The pop of yellow in the kitchen and those perfect-sized pendants are calling my name.
Designed by Turner Davis.
Designed by Turner Davis.
I’ve been dreaming of this kitchen ever since I saw it here. A little bit rustic, a little bit urban and a little bit industrial. Uhm… I wonder if it’s my constant love for stripes or perhaps those shelves that make my heart throb…?
I hope you had enjoyed your weekend. I met with family and friends on Saturday and Sunday and we had a great time. Last night I did something I love to do from time to time and that’s going into fabulous photographers websites and browse around to get inspired. At Simon Watson‘s website I found these images of a house designed by Elsie de Wolfe in 1936 for the Countess Dorothy di Frasso. The house was then sold in 1947 to the Spanish pianist Jose Iturbi who never changed one single thing in the house until his death in 1980. These are the actual images that were featured in House and Garden in 1997. It’s amazing how the eternally classic elements such as Chinoiserie, mirrored walls (even the fireplace wall is mirror covered), mother of pearl inlay furniture and clean lined furniture make this house look like something that could have been done recently. No wonder Iturbi never changed a thing, neither would I.
“Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.”
Albert Hadley, The Story of America’s Preeminent Interior Designer
Albert Hadley, The Story of America’s Preeminent Interior Designer
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I can’t help but get inspired and perhaps a little jealous every time I see gracious entrances like these two pictures here. My entrance consists of merely a staircase and a 4ft by 6ft of landing space that I have assigned as my tiny cute foyer. I better be creative.
Serge Mouille’s sculptural lighting fixtures have been in my thoughts for a while now. Looking at all these rooms I can’t quite point out which one makes best use of the iconic lighting fixtures. I guess It’s because the lightings’ architectural silhouettes go well in any kind of interior, from contemporary to classic to country to modern and it’s funny how over-scaled the sconces usually are but at the same time they don’t overtake from the rest of the design of a room. I did a little research on rooms displaying Serge Mouille ‘s lighting in an attempt to get to see the first room ever that displayed one, alas, what a task, I quickly realized it would take a few months of research and possibly a trip or two to Paris to figure that out. And that is because Sege Mouille was a French silversmith who graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Paris, eventually becoming a teacher there while having his own metalworking studio and devoted most of his life to designing lighting fixtures. “Throughout the 1950’s Mouille designed large, angular, insect-like wall mounted and standing lamps with several arms and smaller, more curved wall-sconces.” Mouille’s website
Christine D’Ornano’s London home features a pair of Serge Mouille arms conces. photo by Simon Upton 2010
Les Luminaires de Serge Mouille are sold in the US through a few dealers, to find out go here. One of his lighting fixtures is something I would really love to own but because they normally run around the $5,000 I think I will only keep postponing them until further notice.