When the latest Anthropologie catalog came I found myself captivated with the architecture even more than the clothes.
The repetition in this photo is gorgeous....
Just had to throw this in because I love the color...
I could wake up here.
A very special doorway indeed.
And for all the blue lovers out there...
Images Anthropologie
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Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Architectural Inspiration In An Unexpected Place
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Luxury Home Architectural by Belmont Freeman
1:46 AM
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Design modern communicable Kowalewski Residence amid in Atlantic Beach New York, aggressive with the attenuated face alone hardly added than the above abode on the lot against the street, with the acceptable ancillary driveway and rear garage. Siting the bunched brand at the arctic bend preserves a advanced ancillary garden with complete trees. In anatomy and abstracts the abode recalls the village’s Art Deco heritage.
Modern House Architectural by Belmont FreemanIn interior, the arch apartment all accessible assimilate the garden. The arena attic has an accessible plan for accidental active and best affiliation to the outdoors. The additional attic a alley with connected skylight leads to four bedrooms and three baths. A sun allowance on the third attic opens assimilate a ample roof terrace with across-the-board angle of the island and the ocean.by Belmont Freeman Modern Design Architscture
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Crazy About Montecito
5:48 AM
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Of all the places I've traveled to in the United States, Santa Barbara is probably my favorite. To be more exact, Montecito. If you can say a city or town has "it", this place definitely does. With the beach, the mountains, the climate, the architecture, the food. I just don't think it can get much better.
The times I've been there, I love to drive around to see all the incredible homes and gardens. Many are very difficult to see from the road because of the enormous walls and most of the homes are set so far from the street. Last time we were there we dragged the kids to an estate sale just so we could see the property -- the last thing kids want to do on a Spring Break.
Well known interior designer John Saladino's estate is one of these. Fortunately, C Magazine, did a story on his incredible home (you can also see it in his book).
His Italianate villa was built in 1929 by architect and builder Wallace Frost. Saladino did an incredible job of remodeling the house that is quintessential Monticeto.
The roof is 18th century Italian handmade terra-cotta tile. He brought in more than 4,000 trees and shrubs including these incredible 50 year old Italian cypress trees.
The interior is just as amazing as the exterior. Many of the interior walls are the same stone as the exterior. The steel windows and doors are incredible. We are currently building a Mediterranean house in Fort Worth with windows and doors very similar.
I love the urn set into the stone window surround. The ivy covered wall in perfect.
The dining room, with the (what I believe to be) cypress paneling and ceiling and Italian chandelier is beautiful.
All of the above pictures from C Magazine.
Another well published interior designer, Michael Smith, did an incredible job at the former Pillsbury estate in Montecito -- Las Encintas. This Portuguese-style house was originally a California Mission Revival house built in the 1890s and is set into the hillside. It is much different from Saladino's but typical old Montecito. More formal and crisp.
The tile in the living room and powder bath typical Portuguese and are handmade in Los Angeles. We are using a very similar tile from the same tile company for a current job.
I love how Smith gave the powder bath a true Period Revival feel.
While I love my city, Montecito is one of those places that is just very difficult to beat.
All of the pictures of Las Encinitas come from Santa Barbara magazine.
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The Exterior of The 2009 Southern Accents Showhouse
1:11 PM
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Although you may have seen the pictures on-line, I wanted to write a post about the 2009 Southern Accents Showhouse we finished in August of last year. I have to say that I cannot be more proud of it. From the exterior to every single detail, this house is a true showhouse. However, in today's market of over the top showhouses, our's quite different. You will not find a multi-tiered theatre room or a pool with waterfalls. This house is a statement of how to design and build a new old house.
Larry Boerder, the architect, did an incredible job of designing the house in a Cotswold style that would sit beautifully in the English countryside. The house is set on 2/3 of an acre and was designed to appear as if it had been added on to over the years with two wings off the main portion of the house. The hand-chiseled stone is as close as we could find to a Cotswold stone and is beautiful.
The back of the house is every bit as beautiful as the front. With a large loggia (we did put a flat screen on above the fireplace), classical pool (we did do some simple fountains), over the top landscaping and an outdoor kitchen built completely out of oak beams, the backyard and back of the house are magnificent.
If you've read my blog very long you know that I usually design most of the homes we build. This one was a little different but I made sure I designed some part of it -- the outdoor kitchen area above (and many of the details inside). Although the design is similar to one I had seen before, I incorporated the beam and bracket details Larry designed for the house. We planted Merlot Wysteria on the corners of the outdoor kitchen to eventually cover the entire roof.
My next post will be on the interior. Joseph Minton and his staff did an incredible job of making sure the exterior and interior blend perfectly. We actually had one lady tour the house who had come from England and commented that the house would fit perfectly in the Cotswold region. Here's Joe and his staff.
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