Etageres are terrific, they have the uncanny ability to transition tall rooms down to human proportion..

Excited about this unusual circa 1950’s iron garden set… next up for them, restoration, painting, cushions and delivery..  

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A project, no matter the size, is incomplete without a water feature……

I tend to revisit snapshots from trips to Asia when beginning a landscape design project… the lovely restrain inspires me.

Im currently reflecting on pictures from Japan as inspiration for a landscape/deck design project.  My reasoning for tacking them up on my  board is not for their Asian influence rather a reminder to keep it simple.

There are many tables like this but rarely with such spectacular granite..

In the 1940’s, the hotel’s 9th floor (penthouse) was converted to several high end apartments. Below the authentic concept drawing from that remodel. It was exciting for me, to view the drawing in the actual space today.  Shocked to discover the furnishings from 70 years ago were more contemporary.

At that moment, I knew to lean against my tendency to go dreamy when stumbling upon something spectacular… 

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