Can you guess whose house is this?

This house, in the Marais area in the heart of Paris, near the charming Place des Vosges, belongs to a famous French fashion designer.He is an exuberant, very creative and daring designer and you can tell this also from his house, where every room is full of history and of eccentric contemporary choices.He is known in fact for his theatrical...

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The joy of Summer

If you are at the beach somewhere in the world, you can collect big shells and create this centerpiece for a Summer dinner outdoor. The candles can be placed on a tray or a colored dish like this one, together with hydrangea petals and smooth pebbles. You can also use shells as decoration inside the candle, and shells scattered around to...

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A visit to a penthouse in Rome

Only 900 square feet but open to a large terrace in the centre of Rome, this is an apartment that I particularly like, for its harmonious mix of antiques and iconic pieces of modern design, for the natural light coming through the large windows, for the classic wood floor and detailed ceiling, for the chosen color palette on the theme of...

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House on wheels

Sunset Mobile Home, a project by Hangar Design Group is a mobile micro-home, completely produced in a factory and exhibited in 2010 at Shangai Expo, in the Italian pavilion.It was such a successful design that it was recently awarded the XXII Compasso d’Oro, Europe’s oldest design award, established in Milan in the year 1954, based on an...

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So many choices, so little time

Elle DecorDear readers, I am quite busy with two projects at the moment so I have not much time to blog, since I spend my days (and evenings too) putting together ideas for layout, lighting, color scheme, choice of furniture and finishes for:A kitchen House Beautiful House Beautiful Canadian House & HomeIf this project was not enough,...

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Brillante choice

Tolomeo lamp by Artemide.The iconic Tolomeo lamp, designed in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, became an instant best-seller. It is produced by Artemide.  The lamp received the highly recognized prize of Il Compasso d’Oro, an industrial design award created in Italy in 1954.   Tolomeo Micro Pinza, baby clamp light...

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How to spend $ 85.00

 Long week-end and a sunny day made me work to beautify my patio. The work is still in progress but almost done for now. As they say on HGTV the total cost of the project was $ 85.00, not counting the labour…which most of the time is the most expensive part, but in this case the labour (me) took only two hours between sourcing, buying,...

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How to photograph your house and sell it fast

If you are looking at real estate online to buy a new place or to compare your house to others already for sale you know that you are immediately attracted to some images, compelled to read further and see more images of that listing.I find that interiors shot are the most appealing when choosing the right angle, the right light, the right...

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