Friday eye candy: Christmas

Is it just me, or is there something amazingly overwhelming happy in the Christmas spirit?  We just came back from our son's School Christmas presentation and it was nothing short of watching angels singing Christmas carols.  As a designer I can appreciate the importance of the visual but when it comes to Christmas I think that what you listen to is as equal if not more important than what you look at.  Christmas kettles on the streets of New York city, 106.7 repertoire of Christmas songs all day long while watching the snow coming down, the sound of chestnuts roasting on the fire, all those experiences would not evoke the same sentiment within us if there were silence.  There is no music in this post but there are a bunch of beautiful images for those of you who are still in the process of decorating.  Enjoy!

Top five pictures by Larnie Nicolson

A Seductive London House

 

It's interesting how searching for something can lead you to something completely irrelevant.  I came across this London townhouse and thought that a living room this beautiful where neoclassical details intermingle with more classic modern furniture deserves a sharing post.  This home belongs to Angela Dunn and her husband.  If you didn't then you should know how much I love sculptural furniture and this pair of Ico Parisi club chairs paired with the marble coffee table by Angelo Mangiarotti is pretty perfect to me.  Yes, because classicism is beautiful but it is way more beautiful when combined with classic modern pieces that can give a room a fully personalized look.  Enjoy!

Photos by Michael Paul