Aug 162012
 

Imag­ine com­bin­ing all of these inte­rior pho­tographs by Matthew Williams and cre­at­ing one, big, beau­ti­ful space…

Where every­thing is beau­ti­ful, even when messy, the light­ing is always per­fect and the stacks of books & pil­lows look like works of art.  So pretty.

Matthew Williams

Jul 312012
 

Wal­lArt brings your walls to life with mod­ern and Eco-friendly 3D  Wall Pan­els.  These 100% Recy­cled and Biodegrad­able 3D Wall Pan­els by  have the power to liven up a place and add that extra aes­thetic dimension.

The raw mate­r­ial  that forms the base of this eas­ily installed Eco-friendly prod­uct, is called bagasse.  Bagasse is really the fibers of crushed sug­ar­cane stalks that remain after raw sugar is extracted from the juice of the sug­ar­cane by shred­ding it.  It is 100% recy­cled, com­postable and there­fore 100% biodegradable.

The pan­els come in a selec­tion of styles that take you all the way from the adven­tur­ous African shores to a touch of nos­tal­gic France with a mod­ern sig­na­ture.  I can just pic­ture one of these in our upstairs bathroom.

Wall Panels

Wall Panels

 

Source: freshome.com

 

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Jul 302012
 

I’m just lov­ing the neu­tral palette of Kelly Klein’s Palm Beach home.  The wood against white has a sur­pris­ing calm­ing effect and adds  just the right amount of tex­ture to the over­all  min­i­mal­ist style.

Kelly was wife to Calvin Klein, but the two divorced in 2006.  She is a noted pho­tog­ra­pher and author (her sixth book, Pools: Reflec­tions, a sequel to the 1992 best­seller Pools, will be pub­lished by Riz­zoli next month). Work­ing with David Pis­cuskas of 1100 Archi­tect, Kelly built an inti­mate get­away that’s a per­fect fit for her bliss­ful new life.

I wanted some­thing a lit­tle Neu­tra, a lit­tle Ando, a lit­tle Bauhaus–y.  I knew in my mind how I wanted to live here—in an indoor-outdoor house, enjoy­ing the breeze off the water, with the fam­ily always together,” Klein says. “I find that in big houses every­body is always in a dif­fer­ent room, no one can find each other. I was going to build a really com­pact house. I call the four bed­rooms my hotel rooms.”

Kelly Klein's Palm Beach Home

Kelly Klein's Palm Beach Home

 

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Jul 152012
 
The Sangiorgio-mykonos Gior­gio Hotel - per­fect for those who seek sim­ple plea­sures.  The style embod­ies sim­plic­ity and com­fort, with inte­ri­ors filled with col­lec­tions of Arca­dian trea­sures and organic mate­ri­als. Every piece is hand­picked, has its spirit of beauty and clarity.
Think wak­ing up to views of the sea, shar­ing good food & good company.
I could spend next sum­mer here…

Simple Pleasures

Simple Pleasures

 

 

 

 

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Jun 302012
 

Along the trop­i­cal belt of KwaZulu-Natal, nes­tled amongst the palm and giant milk­wood trees lies Ter­emok Marine, a lux­u­ri­ous five-star bou­tique lodge. Ter­emok Marine Bou­tique Hotel and Spa is one of those rare places with a won­der­ful his­tory but is thor­oughly contemporary.

Built in the late 1950’s, Ter­emok was intended as the hol­i­day home of a Russ­ian trav­eller. Aptly named, as the word means ‘lit­tle hide­away’ – and a hide­away it cer­tainly is.  Sit­u­ated just a kilo­me­tre from the hus­tle and bus­tle of Umh­langa village’s shops, restau­rants and pop­u­lar beaches, Ter­emok is a haven of tran­quil­lity nes­tled among ancient milk­wood trees.

All eight suites are unique in design, lay­out and feel with small sub­tleties like indi­vid­ual scent and mood-music, cre­at­ing an enchant­ing atmos­phere. Each suite trans­lates some of the house’s her­itage through decor and art. The atten­tion to detail and com­mit­ment to mak­ing guests feel at home is evi­dent through­out — a feast for the senses indeed. We stayed in the Zodiac Suite and were totally enchanted, but it is cer­tainly worth drag­ging your­self away from your suite for the deli­cious break­fast served alfresco or for a truly indul­gent treat­ment in the Spa.

Ter­emok is the per­fect com­bi­na­tion of all the things that make for a fab­u­lous break.

 

via houseandleisure.co.za; http://www.teremok.co.za

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