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A Gorgeous Minimal Malibu Beach House
May 22, 2013 //

Heres an appealing simple concave-shape house, created by a cube of air chopped out of the middle.

Its utter simplicity perfectly reflects the boundless Pacific that stretches across the horizon, literally from the ends of the earth.

Built by Owen Dalton, it confronts the ocean at Malibu, in California.

The beach house has everything you need (ie: not much) to relax in this heavenly space.

The bedroom is as sublimely simple as the endless blue seas it looks out on.

Even the pillow sofa looks like passing puffy clouds in the sky.

At the back of the central open space, the kitchen takes up the side wall.

Behind the kitchen, in the tiny enclosed side of the house, is the bathroom.

The opposite enclosed side of the open cube houses the stairs that open at the front of the house to the bedroom on the second floor.

Simplicity itself in uncomplicated design for an idyllic life.

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A Day at London’s Grandest Brasserie
May 15, 2013 //

New York has Balthazar, Paris has Brasserie Lipp, London has the Wolseley. Centrally located on Piccadilly, the Wolseley is a modern all-day cafe-brasserie in the European tradition, where grandees and grungers alike feel welcome.

The building dates from 1921, when the Wolseley Car Company (which began life as the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Company) hired architect William Curtis Green to design a luxurious car showroom. No architectural mark of opulence was omitted: high arches, sweeping stairways, marble floors—it all adds up to a munificent temple for the mechanical wonder of the age. The cafe’s interiors, orchestrated by David Collins Studio, are almost a decade old but continue to exude an Art Deco glamor. A

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From Martha’s Kitchen: Layout & Design Tips
May 07, 2013 //

In a dream parallel universe, I would’ve actually interviewed Martha Stewart for this piece, but instead I’ve mined the Internets for the queen of domesticity’s best advice on how to maximize your kitchen’s design potential.

Over the years, Martha Stewart estimates she’s designed more than 22 custom kitchens, so she’s learned the hard way what works and doesn’t work for her. Here is some of the advice shes shared recently:

  • Look for cabinetry with the most options for shelf-height adjustments, for maximum versatility when it comes to your organization options. The queen favors the “bird’s beak” style of shelving, which just slides into place.
  • Hang your pots. A famous habit of celebrity shelves and an age-old tradition, it just makes sense. Get ‘em out of drawers and cupboards, and up-up-and-away.
  • Contain your crazy with containers. Martha likes pretty baskets and bins, but I’m a “better make it clear” or at least mesh kind of girl, as I’d like to see what’s in storage rather than have to label it. Either way, whether in cupboards

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Light Pink & Gold
May 02, 2013 //

Lately, I cant get enough of a light pink and gold color combination. Im pretty sure Ive mentioned this above. My light pink obsession is stemming from the color of my bridesmaids dresses, and gold I just love. Together, theyre soft and magical. Not exactly modern, but still feminine and often glamourous.

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about painting some walls pale pink. Clearly, I cant get this pink out of my mind! The only way I could have it in my life is if I were to move into a new home and had a small office area of my own. If that happens, the office would be pale pink with lots of gold and lucite accents to give this color combo a modern angle. And probably some sort of fur like that nursery above.

What are your thoughts on light pink and gold?

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Best shopping event (in NYC) of the year
Apr 23, 2013 //

For those of you who are around the NYC metro area this weekend you MUST come by the best shopping event of the year!  Housing Works will present its annual Design on a Dime event which will feature 50 top designers who create fabulous vignettes using lots of beautiful Valspar color!  The event is open to the public on Friday, April 26 Saturday, april 27 and I highly recommend that you stop by to scoop up the deals that havent been taken on opening night.  

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