Monday Workspace

A sawhorse worktable with the iconic Arco lamp hovering over it, sheets of paper waiting to be scribbled upon with the blueprint for a new idea, rolls of fabric ready to be fashioned into something fabulous and to top it all, that utterly fabulous ceiling..Surely there isn't a better place to start a brand new work week! Have a great Monday, everyone!

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Runway to Room | Orange Crush

 Fashion often dictates decor... 

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sometimes  down to the last curve and wing...

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Have a great weekend!

Interior | Manhattan Duplex

I am so in love with this home in this month's Architectural Digest. Uber hairstylist Guido Palau's beautiful duplex home is such a rich amalgamation of art, textiles and artifacts, collected by Guido. Everything is so artistically layered and displayed creating soothing harmony.

Even though it's a man's house..I would move right in and not change a thing...

A burst of bright red from Jeff Muhs' painting is so striking against the grey sofa...

I love this all-grey stainless steel kitchen. The backsplash is also blackened steel...

Gorgeous textiles add layers of interest and character to an otherwise neutral master suite...

 A painting by Mark Beard dominates the guest room...

Such a lovely garden room to sip some wine, read a book or just for those 40 winks...

The garden room leads out to a lush terrace garden...what a luxury in Manhattan!

Interior | Meticulous| Mid-century | Masculine

“I like it as clean and as uncluttered as possible” . 

One look at fashion designer Thom Browne's Manhattan apartment and one is left in no doubt that he means what he says. Just like his collections, his apartment is a study in 'tailored crispness'...

Spare, modern and masculine with a fair smattering of mid-century collectibles and vintage clocks, Champagne coupes and crystal ashtrays...

Severe and stylish...a bedroom that would suit an military officer just perfectly...

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What's not to love about this room? Of the two walls that we can see here..one is lined with books and the other all glass...I love the old rugs on the floors..they bring so much warmth and character  to an otherwise modern room.

Here even work would feel like leisure...

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Have a great new week!

Home | Entryway

Thought I'd share a picture of the vignette I styled in my own entryway this morning...The picture isn't very bright due to bad light..but I just wanted to share...

The larger painting was bought at a hotel auction many moons ago for some real measly sum which I can't recall..maybe 3 Dollars! The smaller painting was bought from the flea market in Vevey in June this year . The table is a flea market find...and the lantern is from Good Earth...

The wire architectural sculpture was bought from Jaipur ( AKFD Studio)... as was the little motorbike fashioned from scrap... 

The same in sepia...I do like life in sepia sometimes...adds a sense of history...

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Color Concentrate | Blue

If asked to do up a whole room in a single color, I would most probably gravitate towards the always- reliable and 'safe' WHITE, or shades thereof. 

But one look at this All-Blue spectacle by interior designers, Kelli Ford and Kirsten Fitzgibbons, I am tempted to be a little bold and take some risks and. It does take special talent to cover a room, ceiling to floor ( walls included ) in one striking color and come out tops! 

 It's such a gorgeous mix of patterns with absolutely stunning outcome...

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Library Lust | Vintage DVF

Take a look at Diane von Furstenberg's library at her estate...

I really have no words for this...what a space...My daughter could spend her entire summer holidays in this one room and be entirely content and happy... And I could really get creative at that work-table...This place seems to have such great energy...

What's life...

...without hope...

For the fashion-lovers, some threads and stuff from DVF's archives...

There are leopards in the library...

I'm dying for these bags...the predecessors of the famed 'TONDA' clutch, perhaps...and each one of those prints...

A total surprise..these 'rad-red' fringed pants...so fun!

The lady herself...who doesn't cease to amaze...

And no post about DVF could be complete without the dress that she pretty much owes her fashion career to..She calls it the 'simple little dress'..

 It's a Wrap!

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Cheers to a brand new week!

Interior | A Modest Affair With Color

"I wanted it to feel more like a cottage than an estate", says J. Christopher Burch ( Ex- husband of Tory Burch who co-founded her name-sake label with her). Compared to the other mansions along one of New Island's toniest beaches, this one sure is modest and unassuming, as desired by Burch. But it does have its fair share of style combined with an inviting, energetic flair...a holiday home where you kick-off your shoes and spend some quality time with family. There is also a more than modest sprinkling of color to go with the home-owner's playful lifestyle ( as witnessed in the last image!)...

 

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Interior | Mediterranean flair | California dream house

Talk about a dream house in a dream location. A very desirable but difficult to find combination. This  California home got both in spades and HOW! I could move right in and not change a thing...the setting, furniture, furnishings...Not A Thing...Are the Realty Gods listening?

Could there be a better setting than this...

 Pared-down cannot look more perfect than it does here, in this simple yet charming dining room...this is the kind of minimalism I could happily embrace...

 A lovely spot for sipping wine as the sun sets...looking far into nothingness...

 The colors, the wall finish, the linens..so beautiful so organic...

A queen bed topped with twin bunk beds to accommodate the home-owners' many grandkids...a practical yet aesthetically pleasing solution...

I love this study / library..dark, moody and so inviting..It is very much like the library we have in our home...

How striking are these stripes on the floor and ceiling..as if one is a reflection of the other...

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