28Apr

A Ballerina Jeweled-Tone Apartment at The Dakota Building

If you think all ballerinas live in a loft in Soho with bars on the walls and leather sofas then you may be mistaken. This beautiful 4,700 sf apartment at the Dakota building in New York City proves that nothing further than that concept. This ballerina apartment abounds with color on the walls, hand painted de Gournay wallpaper, sumptuous crystal chandeliers and a four poster mirrored bed just to mention a few of its proving points. The overall atmosphere in this apartment is a refined and feminine space with a mélange of 50’s and 70s pieces enveloped in jewel colors. The unique design of the space is the work of Interior Designer Sasha Bikoff.

23Apr

Cameron Diaz Manhattan Apartment

Given that celebrities like glamorous and alluring spaces, it’s not surprising that Cameron Diaz apartment in Manhattan’s West Village is full of shiny and lustrous surfaces. Cameron’s apartment has a hue palette that ranges from soothing pinks, emerald-green kitchen cabinets, mirror tiles in the bathroom and dazzling brass counter top in the kitchen. Enjoy

11Apr

Joseph Dirand at Home

Joseph Dirand‘s home in the Seventh Arrondissement in Paris was recently renovated by the sought-after Architect and the result is a minimalist apartment with perfectly restored traditional French details. The furniture in Dirand’s home is all form and substance. In the living room, sofa and side chairs are Pierre Jeanneret, in the kitchen the family eats at a Ettore Sottsass table, in the bedroom an Oscar Niemeyer chair looks graciously at the bed. As most French, Joseph Dirand relies on excellent craftsmanship to restore the neglected into its past glory. For his home, Joseph decided on simple stucco walls, Versailles parquet floors and simple wall moldings inspired by 17th century Interior Architecture.

01Apr

A Monochromatic Apartment Designed by Julie Hillman

Julie Hillman Design Meatpacking District via belle vivir blog

I appreciate Interior Designers like Julie Hillman with a strong sense of individualism and distinctiveness in their work. This monochromatic apartment in NYC’s Meatpacking District reflects an aesthetic of subtle colors with an aura of glamour without being overly flashy. The combination of dark rustic wood on the floor, Lindsey Adelman branching bubble Chandelier with softer touches as the shaggy rug and clear white curtains make the design on the living room, top image, very soothing. I try for the interior design work I post in Belle Vivir to be authentic and unique as possible. For what is a well designed home if not a division of one life and experiences. Enjoy!

Love the proportion of this mirrored vanity above. Also love the fact that it has an industrial side to it.

26Mar

Every Home Should Have: Fireplace

If you are building, remodeling or designing a home, consider adding a fireplace to create a permanent character and focal point to any room. If you happen to live in a warm weather country or the house you are living in doesn’t have the structure for a functional one, a fireplace mantel could be a smart alternative and there are so many design options to choose from. From traditional and elaborate designs with a lot of charm as in the French Apartment in the top image to more modern and sculptural ones as in the one designed by David Collins. Add a few oversized candles in a faux fireplace or mantel and immediately you are creating a very romantic and casual atmosphere with little effort.

A traditional and elaborate fireplace with an over-sized mirror resting on the mantel beautifies a French apartment.

Joseph Dirand

24Mar

Decorating the Kitchen with Bookshelves

Books make spaces feel warm and cozy, lots of them. Bookshelves in the Kitchen add charm and functionality to the design providing more space for cook books and also for easy to reach cooking items and utensils. But of course, kitchen shelving is not only for books they are useful for holding and displaying many other things especially collections and in the case of limited space even spices and more. Enjoy and get some decorating ideas from these images of kitchen bookshelves.

kitchens with bookshelves

Beautiful black and white kitchen with a wall of bookcases via Skonahem
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Tag: Interior Design

A Ballerina Jeweled-Tone Apartment at The Dakota Building

Cameron Diaz Manhattan Apartment

Joseph Dirand at Home

A Monochromatic Apartment Designed by Julie Hillman

Every Home Should Have: Fireplace

Decorating the Kitchen with Bookshelves

kitchens with bookshelves

juliepaulinodesign