Yes we are all kind of tired of the ongoing cold and the lack of sunshine. That’s why I’m taking you today to a wonderful place New Mexico style. Where the sun is always out and colors are intense. The beautiful Adobe style that’s been around for hundreds of years and is a great backdrop …
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Look what you are stepping on!
I am a big fan of painted floors. Perhaps I’m influenced by my mom who in the 1970′ s painted my girl’s room wooden floors in a glossy light blue, I was the only one who had that among my friends! This summer I just painted the floor in our little annex at my summerhouse …
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Female Masters
As it is the International Women’s day today I thought I would give homage to women in the architectural and designer world. I think the most impressive building among Chicago’s high riser to come up lately is the Aqua tower from 2009. Designed by the local architectural firm Jeanne Gang she started the firm in 1997. Gang …
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Let it grow vertically!
Ever since I saw the first vertical gardens I fell in love with this concept. It’s like green art on your outdoor walls! It has such a visual impact. If you don’t want to make one on your own you can actually buy one at the garden guru floragrubb, check her sight out she is an awesome …
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Maison & Objet Paris 2011
Ill. Summerbelle Maison & Objet is the yearly Interior Design fair in Paris here are some picks from the years’ fair in January. The world famous porcelain maker firm Lladro from Spain, Valencia updated themselves via this new collection called Metropolis. They have actually created a new department called Lladro atelier with the Spanish designer …
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What’s behind your back?
If your bed doesn’t have a “natural” headboard I always think it is interesting to arrange something behind it to give the room a depth. These cushions by an Italian company Oliveri are connected by clips so they can be arranged as you like and be changed at any moment. I really thought it was …
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Hollywood Regency
photo by gkatz I have a love and hate relationship to Hollywood Regency. The glamour and glitz style invented by the 1930s star Interior Designers as Dorothy Draper, Billy Haines and Elsie de Wolfe. It was Hollywood’s golden age. But it hasn’t died out just been updated a little bit. The key to H.R. …
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Hollywood Glamour Part III
Guess which actress lives in this house in Santa Monica, California? She won an Oscar for her performance in “Prizzi’s Honor” 1985. OK another clue, was married to the famous American sculptor Robert Graham yes got it? OK I’ll give it to you it’s Anjelica Huston! This very interesting house was designed by her husband for …
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A woman with many Hats!
Ms Keaton received the Oscar for best actress in Annie Hall in 1977, as we know she wears a lot of hats and acting is not the only one she is also a house flipper! She has a passion for old California homes especially Spanish colonial ones. This was built by the architect Ralph Flewelling …
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Let it Rock’n Roll
This week Nordic Rooms is getting Glamorous a la Hollywood as the Oscars are on their way this upcoming Sunday. And who wouldn’t be more suitable to start out with than the most sexy and glamorous of them all Lenny Kravitz. He is a real artist in the sense that he is breaking his own …
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Stockholm Furniture fair 2011
ill. JuliaRothman Beginning of February was Stockholm’s turn to host the yearly furniture and design fair. And I would say this fair is a great design fair on the level of Milano for sure. And here are a few hot shots! The most interesting and fun part of these design fairs is the part …
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The cutest Valentine gift
Do you remember the Family Summerbelle? I wrote about their beautiful cut outs under Turquoise This is the latest piece from them Love Bugs print. How perfect isn’t this to give away on Valentine. I really think the little spider is the star in this piece. You can order it at Summerbelle So Happy Valentine …
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Pleat that Pleat!
Origami (Japanese Kami-paper and Ori-fold) as we all know this beautiful Japanese art of folding paper started out in the 17th century. You can do what you want with the paper but there is one rule No glue allowed! It has come back lately and in every kid store you can buy some beautiful papers to …
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Afraid of Black?
It’s true it’s quite bold to go black, however, I think it all depends how you go about it! What do you put on when you want to be really stylish? Something in black right! Black has this macabre reputation but how chic isn’t it in this dining room. The big windows and keeping the …
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Toronto IDS fair 2011
ill. juliarothman I have a Canadian friend who is as passionate about design as I am and she has introduced me to the Canadian market of design. She introduced me to a very good Canadian interior magazine houseandhomeweekend if you can get a chance to buy it you should! End of January the yearly contemporary design …
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The weather here has been crazy, last night we had a hit of the sever snow blizzard with thunder and lightning how crazy isn’t that! As I can’t go to work today everything is closed down schools etc. I have taken time to read my fellow bloggers. On trendenser I found an interesting sight to some …
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Felting enters the Interior Design World
It is true felting has been around for some time especially in cultures of Central and East Asia. But I think it has recently being redescovered by designers in the interior world. I wanted to show you how incredible this type of fabric can look in our daily interior. The wall art and poufs comes …
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Did you say knit?
When I arrived in Peoria which can be a chock in itself coming from Europe. I met a lady in my neighbourhood who asked me if I knitted? I just got a flashback seeing myself at my parent’s home 1980’s knitting one pullover after another but that was in the 1980’s!!!!!!!!!!! Who knits now? I …
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The best kept secret!
Sometimes living in a small town has its advantages. One of them I would say is that you have a great art community (I suppose living in Peoria is not as expensive as NY!) Among the really good ones we have I have a favourite and as you might have guessed from the pictures above …
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Before and After
Today’s Before and After comes from a Swedish couple who lives in North Carolina and had the vision in turning this house into a really great space, so it finally could breath again away from all the cluttering, check it out. You can hardly see that there is actually a fireplace in this room, as …
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