Jamila St. Julien

  • About
  • Portfolio
  • Collaborate
  • Lifestyle
  • Design
  • Secrets

Jamila is a committed decorator and visuals manger who us passionate about her company, her home, her friends, and entertaining.

Cheers to the Weekend!

April 25, 2014 By Jamila St. Julien Leave a Comment

What are your plans for this weekend? We’ll be going to visit Justin’s grandmother for her birthday. I don’t think she knows we’re coming so hopefully it’ll be a surprise! She always lights up when she sees him — it’s the sweetest thing. I hope you have an awesome weekend and here are some of my favorite links from around the web…

I’m obsessed with this pink ombré manicure.

If I were crafty, I’d make this display for organizing jewelry.

“I was racially profiled in my own driveway.“

Rolling waves of packing peanuts.

What kind of office speak dominates your brain?

Girl hopes Michelle Obama can find her dad a job.

Do you know these Google tricks?

In love with this dreamy wall hanging.

Must try — homemade nutella!

You won’t mind having this lipstick stain on your coffee mug.

The perfect summer beach house.

How to fight procrastination and get out of your own way.

P.S.

I know everyone doesn’t get to enjoy a full weekend to themselves. So, to all the retail, restaurant, and hospital workers and everyone else who will be on the clock on Saturday and Sunday — I hope you have an amazing day of sales, make a whole lot of tips, or just have a smooth shift. Cheers to you! Xx.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: cheers to the weekend

When Your Living Space is Your Workspace

April 23, 2014 By Jamila St. Julien 5 Comments

Sometimes your living room and your office are one in the same. But, that doesn’t mean you have to work from the couch, and use a TV tray as your desk.

When we lived in Chicago, our one-bedroom apartment was tiny, and we had to get pretty creative to figure out how we each could have a full workspace. After many trips to Ikea and lots of patience, we eventually found a solution that worked. We created Justin’s “office” in the living room, and my “office” was tucked away in a cozy nook in front of our bedroom window.

Since then, I’m always on the lookout for functional small-space designs. I was so happy to find this one, and it’s in our old Chicago stomping grounds, Hyde Park! Fashion stylist and blogger, Dee Dee, lives in a studio apartment, and her small office area is just perfect. Take a look…

Dee Dee’s advice for studio living and how to make the best of a small space:

Since it’s just me, it really works. I do my best to create and utilize different zones in my space. I can move around which is great. Work at my desk, hang and lounge on the couch with a cocktail from my bar area and then get a good night’s rest on my daybed–all within one room! My goal was definitely fashion and function. I wanted my space to not only look great but to also be completely liveable, and I think that was definitely accomplished with the makeover.

See the full dream room makeover at The Everygirl!

Filed Under: Design, Lifestyle Tagged With: Chicago, decor, house tour, small spaces, urban living

Stale Donuts and Burnt Coffee

April 21, 2014 By Jamila St. Julien 2 Comments

“Let’s go get a cronut.” Justin hopped out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom. That’s usually how it goes on Saturday mornings. Justin’s wide awake at the crack of dawn (on weekends, 7:00 am feels like 5:00 am to me), and I dive deeper under the sheets pretending I don’t hear him.

“Let’s go! You know you want to try it,” he said while brushing his teeth, running hot water for a shower and shedding his sleeping clothes. We’re so different that way. He will do five things all at once and be ready in 10 minutes flat.

I like to ease into the day — watch my face morph from drowsy to alert while I spend two-and-a-half minutes brushing my teeth; exfoliate, then apply toner and moisturizer; check the weather to see what hairstyle will work best; find the perfect outfit that suits my mood…

We got in the car and drove toward the sun, on our way to a fancy donut shop on the ritzy side of town. Today was the day when we would try the much-raved-about cronut (Houston’s version, anyway). It was a sparkling spring day and the whole weekend was ahead of us. It was enough to make us giddy, like kids at Christmas.

The little store was charming, and tastefully decorated. But, there was no seating — just a walk-up counter and a small table with coffee condiments. We didn’t think much of it though, since it was a nice day to be outside. We placed our order and walked back to the car with our goods in tow — one cronut, one apple fritter, two coffees.

“This thing’s kinda heavy.” I said, attempting to break the cronut in half. It was so dense that I only succeeded in tearing the paper it was wrapped in. That should have been clue number one that our treat would be a dud, but I brushed aside that thought. I really wanted this cronut to be good. “Ok, let’s just bite into it then. One, two, three!”

Blech! Cold. Chewy. Stale. Some of the croissant layers weren’t even cooked through. Surely, this is not why New Yorkers stand in line for hours at Dominique Ansel’s bakery. Underwhelmed and disappointed, we concluded that this shop’s cronut experiment went terribly wrong. But, at least we had coffee. I took a big sip…of regret. No amount of cream or sugar could rescue this cup. I think I now have an idea of how it would feel to drink hot, boiling tar.

I hate to admit this, but I think we had high expectations for our visit partly because we were aware of this shop’s typical customer base. The who’s who of Houston frequent this place, oil and energy tycoons, top attorneys, the list goes on. If anyone could figure out to mimic the famed cronut, surely it would be this place.  But we were so wrong. Better yet, this donut shop got it so wrong. Lesson learned — don’t idealize.

Photo credit: {Ode to Things}

P.S. Do you write reviews?

Filed Under: Family & Relationships, Lifestyle Tagged With: houston, restaurants, stories

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 17
  • Load More

Hi! I'm Jamila a visual merchandising professional & curator with a passion for home and entertaining.

Let’s Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates on what's trending.

View My Portfolio

Portfolio

Instagram

  • Clean Slate ✖️✖️#kaws
  • Always happy to start the week with my faves ☕️🍽
  • Hello 2019. Let’s do this! ✨✨✨✨
  • Dallas in December🎄🍁🍂🥀
  • #tbt Because balloons 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
  • Always on the go 👣

© 2019 Jamila St. Julien