Interiors
Spain’s Micro-Coasts
I love the look and idea of these “microcoasts” along the rocky Mediterranean shores of Vinaros, Spain. How fun if one day all of a sudden you were able to take advantage of a nearby beautiful natural asset that had hitherto been mostly unusable?
Apparently the microcoasts were an instant hit, as locals and weekenders headed to the “beach” for sunbathing and picnicking. I know I’d be there all the time if I’d always lived in a town with an amazing shoreline that had previously been too rocky to sit around and enjoy!
I also think it’s cool that these were funded by the Vinaros City Council. Perhaps not the most practical use of funds, but why not an occasional project purely meant for the enjoyment of a local asset? It doesn’t hurt that it’s incredibly well-designed and is also probably drawing tourist dollars as people come to check them out. Brilliant!
Designed by Guallart Architects.
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Emerson’s Home… Again
Yes I know, I already featured the New Hampshire home of Emerson of EmersonMade and her adorable husband a while back, but there are new photos out, as featured in Boston Magazine Home, and I could. not. resist.
That kitchen! The beadboard ceiling and the wide-plank floors are what get me most.
I fell hard for this house the first time, and I might’ve just fallen even harder the second time. I’m so in love.
New to-do list: (1) start fabulous company doing something I love a la EmersonMade, (2) find husband who loves what I do and likes to be involved, a la Emerson’s husband, who takes the photos of her and models in photos for their ads/catalog, (2b) option to reverse (1) and (2) and find husband and then a start company together, (3) obtain wonderful country house for weekend getaways and restore it to perfection, obviously using lots of warm woods and white, (4) enjoy said job, marriage, house, and life. Et voila!
This pantry actually inspired my very own collection of pantry goods in glass jars on display when it was published the first time! Our cute 1920s kitchen has a built-in china cabinet, and I went to town on glass canisters. Only, I read that hers contain all kinds of healthy grains and whatnot, and mine are filled with baking supplies… haaa.
See the older post I did on them/their house/their life I covet here, with even more photos and information.
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Weekend Retreat
I don’t know that I could live in a space this minimal on a daily basis, but for a weekend home, I love it.
My sister designed and built their vineyard house in a style very similar to this (but with a sand-hued palette to go with the surrounding land), and it was simultaneously the most peaceful and sexy house I’ve ever been in.
The open floor plan, restricted neutral palette, lack of any clutter, and wealth of windows and light just immediately put your mind and soul at ease and made you feel free– exactly what you want on vacation.
I’m sorry that I don’t have any information on this house or who designed it! Thus is the downfall of tumblr… I found these images on Seth’s tumblr here, but tumblr unfortunately eradicates any evidence of source or information on images. If anyone has any info, please comment!
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A Live/Work Former Cement Factory
I have a thing for converted spaces. You’ve probably noticed by now.
This amazing thing is a former cement factory in Spain that architect Ricardo Bofill bought in the early 70s and began transforming into his company’s offices and his own home.
Sophisticated, serene, and sexy, I’m digging the monochromatic palette and the combination of crazy lengths of linen, sleek furniture, soft white poufs, raw wood, and concrete.
For a thorough article on the project, check out this awesome piece on Yatzer.
Interiors
When in LA: The Eveleigh
I’ve never even been to the new restaurant The Eveleigh in LA, but I’m posting it anyway solely based on the design and the logo.
Depending on the weather, or more likely, your mood (because let’s not kid ourselves, it’s really rarely cold enough to need to be inside in LA), you can choose from an open air dining area with rustic wood floors, striped button-tufted banquettes, and a canvas tented top and sides, or a homey inside room with a brick fireplace, leather arm chairs, and wood beam ceilings.
Both options are alluring, and the food is described as “21st century LA comfort food.” Hilarious in it’s meaninglessness, and yet nonetheless appealing.
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Industrial in Atlanta
Being from Atlanta, I was super excited when I came across this loft apartment in the King Plow Art Center on Design*Sponge! King Plow Arts is a former plow and agricultural equipment factory and warehouse that is now home to the Atlanta Actors Express theater, an event space, and other artsy companies. It’s located in the super hip East Side neighborhood, and I’ve been intrigued by the space ever since I went to a Bat Mitzvah there when I was twelve!
But I had no idea you could live there! The industrial heritage-meets-residential is so up my alley, and though I am absolutely in love with San Francisco, I found myself immediately checking if lofts* were available and how much they cost. I think there’s a possibility that I will live in about twenty different houses/apartments in my life because I can see myself in anything from an industrial loft to traditional Tudor style. But I digress.
Here, I present to you, the home of photographer Rob Brinson and his wife Jill Brinson, who is creative director for Ballard Home. You can read more about them and their home in the interview at D*S. Also, I fell in love with their pug, Ricky Bobby, who has his own website. He doesn’t have use of his back legs due to a spinal injury, and he has his own foundation to give wheels to disabled dogs! The website is hilarious/awesome.
*In case you were wondering, you can get 2,300 square feet at King Plow for $475k.
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white, brown, black + art and books
My fixation with the restricted white/black/brown combo, generally with warm woods and leathers serving as the brown, just isn’t letting up. It’s amazing to me that without any color or pattern, just texture, style of furniture, architectural detail, finishes, and styling, this color story can communicate such a wide range of styles, from traditional cabin to modern industrial.
It’s like the little black dress of interior design. There’s a million little black dresses out there, but depending on the cut and material, they can be appropriate for a variety of body types and occasions. And then just changing the accessories can switch up the whole mood of the dress.
This time, a few examples that skillfully use art and books to keep the restricted palette from becoming too dry or impersonal. A well-accessorized LBD, if you well.
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Traditional meets Industrial/Modern in Spain
I think you could combine most style descriptors with “industrial” and I would like it. I don’t enjoy full-on industrial, it’s too cold, but mix in a little industrial with the traditional, the retro, the apothecary-chic, and I like it.
This space, with it’s clean modern lines, exposed industrial exposed pipes, concrete floor, and raw kitchen mixed with traditional furniture, like the English Chesterfield sofa, big Spanish wooden armoire, Oriental rugs, and rustic touches like the log stacks and simple linen table cloths, really has a wonderful balance.
The home belongs to Tony Espuch, owner of Azul Tierra, shot by Amador Toril for Habitania.
via French by Design
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Gers, France
Loving the France meets modern/industrial meets Morocco vibe of this home in Gers, France– white linen, reclaimed wood, concrete floors and stairs, Moroccan rugs, open floor plan, black and white photography, comfy chaises and fluffy poufs… all hidden behind this gorgeous facade.
Designed by Sarah Lavoine for Christine Hours, of the French brand Caravane. Shot by Jean Marc Palisse.
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Chevron Floors, Moulding, Fireplaces, (Paris)
On my lifelong lustlist are chevron wood floors. These make me swoon every.single.time. You could probably show me a photo of a really horribly decorated Parisian apartment, and if it had the trademark chevron floors, I would still be like “oooooh, how lovelyyyy,” because I would just be honed in on those floors.
This apartment, however, has a lot more going for it: marble fireplaces, French doors, lovely archways, paneled walls, original moldings, and this palette that I seem to be quite stuck on at the moment: wood, black, and white. Here, I love that the rather masculine palette balances out the feminine-leaning architectural details.
