Showing posts with label chic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chic. Show all posts

A Chic Manhattan Makeover

I have said before what a chic home is to me.  A home with a classic architecture furnished with modern art and a mixture of classic and modern furniture.  A chic space for me is a space where things juxtapose with tension and friction,  where according to conventional thought, things are not supposed to work but they do.  This home designed by David Kleinberg is a perfect reference to it.  Enjoy!
The design in this hallway explains more than anything of my whole idea of a “chic home.”  Classic architecture is juxtaposed with modern art such as the Jean-Michel Basquiat painting (right) and the unexpected texture of the stainless steel bench.   This is perfection to me.
Love the use of bright color balanced with neutral here.  I also love the fun touch of the Tibetan goat pouf and the abundance of curvy lines. 
I'm not a big fan of the color mahogany but it has never seemed so regal as in this room. 
De Gournay wallpaper in the wife's office.
This kitchen looks like heaven!
Perfect bathtub to relax at the end of the day.
All images from Architectural Digest.

Winter Interiors Inpiration

 Above, Jean Louis Denoit's home.  I love you Jean!
The days here in Sao Paulo are getting warmer, which I love giving the fact that my favorite season is Summer.  But, that doesn't save me from missing the beautiful interiors of winter, the laziness of long dark days and the coziness that they conjure.  Enjoy! and keep warm if it's cold where you are.
Gorgeous paneled mirror wall and banquette calls for coffee.
 So adorable!
 Someday I'll have these lounge sofas.
It's all about that Brutalist desk. So brutal! 
pictures from Pinterest and le petit bird told me

Kitchen of the week: Chic Pot Racks

I have my pots in a Lazy Susan in a lower corner cabinet which is pretty convenient I shall say.  My chic copper collection however, enjoys a far better place in my built in book case above my kitchen banquette and I love to see them in the open everyday.  Here are a few images with beautiful pots hanging from pot racks.  Enjoy!
All the beautiful copper hanging above the island functions as a focal point.  I love it!
A very industrial kitchen with pots displayed everywhere.  Notice the food scale also hanging from the rack. 
This is a very big island that functions as bookshelf and storage.  The way the pots frame the pendants is aesthetically pleasing as well as functional.
A very individualized kitchen.  This kitchen is for serious cooking!
I posted this kitchen before under the title The Perfect Kitchen for a reason.  It's magnificent!
Proof that a small kitchen can look chic and be functional as well.
Having everything in hand is an essential part of good living.  Spices above the stove and olive oils in reach is a must for me.  I also believe in breaking your kitchen into small spaces.  A section for coffee for instance.  It doesn't need to be a whole station with integrated coffee maker or anything that fancy, by only assigning a tray with sugar, coffeemate or cream next to a regular coffee maker will make life easier and your mornings more enjoyable.
Images via Michael S Smith, Martha Stewart, Mick De Guilio, Decorology, Head over Heels, House Beautiful and  Elle Decor.