Creating a Farmhouse Bedrooms
When I saw Rhoda was having a party for your top projects of the year I thought I would join in on the fun. To be honest, I try not to pay too much attention to my
I was all geared up to start on the backyard this weekend but word has it we are expecting a big storm.So instead of showing you progress you get to see what will be worked
Rustic elegant home tour
Good Monday to y’all! I’m thrilled to start the week, as I’ve dubbed this one my “slow week for the summer.” Ha! We’ll see what I can do to change that, as I know I probably will. On to business today… If there’s one room in our house, that I would possibly gut and start […]
It's not uncommon for bathrooms to look quite stark and clinical, but if you prefer to have a more rustic charm in your home, there are plenty of options available. These kinds of bathrooms look excellent in cottages and period homes, where more modern bathrooms can look out of place.
Loft transformation, before and after
Dartmoor from Brentor
And since 1999, it seems things have only gotten better when it comes to small-scale agriculture in Russia. In 2003 the Russian President signed into law a further “Private Garden Plot Act…
Have holiday lights stored away? Dust them off and put them to use with these 7 DIY ideas!
A collection of muse-influenced beauty and life-reality-madness in the forms of prose, poetry, vernacular photography, sheer ramblings, and unconditional thought-dreams by Abraham Ahmed: The Surfing Beatnik.
The Scenario: A Toronto girl with an art degree makes her way in NYC from Vogue intern to star stylist's sidekick to Graydon Carter's assistant. Along the
Today I will show you the works of a few talented architects who created beautiful houses, somehow different than the ones you usually see in your neighborhood. If we don’t afford them, we can at least admire the architectural design that those archi...
After going through the process of re-doing our guest bathroom, I was left with so many inspirational images of beautiful bathrooms. So, of course, I just had to share them with you! Nothing says “relax”
In the northernmost parts of Scandinavia the growing season is 60 days long. The rest of the year is basically a prelude to or a recovery from winter. This
I'm on and off planes at the moment, so I apologise for the poor lack of posts. (Last week involved a 2-day air marathon to get across the world: a 2-hr flight, then a 5-hr flight, then a 12-hr flight, then a 3-hr flight, then a 2-hr drive.) But I wanted to post about a few beautiful things I've seen lately – or am going to see – particularly the proliferation of 'white' in exhibitions, books, flowers and buildings. Perhaps it's a reaction to the explosion of colour we've seen these past few years but white certainly seems to be making an glorious comeback. Understated, sophisticated, delicate, and diplomatic (it relates beautifully to every colour), white is the colour world's most timeless, most graceful shade. Here are some places where it's been showing its elegant glamour lately.... "Style is... Charleston in South Carolina, Givenchy, the Paris Opera House, white, Margot Fonteyn, any Cole Porter song, and English pageantry..." – Noel Coward. The new 'Pearls' exhibition at the V and A Museum, London On show until 2014. Just beautiful. Can't wait to see it. The new Chanel exhibition at the London College of Fashion Another lovely show. Have you discovered some of the amazing vintage Chanel dealers around yet? Vintage Chanel is worth more than new CC because it's harder to come by. It's slightly more expensive, but the designs are (in my opinion) more beautiful. I've found a fabulous little vintage boutique near the Flatiron Building in New York that sources vintage Chanel from all the wealthy women on the Upper East Side. This same dealer sells vintage Dior and Schiaparelli jewellery too. The Art Deco pieces are amazing. I'm currently writing a book about New York: will include the address of this Flatiron store in it for Chanel lovers out there. Loved this temporary sign on Fifth Avenue A new book about the divine Miss D Bought this recently and can't put it down. It's a collection of all her memos from her Harper's Bazaar days. Witty and very amusing. A friend's guest cottage on Shelter Island French Riviera: Living Well Was The Best Revenge (Assouline Publishers) Have been trying to source this book for years. Years! (It was out of print for many years.) Finally found it in the vintage fashion section of The Strand Bookstore in New York last week, and then discovered (ironically) from the manager of Assouline that they've decided to reprint it, because it was so popular. One of the most glamorous books you will ever read. The photos alone are worth the price. More from the French Riviera book. Love this photo. A wonderful fashion label from Melbourne called One Season Everyone I know is wearing this label at the moment. We're buying a new car early next year. But I can't imagine it will be as cute as this. Bunny Mellon's former townhouse on the Upper East Side Snapped this as I was wandering past and then read on Habitually Chic that it was Bunny's former home. The house is now up for sale for US$46M. The pix are online if you're curious. [link here] My favourite staircase in Paris The home of a friend in the Marais. Oscar de la Renta As elegant as always. Charleston Charleston A friend's riverback escape at the end of her garden on Long Island This same friend's dining room Carolyne Roehm's beautiful weekender in Charleston We wandered past this last week. The restoration work is magnificent. Ms Roehm's recently restored Victorian greenhouse in Connecticut (This will feature in a future issue of the new magazine) White geraniums Have you noticed how these are very chic again? They're like hydrangeas: granny flowers that have been given a new lease of horticultural life. Carolyne Roehm had a whole greenhouse full of white geraniums: the effect was astonishing. Savannah Savannah The former Pfizer Mansion, Brooklyn, New York Several years ago I had the privilege of staying in this extraordinary Brooklyn mansion, which has been beautifully restored by an interior designer with a great eye. She kindly emailed me this week with a gracious note, and once again I was reminded of the beauty of white interiors. Jessica, if you're reading this – thank you. I was very touched. Will email you privately. Look at the parquetry floors of Jessica's Brooklyn home. Isn't the detail incredible? Caffe Storrico, New York My favourite cafe in Manhattan. Elizabeth GIlbert's much-lauded new book The girls at Avenue Bookstore told me this was good, so I bought it. Can't put it down. So completely different to Eat Pray Love. You'd never know it was the same author. Louisa Jones' Garden Tours of Provence Louisa cancelled her Provence Garden Tour this year but thankfully she's decided to reinstate it in 2014. I'm going to try and book a place with a girlfriend. The gardens – including Pierre Berge's garden and Nicole de Vesian's La Louve – sound astounding. louisajones.fr Our scruffy dogs, looking as dishevelled as always... Bon voyage for now. J x
With its long, simple roof, a shed dormer adds the most floor space and more opportunities for windows than other dormer types.
Contemporary single family residence designed by 4site Architecture.
The worst thing about vampires is that nasty, pale skin. Unfortunately, all but those in Twilight have to avoid sunlight, which means being sickly pale is their only option. Luciano Podcaminsky is here to help though with his coffin-shaped tanning bed. Of course, the UV Rays emitted might still be poisonous to vampires, but maybe in low dosages it can improve the complexion without killing the tanner.Link Via Booooooom...
The Scenario: A Toronto girl with an art degree makes her way in NYC from Vogue intern to star stylist's sidekick to Graydon Carter's assistant. Along the
So this space has basically been done since early 2014, since we finished it for the CWTS contest , but we're only getting around to posting it now because we apparently suck at blogging. Basements are usually a place where used furniture goes to die. No one really seem
Brookyn via Baton Rouge.
