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kitchen remodel in my last house
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my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog
In keeping with my beach theme for today, and because last night I booked my annual flight to Puerto Vallarta to get my arse to a beach instead of knee-deep in snow, here is another glimpse into a Chango & Co. project. This one is an East Hampton beach cottage with some beautiful shades of blue. (Photos: Ball & Albanese)
The New York based design team of Chango & Co. continue to blow me away with their spectacular spaces. This home is by far one of my favourites. It helps that it is a beach house. You can pretty much get away with anything at a client's second home - like pineapple wallpaper and REALLY bright yellow paint. The tricky part is having "fun" designing a giant five bedroom beach house that needs a major overhaul (and a lot of minor construction) on a ten-week timeline. So with complete creative freedom, but very little time, we set out to design a home that would serve as an escape from the city and the restraints of apartment living for this young couple and their three beautiful (and very playful) children. From the front porch, this home looks like any other house in the quiet family neighborhood that surrounds it. When the door you enter reveals a banana yellow interior, the foyer leads to a formal dining room with pineapple patterned walls, then into a candy-colored kitchen… you know you’re in the midst of people who know how to have fun. Each room was crafted around the vividly colorful personalities in the family to encourage as much unrestrained joy & unconfined playtime as possible and the end result is a celebration of whimsy & lightness of spirit… a true playhouse for kids, big and small alike. (Photos: Sean Litchfield)
Lessons in modernizing a Victorian home. Paint some moldings black. Add graphic elements in rugs, sofas and wallpaper. If the kitchen isn't working for you, create a new one. Include some vintage bits and bobs and there you have it! By Turner Pocock Interior Design.
Last month I shared a Paris apartment by designer Sandra Benhamou. I thought I would share another because she is the queen of quirky and I love unexpected decor. And after seeing this villa I may now also call her the queen of wallpaper (there's at least 8).
Yesterday I shared a round-up of photos featuring plants as decor. I understand that some people don't have a green thumb and plants aren't really their thing....so how about plant wallpaper? Bringing the outdoors in but keeping it inanimate. Because you can't kill wallpaper!
Tue, 12 Jan 2016