Darian Darling's Profile

Thank you everyone who left a comment! I appreciate all your feedback.

This is the first time I have ever lived alone and because of that I was able to decorate without compromise. Obviously some of my choices aren't for everyone BUT I'm glad people seem to be able to appreciate it and understand my vision. I put a lot of time and thought into every aspect of decorating this space. I really just wanted to stay true to myself and create my own hyper-feminine and ultra-glam world. It needed to be playful and show off all my glamorously kitschy collectibles but in such a way that wouldn't read as kitsch. I wanted it to be chic and grown up while at the same time also being a little girl's doll house...only I'm the doll and NOT the little girl! Hahaha!

To answer a few questions:

The paint color in the living room is actually my favorite neutral- gray. It looks pink/lavender in the photos because of the daylight shining through my sheer hot pink curtains and because of the purple neon light on the Nagel painting.

The JEM and the Holograms dolls I have collected for years and I actually created one of the first JEM websites, JEM Grrrlz way back in 1997.

You can read my own breakdown of my apartment decor and aesthetic on my blog here --> http://dariandarlingnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/every-barbie-deserves-her-dream-house.html

All the best,
DD