Last week, I wrote about my first interior design project and my love for the music of Carlos Vives. If that seems like a weird association – then you might need to read last week’s post.

After finishing the first apartment with Daniel Valderrama – who is the head of V & E design (where I am a partner), we started our next project, a few blocks away. While the first project was inspired by Colombian singer, Carlos Vives – the second apartment has a decidedly more North American feel..

Part of that is because of the unique way that V & E Design operates. It’s less of a “let us help you chose a new wallpaper,” then – “tell us what sorts of things you like – and then we will design something unique for you.”

So for our second apartment – we designed around the ideas of Elvis Presley and his Memphis estate, Graceland. The project is called, the We love Elvis! penthouse or the Elvis Apartment.

Here’s the kitchen door with a custom stained glass insert – if you want more of an idea of what we are talking about..

It’s a bigger apartment – with four bedrooms and three bathrooms – including an amazing gold bathroom. There is a fantastic open terrace and a smaller more private enclosed terrace too.

My niece in the golden bathroom – showing off the large jacuzzi tub.

Of course – if you want to see more pictures of the Elvis Apartment – you can see a wide variety on AirBNB.

We strayed a bit from my usual topics on Colombian culture and such – but we will pick back up on our usual topics soon. (Like the cuisine at El Chato – which is consistently rated at one of the best restaurants in Latin America and the world!)

I haven’t been there, yet.. I have included a link to the restaurant menu – if any of you want to give it a try and report back..