Everyone loves a home tour! Especially another lovely home from the Princess Margaret Home Lottery. This grand prize home was designed by Jack Celli of Greenpark Homes. This stunning mirror mosaic tile graces the wall facing the entrance. Talk about first impressions.
Bevelled diamond mirrors set the stage for this elegant bath. The cool greys and cool whites are magical when orchestrated by Michael Habachy of Habachy Designs.
This elegant bathroom designed by Soucie Horner is accomplished in so many ways; the deep-hued vanity with matching panels extending to the ceiling, the timeless style, and the book-matched marble tub surround. Book-matching is more commonly seen in wood veneers, but it is just as striking, if not more when done in stone! Book-matching is seen when successive pieces of stone are arranged side by side in such a way that the pieces “mirror” one another. This example above is not only book-matched but can be considered a double book-match, or a “reverse diamond”.
Wall Panels are a beautiful way to add visual interest to a room, and you would be surprised how simple it is to achieve! The image above is an applied moulding stained to match the wood veneer on the walls, much like a burlap moulding like this one:
This well balanced kitchen by Caroline Decesare is quite thoughtful in its design. The first thing I notice is the strong look of the coffered ceilings, and wonderfully, the pendant light fixtures are spaced on four corners that place them directly over their respective island task areas. The double islands allow the chef to prepare and entertain easily with a prep sink at the outer-most island, which has seating for guests. They can probably join in helping prepare meals without getting underfoot. The larger sink is located in the heart of the kitchen, so dishes are not on the “entertaining island”. Well done.
This pretty luminaire dripping with lead crystals from the Kentwood Collection at Decorati would be dashing in many applications. How would you use the Cascade lighting fixture?
The chilly air and perfect snowboarding/ skiing weather has got me thinking about designer lodges, particularly the stellar lodges by Architect Michael Upwall. Born in Utah, Michael understands the temperments and overall glory of beautiful Utah, where he designed this ultimate skiers haven.
Having trouble committing to a gift wrap with so many great choices? How about a personalized wrap that has your name on it? Mountain Cow offers many designs to choose from that are customized with a message from you to your loved ones.
“…Such a universe is beyond inagination: a world without color would be a world without light, for light and color are inseparable”. Quote by E. Ambrose Webster: Early Modernist Painter
This is the universe of Cristina Rubinetterie, an Italian waterworks company flourishing with eye-popping designs. The Sandwich series offers a shower experience like no other, where you are bathed in soothing colored light as well as intense streams of water. The incredibly thin profile of the over-sized shower head (just 4 mm thickness) compresses the water out, so uniform pressure is a water-saving result. Oh and the red, green and blue lighting? Well I would paint and tile my bathroom black too if I had this showerhead as my muse.
Clive Christian is a company for luxury homes of the world. This luxury kitchen is decked out with light painted cabinetry and many pieces of richly carved corbels and scrolled details. With such a large and open room, you can have auxiliary features such as the two ornate display cabinets with niches for limestone sculptures. Because nothing says excess like a kitchen that also serves as an art exhibition. Oh the vanity!
But I love it.
