Pictures that inspire...Part 1

I want to start a series of posts highlighting certain elements in decorating that best represents my own personal style. Up until last night, I never really knew what my style was for this house. I know what I like, what colours look good together but really it was beginning to difficult for me to visualise how I was going to decorate the whole house for all rooms to have some unity.Whilst browsing through all my blogs, a comment by Patricia Gray caught my attention and as Oprah would say...I had one of those light bulb moments.In an interview she did recently on All The Best by Ronda Carman Patricia was asked to describe her design style...this was her answerI like furniture to have good lines, rooms to have 'good' bones, juxtaposition with...

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Zhe River Exterior

Zhe River Exter...

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Contemporary Modern Building Tehnopolis in Singapore

Contemporary Modern Building Tehnopolis in Singap...

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Decorating a Modern Home...Finally

So here I am, two weeks living in our beautiful new home. I am finding that I am beginning to be very picky and fussy as to what objects and paintings actually come through the garage door! There have been some 'teething problems' but I am prepared to live with them a little longer just because I love living in the house. I will give you an example...Our Fireplaces...The house was designed around having two fireplaces, yes I know a bit of a overkill but this was my thing! I love fireplaces and if I could, I would have one in every room. Downstairs is going to be one of those normal gas log fires but upstairs was going to be the 'special one' It is one of those white long pebble fires, not for warmth but purely for looks. Like my chandelier,...

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Exterior of Sakuracity Park

Exterior of Sakuracity P...

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Contemporary Modern of High Building

Contemporary Modern of High Build...

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Exterior of Warwick Castle

Exterior of Warwick Castle...

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So Pretty-New Products from Jardins En Fleur

We got an email from Jardins En Fleur about their new pieces today. OMG they are so pretty! You probably know from our previous post that this is one of our favorite new vendors. The prices are getting more reasonable. The chairs shown are about $350-400/each. The console table is about $1500.If you like the softer, prettier style of home decor, this line is so for you. It's Asian decor done in a very modern and original way.Here are pictures of the new pieces. They are shown here in white lacquer, which is a great neutralizing color. We love using it in rooms with lots of colors or patterns...If you need pricing and availability, please visit our home decor store. Than...

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Fresh Bedding from Mystic Valley Trading

We haven't purchased any bedding for our store for a while, mainly because they are a bit cumbersome to sell. But we just received our Mystic Valley Trading catalog today and they have some really pretty stuff! What's more, they put everything into one convenient package so we don't have to list each piece individually.Here are some bedding from the Spring collection that we really like. They look fresh and fun. The bedding sell for about $1500-$2000 per ensemble. To see more, visit the Mystic Valley web site. To get pricing and availabililty, please drop us a li...

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Modern Fabrics from Duralee

Duralee just came out with a collection of modern fabrics that we thought are really pretty.Here is a sample of it. To see each sample, check out the Duralee's Simply Modern Collection.There are five additional books...To get pricing and availability, please visit our fabric sto...

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Contemporary Modern Building in Beijing

Contemporary Modern Building in Beij...

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Exterior of Hypo Alpe Center

Exterior of Hypo Alpe Cen...

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Bargain Buys from Arteriors Home

We decided that every Friday should be the designated "bargain day", what do you think? On this day, we will post all manufacturer bargains that we feel are tremendous buys. Again, these are brand-new, top-of-the-the line overstock from the manufacturers (no need to worry whether people had sex on that couch you got from Craigslist!).Here are some bargains from Arteriors Home--they make beautiful chandeliers and accessories....This horse sculpture has always been one of our best sellers. It was $350 now it is $160. Very Hollywood-Regency-ish, don't you think?This Pagoda chandelier originally sold for $1000, now $500 We love this one. It comes with a sconce as well. Originally $1250 now $600!This chandelier is really dramatic in person, especially...

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Amazing Bargains on Modern Furniture-Nuevo Living

We are on a bargain hunting mode lately. Who isn't with this economy!So we've been browsing through all the manufacturers bargains that have been sent our way. You see, manufacturers need to make room for new inventory, new styles, whatever, then they send us the lists of items that have been marked down like crazy.Here are some bargains for the day from Nuevo, which specializes in modern furniture. We like the quality of their furniture quite a bit. We use their barstools for restaurant projects and they hold up really well.We've listed the prices here but keep in mind that they do not include shipping cost.This cool -looking chair is only $210. This one is shown in black but the only color available is brown. The leather is top grain Italian...

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