From Julie:
A solution to the ping-pong-paddle-storage dilemma, from the transcendent Clingstone mansion on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, featured in the New York Times. Easily reproduced with a few strips of wood, some nails, and a hammer. Photo by Erik Jacobs.
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From Julie:
The first architect-designed house I spent time in (by Harvard GSD professor Paul Mitarchi) was outfitted with an indoor swing. While the grownups discussed politics and drank wine, the children swung on the swing. This photo reminded me that for those lucky enough to live in large spaces with high ceilings, an indoor swing is a welcome diversion.
Below: The Skagerak Teak Swing is currently on sale for $152.58 at Teak, Wicker & More.
Below: The Tunto Keinu Swing from Finnish workshop Tunto Design is available at Rose and Radish in SF. Made of layered birch plywood, it’s available in green, light blue, or red for $250.
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From Julie:
This colorful and easily replicated nursery can grow with your baby; the changing table can transition into a desk or work table, the chairs can become desk seating, the mini suitcases can be used as playthings. Photographs by Richard Birch.
Recreate the look with these elements:
Below: Lillberg Rocking Chair; $149 from Ikea.
Below: Strapping Floor Bin; $14.95 from Land of Nod.
Below: Chunky Wall Shelves; from $29 at West Elm.
Below: Gallery Frames at West Elm start at $12.
Below: The Bjorkudden Table can be used as a desk later; $99.99 at Ikea.
Below: Organic Cotton Changing Pad; $99 at Healthy Child.
Below: Store changing essentials in Pack Your Bags mini suitcases; $19.95 at Land of Nod.
Below: Simple Knodd Bins from Ikea are $24.99 each.
Below: Olle Chair; 34.99 at Ikea.
Below: Bolon woven vinyl carpet from Sweden is available from Curran Floor, starting at $8.70 per square foot. Go to Curran Floor to view the range.
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From Francesca:
The stretch of Atlantic Avenue between Beorum Hill and Brooklyn Heights is slowly become a shopping destination for high-end fashion and furnishings; the latest addition to the strip is Wilsey Wolf and Toni Nicolo’s shop Greenhouse Eco-Friendly Living. Furniture and accessories are carefully chosen to include only products produced by environmentally responsible manufacturers without sacrificing style; we especially like the earth-friendly upholstered pieces from Lee Industries Natural Lee line.
Below L: Organic linens from Area. Below R: Vases from Arteneca’s Transglass series.
Below: Non-toxic ceramics from Mud Australia.
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From Julie:
Spotted in last week’s House & Home section of the New York Times: a truly green bath, in all senses of the word. Architect Joel Sanders, landscape designer Diana Balmori, and Andrea Steele of AND Architects created this room within a garden penthouse on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Peace lily, peperomia, and prayer plant climb up the master bath’s teak vanity and onto the lavastone walls, creating a curtain of verdant, air-purifying foliage.
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From Janet:
Last weekend, I took the annual AIA tour of Bay Area residences; one of the most appealing homes on the circuit was a 1906 Victorian Pacific Heights remodel by Feldman Architecture. I was taken by the masterful blend of traditional and modern elements. The Victorian bones of the building were preserved, yet a sense of modernity was conveyed by sliding interior barn doors, modern glass lighting fixtures, and fanciful touches such as the apple green front door. It all adds up to an incredibly livable family house. Plus, the architects incorporated multiple eco-friendly elements, including solar-powered radiant heat, photovoltaic roof, reclaimed flooring, cabinets and countertops made from recycled materials, and recycled denim insulation.
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From Francesca:
Brooklyn designer David Weeks’ Castlight is both a stylish candlestick and an LED flashlight with a rubberized grip. The candlestick glows from beneath when the flashlight is on, for double illumination, and when power outages occur, you have a working flashlight at the ready.
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From Julie:
Kathleen Hills’ Cluster Pendant Lamp for New York City design collective Areaware is available in black and white and comes with a china ceiling rose; we especially like the braided electrical cord. $700 for a cluster of four at Velocity Art & Design; available in multiples of four up to 16.
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From Janet:
Black and white are not finishes that usually come to mind when selecting faucets; however, it’s worth considering Dornbracht’s elegant modern Tara Faucets in new black and white editions recently featured at London’s 100% Design festival. Go to Dornbracht to locate an authorized dealer.
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From Janet and Julie:
It’s hard to surpass the graphic impact of black and white.
Below: A rigorously minimalist bath at the Amansara resort in Cambodia, photographed by Richard Powers.
Below: A bath in New York for a nightlife impresario by Front Studio.
Below: A noirish bath from New Zealand architect Tim Dorrington.
Below: A master bath in a villa in France by UK designer Kate Hume.
Below: Circles and squares from UK-based Studio OHM.
Below: A master bath in a Paris apartment; from the portfolio of photographer Guy Bouchet.
Below: A black steel industrial window punctuates this white bathroom from San Francisco-based Dowling Kimm Studios.
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