Designer Carolyn Quartermaine's home has popped up in numerous home magazines in the last several years, but this is one of my favorite editorials. It showcases her home in the South of France, which was a former art gallery.
Images created: Moodboard/Elle Decoration October 2003/Photography: Jacques Dirand
I've been slowly storing up vintage items for fall, and there is no avoiding the August magazines. But before I dive into the next season, I want to enjoy being in the middle of summer, especially as we are heading to Florida next week.
Designer Jennifer Nicholson's quirky Santa Monica home(I think she has since sold it) reminds me of summer, with its location near the beach and sea shell accents.
I see old sea shell encrusted items at the thrift all the time, but I've never seen a mirror covered in gems.
I wish they would have shown more of Jennifer's 19th Century Chinoiserie table. I'm not crazy about the chairs paired with the table but love the mirrored side consoles and sconces.
Crystal ship chandelier, ca. 1920, with vintage leopard velvet chairs.
I'm wondering how expensive that marble kitchen floor was, gorgeous.
I love that she kept the original turquoise linoleum in her tiny sunroom. Her theme was "the romantic notion of a sailor's valentine"
Images: Moodboard/Photography:Paul Costello/House & Garden Magazine August 2006
Did you guys catch the article about this house in the NYTimes? The story of the owner left me a little sad, for many reasons. I don't want to speculate on her situation, but it is always hard to see when life has knocked someone around so much that they kind of give up on taking another step forward.
Back to what is beautiful about this story, the owner converted an old hunting cabin into a miniature Victorian dream house, all by herself. I like my interiors a little less decorated with some masculine elements thrown in, but I can appreciate many of the ideas and items in her home. Can't you see this woman working at Country Living or Romantic Homes magazine?
Perhaps you could while away a weekend in her loft bedroom, pretending to be Thumbelina playing in a cocoon.
Photography: Trevor Tondro
I found another old editorial featuring the London home of designer Tamsin de Roemer. This is perfect timing as it showcases the East meets West design influencing me right now.
I've been obsessed with a combination of black, wood and cream in clothing and home design. Not a new obsession, but it has kicked into high gear in the last couple of months.
Images property of Moodboard. Elle Decoration Magazine June 2003. Photographer: Bobo Olsson Styling: Ulrika Lundgren
We finally have our tv hooked up in the new place, and I caught the preview episode of 9 by Design on Bravo. The show revolves around Sixx Design, which is a design firm formed by Bob and Cortney Novogratz, and named after their(at the time) six children.
The first episode premieres Tuesday, April 13 at 10pm on Bravo, and it is suppose to cover their design process over a six month period. I'm hoping it will be good because I've been going through a home interior drought lately.
This Massachusetts house was bought to be a weekend home, and I have no idea if they still own it, since they flip and move on so quickly.
The vintage chair belonged to Cortney's grandmother, which they recovered in zebra fabric. The 1950s modeling photos on the wall were found at a Paris flea market.
Vintage stools and an oil painting by Graham Gillmore.
The twin girls sleep under matching vintage quilts that belonged to Cortney's grandmother.
Images property of Moodboard/Oprah at Home Magazine Winter 2008/Photography: Joshua McHugh
This week has so much promise in it, with the release of Alice in Wonderland and spring waving just around the bend. I thought Anna Sui's home would be a perfect fit, with its storybook closet and myriad collections from which to draw inspiration.
She also had a well received Fall 2010 Collection, which was so definitive of her aesthetic, and showcased how much thought she puts into her designs.
From her Fall 2010 collection. Ah, the cut and trim on the black coat!
This is my favorite part of Anna's home. Inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, she had silver cupboard doors installed in front of her walk in closet. I don't know why stepping through doors into a closet is magical to me, but it just is. Something about secret passages and tower rooms has always enthralled me.
I don't know if I could live with so many patterns in one room, but individually her choices are fantastic. The mother-of-pearl in laid furniture is amazing.
If you'll notice, she has mirrored furniture like jewelry sprinkled all through her apartment. Most of it was bought in London.
Sharkskin table found by her friend Paul Cavaco. The mirror on the right was found in Venice.
She spotted the tiles by William De Morgan in the Victoria and Albert museum and had them recreated.
The red library, inspired by Diana Vreeland and houses all of her bound Vogue magazines.
Inspired by New York cafe Serendipity, Anna paired a Victorian table with 1960's kitchen chairs.
Home images property of Moodboard
Scanned from Elle Decoration Magazine April 2003/Photography Eric Bowman
Fall 2010 Collection images from Style.com
Peek into the world of Cameron Silver, the owner of the amazing vintage store Decades, located in Los Angeles.
Above, Cameron in his shop with a vintage couture Yves Saint Laurent dress
A vintage Schiaparelli dress hangs next to framed Pucci scarves. On a fifties Jacques Adnet table sits vintage Guerlain perfume bottles.
She doesn't pop up in paparazzi stuff as much anymore, but I love Selma Blair's whole look.
1960's Courréges dresses
Fifties Pierre Cardin dress sits atop vintage Louis Vuitton trunks
Vintage Olivetti typewrite sits in a specially made Gucci case
On the right is the store front of Decades(*cries* I miss walking down Melrose)
Cameron's modern home. How gorgeous are the wall length windows?
Images created by Moodboard/January 2004 UK Vogue/Photographer: Hugh Stewart
While we are the subject of houses I thought it was time for another home profile.This one belongs to the duo behind Indenfor & Udenfor, Anja Alfieri and Jesper Grand. Their Copenhagen home is used as a showroom, where everything is for sale. Not only do they own an antique shop but they use their talents in prop styling for publications and commercials as well.
This interior has a bit of an austere quality, but I love the use of rustic items in a modern way.
An antique french lamp and vintage Japanese drawers sit atop an old table
Japanese chest and 20's prints
1920's gymnasium rings found in East Berlin
19 century ship's lamp hangs above a vintage table
They used glass doors to divide up the house to make it seem open
Images created by Moodboard from Elle Decoration Magazine January 2005
Photography Erin Hydn O'Neill
I was saddened to learn of Brittany Murphy's passing yesterday. I had another post planned, but thought I would rather write about her today. These images are from an old Instyle Home magazine, where she talked about loving and collecting art.
In the first image, an aquatint etching, Sara Smiling, by Mary Cassatt. Underneath is an image of Murphy as a child, and I wonder if she saw a little of herself in that etching.
Oil painting, Blowing Bubbles, by Charles Chaplin. I love this painting, and I can see where the whimsical quality appealed to Brittany's effervescent spirit.
Instyle Home Fall/Winter 2006 images scanned by Moodboard. Photography Art Streiber
Cassatt/artnet.com, Chaplin/museumsyndicate.com
With all the bright flashing colors the holidays bring, a creamy white home would be a beautiful place to bliss out. I think I would eventually crave color, but a week stay would be very relaxing!
Pink silk quilt from Heal's.
An original marble topped Victorian sink
I love silk curtains, especially ones touch the floor like a ball gown.
I'm obsessed with the plate holder above the sink. Our kitchen cabinets are not deep enough for most of our dishes, so I would love to have one of these.
Scanned by Moodboard from Elle Decoration Magazine December 2002
Photography Mike Daines
