Blog for Digs: My Childhood Room & Ideal Girl's Bedroom

In support of the great charity Dwell With Dignity, Claudia Clobes of Stonehouse Love has organized a blog crawl with the theme "my childhood bedroom was..." with the assistance of Beth from Hello Splendor. More than 55 bloggers have or will participate to support Dwell with Dignity, which works to "help families escape poverty and homelessness through design; one household at a time." If you'd like to help check out their website.

I had quite a few different bedrooms and bedroom designs when I was a kid, but the thing I remember most is the freedom my parents gave me to create my own space. Sure, my mother had a strict rule about nothing hung with tacks or tape (if I wanted to put up a poster I could only do so on the inside of my closet door), but they also always let me choose the paint colour and scheme of my room.

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When I was about six or seven my dad took me shopping for a new bed. I think he figured a little girl should have a frilly canopied thing or one of these Cinderella beds. Imagine his surprise when I pointed at a bright blue bunk bed (I had no one to share it with except stuffed animals and the occasional sleepover guest). "Are you sure?" he asked doubtfully. I was sure. We got the blue bed. That room had walls that looked like clouds, decorated with sponge (hey, it was the 80s) flowers, all done by my dad. I loved that room, blue bed and all. And I loved him for not forcing me into something that wasn't "me."

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My next bedroom was a decidedly girlie affair. Pink walls and a pink bow border (hey, it was the early 90s). When I was a pre-teen I chose lavender, something like the colour scheme above except that my bed was also black and wrought iron. And so it went, with every new room I got to reinvent myself and my space. I'm thankful that my parents gave me the room to experiment. More recently they didn't even wince when my brother decided to paint his room black and red, and didn't bat an eyelash when my sister requested fluorescent pink and black. "Are you sure you'll be able to sleep with that pink?" was all my dad asked her, with the same doubtful look he'd had about my blue bed. She was sure. And so he painted.

These days if I had to describe my ideal girl's bedroom it would look something like these...

Massucco Warner Miller

I've always had a thing for daybeds and window seats!

Amanda Nisbit [via]

Massucco Warner Miller

Tamara Mellon's daughter's room via Elle Decor

I also certainly wouldn't have minded a closet like this...

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Check out yesterday's post at Size Too Small. Thanks to Claudia for organizing this great blogger initiative! For more information or to contribute please visit Dwell with Dignity.

I'd love to hear about your childhood bedroom--or what kind of bedroom you'd always dreamed about.

After Globe Fashion & More

Photos from the after-Globe parties 

I like Amanda Seyfried's Valentino,

although I prefer the shoes in black (see below).

I almost want to love Ashley Olsen's Erdem dress but I can't. 

I just can't.  Maybe its the matching satin shoes that

makes it seem too prom-ish.  I do like the colour, though.

I am loving Camille Belle's Armani dress. 

The fit, the pattern, the colours.  Its great on her.

I've had a girl crush on Sophia Bush for the longest

time. I think she's the cutest thing and I just love

her dress and the turquoise accessories.  Relaxed and chic.

Chloë Sevigny in sending out Mad Men vibes in Lacroix.

Isabel Lucas in Chanel

Lindsay Lohan

Photos from The Art of Elysium’s Third Annual Gala on Saturday

I'm thinking Ashley's McQueen suits her.  Am I losing it?

Deeta von Teese in Jean Paul Gaultier

Nicole Richie in Etro and Rashida Jones in Prada

Katy Perry looks so pretty, I guess being engaged agrees with her.

I'm not getting Camille Belle's Valentino. 

Love the shoes and bag, though.

I love Olivia Wilde's Marchesa (she's two for two in my books!)

Can't say I feel the same about Amber Heard's Dior.

Jaime King in Burberry Prosorum and

Jessica Alba in Prada

 

I like the back of Kirsten's dress, which is 

more than I can say for most of her outfits.

What do you think?

Photos:  Just Jared



Alla Prossima

Protect your self with Will Ferrell sunscreen

These days it seems like all celebrities branch out to start their own product line. Now Will Ferrell's name joins the list of celebrity products. The actor has created a signature sunscreen line with each bottle featuring a hilarious picture of himself on the label. The SPF 30 sunscreen comes in three different varieties: Sun Stroke, Sexy Hot Tan and Forbidden Fruit.

However Will Ferrell is not just making sunscreen for more publicity, he is doing it for charity. All of the proceeds from Will Ferrell sunscreen go to Cancer for College's College Willpowered Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund gives scholarships to cancer survivors and amputees. He has been a longtime supporter of the charity, but why did he decide to do so with sunscreen? "I've always dreamed of owning a lotion company. And I've always hated cancer," Ferrell said.

Robert Pattinson kiss for sale

A kiss from Robert Pattinson was auctioned off at the Cannes film festival last night to raise money for amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS. Feeling extra generous Pattinson decided to auction off kisses to two different people. How much does a kiss from Robert Pattinson cost? Just a wopping $20,000.

Other items auctioned off at Cannes included former president Clinton's Alpine Alto saxophon, a 1995 Bruce Weber picture of Sean Penn, and a private screening of the Brad Pitt-Quentin Tarantino movie Inglourious Bastards. Josh Hartnett offered to strip to raise money for the charity, but sadly the bids never got high enough.

A total of more than $1 million was raised at the charity auction. "This is an amazing turnout this year, and we've doing this for 15 years. I think, considering the economy, we did a great job here tonight," amfAR chairman Harvey Weinstein said.

Vote for our friend Mike Rossi, and support a great cause!

Mike Rossi, on-air personality for 93.7 WSTW-FM, Music Director, and great friend to PopCultureMadness is competing in a local version of Dancing With The Stars, called Variety Ballroom Blitz! The competition is raising money for Variety, The Children's Charity! (click here to learn more)

Please take a moment of your time to check out the site, and if possible send a few votes Mike's way!

Check out Mike's Foxtrot video below:

The Ballroom Blitz: Mike, Week 4 from delawareonline on Vimeo.

Lookin' good Mike! We wish you the best of luck with the competition!

Morgan Freeman, Carmen Electra, Christina Milian, Joe and Gavin Maloff, and NFL Great Lenoard Marshall Lend Star Power to Motivate Social Change!

YourCause.com Launches Online Celebrity Portal
for Hollywood Elite to Champion Their Causes

YourCause.com, a newly launched cause-focused social networking site dedicated to “Empowering Millions to Raise Billons,” announced today the official launch of their celebrity pages. To date, the site has raised over $20,000 for more than 600 passionate advocates for change.

The site currently boasts a handful of influential celebrities from the worlds of film, television, music, and sports. The site boasts profiles including actor Morgan Freeman, celebrity personality Carmen Electra, pop songstress Christina Milian, media personality Robin Leach, R&B crooner Jon B, singers Adina Howard and Jeff Timmons, NFL great Leonard Marshall, and Donnie Nelson, General Manager of the Dallas Mavericks, and successful entrepreneurs Joe and Gavin Maloof.

“We feel extremely privileged that these celebrities are lending their notoriety to raise both awareness and funds for their specific causes,” says site co-founder Matthew Combs. “One of the unique things about the site is that anyone can make it their own and promote the causes that THEY are most passionate about.”

Predicated by the $300 billion donated in the US each year to charities by approximately 192 million Americans, YourCause.com continues to provide a unique platform for the passionate, caring individuals to actively raise funds for the cause of their choice. The site caters to three primary audiences – the cause advocates, donors and non-profit organizations. YourCause.com allows registered members to securely connect and fundraise for a government approved non-profit organization, educate visitors about their cause, and generate awareness for causes closest to their hearts. YourCause.com has organized the more than 1.4 million US based 501(c)3 charities within their designated categories, such as animals, disease, health, environment, civil rights and more.

Grandpa to give away the forturne

Heiress Paris Hilton may be kissing that sweet inheritence goodbye, because according to TMZ.com, Grandpa Barron is donating 97% of his fortune to various charities. Whatever money would be left over is what is to be split among surviving family members.It has been previously stated that Grandpa is embarassed by some of Paris' recent behavoir, seriously whose grandpa wouldn't be? I don't think Paris is going to have to give up her habit anytime soon, but perhaps she should be keeping some more thrifty ideas in mind.