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Sunday, June 13, 2010

How to increase the private residence area?

Before the London architects of company Studioctopi there was an uneasy problem — the owner of a private residence in the Victorian style has ordered to expand a house premise, not destroying protogenic beauty and external shape.

Black zinc & glass

After numerous disputes with the customer and huge number of offers, architects have stopped on this variant from black zinc and glass.

The house in the Victorian style

As a result: the premise of a kitchen room has been increased twice, tenants had an opportunity to get to a garden from a dining room, and natural illumination has shaded space of an external part of the updated house.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

okay, Ikea

oh, did I forget to tell you that last week I visited the largest Ikea in the US? well, I did. and I survived to tell the tale.

it was actually totally manageable, but the fact that we showed up at 10:30am on a Thursday probably had something to do with it...I emerged without buying anything (it was more of a trip for my boyfriend's apartment), but I now have a tidy little list for our next mid-week trip. I want to get more plates and bowls (plain white everything) so that I can host bigger dinner parties, more glasses (these make awesome shot glasses and are perfect for sake), some of these rad tumblers for all the cold-weather beverages I plan on drinking, cheap plants (which they sell many varieties of for like $1.75 in the store), those 50 cent kitchen dishtowels with the red stripe, and surprisingly....bath towels?

normally I'm kind of a snob when it comes to towels...the cheap ones never really absorb water properly and they always get snags. to me, its worth it to spend the money on Ralph Lauren or something equally as middle/high end, because it's gonna last longer. but the Baven series was actually really nice! I almost bought one to try at home, cause that's when you really know if it's worth it, but I'll do it next time. I furthered my surprise by really liking the Baven bathmats (don't care for bathmats in general) and-- here comes the shock of the century-- I'm considering getting one in green. the vibrant colors are pleasantly rich and I'm tempted to stray from my white-towels-only rule and go wild with a kelly bathmat.

what can I say, Ikea makes people do crazy things.

oh, I also liked this new wool blanket, but I can't find it on the site.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

desktop cleanout

I'm constantly dragging images onto my desktop and it's high time I share them with you and throw 'em in a folder.

loving the woven pendant shade and glossy white floors...

this is the absolute perfect shade of robin's egg blue meets seafoam green. the open shelves stacked with white magazines is a great solution to the piles of vintage architecture mags that lined an entire wall of my bedroom...also the chow-chow proves that this delicate color can be paired with autumnal tones and also looks great with dark wood accent pieces.

open shelving, books in the kitchen, beadboard backsplash, painted floor, mismatched chairs, rolling library ladder, and pops of that great Danish blue...what a delish kitchen!

this is an image from Dos Family and I can't get enough of it. I love all of the prints above the sofa, especially how they're hung, and the cluster of pillows on that perfectly-grey sofa is divine.

this is a tinge on the feminine side for my personal tastes, but I'd absolutely suggest this look for clients. that light robin's eggy color comes back into play and I am such a sucker for bamboo shades layered behind a nicely-tailored curtain. the headboard pops in a darker version of the wall color (wallpaper?) and almost looks like the little buttons in the tufted chair are the same hue.