Month: August 2012

While thinking about what to post today, my kitchen renovation before and after came to my mind.  Since we’re soon moving to another country (Sao Paulo) I feel it would be great to show how I renovated our kitchen. The second picture below shows how our kitchen was before.  Very unattractive!  We teared down everything, from the cabinets to the walls, got rid of that double tray ceiling and redid the floor.  My vision was to create something charming instead of modern because this house was built around the 80’s when there was absolutely no reference whatsoever to any period architecture.  So I decided it would look like something between old and au courant.  I hope you enjoy my kitchen before and after Julie Paulino Design.

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I love the subtle shimmery of the mosaic.  I added mirror on the back of the upper cabinets to create light reflection.

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Wendy Schwartz by belle vivir interior design blog

 

Do you know when you’re eating something and you feel you’re satisfied but your tongue is telling you that’s too good and you have to have a few more bites?  That’s how I feel about  Wendy Schwatz‘s work.  It’s sooo, sooo gorgeous that I can’t stop looking at it and then continue looking at it some more!  Her work has that harmonious balance between edgy and livable.  Altogether, what makes me eat those extra bites!

Wendy Schwartz via belle vivir interior design blog
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how to enhance your main door via belle vivir interior design blog

 My small foyer Photographed by Robert Levi

I wanted to show you this picture above first so you can see the wall color through a professional lens.  This is the continuation of the left wall below.  Although the pictures below doesn’t do it justice… It really looks much better in person and I wanted to share with you one way about how to enhance your main door.  I was looking for a color dramatic and impressive and I found those qualities in this striking red.

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This kitchen is small in size but big in style and originality.  I love the combination of materials and color, the stove and the use of brass throughout.  I also love how the walnut contrast with the white.  Lovely indeed.  Enjoy!

 

All images via Dwell.

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