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I’m Loving: Angela Moralevitz Coastal art

November 19, 2010 in ART, Coastal, Summer

With the holiday season on our doorstep I’m  taking this opportunity to feature some gorgeous coastal photographies by Angela Moralewitz of Bugaboo Studios:

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What I love about Angela’s photos is her amazing attention to texture and shadows. Isn’t this a stunning picture?

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Just beautiful. Reminds me of a dog sleeping on a soft carpet for some reason. Very serene.

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I can imagine this coral closeup as a huge photo above my sofa. I want this!!

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Just another beauty resting on a piece of driftwood.

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I love the vignette Angela created around this beautiful starfish photo.

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Hope you enjoyed this last bit of summer :)

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Butterfly Displays

October 5, 2010 in Bedroom, Blue, Classic, Coastal, Hottest Designers, Living room, Mirror / Wall Acessory, Summer

I just had to share this fantastic tip I got from Austin Handler. Austin is one half of the design duo Mabley Handler Interior Design and he and his wife Jennifer Mabley also writes the blog “Designing the Hamptons“. The bedroom below is one of their designs:

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Isn’t it just stunning? Mabley Handler Interior Design is known for their classically beautiful and timeless design style. I love how they brought nature into this bedroom with the two potted trees. Which brings me back to the tip he gave me; see the beautiful framed seafans above the bed? Well they are made by Karen Robertson:

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Karen frames natural elements like butterflies, seafans, shells and sea stars.

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And there you have my latest obsession; shadowboxes. In particular the double framed ones, with a glass back like these that Karen makes.

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Don’t worry fellow animal lovers, the turtle shell is hand made ;)

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I couldn’t resist making my own version of the double framed butterfly. Luckily I remembered to take some action shots (haha!) so I’ll post the instructions for you tomorrow if you want one too =) It’s not Karen Robertson caliber by any means, but it turned out nice even so. FYI it doesn’t involve real butterflies, but it looks very realistic. See a teaser pic here!

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Grasscloth + Chartreuse = Design Consensus

October 3, 2010 in Bedroom, Beige, Coastal, Green, Hottest Designers, Living room, Natural, Steal the Style, Wallpaper / Tiles / Murals

Wow, it’s been a crazy week around here, and sadly I haven’t had any time to blog. I’ll try and make up for it this week ;) Now for some inspiratin:

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This fresh summery living room, designed by Phoebe Howard, has been in my inspiration files forever. I love the chartreuse (green) combined with the grasscloth wallpaper. Apparently, I’m not the only one:

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This bedroom is designed by John Willey. Since both of these great designers chose this grasscloth/ chartreuse combination, there must be something to it, right?! Anyway, take a look at the green lining of the headboard and the bed skirt. It’s repeated (negatively) on the roman blinds, and I love how the it underlines the shapes, especially of the headboards. What do you think?

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Did you notice that the rightmost leaf print is identical to the one Phoebe used in her living room design? Some things just go well together, I guess.

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John painted the back of this adorable built-in shelf green too.

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image via Quadrille Fabrics, photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo

The ceiling is painted in Benjamin Moore Wales Green. The green Island Ikat is available at Quadrille Fabrics, and the brown and green geometric rug can be found at Vanderhurd. So, what do you think, is grasscloth wallcovering and chartreuse a good combination?

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Hot Shot: Coastal Living room

August 31, 2010 in Beige, Coastal, Hottest Designers, Living room, Lounge, Natural, Summer

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beige blue green coastal style living room design

Design by J. Savage Gibson, image via My Home Ideas

Here is a beautiful beige living area accented with blue and green. Notice how the color scheme in this room is built up in three “layers”:

  • The Beige works as a warm neutral background.
  • Teal is layered on in furniture, area rug and accessories.
  • Green is limited to the accents.

Do you see it? The result is a harmonious and pulled together room. Apart from forming a great color relationship with blue, the green adds interest and pulls your eye throughout the room. How about you? Do you think in terms of layering when you decorate?

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