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In Case You Missed It: High Gloss Issue 3

Paloma Contreras does it again…

I finally had the opportunity to really sift through the July/August 2011 issue of High Gloss, and I am blown away with the amount of truly talented creative professionals squeezed into 82 spreads. Between Domicile ID, Melissa Warner of Massucco Warner Miller, Bri Morris, Amber Lewis, Emily Ruddo, Kristen Buckingham, and of course BFF (“blog friend forever” duh) Megan Biram of MIMI+MEG, I am definitely feeling unworthy of being in such company! But it was such a wonderful experience working with Paloma Contreras (how can she be pretty, talented, and SO nice? No fair!).

These are some of the images from the issue that are still speaking to me (and will no doubt stay with me for some time), probably because they involve a few of my favorite themes:

YELLOW/DARK GRAY…

High Gloss #3: Kristen Buckingham

[ Kristen Buckingham ]

High Gloss #3: photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna

[ photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna ]

High Gloss #3: Melissa Warner

[ Melissa Warner of Massucco Warner Miller ]

ACCESSORY STYLING IDEAS…

High Gloss #3: Emily Ruddo

[ Emily Ruddo ]

High Gloss #3: Emily Ruddo

[ Emily Ruddo ]

High Gloss #3: Amber Lewis of Amber Interior Design

[ Amber Lewis of Amber Interior Design ]

High Gloss #3: Amber Lewis of Amber Interior Design

[ Amber Lewis of Amber Interior Design ]

CONTEMPORARY ART…

High Gloss #3: photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna

[ photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna ]

High Gloss #3: Melissa Warner

[ Melissa Warner of Massucco Warner Miller ]

High Gloss #3: Paloma Contreras' Editor's Picks

[ Paloma Contreras’ Editor’s Picks ]

…and MARY MCDONALD (can’t get enough of her on Million Dollar Decorators!!)

High Gloss #3: Mary McDonald photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna

[ Mary McDonald photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna ]

And in case you missed it, here is my feature on the shower and nursery for my dear friend and her bébé (pages 48-49):

High Gloss #3: Erika Brechtel

High Gloss #3: Erika Brechtel

Thank you all for inspiring me to keep plugging away and continue to grow each day in so many ways!

...xoxo

Erika Brechtel

Erika's passion for guiding women to "Style Your Biz, Your Home, Your Self, Your Life" led her create 'The E List' (formerly the Small Shop blog) in 2010. Since, she's expanded globally into speaking, mentoring, course offerings, angel investing, and social entrepreneurship through the Élanoura Collective for women founders.

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  1. lily says

    June 30, 2011 at 7:24 am

    Ahh congratulations ! I saw your post about it before but you are amazing and the room is so fabulous !! I (of course) love all the dark gray and yellow and I love the display in the fourth photo!

    xxLily
    goldandgray.com

  2. elizabeth says

    June 30, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Yours was definitely the best of the bunch!
    -e (modern24seven.blogspot.com)

  3. Lonely Wife Project says

    June 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Agree with Elizabeth. Your spread was my favorite! And I love that photo of you!

  4. Paloma {LaDolceVita} says

    June 30, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    Thank you so much for the kind words and the wonderful post, Erika! We are thrilled to be able to share your gorgeous project with our readers. You were such a joy to work with! I hope we can collaborate again in the future.

  5. Amber Interiors says

    June 30, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Thanks so much! You summed it up pretty perfect. It was an honor to be in the mag with so many beautiful and talented ladies.
    xoxo
    Amber

  6. Cristina says

    July 1, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Oo quickly heading over to check it out. I need some yellow in my life!

  7. blair @ scsd says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Ugh, I’m behind on all my magazine reading…. can’t wait to catch up over the long weekend. I LOVE the attention to detail in that first pic with the yellow sofa…. it’s amazing what an impact like adding a print inside of a pleat on the skirt will do!

    blair @ scsd

  8. Chantal says

    July 3, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Erika, wow! Liked the feature of you at the magazine.
    Congrats on the pretty babycards, love them!
    xxx Chantal

  9. Natural Mattresses says

    October 23, 2013 at 7:34 am

    Howdy! I could have sworn I’ve been to this site before but after browsing through some
    of the posts I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m
    definitely pleased I stumbled upon it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!

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