Tag Archives: Kara Mann

Montage: 16 Butterfly Rooms

It’s wet and rainy in Boston. When I was in NYC last week, it was wet and rainy there too. For a final touch of beautiful days, I thought I’d break out the butterflies. I’ll start with everyone’s favorite . . .

Domino

Kara Mann

photographer Chris Court

Quarto & Sala

Fawn Galli

Stylist Selina Lake                                             Elle Interiors Norway

Turner Pock

Domino

Viva Terra

Better Homes & Gardens

Absolutely Beautiful Things

Stephanie Sabbe                                     Lee Essex Doyle

Madewell in Boston

John Jame

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Montage: 23 Wall Installations

I’ve been really interested in the idea of wall installations lately; a natural progression after last year’s obsession with wall sculptures. While you can use pretty much anything to create pattern and texture to blank walls, the ones I’m most attracted to are the art works. ( I have an ‘everyday objects as wall art’ post in the works as well). A few months ago I blogged about Tracy Melton’s tree ring encaustic paintings I purchased on Etsy. We finally hung them yesterday and they look fantastic – the picture is below. (My lack of photography,lighting and styling skills don’t do the installation justice.) I had planned on lining them up in a grid, but my ever artistic husband (he has a knack, surprisingly), insisted they’d look better scattered. Like ’em?

Our house on the Cape

From top: Amy Lau  –  Amy Lau  –  Brad Ford

From top: unidentified  –  Lindsay Bentis  –  Amy Lau

unidentified                                                  Emily Gallardo Studio

From top: Living Etc.  –  CB2

The Swell Life blog

Artist Eva Moosbrugger

Artist Keita Egami

Clockwise: Dwell  –  Coburn Architects  – unidentified  – Apartment Therapy

Sabbe Spot blog                                                          Cookie magazine blog

Madewell, Boston

Artist Jennifer Prichard

Kara Mann

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Montage: 30 Spaces with Sputnik Chandeliers

I’m not really all about retro, but I am loving sputnik chandeliers. (Though I wonder if the trend will be too over soon. These days it’s really about the raw light bulb.) Chunky chrome anemone fixtures, spiky brass models, expansive hand blown glass designs, and crystal floret-adorned vintage beauties are all still on my mind. I’m thinking an amazing, somewhat intricate eBay find would add glamour to my soon-to-be-in-the-works living room. (Of course, I’d need to hire an electrician.) While I’m at it, a sleeker model might be just the finishing touch my bedroom needs. I must do an accompanying “Get the Look” post to this montage. Stay tuned. (A post on exposed light bulbs is also in progress.)

Over the Bed

Bedroom photos: Shoot Factory; Anne Coyle Interiors; Benjamin Moore; Domino.

Over the Sofa

Living room and library photos: Skona Hem; Living Etc.; Skona Hem; unidentified; photographer Diane Hendrikx; Eric Roseff; unidentified; Amie Weitzman.

Over the Table


Dining room photos: photographer Gaelle le Boulicaut; Erinn Valencich; photographer Lincoln Barbour; architect West Chin; John Bartlett’s home via Wall Street Journal; Kara Mann; Larry Laslo; Amy Lau; John Lyle in Metropolitan Home; M. Design; Sarah Delaney Design; Lindsey Adelman Studio; photographer Rachael Smith; Eric Roseff; photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo; Fawn Galli; Sarah Delaney Design; photographer David Prince; Larry Laslo.


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Montage: Beds with Curtains and Canopies

A rainy day just makes me want to crawl into bed and close the curtains.

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Photos: Kara Mann Design; Kara Mann Design; Inspace; unidentified; Tom Scheerer; Apartment Therapy; Mary McDonald; Domino; House Beautiful; Jonathan Adler; Gwyneth Paltrow in House & Garden; Bill Brockschmidt & Courtney Coleman in House Beautiful; unidentified; unidentified; Living Etc.; Jiun Ho; Laura Smera; Country Homes & Interiors; Marie Claire Maison; Sara Gilbane in Domino; Sara Gilbane; Patrice Bevan Cowans; Tom Scheerer; unidentified; unidentified; photographer Dan Duchars; unidentified; Elle Decoration UK; Sara Gilbane; Tom Scheerer; Martha Stewart Living; Stephen Knollenberg; Tom Scheerer; White Webb; White Webb; Alessandra Branca; Jennifer Post; J.K. Capri; Marie Claire Maison; Mimmi O’Connell; Domino; Sara Gilbane; photographer Mark Williams; photographer Jordi Canosa; Phillip Gorrivan; Katrin Gargill; unidentified; Piet Boon.

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Montage: The Barcelona Chair

I seem to have a thing for chairs, especially mid-century modern ones. I can’t stop collecting photographs of them. I’ve  already done a montage of the Bertoia diamond chair, and I’ve been hording images of the Eames lounge, the Saarinen tulip chair, and the Panton chair. Today I must be feeling a bit subdued  (summer’s not my season) since I’ve chosen Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair. It’s an absolute classic, obviously, and works pretty much anywhere, but interestingly, as you’ll see, almost all the interiors that include the chair (or chairs, as they’re most often seen in pairs) are rather quiet, neutral, formal even, in the strict modern sense. I don’t particularly lust after the Barcelona chair, though I would love a Barcelona daybed upholstered in white leather. Anyway, here’s what I found:

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And, my favorite, the Barcelona daybed in white . . .

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Credits: Apartment Therapy-Nina in NYC; photographer Jason Madera; Shoot Factory; Kara Mann Design; Apartment Therapy-residence in Johannesberg; California Home + Design; GF; GF; GF; Rebecca Bradley; Light Locations; photographer Pierre-Jean Verger; Domino; Elle Decoration; Domino; Living Etc., Joseph Dirand; Bolig Magasinet; Gamota residence in Lexington, MA; Shoot Factory; M Design; Inspace; Apartment Therapy; photographer Tom Baker; Skona Hem; David Netto.

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