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5 Quick Fixes: Bright Pink Accents

On February 7, 2012 By

Lately, it seems as if every­where I look, I see la vie en rose and there’s noth­ing to do but to give in to the neon glow.

Here are five exam­ples of how a spot of hot pink can breathe new life into a room.

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Chic French Children’s Beds

On February 7, 2012 By

Why are the French so good with children’s fur­ni­ture? Here’s a roundup of nurs­ery fur­ni­ture fea­tur­ing clean lines, stream­lined forms, and mod­ern shapes—we see these beds as a good invest­ment in a young person’s bur­geon­ing design sensibilities.

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Baby Blankets for the Royals

On February 7, 2012 By

Wrap a baby in the same exquis­itely soft wool used for kings and queens with these Lib­erty Born blan­kets from Scar­let & Argent.

Scar­let & Argent is the new retail arm of Hainsworth, a British com­pany that has been spinning […]

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Instant Vases from Milk Bottles

On February 7, 2012 By

Spot­ted on Laura Parke’s A Girl Who Makes: milk bot­tles trans­formed into vases, wrapped in twine with a touch of neon color.

For instruc­tions on how to re-create this look, see below.

Phở­tog­ra­phy by Eric Linebarger.

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A Week in Provence

On February 7, 2012 By

Good friends of mine in Lon­don recently invited me to spend a week with them at their French mas, or farm­house, near the Alpilles, a small moun­tain range in Provence.

My friends are Greek but live in Lon­don; they bought this house at […]

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Artists’ Hangout in Arles

On February 7, 2012 By

On my recent trip to Provence, I vis­ited the Hôtel Nord Pinus in Arles’ Place du Forum, which res­onates with the ghosts of Hem­ing­way and other note­wor­thy artis­tic fig­ures includ­ing Picasso and Cocteau.

As the gate­way to the wild Camar­gue, the city of Arles is […]

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Industrial Light Mashups

On February 7, 2012 By

Noticed (and admired) lately: Instal­la­tions of mixed indus­trial lamps, for an unstudied look.

Above: The inte­ri­ors of Via­jante in Lon­don fea­ture a mix of reclaimed vin­tage indus­trial lights.

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Our Favorite Wire Baskets

On February 6, 2012 By
Metal Basket

An essen­tial house­hold item: the emi­nently use­ful, durable, aes­thet­i­cally pleas­ing wire bas­ket. Here’s a roundup of our latest finds.

Above: French Metal Bas­ket with a wooden han­dle; &e
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Historic Adobe + Modern Architecture

On February 6, 2012 By

Some firms spe­cial­ize in pitch-perfect his­toric ren­o­va­tions; oth­ers focus on mod­ern archi­tec­ture. It’s rare to find a firm that can segue grace­fully between the two, like Dut­ton Archi­tects in Los Angeles.

The firm (a mem­ber of the Remod­elista Architect/Designer Direc­tory) recently […]

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Style Counsel: Dress as Decoration

On February 4, 2012 By

Here’s an idea worth con­sid­er­ing: Dress as décor. Why let your favorite frock lan­guish in the closet when you can dis­play it as wall art?

Take a cue from the rooms below (go a step fur­ther and layer with neck­laces or scarves for a dash of […]

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