Archive for August, 2012
A Verdant Villa
This is the home of film lovers, both still and action. Anne loves photography and even ran a photography shop for awhile, her camera is shown below, and Mirek, well, he is a movie addict to say the least. Although he does also step behind the camera, he has been known to spend entire weekends […]
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Tags: accessories, color, decor, Design, dining, Eclectic Living, green, green kitchen, Louisville KY, unusual fireplace, using color in home, Villa Verde
Thomas Allen will be featured at Foley Gallery starting in September after spending hours scouring old encyclopedias, science books, and primary readers to find fodder for his unique works. To read more and see additional photos visit his blog. pb Via Colossal
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Tags: Art, artist, Beautiful Evidence, Eclectic Living, Foley Gallery, Louisville KY, Retro, Thomas Allen, upcycling
The Sea, On The Upper West Side
After living 30 feet from the ocean, on Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, NY from 1973 until 2006 Marie DiManno, director of the shop at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan, decided it was time to move. Her husband, of the same number of years, had passed away and his love of the sea and her […]
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Tags: aqua coral and chartreuse, Architecture, Art, color, color schemes, decor, Design, designer, Eclectic Living, folk art, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Marie DiManno, Retro, sea decor, The Sea on the Upper West Side, vintage
Incredible Ballpoint Pen Art
These are not photographs, they are all drawings done in ballpoint pen, sometimes the common Bic pen at that. Listed on Deviant Art under Viana Arts, this is the work of 29 year old Samuel Silva, an attorney based in Portugal. From the artist “Ballpoint pen is not my only medium, it’s just the one […]
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Tags: Art, artist, ballpoint pen drawings that look like photos, Deviant Art, Samuel Silva, Viana Arts
A Different Melrose Place
The image above appears to be a nice, cozy living room, however, it is part of the boutique Palihotel located on Melrose in Los Angeles amid movie studios and the shopping district. It is a 32 room hotel that offers a somewhat different take on modern traditional. From the reception desk, and the display wall behind, to […]
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Tags: Boutique Hotel, charming hotel, color, decor, Design, eclectic design, Eclectic Living, Louisville KY, Melrose, Palihotel
Eclectic+Modern+Flemish Style
I love the eclectic mix of styles in this home where old world traditional style gets a wake up call from it’s modern companions. This house in owned by one of the founders of Moooi which explains the intriguingly cool vibe. Coffee pot lamp? Awesome. Pig on the terrace? Also awesome.This is also the 4th or […]
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Tags: decor, Design, Eclectic Living, Eclectic style, Interior Design, Louisville KY, mixing styles, Modern, Moooi, traditional with modern, vintage
The Art of Vesna Bursich
These striking works are actually oil on canvas and are part of fellow WordPress blogger Vesna Bursich’s Carta/Paper series. She has always been interested in art and is proficient in many mediums such as digital processing. To read her bio and see other work, click here. pb
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The Great Outdoors and Indoors
Found on Trendir, this window seat is like no other I have seen. It offers a spectacular view to diners or becomes an inspiring spot for reading, although it might be hard to decide whether to read or look out that window. Located in Sydney, Australia the home was designed by Carter Williamson Architects and […]
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Tags: Architecture, bringing the outdoors in, Carter Williamson Architects, Design, designer, dining, Modern, nature in your home, Small Spaces
Zero Pod Living
This wonderful little thing is an easily assembled home (takes about half a day) that can go just about anywhere since it needs no foundation or even flat ground for that matter. The pod,designed by Japan’s DCW, can sleep three people as the sofa sleeps two and by removing the sofa’s backrest a “second floor” […]
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Tags: Architecture, DCW Zero Pod, Design, mobile living, Small Spaces
