Twins Teman & Teran Evans (HGTV’s design consultants for the show High/Low Project) live together & collaborated to create a home that effectively mixes higher end pieces with lower price point retail chain stores. Covering a living room wall with … Continue reading
When placing art in your home, the best thing you can do is properly illuminate the piece so that it can be appreciated in the best light. There are a few ways to do this, one being back lighting. This modern take is my personal fav. It also looks hip and cool if a built-in has back lighting. Here are some examples.
Love this purple illuminated collection display.
Halogen lights cast the purest white light which are said to be idea for illuminating most art. But they generate heat so they need to be placed far away enough to not affect it.
{Spanish interior designers Andina & Tapia vis Nuevo Estilo}
Would you paint your mirror?
Here is the original image from the indulge daily post. I won’t be satisfied until I own a condo in the sky. It doesn’t have to be big just high up, near clouds, with a view. This is located on the 77th floor of the Trump tower. And if you have a little $12.5 million, it can be yours.
That view!! So dark, moody and beautiful.
Would you want these kind or prefer to stick with more traditional built-ins? I like these, though only for books and I like them more color coordinated. IO Metro sells a bookcase with casters that have diagonal shelving…
{Images via Hello Metro, Houzz & Adore Home}
I’m moving to a new place that has this texture on the walls. I love it. I see it all the time when I tour the parade of homes. I hear it’s a little difficult painting on but I’m up for the challenge.
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Steven Gambrel established his New York-based design firm, S. R. Gambrel Incorporated in 1995, three years after earning an architecture degree. I’ve blogged before on his work but here are some from his portfolio that I like…
Victoria Hagan’s library is gorgeous. The deep rich purples mixed with the dark wood is very dramatic and I love it.
{Architecture by I. M. Pei, FAIA, Interior Design by Peter Marino, FAIA w/photography by Durston Saylor
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