV5GyU1MqDEWjsx8TFDTMq0zUZl5ACzc5qLTWzj8meV9TUtfDvo_FZMSZza5z8iIX33mVErBu-0hG6gQubSFVu3EdpVQo/s1600/laura+u+white+living+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T9IwhOsPpt2t87re2_sqD_y-ec1cv1oAXmIT4vztZ4x4DQFcV5GyU1MqDEWjsx8TFDTMq0zUZl5ACzc5qLTWzj8meV9TUtfDvo_FZMSZza5z8iIX33mVErBu-0hG6gQubSFVu3EdpVQo/s640/laura+u+white+living+room.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjSuYcE0eSOASXcLgp6G1nX8XPLWxqTghPkydZDN6KY_Mxdd79Db35V9Zi4R-LFS8PROG1ap4wKLsU4qBRKPnXoBCfp1OjG-97urUvChCDrdywKhIwwwUaoE7hiGg0zwtHTsU0l-zxUDY/s1600/laura+u+white+and+cream+living+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjSuYcE0eSOASXcLgp6G1nX8XPLWxqTghPkydZDN6KY_Mxdd79Db35V9Zi4R-LFS8PROG1ap4wKLsU4qBRKPnXoBCfp1OjG-97urUvChCDrdywKhIwwwUaoE7hiGg0zwtHTsU0l-zxUDY/s640/laura+u+white+and+cream+living+room.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fabulous Inspiration: Laura U Collection

So, Thursday was a tad frustrating. First, my purse broke - and it is only a month old, plus it wasn't cheap (well, I guess it was, but...