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A Living Wall
From Paris to Singapore through Palm Beach, a quick tour of the most beautiful living walls around the world. We could be in a jungle, @Pershing Hall, Paris @Sevva, Hong Kong East Conservatory, Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, US Artistic living wall on one of Saks’ wall in Palm Beach @Athenaeum Hotel in London, Made by living wall superstar, Patrick Blanc Singapore’s Supertrees, and the restaurant of the same name at the top of one of these big trees. Private Apartment in Paris Tropical Bathroom You would like to have one of these living walls at home? There are a lot of different solutions: you can make it yourself, order living wall…
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Pots and Plants for an Interior Garden
With spring coming we would like to see more nature and greenery in our homes… Here is an original selection of plants and pots that you can buy or do yourself. My favorite : The Click & Grow smart pot that will grow mini tomatoes and strawberries by itself. No need to have a green thumb or to water plants anymore! A short demonstration video here and for the shopping, it’s on our website of course! Herb Stand Normann Copenaghen: Another smart and handy pot that you can buy here (and here for the video) A clever creation: the Corsica Flower Bridge Table from Elho label, perfect for small terraces or balconies. You can find it here. Say farewell…
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10 Original Ways to Paint your Home
1. Paint the baseboards or the stairs (or both) Grafic black & grey baseboards with a yellow touch to energize the whole 2. Paint Geometric Figures DIY tutorial on VintageRevivals’ blog 3. Paint the doors 4. Paint one or two bands on the wall 5. Paint just one wall or a block © Jo Pesendorfer © Sophie Hanniet 6. Paint the furniture tone-on-tone 7. Paint the moldings 8. Paint the ceiling 9. Paint half of the wall 10. Paint… a canvas If you don’t dare to paint the whole wall, try the light way: just paint a canvas with a plain color (here the Blue by Klein) Or just buy the Pantone canvas !
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A desk in the closet
It is not easy to have an office space of your own when you are living in a small space. The solution : put your desk in a closet! A desk in the closet @decocrush @designsheppard @officestylist @decoralos @spoutgraphics @marieclaireidées @apartementtherapy @cathdreams @decocrush A Desk in the Wardrobe @marthastewart @manuelidades @Camara-de-maravillas @decorainteriores @donnamoderna @dcoracao A Desk in the Dressingroom @officestylist @Northridge publishing @Decoralia
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Decors and colors in Wes Anderson’s movies
With his last movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson not only confirms that he’s a brilliant director but also reveals that he could have been a great interior designer! Colors, furniture, lights, disposition, all reveals that décor is important for esthetic reasons but also has a meaning of its own. Explosive colors Red and Purple Mixing bright red and purple is a bold choice, yet it is the main color theme of the Grand Budapest hotel. From the elevator walls to the lobby rugs through staff uniforms, red and purple are the sign that you belong to this special hotel. The two main characters are indeed proudly wearing these…
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Books, Storage and Decoration
You are a compulsive buyer of books, you devour and pile them up until you don’t know what to do with them anymore. I know how you feel… Some ad hoc solutions for books addicts. Space-saving solution Bibliochaise by Nobody&Co Make a table out of your books @Ritemail Invisible bookshelves Created by NotTom By Umbra By TeeBooks. When books become part of your home décor At Sal Curioso Restaurant created by Substance Agency At the Sevva Restaurant in Hong Kong Books with a twist Hook Book by Rose Bunker Clock Book By Karlsson Library You can still use a traditional library, an idea stolen from Ralph Lauren Home: hang your paintings and photographs on your bookcases.…
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The 5 most Beautiful Private Clubs of Hong Kong
“There’ll be nothing but beauty, wealth, pleasure, With all things in order and measure.” Charles Baudelaire, l’invitation au voyage, (in Les Fleurs du mal) Kee Club Kee Club could be the exact embodiment of Charles Baudelaire’s poem from which the lines above are extracted. This club is indeed a real ‘Invitation to the Voyage’: a classical European residence with African sculptures and pieces of arts from the greatest (Pablo Picasso and Anthony Quinn to name but a few), richly decorated with precious colors and Bauhaus designed 1940’s furnishings. Photo Credit: Kee Club China Club China Club will make you travel at the heart of 1930’s Shanghai. Each room astonishes and…
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Sleepbox: Innovation & Design for your sleep
The two Russian designers Alexey Goryainov and Mikhail Krymov have imagined the Sleepbox, a ‘box’ in which you can relax and rest in a calm and quiet environment, even if you’re in the middle of a bustling public place. @minimalhome An endless connection between two flights? Few hours to spend in an abandoned train station? Sleepbox has been the dream of all travelers who would like to take a nap without missing their connection. @minimalhome Sleepbox has everything a tired traveler could wish: comfy beds with automatic system of change of bed linen, dark blinds, a soundproof cabin, a closed and safe place to peacefully fall into the arms of…
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Inside… Sacha Walckhoff’s apartment
Sacha Walckhoff’s apartment is undeniably one of a kind! Mixing artfully the Arabian Nights’ décor with a very pure Scandinavian design, the creative director of Christian Lacroix has managed to mix and match different styles beautifully. A quick guided tour: Living Room We love: The painting inside the chimney; The eclectic style and the feeling you’re in a (chic) bazar; The big blue fan at the end of the room (by Maarten Baas). Corridor We love: The big Zebra; The pyramid of books and magazine framing the entrance; The eclectic style (again), in-between a design store and a curiosity cabinet. The office Photo: Eric Morin We love: The big sculpture;…
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Trend: ‘duck blue’ is the season’s color
‘Duck blue’ is a literal translation from the French “bleu canard”. Although you can say ‘pigeon blue’ and ‘peacock blue’ in English, none of them is quite like the duck blue, which is the color this year. It is everywhere this season: on walls, on armchairs and on fabrics, the whole house is dressed in blue! It goes from turquoise to dark green, but we can still pick a trend… A turquoise-like duck blue on strangeclosets blog and at Eddie Ross’ in NY @strangeclosets @eddieross A lighter duck blue at Marie-Claire Maison and Agathe Azzis @agathe-azzis @marie-claire The original duck blue, as seen at Guardarte, Mis en Demeure, JNL Collection, Hay…
