The First Blogger's Favorites of 2010 -- Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio + A Giveaway!

My immense fondness for DwellStudio is really no secret. Everything they turn out is pretty much perfection (I recently acquired one of their duvet covers and can honestly say it's the best bedding I've ever had), and their styling is always gorgeous.... (I flip through the DwellStudio catalog at least once a week to get inspiration, as there's always some fantastic detail that I've previously overlooked.)

So for our first "blogger's favorites" of 2010, I'm thrilled to feature the founder and creative director of DwellStudio, Christiane Lemieux's list.

And...(it gets better) not only has Christiane taken the time to kindly share the things she loves most with us, but she's also offering up a set of DwellStudio sheets (of your choice) to one of my readers!

This is such a fab giveaway, I wish I could win it.

Just leave a comment on this post by midnight Thursday, January 14th. I'll announce the winner next Friday! Good Luck.

Now without further ado, herewith Christiane's favorites. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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Joslyn ­ thank you so much for including me in this feature. It is a really great exercise to think about my favorite things. How often do we all really get to focus on that? This is something you can approach in so many ways but it goes without saying that my four most treasured favorite things are my husband Josh, my daughter Isabelle, my son Will and our dog Jake. That said, it seems most intuitive for me to start at home. That is after all what do here at DwellStudio.

New York -- I love New York ­ I am not American and so I always feel like I am just passing through which allows me never to take my time in this great city for granted. I love Paris, Rome, Tokyo and a myriad of other places but as I drive in from the airport after a trip and I catch a glimpse of the skyline­ I still can¹t believe that this is home. This city is amazing.

Breakfast at Balthazar -- This is one of my favorite spots in New York. It is steps from my apartment and has the greatest vibe in the morning when all the neighborhood regulars are there. It¹s like Paris meets New York… what could be better? My kids call it the restaurant.

The Museum of Natural History -- I love a diorama. I find them so chic and evocative. They tell a story of the animals and people who sponsored each window. There is nothing better than the whale in the hall of Ocean Life. Anytime anyone suggests a trip - I jump.

Murray¹s cheese shop on Bleecker -- I love cheese…cheese with breakfast, cheese with wine ­ cheese anytime. What can I say? I am French Canadian. My sister-in-law gave me a cheese of the month for a birthday gift. It was perfect. Murray¹s is the temple of cheese in my neighborhood.

Sleep -- I also love sleep- It is probably my single greatest love. Ever since my two kiddies came along, I would probably choose sleep over almost anything. There is nothing better to me than when my head hits that cool pillow. I am in love with our percale linen edge sheets from Portugal. Equal measure soft and crisp and always cool. Perfect.

Marni -- I love the Marni Spring 2010 collection ­ the New York store is around the corner on Mercer and I dropped in to check it out. Amazing ­ in person the details are stunning. Equally gorgeous is the jewelry this season. Love this cuff.

Target -- I love Target, and not just because I work with them ­ because I really really do. Where else can you get a Rodarte dress and Lightening McQueen wrapping paper in one shop? Every time I go in I find myself asking total strangers ­ can you believe how good this thing is and it¹s only two dollars?!

A Good Cocktail -- It just so happens that Pegu ­ a lounge that delivers a famously amazing libation is on the corner of my street (what good luck?). Sometimes after the kids are tucked in and the dads are on duty­ I meet the other neighborhood moms for a late drink. We all have our favorites but the Old Cuban and the Earl Gray Martini are chart toppers.

I love so many things... travel, food, reading, magazines, movies, art, dangerous sports, etc but the things on this list are all in a 4 block radius of my home (ok ­ I have to jump on the N train to get to the museum). Thank you NYC.