Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Years Eve pics from Avant-Garde

Friday, December 30, 2011

Ana Antunes

Good afternoon everyone, I came across this talented Portugese Interior Designer/Stylist/TV Presenter while I was wandering through different Interior Design blogs. She has such a good eye for styling and makes everything look so beautiful and just effortlessly placed in the perfect position. I also love the colours she has used in her own home. The gorgeous pops of turquoise in her dining room are just divine!! Her living room in pastels is also beautiful with such a serene feeling about it. Hope you like it.

Detail view in her living room - I adore that rug!!

A gorgeous pastel palette in the living room

Detail of the beautiful chaise with white piping

These wing chairs are designed by Ana

I love this vignette - the turquoise is just divine

Buffet in the dining room

Coffee table details

Chair detail

Buffet detail in the dining room

The dining table styled for Christmas

Dining Table Styled for Christmas

Make sure you check out Ana's Blog - her work is terrific!! All images are from Ana Antune's Blog Home Styling

Happy New Year Through The Window...

Happy New Year everyone!! (Happy belated Christmas too!)

Who knows what this year will bring....

Looking through the window of my life..... I see lots of hard work, but lots of possibilities too.

I hope your window for 2012 is one full of big dreams, great adventures, and brilliant opportunities!

Image via Wear Boots All Summer Long

I'm looking forward to a remarkable 2012, and I hope to see you there!

Linda. xox

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A SUPER COOL PENTHOUSE, A HOUSE IN CADIZ SPAIN AND A VACATION HOME ON LAKE SUPERIOR

TODAY I AM WRITTING ABOUT THREE VERY MODERN HOMES. ONE LOCATED IN A PENTHOUSE SUITE, THE SECOND IN CADIZ SPAIN WHICH IS SPECTACULAR, AND THE THIRD IS ON LAKE SUPERIOR, ONE OF THE 5 GREAT LAKES AND THATS A STUNNING HOME AND MY FAVORITE OUT OF THE THREE..

Enjoy the pics and posting.

Interiors: L Residence

As a general rule, we’re not super into blue in an interior space. That’s a bit harsh…we mean, there are lots of ways in which blue can totally make a space rock, but you really need to have a cool hue. This home, the L Residence, totally gets blue right. And they also get details right. It’s a modern loft space with lots of cool interior additions and rooms and cool wood flooring and modern furniture and more. And is that a Magis Chair One we spot? By Min | Day. From architizer:
“Located in an Art Deco hotel recently converted for private condominium use, we designed a penthouse apartment with a roof deck overlooking the center of downtown Omaha. For the L-shaped unit we created a set of nested spaces with a grand room that appears as an exterior within the confines of the dense walls. 15-foot ceilings allowed the construction of a cozy mezzanine along the vertical path to the private roof deck above. Primary wood veneered walls hide bedrooms, house utilitarian areas, service functions and bathrooms.”

Live Modern: House in Cadiz

Live Modern: Weekend House on Lake Superior

We’ve always thought good architecture was just as beautiful as art, but all the photos from this home in Cadiz, Spain are so stunning they could easily be seen in an art gallery! Truly, these shots are of an amazing home that is nestled among coastal nature in a surprising way. Modern, clean lines mix with beautiful, random nature and the coloring of all the architecture is such that it both blends and contrasts with the surroundings.
“The house is situated on the occidental edge of the natural park of the Estrecho, on an abrupt hillside, where the landscape value, its orientation and complicated topography are determining factors. Instead of viewing these factors as potential limits we considered them to be incentives for a better solution for the project, helping reinforce the intrinsic singularity of the emplacement, to which service is set this construction.” Designed by Alfonso Alzugaray Arquitecto.

We’d be much more able to withstand frightful winter weather outside if we lived in a stunning piece of modern architecture like this! It’s hard to tell if the home would be more visible in warmer, more colorful months, but there’s something so slick and camouflaged about how it looks now. Located near, you guessed it, Lake Superior, in Schoeder, Minnesota and designed by Julie Snow Architects.

“The weekend house is reduced to a few essential elements. The main house and a small studio are arranged on a black platform that rests just above the ground. The two black volumes frame the water of Lake Superior as it extends toward the distant horizon.

The presence of the lake is pervasive throughout the house. A long simple white table runs parallel to the lake. A narrow vertical tower encloses the fireplace. A row of cabinets along the north wall conceals the complexities of daily life. The house provides a serene connection to a beautiful, rugged landscape. Concealed by trees in the summer, the black boxes slip into the winter landscape of black and white tree trunks.”

Three really cool homes,

AG HOME GOODS

Eclectic Living Rooms

Hello there, I can't believe that is another Christmas over!! They roll around so quick and there is so much hype beforehand. It's such a crazy time of year. We are all enjoying some downtime here just chilling out reading, watching movies and eating!! Can't resist scouring websites for gorgeous interiors though - so heres a few eclectic living rooms that have caught my eye.