Design Bloggers Conference, Barbara Barry and Charlotte Moss

Hello everyone!

Hope this post finds you all doing really well and inspired by the glorious hint of Spring that seems just around the corner!

I am just returning from a wonderful week in sunny California! Hollywood to be exact and it was amazing!!! I was in LA for the fabulous Design Bloggers Conference and had such a grand time. So much great information and so many wonderful people that I was blessed to get to know. 

For those of you who dream in your sleep about design like I do, you will appreciate that I was over the moon to meet design icons Charlotte Moss(for a second time) and Barbara Barry(for the first time). I have never been so inspired in my life...truly, both Barbara Barry and Charlotte Moss brought tears to my eyes through their presentations. They are two of the most amazing women I have ever met in my life. So true to their authentic selves and design styles, so strong in their design presence and abilities. I wish you all could have been there with me to meet them, you would have loved them too.

The lovely Barbara Barry and I...I am still on cloud 9 :) She is such an amazing women and designer and her impact on the design industry is priceless. She has a new book, "Around Beauty" that she shared with us at the conference. I can hardly wait to get my very own copy. It is so beautiful and her writings in the book are pure poetry.

Charlotte Moss was a dream too. Such grace and strength...truly one of my favorite people in the world. I love her sense of humor and quick wit! Charlotte shared her thoughts about social media and it's importance within the business of interior design. She talked about being gracious and honest and using integrity when we write our blogs. She inspired us all to be authentic and to create original content. Charlotte also has a new book, "Charlotte Moss - A Visual Life" (both books are available on Amazon.com) and it is a truly lovely collection of her beautiful work and her many years of collecting and photographing images from all over the world. I was lucky enough to purchase it from Charlotte and have her sign my copy while I was in High Point last Fall. She is inspiring and so very funny :) Love her to pieces!

Charlotte Moss and I in High Point last fall...adore her and admire her so much for her design talent and the impact she has made in the world of interior design. 

While I am so very happy to be at home with my family whom I missed so very much, I am a little sad as I sit here at my desk this morning. My eyes fill with tears as I reflect upon all the wonderful thoughts, images and inspirations that they shared with us; the pieces of their heart and their treasured design secrets. I am so truly blessed to have been in the presence of such greatness. I will be forever starstruck by both of these women and hope that one day, if I am lucky enough, I will be able to inspire others in the gracious way that they do. 

Have a wonderful Thursday :)

Warmly,

Kim