Category Archives: Montage

September 16, 2009 · 1:38 am

Montage: Swings

This summer while I obsessively collected photographs, I started noticing more than a few swings popping up indoors. As a child I had a fantasy of living in a home with exposed beams across a high ceiling that would allow my parents to rig up a swing. Unsurprisingly, it never happened, nor will it happen for my kids. (Not that they’ve expressed an interest.) While I had imagined a simple wooden slab and rope, the swings in these rooms are either oval wicker designs or funky Lucite orbs that pay homage to ’70s style. Fun!

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Photographer Diane Hendrikx; Mark-Ulnes Design via Remodelista; photographer Colin Streater; photographer Gaelle Le Boulicaut; photographer Ulrika Ekblom; photographer Graham Atkins-Hughes; photographer Debi Treloa; Living Etc.; Domino; Living Etc; House to Home; Coastal Living; photographer Paul Costello; photographer David Giles; photographer Francesco Lagnese; Studio Paterakis photography; Shareen Joel; photographer Trine Thorsen.

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September 13, 2009 · 10:41 am

Montage: Tree Trunks

When did logs become so stylish? (Around the same time as antlers, perhaps?) It used to be that trees belonged outdoors. Or up in your cabin in Maine. Designers eased them into our rooms gently with white resin, silver or ceramic pieces fashioned to look like logs. Now they simply hack down a tree and plop it into our decor, proclaiming it “mahvelous.” Ok, not really, but almost. This touch of the earthy, when done with restraint, can soften a space. It also adds texture (designers love that) and reminds us that two worlds really can coexist. I found tons of rooms in which logs, stumps, and branches have been incorporated with perfection.

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Photos: Hotel Frank, San Francisco; Bahia de la Luna, Oaxaca via Apartment Therapy; Lindsay Bentis; Amy Lau Design; The Surf Lodge, Montauk in Coastal Living; Hotel Vertigo; Amy Lau Design; photographer Simon Watson; Susanna Salk via Habitually Chic; Joe Schmelzer; Gerald Pomeroy in Traditional Home; Spruce Design + Decor; photographer Max Attenborough; unidentified; Pure Design and Decor; Canadian House & Home; Kelly Wearstler on Style Compass; S.R. Gambrel; architect Eric Cobb in Metropolitan Home; unidentified; Pappas Miron; Spruce Design + Decor; Sam Cardella Design; Lindsay Bentis; Apartment Therapy; Parker Sims; Wendy Blount; Kara Mann;Spruce Design + Decor; photographer Kelly Ishikawa; Pappas Miron; Bleu Nature; Jayne Wunder; Elle Decor; Dave Coote Design; Johnston Architects; Eric Roseff.


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September 9, 2009 · 1:18 am

Montage: Globes

Today’s the first day of school for my kids. In honor of students all around, I present you lots and lots of globes. Try one in your kids’ room, the family room, or study. You’ll be amazed what you can all learn just by spinning and scanning…

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Photos: Desire to Inspire; Apartment Therapy; Flickr-lutterlagkage; Flickr-my tiny robot heart; Apartment Therapy; Desire to Inspire; Flickr-sweetjessie; photographer Lisa Cohen; Skona Hem; Apartment Therapy NYC; photographer Angus Fergusson; Flickr-melt; Flickr-aoneko; photographer Ellen McDermott; Ken Fulk in House Beautiful; Sixx Design; Partners & Spade; Design Sponge; Flickr-beetrix; Lucas Studio; Light Locations: Domino; unidentified; Flickr-mayalu; Moises Esquenaz.

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September 3, 2009 · 12:33 pm

Montage: Chalkboards

I know we’ve seen chalkboard chic time and again, but with the start of the new school year, I just couldn’t resist. So, secure your school supplies, especially some chalk. I wonder if banging erasers is still an acceptable punishment during detention? I’m thinking not.

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DaveCooteDesign CHALKPhotos: This Ain’t No Disco; Teresa Sapey Studio; Apartment Therapy; photographer Amanda Prior; Apartment Therapy; photographer Nicolas Mathéus; Apartment Therapy; Apartment Therapy; Alan Higgins Architects; Dave Coote Design; Coburn Architecture; Loft Life; architect Fiona Winzar; Patrice Bevan Cowans; Alkemie; Alkemie; Cookie; Heart of the Matter; Living Etc.; Apartment Therapy; unidentified; Alkemie; photographer Diane Hedrikx; photographer Prue Ruscoe; The City Sage; Amanda Nisbet; Apartment Therapy; Wish; Kyle Timothy Home; Chocolat; Cookie; Apartment Therapy; Apartment Therapy; Wish; Living Etc.; Bungalow Hotel by Sixx Design; Birdhouse Design; Kate Maloney Interiors; Dwell; Dave Coote Design.

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August 27, 2009 · 4:59 pm

Montage: Clocks

I like to know what time it is. That will come as no surprise to those of you who know me, since it goes along with my über organized mindset. (Though, my husband will surely point out that I’m not actually ever on time.)

In any case, the clock has always been a feature of my well-ordered life. When I was in junior high, I used my holiday money from Nana to buy a clock radio. (Yes, I realize I am dating myself.) I really, really wanted a Sony Dream Machine, a compact, glossy white cube with a pretty blue LED readout. Alas, I could only afford a slightly downscale model, an odd-shaped polygon with teal numbers. It has the loudest siren-like alarm you ever did hear. I still have it. My husband hates it. It’s alarming enough to cause heart failure. But it gets me up in a jiffy.

This post focuses on wall clocks. Like most, I adore George Nelson’s. I also like a simple, crisp school clock design. I’m not a fan of the Roman numeral up on the wall, though my Cartier watch is among my prized possessions. Here’s an array of clocks in rooms by designers and those found on Flickr from regular folks.

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Photos: Floroom B&B via Remodelista; White Webb; Apartment Therapy Los Angeles; Light Locations; Beth Evans via Desire to Inspire; Kelly McGuill; L’Internaute; Apartment Therapy NYC; Apartment Therapy; Living Etc.; Living Etc.; Domino; photographer Jean-Pierre Lemoine; SR Gambrel; Design Sponge; Lori Graham; Real Simple; Ken Fulk; Stylehome via Desire to Inspire; photographer Lisa Cohen; Larson + Shores; photographer Julien Lanoo; photographer Graham Atkins-Hughes. FLICKR FINDS: Moakidi; Twittering Bird; suzy8track; Moakidi; Moakidi; eternity eyes 2009; mondolind; Gene Fama; irksomecushion; juliannlaw; paperNstitch; joe-pirela; m.bibelot.

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