principles & elements: January 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

backyard : fencing

(from apartmenttherapy.com) This is pretty spot on - down to the preexisting cinderblock base.

(Buttrick Wong)

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(from remodelista)

Monday, January 25, 2010

cheese please

Need I say anything more? (From Sunday Suppers)

Friday, January 22, 2010

Posted today over at Remodelista, this Shelter Island remodel by NY-based architects Rhea White and Steve Schappacher of Schappacher White is stunning. I am absolutely in love with it. Its stylish with good 'design' but not overproduced. I would definitely feel at home in this space.

Features of note: Floor to ceiling cupboards in the kitchen. Awesome storage! Built-ins under the stairwell with a concealed television. Brilliant! Built-in day bed. Dreamy!

(Photos via Remodelista)

Thursday, January 07, 2010

element : wallpaper

I just saw this wallpaper application over at apartment therapy and couldn't help but stop for a moment and take note. Not only is the image stunning, but the application also comes across so natural and organic. What a way to make a statement without the commitment!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

the dog trot : part 2

The dog trot style house may have been developed to beat the heat and humidity of the American South, but today the style has been adapted and reinterpreted. Let's be honest, in the Pacific Northwest finding methods for cooling our homes really isn't a pressing issue. Nonetheless, I just can't get the dog trot out of my head and dream of someday building a series of buildings connected by breeze ways out in the county. I love how the breeze ways can compartmentalize zones of the home: separating private from public spaces, communal areas from solitary ones, kitchens from dining rooms and so on. Below is an adorable and whimsical cabin in France (from Marie Claire Maison). I can't read French, but I imagine it out in the back-40 of a lavendar farm where guests can have an alfresco meal and a nice afternoon siesta.