White House in England

Good Saturday morning to all of you. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I have posted shooting locations from London based 1st-option before <a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2010/04/white-house-in-england.html">here</a> and <a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2010/04/lovely-white-house.html">here</a> if you missed them.<br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=1&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_01.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_01.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=2&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_02.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_02.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=3&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_03.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_03.jpg" style="width: 651px; 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height: 443px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=11&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_11.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_11.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=13&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_13.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_13.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=17&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_17.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_17.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=18&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_18.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_18.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 444px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:location.replace('/img_popup.php?img=25&pk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all#imgtopNAVIGATION');"><img alt="/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_26.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.1st-option.com/images/locs/5527/max/beauty-point_26.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br />More lovely shooting locations at 1st Option.<br />More photographs right <a href="http://www.1st-option.com/index.php?locpk=5527&pages=stills_locations.html&cat=individual&cattitle=all&sub=">here</a>.

White House in England

Good Saturday morning to all of you. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I have posted shooting locations from London based 1st-option befor...

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Plantation House on Mustique

<span class="c"><span>Interior designer </span>Emma Burns </span>renovated a client’s house that had originally been designed by the island’s leading architect, Arne Hasselqvist, of Sweden<span class="c">. This plantation house is on Mustique which is a </span><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em></em> small private island in the West Indies</span></span><span class="c">. Almost</span> everything for the house was made in England, then brought in by sea. The owner wanted the house to be a completely relaxing place to be in, a total escape from London.<br /><br /> <div class="byline"> <div class="contributors"> <span class="c"><span></span></span><br /><span class="c"><span></span></span> </div> </div><div color="transparent" style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl01_burns.jpg" style="width: 531px; height: 691px;" /><br />The formality of its front elevation, anchored by a central pediment, echoes Swedish classicism<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl02_burns.jpg" style="width: 531px; height: 691px;" /><br />In the expansive living room, furnishings such as the buffet, console table, mirror and stool have elaborate carvings and the Swedish style’s calming foggy-gray finish.<br /><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl03_burns.jpg" style="width: 531px; height: 691px;" /><br />Also in the living room, below a pickled-wood ceiling, are custom-made oversize sofas and chairs, each with an off-white cotton slipcover. All the furniture is low so that you can look out. Nothing clutters the view of the ocean.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl04_burns.jpg" style="width: 531px; height: 691px;" /><br />The living room’s veranda, an area made for entertaining amid the site’s cooling Atlantic breezes, has sconces by Hasselqvist and an ensemble of wicker sofas and chairs.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl05_burns.jpg" style="width: 532px; height: 442px;" /><br />Beautiful table setting in blues.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl06_burns.jpg" style="width: 532px; height: 693px;" /><br />The master suite’s carved and turned canopy bed, stool and bedside tables, all with a foggy-gray finish and placed atop a handmade off-white cotton rug, occupy one corner of a high-ceilinged space that interconnects with an anteroom, two dressing rooms and a bath.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl07_burns.jpg" style="width: 532px; height: 693px;" /><br />From the anteroom, with its custom-made demilune table, lamp and carved mirror, another corner of the master bedroom—where the secretary is situated—can be seen.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl08_burns.jpg" style="width: 533px; height: 694px;" /><br />The children’s bedroom. The peach fabric on the lampshade and on the beds is from Manuel Canovas.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl09_burns.jpg" style="width: 533px; height: 443px;" /><br />A short walk downhill from the main house is a balustraded terrace, an ideal setting from which to take in the beauty of the lagoon below. Because storms are not uncommon, its furnishings are portable—wicker armchairs and a table with a wicker base and a glass top.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2006/08/burns/hosl10_burns.jpg" style="width: 534px; height: 695px;" /><br />From the living room’s veranda, there are uninterrupted views of the property’s infinity-edge swimming pool—sited and designed to blend into the seascape—and its unfilled-coral-stone terrace. As throughout, the plantings are by landscape architect Guy Walker.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this tour. Come back tomorrow!<br /><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><span class="c"><span>Photography by </span>Luke White.<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.<br /></span></div><br /></div><br /></div>

Plantation House on Mustique

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Renovated Farmhouse in Girona

Good morning dears. This renovated farmhouse is in Girona, a city <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">northeast of Catalonia, in Spain. On a white background, details of tribal art, Chinese antiques or African rugs adorn every room.</span></span><br /><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em></em> </span></span><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_1g.jpg" /><br />Walls are made of stone. A rustic table, long wooden bench and wicker chairs make up a dining space in the porch.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_2g.jpg" /><br />Teak loungers by the pool.<br /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_3g.jpg" /><br />White cotton upholstered sofas, antique Majorcan chairs, a Portuguese coffee table, an Indonesian chest, antique Chinese vases and a zebra skin rug make up the eclectic living room.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_4g.jpg" /><br />Concrete and pebble flooring in the library and kitchen for a rustic look. The table is antique French.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_5g.jpg" /><br />Austere dining room with simple lines. Metal chairs were slipcovered to add warmth.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_7g.jpg" /><br />Concrete and pebble flooring and a long stone countertop in the kitchen. Those simple light bulbs hanging above the table look nice but I wonder whether you have to shade your eyes while eating here.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_8g.jpg" /><br />Ethnic style in the master bedroom where the beams have been painted white. The rug is from Morocco.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_9g.jpg" /><br />Sitting area upstairs.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_10g.jpg" /><br />One end of the master bathroom<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_11g.jpg" /><br />Claw foot bathtub and separate shower at the side.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_3_6g.jpg" /><br />On the terrace an antique iron table with simple folding chairs by an olive tree.<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/">Nuevo Estilo</a>.

Renovated Farmhouse in Girona

Good morning dears. This renovated farmhouse is in Girona, a city northeast of Catalonia, in Spain. On a white background, details of triba...

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House in Toronto

How was your weekend? Hope it was happy. Monday takes us to Canada where homeowners Laurent Papaix and David Toto spent four months renovating and almost a year decorating their new home on the beach area of Toronto. French and rustic touches in this bright and airy three-storey home.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-bistro-table.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-bistro-table.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 637px;" vspace="0" /><br /><strong></strong>Sunny spot between the kitchen and the living room with an authentic marble-top bistro table purchased at Les Puces de St-Ouen flea market near Paris for under $150.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-kitchen.jpg" border="0" height="635" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-kitchen.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong>Other than the original birch floors, everything in the kitchen is new. "We didn't have space for an island, so the trolley is a compromise," says Laurent. "Our carpenter used salvaged wood topped with acid-washed marble." The farm-style sink has rustic edge that's tempered by the modern pendant light.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-dining.jpg" border="0" height="702" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-dining.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br />China cabinet with slatted sides and glass-front doorsa Basque table runner and dramatic dark silk-and-cotton drapes from Paris. The lustrous crystal chandelier was purchased on a trip to Savannah, Georgia.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-fireplace.jpg" border="0" height="648" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-fireplace.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong> In the living room the antique mirror over the mantel rang in at over $500, but is perfectly at home with the vintage trunk scooped up for under $100. The antique ivory elephant figurines belonged to Laurent's grandmother, who lived on Africa's Ivory Coast.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-bedroom.jpg" border="0" height="671" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-bedroom.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong> Dark-colour shams punctuate the spot where a headboard should be. The bedside table was a HomeSense bargain; the DIY lamp was made from an at-home lighting kit - the base is a Spanish bottle.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-sitting-area.jpg" border="0" height="667" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-sitting-area.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong>Next to the master bedroom, the third-floor sitting area is a welcoming retreat for reading and late-afternoon naps. The <a href="http://www.styleathome.com/shopping/buying-guides/buying-guide-sofas/a/690" target="_blank"></a>sofa was covered in antique French colonial cotton that belonged to Laurent's grandmother.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-bathroom.jpg" border="0" height="652" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-bathroom.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong>In the second-floor main bathroom a claw-foot tubwas pos itioned on an angle for a dramatic effect.<br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="parisian-home-powder-room.jpg" border="0" height="736" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/parisian-home-powder-room.jpg" vspace="0" width="550" /><br /><strong></strong>Crisp striped wallpaper and a new porthole-style window infuse the third-floor ensuite with a nautical feel. The ladder was an inexpensive antique store find.<br /><br /><dl class="authors photographe"><dt class="child_1">Photography byChristy Wright<span class="vcard"><a class="url" href="http://www.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/interior-french-charm/a/31329/9#" title="#"><span class="fn"></span></a></span></dt></dl>All images and information from <a href="http://www.styleathome.com/">Styleathome</a>.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>

House in Toronto

How was your weekend? Hope it was happy. Monday takes us to Canada where homeowners Laurent Papaix and David Toto spent four months renovati...

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Alex Bates Beach Cottage

Happy Sunday to you my dear readers! Today I have a small beach cottage to show you. It belongs to Alex Bates, the creative director of West Elm and is located on Fire Island, New York.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Mo/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Farm-Table-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 506px; height: 646px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">In the kitchen contemporary chairs were paired with a weathered farm table that belonged to the home's previous owners. The oyster plates were a gift from Bates's mother-in-law.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/UB/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Breadbox-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 434px; height: 553px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">A vintage breadbox, earthy vessels by Heath Ceramics, and blue Martha Stewart bowls stitch together the room's beach-inspired color scheme.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/w2/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Sofa-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 507px; height: 396px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Alex covered her vintage sofa in easy-to-wash white canvas, and opted for a fuss-­free and affordable jute rug. An antique sea coral print hangs between the windows. High-gloss white paint on the ceiling reflects natural light.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/AG/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Porch-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 502px; height: 385px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The enclosed front porch doubles as a guest room, thanks to a built-in daybed decorated with pillows. The turtle shells were found at an antiques store.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/sI/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Chess-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Chinese wisteria and a hydrangea shrub give the cedar deck a sense of enclosure.<br /><strong></strong> A few chalked lines turn the family's deck into a game board for oversize chess pieces.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/zX/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Bathroom-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">A collection of old group photos — from summer-camp kids to sports teams — hangs in the house's only bathroom<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Am/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Guest-Room-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 501px; height: 640px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">For the guest room, Bates added cotton slipcovers to twin headboards from her own childhood.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/s2/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Master-Bedroom-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 503px; height: 642px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Bates furnished the master bedroom with a headboard and linens from West Elm, plus a couple of vintage paintings.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/bE/West-Elm-Beach-Decor-Front-Porch-0610-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 503px; height: 642px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Extra sun hats and beach totes await guests on the front porch, which also features a sisal-covered boat bumper.<br /><br /></span><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">All images and information from <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a>.<br /></span><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"><br /></span>

Alex Bates Beach Cottage

Happy Sunday to you my dear readers! Today I have a small beach cottage to show you. It belongs to Alex Bates, the creative director of West...

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