interior glass doors: 2010-09-19

Country Chic

It's going to be over 80 degrees today in New York today and that makes it a great weekend to getaway. A perfect place to do so would be the country house in Connecticut owned by designers Richard Lambertson and John Truex. The showhouse room in my last post reflected more of their city style while this home is clearly channeling country chic. It was featured in the October 2008 issue of Elle Decor and you can read about all the details online but the photos pretty much speak for themselves. I especially love the library and the office. More importantly, I wonder if they have room for one more this weekend!

Photos by Pieter Estersohn for Elle Decor

This weekend Dave and I are in Martha's Vineyard to attend a wedding. What a beautiful place the island is, especially during the off season when most of the summer crowds have gone.

Here are a few photos of the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown where the wedding will take place.

Weddings always stir up feelings of happiness, hope and excitement for the future. It's turning out to be the most spectacular day for a wonderful couple.

And some great R&R for Dave and I. Wishing you a wonderful and relaxing weekend as well!

(all photos Harbor View Hotel)

COMEDOR CON ESPEJOS - DECORACION DE COMEDORES CON ESPEJOS EN PAREDES

Estos diseños de decoración de comedores con espejos en la pared, son una forma mas de crear y buscar amplitud en el ambiente para que el comedor nos parezca mas grande; también nos da una sensación de luminusidad y además los espejos nunca pasan de moda.

Imágenes de comedores decorados con espejos en: casaeimoveis.uol.com.br, renovalar.blogspot.com, casanavila.blogspot.com, blog.portalcatalao.com

SELLOS DE CORREO

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Las estampas y estampados de sellos de correo son muy comunes en el estilo rustico.
Sobre todo en el rustico nordico y en los variados rusticos franceses o ingleses.

Son muy usuales en los almohadones y en las cobertores de camas.

I could have spent all day in the room designed by Lambertson Truex and Patrik Lonn at the American Fashion: Designers at The Aldyn showhouse last week. Not only was the room spectacular but Richard Lambertson and Patrik Lonn (above) were so nice. I had a great time chatting with them both about design, travel, blogs, and fashion. The Lambertson Truex design duo has created an accessories collection for Tiffany & Co. which inspired interior designer Patrick Lonn to design the room as a space for the "luxury lifestyle enthusiast." It featured some of the pieces from Tiffany's as well as the same fabric used for the bags. Patrik is Swedish so the room also includes modernist Scandinavian pieces in addition to custom made furniture. The designers say in the program, "the result is a beautiful space inspired by classicism and timeless design - a space made for modern living." I couldn't agree more! Enjoy!

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

An outstanding Belgian House

Almost every week I pass a beautiful house, that was built about 3 years ago. I love this kind of manors, built with reclaimed materials as the bricks and the roof tiles here.

I never was able to get a glimpse of the backyard of the house when passing by! So I was thrilled when I discovered a photo shoot of this house in the Belgian magazine “Home”.

Front side of the house.

The backyard.

I have always loved the combination of a part of the house built with unpainted brick walls and another part of the thouse that has painted walls.

The house counts a lot of beautiful architectural details, such as …

…this doorway…

…with of course the Belgian blue stone that can’t be lacking!

Don’t you love this French inspired attic window?

Detail of the wrought iron front gate.

Gorgeous orangerie window.

Let’s take a look inside!

Living room with built-in cabinet. I certainly would replace that coffee table! In my opinion this wooden table is too much in combination with the parquet floor and the wooden cabinet. I would choose for a steel base for this table.