Tag: garden

Humans could be very complex, you know?  We long for summer hot days only when our bodies are freezing during the cold days and once they arrive, all we wish is to stay inside under the divine, most needed A.C.  Who can really marry our eternal love for summer with our little tolerance for hot and humid days?  Last night we had to sleep without A.C because our little one was not feeling well, needless to say we did not have a decent sleep.  So, I was thinking how wonderful it would be to get to spend the summer days inside an Orangery like this one where you get to see and feel like/the outside while enjoying the coolness inside.  The owners of this heavenly looking orangery are Fawaz Gruosi and Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele and when I first saw it in this current issue of Elle Decor, the first thought that came to my mind was that it looks like it came out of a pure love story.  It’s romantically classy.  The owners hung framed dry leaves on the walls and the ceiling is frescoed to make it look like ivy.  The birdcages hanging from the ceiling add that final touch of romance. Sigh  

Adirondack chairs are quintessentially American and although I believe they are not that good looking they could be cute comfortable.  The traditional ones could be a bit rustic but then again, they’re cooomfortable…. and with the new designs now available everyone who is up for comfort can enjoy one without sacrificing style.  Below is a list of more modern Adirondack chairs. Enjoy

A coral round back adirondack chair and tiger wood chair at Etsy
Jovanni rounded ones and CB2 Sawyer chairs are made of eco-friendly sustainable eucalyptus wood.
 
Spine lounge chair and lucite adirondack chair.

Royal Botania from Unica.

 These colorful Cedar fish-shaped Adirondacks with ottoman are kind of fun.
Below, For the kiddos!

  
These kids Adirondack chairs come in sizes for kids ages 1 through 10. here. 
 

Giorgio Armani vacation home  

It’s been very March lately so I’m looking forward to enjoying the outside and, as I said before, nothing else inspires me more than Nature.  These outdoor living areas are my own way of calling for April showers to bring more flowers.  Enjoy

Liz Ham photography
Two images above are part of Venturini Fendi’s house via.  
 
Tomas O’brien
I have this image by Melanie Acevedo on my inspirational board for the longest time and still makes me smile every time I look at it. 
Don’t you love the juxtaposing of the roughness of the wooden columns and the softness of chevron curtains?  via.

Now that beautiful summer days are officially long gone,  I thought it was only
fair to show a few pretty summery homes.

 

It’s time to spend more time outside and enjoy the “God blessed weather.” But first I have to accommodate our deck in order to do that. Of course my dream of a flowery outdoor space has literally gone with the wind. Our deck is too windy for the delicate nature of flowering plants. So I’m looking into stronger plants that require less physical effort as well. Remember these Domino images? I can’t overload our deck with anything like this but it’s a great point of departure for inspiration.
lush small garden space inpirations with outdoor sitting and flowers
lush small garden space inpirations with modern round sculpture
lush small garden space inpirations with rustic looking swimming pool

Images from Apartment Therapy.

The weather is predicted to be more than fabulous this weekend here in New York City, hence these images for inspiration and a good dose of ideas for your garden decor.  I love this first image where the outdoor space is modern and classic at the same time.  The monochromatic palette of white, browns and green is right up my alley.

modern garden decor and design ideas white eron chairs with topiari-like flowers

Topiaries-like flowers planted in wood square planters frame the way for guest to enjoy the white iron vintage-looking chairs.
Outdoor aea with pergola and lounge chairs

 

modern garden decor and design ideas

 

swimming poll with pergola in the back and modern red sculpture

 

Checkered black and white floor in a couryard with rattan daybeds
 Lorenzo Castillo know how to make a courtyard feel cozy and elegant but also comfortable.  Love the rattan daybed and the black and white checkered floor.

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