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MY FAVOURITE DECOR SHOPS IN OTTAWA
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kitchen remodel in my last house
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my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog
Last week I shared the work of San Francisco based interior designer Jeff Schlarb. You didn't I was going to stop with just one house? Of course not. He calls it Rad Elegance. I call it mid century modern meets restrained glam. Fabulous!
You know what I say week after week. If you have to drag yourself into work on the weekend it helps if it's somewhere stylish. Hey I could equally have called this post "Pampering yourself on a Saturday" because this is one commercial space that staff and customers will equally enjoy. Mani? Pedi? Or both? L'ecologique Nail Bar by Spanish interior design firm Quintana Partners.
You can describe San Francisco designer Jeff Schlarb's work with two words ... rad elegance. Classic yet contemporary with an artistic eye and a design bravery. Cool, collected and innovative, this Palo Alto home pulls no punches. Dinosaur bones in the living room and moss like carpet mounds in the bedroom, a killer art collection and a carefully curated collection of furniture. Rad elegance indeed.
I much as I'd love to reproduce this amazing bed canopy by interior designer Emmanuelle Simon I don't think I would have the talent or patience. It's a striking centrepiece for this zen-like bedroom. That is until you look up and see the cloud of floating drapes above or across the room to another of Simon's creations, the Rakù-Yaki Cabinet. Whereas the bed canopy is earthy and grounding the ceramic encased cabinet is a hidden treasure, opening to reveal its golden (brass) centre. Bedroom as sculpture. Bedroom as theatre. Bedroom as dream space for dreaming.
You go, I go, we all go TOGO. Oh dear did I just write that? I can't help but be a cheer leader for Ligne Roset's cult classic Togo sofa and I can't help sharing just one more fabulous home from the portfolio of Belgian RR Interieur.
Mon, 5 Feb 2018