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June 11, 2012 · 10:00 am

ARTmonday: Lucie and Simon

Lucie & Simon, self-taught artists who live in Paris, create photographs that outsmart our perception of reality by staging a quirky view of daily life. Their compositions capture different moods of silent melancholy, in between real life and dreams. Here are 12 images from their Scenes of Life series.

Picture of life, 2008

Last breakfast, 2008

Window on courtyard, 2008

Beyond the sunrise, 2007

The knot of life, 208

The swing, 2008

Alone together, 2008

Missing childhood, 2008

Vertigo, 2008

Beginning of life, 2008

Picture of Julie, 2009

Remember a dream, 2008

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June 10, 2012 · 8:08 am

Sunday Bouquet: Moody Blooms

via Decor 8

Sunday Bouquet: Truro Windowsill with Peony

photograph by StyleCarrot

Montage: 54 Living Rooms with Gray Sofas

I apologize for missing two days of blogging. I took a quick day trip to Connecticut to visit a friend. A friend who has so much faith in my taste that she has hired me to decorate her gorgeous new apartment in New York City. You didn’t realize that I’m an interior designer? I’m not! This very loyal friend is confident that through my writing and research, experience overseeing the building and renovations of my own places, and years of absorbing interior images, that I can do this. Or rather, we can do this. It’s definitely a collaboration. And really fun.

The project doesn’t involve any construction, kitchens, or bathrooms. The apartment is brand new and will be delivered finished and pristine. We will pick paint colors, wallpapers, rugs, and furniture. The budget is similar to what I would spend if it were my own home, which makes it a lot easier. I’m nervous, but excited.

We’ve decided to go with a gray sofa in her living room. We’re thinking about a serene white and gray scheme, or white and gray with green accents. The dining room is in the same space, so we can play with that too. I’m sure I’ll be treating you to a lot of posts inspired by our deliberations and eventual decisions.

Vita Designs

unidentified

House to Home

Photographer David Duncan Livingston

Marcelo Lucini’s Buenos Aires apartment

Steven Gambrel – Elle Decor

Greg Natale

unidentified

Katie Ridder

via The Aestate

Andrew Flesher Interiors

Burley Katon Halliday – Elle Decor

Photographer Francesca Mantovani via French by Design

Light Locations

Home of Joanna Berryman of Matrushka

Katie Lydon

Anthony Baratta

Dwell Studio

Home of stylist/photographer Elisabeth Dunker via Design Sponge

via Apartment Therapy

Rest Sofa by Muuto

Steven Gambrel – Elle Decor

Burnham Design

Home of Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks – Metropolitan Home

Emily Summers

Courtney Cox’s Malibu home – Trip Haenisch – Elle Decor

Axel Vervoordt

Jonathan Adler

Ix Design

Turner Davis Interiors – Elle Decor

reader’s home – Cote de Texas

via little green notebook

Photographer Manolo Yllera

unidentified

Sally Wheat Interiors

bloggers own sofa (IKEA) – Pretty Petals blog

Sally Wheat Interiors

Crate & Barrel

Ashe + Leandro

unidentified

Daniel M. Pafford

Francisco Costa’s NYC apartment via Habitually Chic

Greg Natale

Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks – Metropolitan Home
Architects Jim Poteet & Patrick Ousey – Interior designer Joel Mozersky

Emily Summers

via House of Phila

Sally Wheat Interiors

unidentified

Burnham Design

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June 4, 2012 · 9:32 am

ARTmonday: 15 Sculptures by Henk Visch

I think I initially came across a Henk Visch sculpture (the metallic faceted one, I believe) on Pinterest. Visch is a Dutch sculptor, painter, and draftsman who represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale in 1991. Some of the forms seem very current, though they were done some time back. I love the range, some pieces are very completely non-figural, while some are sensuously anthropomorphic, and others quite whimsical. Another seems to reference mid-century works by Donald Judd, and others have a Louise Bourgeois feel. Here is a sampling of 15, plus two installations.