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"Cupcakes and Cashmere&amp;#x27;s Emily Schuman makes people happy. She inhabits a world chock-full of pretty things, impeccable style, adorable entertaining ideas, and upbeat DIY projects. Like the Martha Stewart of our generation, Emily makes you want to do things just a little better. She gave us a tour of her home just weeks before moving to a new pad with her husband and business partner, Geoffrey, and their three cats. [Note to Schuman: We want to come back and see your new place when you&amp;#x27;re settled in!] What to do with a faux fireplace: &amp;quot;I was ecstatic when I realized we had a fireplace, only to discover that it was nonworking. So instead of keeping it empty, I filled it with varying sizes of pillar candles. We don&amp;#x27;t light them often, mainly due to L.A.&amp;#x27;s typical hot climate, but for winter dinner parties, they really do bring a wonderful amount of light and warmth into the room.&amp;quot; How to bring libations to work: &amp;quot;My husband, Geoffrey, brought this collection in once he started working with me full-time. I felt like it was a nice addition and a particularly good juxtaposition to the pink walls. It&amp;#x27;s a rarity, but we will occasionally have some Scotch if we&amp;#x27;re working long hours. My cocktail of choice changes with the seasons, but right now I&amp;#x27;m all about a classic Manhattan&amp;amp;#8212;my husband makes the best one in the city.&amp;quot; Where to find the perfect garland: &amp;quot;Confetti System. It&amp;#x27;s a reminder that even when I&amp;#x27;m at the office that my job should be fun and fanciful&amp;amp;mdash;never too serious.&amp;quot; How she dresses for her blog: &amp;quot;I like to showcase a nice variety of looks, from things that I&amp;#x27;d wear out on a date with my husband to casual clothes I&amp;#x27;d wear while shopping with girlfriends on the weekend. I like high-low. I mix and match so that nothing ever feels too one-dimensional.&amp;quot; Her style plans for the next home: &amp;quot;Our new house has an English cottage vibe, with lots of open space. We are working with an incredible interior designer, Amber Lewis. She has promised to help me get over my aversion to color while making sure that we find a balance that works for both me and Geoffrey. Our goal is to have the home feel cozy, elevated, and with a nod to Hollywood Regency.&amp;quot; How she keeps her baubles organized: &amp;quot;This was my solution to my constantly tangled necklaces. I wear a lot of incredibly dainty jewelry, and when thrown in a bowl, they&amp;#x27;d turn into one massive knot almost instantly. So I hammered a row of thin nails onto the wall and painted them the same color as the bedroom wall. I use them to hang my necklaces.&amp;quot; On her feline&amp;#x27;s style: &amp;quot;Luna&amp;#x27;s silky coat is her claim to fame, so she&amp;#x27;d be all about high-end fashion. She&amp;#x27;s our diva. Rocco&amp;#x27;s such an athlete that I think he&amp;#x27;d be more into relaxed basics. Cali [pictured here], the newest addition to the household, is a total tomboy. She could totally rock leather jackets and cool kicks.&amp;quot; The best gift she&amp;#x27;s ever received: &amp;quot;The Chanel shoes that my husband, Geoffrey, got me. We found them on sale at Bergdorf&amp;#x27;s in New York, and I thought they were such works of art. Even though they&amp;#x27;re velvet, I still manage to wear them year-round.&amp;quot; The chicest cutlery: &amp;quot;These are from West Elm. I use them mainly for dinner parties and for food photography on Cupcakes and Cashmere.&amp;quot; What&amp;#x27;s next: &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m currently working on my second book, focused on home&amp;amp;#8212;interiors design and entertaining&amp;amp;#8212;which comes out in spring 2015. I&amp;#x27;m also working on Cupcakes and Cashmere products, with a capsule clothing collection coming out this spring with one of my favorite brands.&amp;quot; Check out more ideas from Emily on her blog, or in her best-selling book, Cupcakes and Cashmere: A Guide for Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, and Entertaining With Ease."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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