Tag Archives: Remodel

Fabulous Foyer

Today I am looking at a clever foyer. I am filing this one under “A” for Awesome. What do you do when you live in an older home and would like to create a foyer to separate the entrance to … Continue reading

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A Clear Choice

Today I am looking at a clear glass fireplace mantelpiece. I like the simplicity of this clear glass fireplace mantelpiece .  The cantilevered glass gives the painted brick surround a real modern feel.  This renovated San Francisco rental unit was … Continue reading

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Be Still My Hearth

Today I am looking at a glass fireplace screen. This pocket design fireplace screen by BAAN Design of Seattle made my little heart(h) go pitter-patter. I spotted this fireplace on Houzz and fell in love with its creative design.  The fireplace surround is made of blackened … Continue reading

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From Oops to Creative Opportunity

I really don’t know how I missed this interview.  The first photo shown below caught my attention posted on Pinterest.  I followed the link to one of my favorite websites, Freshome.  Warming your Outdoors with ‘Floating Windows’ Designer Claudia Schmutzler … Continue reading

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Centrale Mazzoni Colors on Water

Today I am looking at the Centrale Mazzoni renovation, Colors on Water. The “Centrale Mazzoni”, former Central Station of Venice Santa Lucia railway station, designed in the thirties by the “futuristic” engineer and architect Angiolo Mazzoni, is a  twentieth century building … Continue reading

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Divide and Conquer

Today I am looking at this simple way of dividing a space to make a room where none existed before. This studio apartment in Gothenburg, Sweden is housed in a building built in 1930. By adding the glass sliding door, a … Continue reading

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Callignee II

How can you tell when you find something amazing?  You obsess over it.  You look at every photo in detail.  You read about all of the details.  You do additional internet searches for project information.  That’s exactly what happened when … Continue reading

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PLEASE save this church!

Please, PLEASE, PLEASE save this beautiful church! If I had the $$$ I would bid until I won the auction of this Missouri church.  I wish more than anything (actually praying) that the new owner will cherish this beautiful building and windows enough to preserve … Continue reading

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Water Tower Offices

In April 2010, the most sustainable office building completed in the Netherlands: the water tower in Bussum. The project includes the renovation of the old water tower in 1897 and linked to a new office building of 3500 m2 in … Continue reading

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Historic Meets Modern

Valerie Pasquiou Interiors + Design, Inc. has a way of mixing old style and modern that feels  “right” to me. Undeniably modern yet able to blend different world cultures with a variety of historic periods, Valerie Pasquiou’s designs are refreshingly unique and … Continue reading

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