Felt! Renewable, recyclable and compostable!
From Mioculture.
As seen in Boston Magazine.
Architectural Digest has recently released "Private Views - Inside the World's Greatest Homes". Here are a few images from the book - and they are wow!
Click here for more images and descriptions of the above.
Photography by Kari Haavisto, Paul Warchol, Herman How-Man Wong, Derry Moore, Jaime Ardiles-Arce, Mary E. Nichols, Jonathan Pilkington, Russell Macmasters, Marina Faust. Lars Hansson, Massimo Listri, Scott Frances, José Luis Pérez, Andrew Twort, Erhard Pfeiffer and Courtesy Abrams, an Imprint of Harry N. Abrams, INC.
Many of us are familiar with Designers Guild's colorful wallpapers, fabrics and accessories.
But did you know they have a line of paints to complement their other products?
Aren't these colors luscious?!
I just posted this on my long-neglected blog Master of Your Domain, but thought the images are so wonderful they deserve to be seen here too!
The Boston Globe recently ran an article profiling several local bachelor pads - from the luxuriousness of the Ritz Carlton Towers to a tiny 350 sq. ft. city condo - these spaces are not only beautiful, but are visual expressions of their owners personalities and interests. They represent what I consider the ultimate goal in decorating - a beautiful space that is also highly personal. Lucky is the lady who gets taken home to these digs for dinner!
Dutch designer Jasper van Grootel offers this really unique take on traditional furniture forms. In the Plastic Fantastic furniture collection, each piece is unique and perfectly restored before being treated with a rubber coating. Designed to resist all kinds of weather conditions, these pieces can be used as indoor or garden furniture. Now this is recycling!
I love how the addition of whimsical wallpaper into a contemporary kitchen really warms up what could become a cold feeling space. There is defintely a new wave of wallpapers and decals that are great for use in the kitchen - without feeling old and stodgy. Since kitchens often only have one wall that has any kind of open space, it can be a great opportunity to experiment with bolder and larger patterns to create a focal wall that balances the heaviness caused by appliances and cabinetry.
Here are some fabulous spaces:
Ever go hunting for buried treasure?
Ever find anything like this?
Ed and Doug at Swank Lighting emailed me about their latest find. They recently acquired these amazing vintage murano lamps from the Edward P. Paul Company. These lamps have been completely rebuilt using new UL Certified hardware and ready for safe use in the 21st century.
Here are some favorites:
Says Ed "When we came across this cache of art treasure we felt like we were at the most wonderful easter egg hunt possible. Everytime we opened an old wooden shipping crate and began pulling brown paper bundles out we felt like we were giving birth. Well not really.... but it was so much fun."
Click here to see more - including some amazing closeup photography.
I attended the The PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) Awards last evening at the lovely Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. This award (given by the Builders Association of Greater Boston) pays tribute to New England's most elite housing industry professionals for excellence in building, design, sales and marketing, and a myriad of other categories.
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