interior glass doors: 2009-06-28

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

I hope all my American readers enjoy the long 4th of July holiday weekend. Oh, and let's keep our fingers crossed that it doesn't rain!

Photo from Markham Roberts

We all are heading to Denmark this summer. When I say "we all" I mean my three sisters, their husbands and children - my entire side of the family. We total 11 people. My parents, who have since passed away, had four girls and I am sister number three.

Sister number two lives part of the year in California and part of the year in Denmark. She has lived between two countries for most of her adult life.

Many years ago when I lived in Germany, we often visited her in Denmark. We did a lot of sightseeing and antiquing. She knew the best out of the way barns and I found some terrific Danish pine pieces.

Sister number two is getting married in August and having a traditional Danish wedding. Her fiancee is a native of Copenhagen, Denmark. My children, and their cousins, are in the wedding and they are all very excited. The photo above is the Danish Royal couple; Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. Just like a living fairytale!

She has planned some great sightseeing for us. One stop we hope to make is Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.

I plan to get plenty of photos of the plate room for my friend, Valorie at Visual Vamp. She would love this.

To keep the children ages 5 through 12 happy we also plan to stop at Tivoli Gardens.

But, back to the wedding. Here is another photo of the Royal couple - I just had to keep this one in it's so romantic. Sister number two has agreed to let me do a post on her wedding when I return. The plans sound really wonderful so watch for that in September.

After the wedding, my husband, children (ages 10 and 12) and I are heading to the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland. We are staying in the wonderful little village of Wengen. No cars are allowed in Wengen you can only get there by cog wheel train.

We plan do a few days of hiking, which no doubt will inspire me to sing songs from The Sound of Music. The kids have asked me to promise to not break out into song.

But it that may prove difficult because the scenery is so spectacular.

We may travel over to Thun to see the Schadau Castle.

Or stumble upon some other unexpected and delightful sights.

Then we spend our final days in Zurich. We very excited.

So, my international and well traveled readers, I am requesting any information about out of the way locations that we may want to stop in and see while we are there. These are those not to miss spots that unless you have traveled or lived in the area, an average tourist would not know about. So, if you have a moment or a thought, do let me know.

Oh my, I feel a song coming on... lucky for you I have no audio feature.

xx-Gina

all photos Google Images

While I was looking through designer Meg Braff's portfolio, I came across the most perfect East Hampton home. I love the patterns and shades of blue she used throughout all the spaces. The mudroom is my favorite room and pretty much sums up the feeling of this chic weekend home. I can also imagine how much fun the family who owns it will probably have over the long holiday weekend. I hope all of you l have a wonderful Independence Day no matter where you spend it!

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It's funny when an answer to one of your questions falls in your lap. I've been trying to find out who represents Bob Collins & Sons in New York and just I found out that Todd Romano has recently started carrying the line of fabulous fabrics and wallpapers. You might not know the name Bob Collins but I can bet you've seen the wallpapers used in rooms by the some of the top interior designers as seen below. It was so much fun to be able to check out all the patterns in person and even though none of them seem right for any of my current projects I will definitely be filing them away for a future project! They are really fabulous and you should check them out too!

Bamboo Birds as used by Albert Hadley

Bamboo Birds as used by Kelly Wearstler

Chinese Lattice as used by Kelly Wearstler

Chinese Lattice as used by Meg Braff

Chinese Lattice as used by Kelly Wearstler

Antony Todd has exquisite taste and now that eponymous shop is having a sale, you may actually be able to afford a few of his impeccable choices. Items that are 25-40% off are marked with a tag. Everything else is regular price. Don't forget to peek downstairs. You won't see Antony since he's in Europe but you will find more of his treasures. Bonne Chance!

Antony Todd

44 East 11th Street

New York, NY 10013

212-529-3252

www.antonytodd.com

Photos by Heather Clawson

Mi habitación de costura en progreso. Cap.4

Esta vez le tocó a la vitrina donde guardo aquellas cosas que tienen más importancia para mí o que por no estar expuestas al polvo están bien guardaditas....pero a la vista.

El trabajo lo dediqué especialmente a forrar todo la trasera con el mismo papel que utilicé en parte de la pared.

Luego rematar todos los bordes con una puntilla blanca de algodón.

Este era el caos del que partía una vez que tuve que " almacenar " parte de las cosas antes de empezar a pintar.....
El cúmulo de cosas durante estos años pasados hacía necesaria una limpieza que diera " algo de luz " a este rincón.