The Beach House

The Beach House is a fresh, absolutely-beachfront Bali rental villa, located on the sweeping Seminyak Beach and blessed with magnificent unobstructed views of the Indian Ocean. The revolutionary contemporary design is a study in perfect symmetry, presenting Palimanan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:22:37

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Beachy Kean

I have always appreciated the work of Diamond and Baratta Design even if it is little over the top for me personally but I really love the dining room above. It was designed for a beach house in Sagaponack in the Hamptons ... with brass booties at our upholsterer and thought they had a great vintage yet modern vibe. Enjoy! Photo [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 11:24:00

Lauren Conrad Preps Emmys Dresses

The Hills star Lauren Conrad and her assistants visit The Comcast Entertainment Building (the home of the E! Channel and the Style Network) ... has been romancing My Boys actor Kyle Howard after the pair was spotted at L.A.’s Crown Bar, Project Beach House ... girls” in her designs. “I’m doing one. I may be doing two,” she tells People. “It’s a huge [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 17:33:04

Meet the new White House decorator…

DominoStyle: “I would love to redecorate the White House! ... artists and designers.” Born: Newport Beach, CA College: Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles ... , four-poster upholstered beds His house: Inspired by the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens, his grand brick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:34:02

2008 Finishes and 2009 Goals

Even though 36 finishes is a reasonable amount, it’s not as good as previous years, and I’ve had weeks when I’ve barely touched a needle ... Wonderland Little House Needleworks - Blueberries Brittercup Designs - Poinsettia ornament Shepherd’s Bush ... s Bride Twisted Oaks Designs - French Monogram III Tuffet Just Nan - Beach Roses Sue Hillis Designs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:49:48

Sustainable Bark House Style

image via Highland Craftsmen I recently got the book, Bark House Style: Sustainable Designs from Nature from the library, ... as more just a rustic beach house look, but this book was cool; it shows a lot of different ways in which bark ... Foundation, we plant a tree for every job done. Many of our Bark House materials and products use zero [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:18:46

Role of Real Estate Players in Dream Home Planning and Execution

by katie George A home is where you spend your life, your own place to calm down and revitalize yourself. A sweet home is dream of every people ... be when playing with siblings and dolls during childhood or making a sand house on beach. Sometimes people ... a dream house. You don’t have to worry about the architecture, designs, construction, furnishing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:06:13

Role of Real Estate Players in Dream Home Planning and Execution

by katie George A home is where you spend your life, your own place to calm down and revitalize yourself. A sweet home is dream of every people ... be when playing with siblings and dolls during childhood or making a sand house on beach. Sometimes people ... a dream house. You don’t have to worry about the architecture, designs, construction, furnishing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:07:01

New To Market: Thom Mayne-Designed Home In Beverly Hills

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... and commercial projects. With the exception of that recent Hermosa Beach beach house, we don't often see ... volume, meticulous design and details." The listing also tells us Mr. Saee is a "MOTIVATED SELLER [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 20:00:34

House Voyeur: Viva Glam in Venice Beach

Many of you have seen interior designer Vanessa De Vargas's Venice Beach, California home before: ... :"The architecture here is relatively plain, and when I moved in ten years ago the house was sort ... of forced me to choose lighter furniture. I moved almost everything in the house to my retail business [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:30:00

Celebrating, defending A.E. Doyle

Tonight at 7:30pm, author Philip Niles will read from his book, "Beauty of the City: A.E ... and his parents had a beach house in Neahkahnie near the vacation home Doyle designed and built for his family ... is deplorable. Designs for a new and updated school facility that don't consider the historical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:32:28

Felicia Matlosz: Michelle Obama picks a designer ...

Hold on, it's not about her inauguration dresses. That's still being kept under wraps from eager fashionistas ... for homes: "Malibu Beach House," "Beverly Hills," "Los Angeles Hilltop" and "Upstate New York Home ... : This one is entitled Malibu Beach House 8 ... malibubeachhouse8.jpg And this one is named Upstate New York [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:24

Habitually Chic Designer: Thad Hayes

I saw the bedroom above in our office concept files and loved the mix of dark walls, ivory trim and yellow doors with the pop of red from the lamp ... by Rizzoli in April. I think the thing I like best is that he seems to "tailor" his designs to the spaces and probably the client. The Palm Beach house at the end is more opulent but at the same [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 20:26:00

It’s a Solar Panel AND A Wind Turbine! Hmm

Menir House began as Architect Andreas Angelidakis’ never-submitted entry for a design competition. The original proposal consisted of a rock-shaped house sitting under an umbrella on the beach. Recently, though he modified the umbrella part – now the house sits under an umbrella-shaped solar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:45:21

Milo Ray Baughman 1923-2003

Milo was a leading US furniture designers who designed many iconic pieces in the 50’s and 60’s which can now be viewed at Museums and Galleries all over the world. Born in Kansas and raised in Long Beach California Milo’s first commission was to design the interior and exterior of his family’s house which he undertook aged 13. He saw active [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:09:54

Me n' Eddie

Eddie and I--a tender moment at Scott's Souvenir tablecloth for beach house window treatment Floursack pillow sham for boomerang boy's room French market basket for linen storage at beach My dream date with Eddie Ross was almost perfect ... the upholstered headboards at Ballard Designs, or suggesting that you pick up a $20 print and pair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:11:19

Lac Superieur Residence: Stacking boxes with style

For a vacation home, the Lac Superieur Residence is a structure full of grace and visual appeal ... Residential Renovation Contemporary Three Storey Home in Manhattan Beach The Seigle House in Lincoln Park ... , the award winning building features a simple, clear minimalist design that divides it in three [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:00:45

Hill Spinoff ‘THE CITY’ Coming To MTV One

Hot off the heels of the phenomenon that is ‘The Hills’, ‘The City’ is MTV’s highly anticipated sensational new series premiering in February, ... design house, Diane Von Furstenberg, Whitney finds herself working in the upper echelon ... in the big smoke. Just as ‘The Hills’ organically evolved out of Laguna Beach, its Whitney’s turn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:07:03

Caleb’s Best Of 2008 List

Among the many requirements you must fufill in order to keep your comics bloggers license is the compilation of an annual best of list at the end of ... at their house on the beach, where they’ve gathered to hear some potentially transformative new. Durin ... , ballsy risks with his storytelling, particularly on the design and craft level, and whether [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 02:02:30

Paul Sahre: A Designer and His Problems

Friday, 06 February 2009 Katie Murphy Amphitheater Fashion Institute of Technology Building D 27th ... Now: The Beach House for Everyone, 1964–, a loving look at a short-lived product of early '60s consumer ... . In one room he designs and prints posters (some now in the permanent collection at the Cooper-Hewitt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:02:57

It Was a Summer-like Weekend For the Stefani-Rossdales

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were out and about with their two boys this weekend, taking them to Fred Segal and then hanging out at a Malibu beach house. Zuma was wearing Burberry shorts, and considering this newborn is already sporting designer clothes, if he's anything [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:00:52

Gossip Girl - Episode 2.01 - Summer Kind of Wonderful - Detailed Episode Synopsis

Thanks to Celly for the info. This contains a detailed synopsis. Only read if you are sure you want to know ... chicks at the same time. Go Dan! The younger Humphrey, Jenny, is working at a fashion design house ... is a friend. A friend named Eric. Chuck Bass is being, well, Chuck Bass, lounging on the beach [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 17:33:48

Seen n e g00d music videos lately?

This is a post about music videos that aren’t on TV, ... at a Liberal Arts College in the Northeast United States. Video: Beach House - Used ... meme’ to most people since they don’t know the difference between art, design, and memes. But yeah [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:29:50

Happy New year folks!

So here we are at the start of a whole new year.. more on that soon. Here's a recap.. this was my christmas present from Mr R ... like a few days hanging around the house we ventured out to the beach. (That's me below - post surf ... for a friend's 'new' baby... BUT the thing i most wanted to do was work on some new designs including ideas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 02:28:00

Super Luxurious Miami Marina Property - The Residences At Island Gardens

Located on a never-developed, 10- plus-acre portion of Watson Island in Biscayne Bay, ... all international standards in design, amenities, service and security. Island Gardens will house select ... Island Gardens will be conveniently located within minutes of South Beach, Downtown Miami [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:11:32

Florida Fractional Property - The Residences At Island Gardens Miami

Located on a never-developed, 10- plus-acre portion of Watson Island in Biscayne Bay, ... all international standards in design, amenities, service and security. Island Gardens will house select ... Island Gardens will be conveniently located within minutes of South Beach, Downtown Miami [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:11:34

Vivendelstien House in Norway

If you were to ask me what my dream home would look like, the answer would be modern, minimalist, ... if the Vivendelstien house in Norway is close to a beach or a mountain but I do know it’s close to what I would expect when it comes to interior design. Designed by Norwegian architect Tommie [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 15:02:41

Magical realism

Boing Boing readers predict the next five years and beyond ... design group who condense their projects into downloadable manuals, such as the Walking House ... marketeer gets their comeuppance / announcing the construction of a cooled beach in Dubai. Nice headline [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:45:14

SEE THIS HOUSE: A BEACH BUNGALOW WITH A "MODERN VINTAGE" STYLE!

All photos in this post courtesy of Woodson & Rummerfield In a Santa Monica bungalow, ... design site which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:01:10

New Direction Kitchen

If you ask me the direction I think green kitchen design should take over the next decade as it develops beyond the current formulaic “bamboo ... cabinet-apple green wall-concrete counter” stage, I would point you to this one in a house by the late Uruguayan architect Horacio Ravazzani in the beach resort of Punta del Este. For ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:17:24

GM sells off “collectables” to pay bills

Business Week: General Motors is cleaning out the attic to sell some stuff at the auction house to raise some much needed cash ... in West Palm Beach, Fla. Don’t think that GM is parting with the family jewels to pay the mortgage ... , and transport each vehicle. And with GM designs getting better and better under Lutz and Welburn, the company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:05:30

The Evolution of Skateboarding

From kids attaching wooden planks to skate wheels as early as the 1900s; to the multi-million dollar industry that it is today, ... , music, art and design: you name it. You probably own a couple of items in your house that is an off ... promotes skateboarding. Surfers begin to ride the streets during down time at the beach 1963- Stevenson’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 20:47:38

Mondrian South Beach Hotel by Marcel Wanders

One of the main events at this year’s Art Basel Fair in Miami was the grand opening of the Mondrian South Beach Hotel ... Mondrian’s interior a romantic, fairy tale feeling. Part of the interior design includes delft blue tiles with images depicting girls and sharks, chandelier showers and a small coach house entrance which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:46:17

Hot dogs, salsa and stalkers…The Bachelor is BACK!

My how I’ve missed this silly, silly show. Seriously. We should have formed some sort of support group during the hiatus. I would have been Social Chairman and coordinated party bus trips down to Austin to see Hotter Than Crap Brad Womack and then Breckenridge to convince Jesse that we all need to take turns snow boarding down a mountain…piggy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:24:31

Digi People Love Prizes

Who doesn't want cool stuff? We have been able to get even more prizes for our contest... I know, I'm excited too and I can't even win them! ... just got a new laptop and is getting a plain color skin with her monogram on it...how cute ... either... Check out all the fun designs you can make...they have premade beach scenes, hearts, zebra [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:20:00

150 Guilt Quotes

Some people think feeling guilty is a sure sign that you must have done something wrong. Others believe that guilt is a completely useless and even harmful emotion for truly enlightened minds. Then, of course, there is every degree or shade of opinion in between those two most extreme positions. What is your opinion? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:01:33

December Treasure Hunt - Clue 6: ~Shag~

After eating far too much over the holidays, it’s time to get up and go hunting for the Treasure Hunt items in the December issue of Prim Perfect ... the most correct prim counts will receive this month’s Star Prize - a manor house in Kettle Moraine ... in the water with just a touch.Keeping in the warm, tropical theme, here are two new Beach Cabana Sets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:38:44

Weekend Open House Report

Time now for another edition of the Curbed Open House Report, wherein we run down the best of the primo weekend pickins'. Something we missed? ... with modern sensibility. Handsome facade, gorgeous remodel, meticulous attention to detail, quality ... and is graced with preserved period elegance throughout. Three bedroom, 1 bathroom, formal dining room, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 23:47:57

Ten Top Fashion Trends For 2009

1.  LONG AND LANGUID WATERFALL EARRINGS:  Goodbye reserved earrings, hello big, dramatic, modern styles ... , COMFORTABLE DRESSES: They may have been shorter back in the forties, but ladies used to call them house ... to the beach in them, without raising any eyebrows).  Some people are calling them day gowns, which pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:19:02

Gotta have now!

SHELTER MEby Alex McAulayA teenage girl discovers that evil comes in many forms, when she and a group of friends run away from boarding school in this stunning novel of suspense and survival from the author of BAD GIRLS.Maggie Leigh just wants to be a normal teenager, but when German bombs tear apart London during World War II, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:14:00

Meet Derek Poon of 4fifteen Clothing

Another in our series of The City’s Most Known Unknowns… I don’t exactly remember how I stumbled across 4fifteenclothing.com ... up with a few more designs and then my wife and I borrowed a van and a table; set up a booth at The Cherry ... us through the process from concept to distribution. I spend a lot of time thinking about the designs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:43:13

Hardie Board Siding

by Dan the Construction Man Did you know that hardie plank siding has the ability to withstand wind, fire, hail, and rain for an extremely long time ... colors to give them a very island beach style home. Planks come in different lengths and heights. James ... . Hardie also comes in a shingle which can be used on the entire house to give it the old cedar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:54:08

December Treasure Hunt - Clue 7: True North Designs

After eating far too much over the holidays, it’s time to get up and go hunting for the Treasure Hunt items in the December issue of Prim Perfect ... the most correct prim counts will receive this month’s Star Prize - a manor house in Kettle Moraine ... to exercising, and at True North Designs we will concentrate on cardio work.   There are many ramps and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:41:58

Monowheels: The Weirdest Transport Known to Man

"QUANTUM SHOT" #467 link Our "Future Tech" contributing writer Paul Schilperoord, whose recent book on "exciting innovations in transportation" you can order here, showcases today the various mono-wheel ideas, covering their development till the 1930s - modern ones will be featured in Part 2. Most of the images (plus a good deal of great info) [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 23:20:16

Buried Treasure: Joe “Butcher” Kowalski Archives

A true street riding legend, Joe Kowalski, better known as “Butcher,” has inspired countless riders who are influential in their own right, ... to Butcher. Barspin Grind Variation Long Beach, California Photo: Brad McDonald? You can’t get much more mid ’90s SoCal street than the Parrick Benches in Long Beach, California. The benches [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 10:23:10

You better change your tone, mister!!!

So, it's my birthday.Only not really, 'cause I'm typing this at about 8:40 on the 11th, but I'm not going to post it until tomorrow, so it will be when you read this, if you get me.Let's start with this: I'm happy to report that 'bu's back in action, and I won't have to walk to work on my birthday. That makes me so happy, I can't even tell you [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:00:00

Under the Sun Down Under Blog Update 3

On three hours of sleep I got a ride from our publicist Melissa to meet up with Tim and get on the road ... restaurant right on the beach. The food over here is awesome. Quality cafes with fruit and veggie juices ... in every state. Its pretty classic. We nearly packed the house again that night and it felt really [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:17:00

Worlds Most Bizarre Water Fountains

Fountains come in all shapes and sizes, their waters variously displayed from a cascading flow to a gushing geyser, and something ingrained within the human psyche responds to the splash and flow that soothes, relaxes, and inspires reflection. The captivating beauty of abundant and extravagant flow of water rising, tumbling, spilling, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 16:19:00

The ATOMIC SHIP Takes Shape (Nov, 1957)

view additional pages The ATOMIC SHIP Takes Shape by Richard K. Winslow Condensed from Newsweek One fine morning in the spring of 1960 a gleaming white ship will glide from some American harbor out to sea. The ship’s rakish lines will be unmarred by any smokestacks. Her bridge will probably resemble the pilot’s bubble on some huge aircraft [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 09:09:06

The Past Is History

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Since she put her Norfolk rental home on the market four months ago, ... “Two weeks ago, Mari-Ann Messick put her Virginia Beach house up for sale in hopes of trading ... and her husband own two houses in Norfolk. Now, the couple want to sell both and move to Virginia Beach, where [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:55:09

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