Mony Linz-Einstein's Home

This is an interesting house. I'm not sure whether you'll like it but it is has character and is brimming with antique items which are combined with modern furniture as well. Set in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Germain, it belongs to Albert Einstein's great grand niece Mony Linz-Einstein.<br /><br /><img alt="Mony Linz-Einstein" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/253.jpg" style="width: 408px; height: 403px;" /><br />Mony Linz-Einstein<br /><br /><img alt="In the small white room Mony Linz-Einstein" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/235.jpg" style="width: 616px; height: 410px;" /><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Antique Swedish furniture, a litograph by Max Ernst, zinc wall molds once used to make stencils on porcelain and many scattered items in the sitting room</span>.<br /><br /><img alt="Mixing genres in the kitchen" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/237.jpg" style="width: 617px; height: 411px;" /><br />Swedish 18th century table, black and gold 17th century mora clock, Chinese bamboo chair and stool, old iron shelves on which doors have been added and chandeliers made with elements of recycled computers in the kitchen and dining area.<br /><br /><img alt="Wood floor to ceiling" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/247.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 480px;" /><br />Not much privacy in the master bedroom as it is right under the hall upstairs.<br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><img alt="A guest room colorful and unique" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/243.jpg" style="width: 386px; height: 463px;" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">In the guest bedroom a Tibetan rug and small </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">1920s </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Indian cabinet repainted white.</span><br /><br /><img alt="In the winter garden" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/239.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><img alt="The wrought iron staircase" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/249.jpg" style="width: 382px; height: 458px;" /><br />It's not very visible, but there's an early XIX century carved wooden dog attached to the end of the stair rail. <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>Bamboo ladder.<br /><br /><img alt="A Deco outside the box" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/245.jpg" style="width: 380px; height: 456px;" /><br />Large shell mirror in the master bathroom.<span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /><img alt="Inside, the old shop foreman" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/251.jpg" style="width: 381px; height: 457px;" /><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The entrance of the house features cement mushroom shaped stools. Antique vases, candle holders, a mirror and a jug with a lobster shaped handle are displayed on the table.</span></span></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span></span></span><img alt="A paved garden" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/241.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /><br /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">An abundance of ferns and overgrown plants in the back patio with a 17th century Indian wooden temple sitting on a round table and antique stools scattered about.</span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Photography by Alexandre Bailhache.<br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.cotemaison.fr/">Cote Maison</a>.<br /><br /></span></span></span>

Mony Linz-Einstein's Home

This is an interesting house. I'm not sure whether you'll like it but it is has character and is brimming with antique items which a...

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New House Near Washington, D.C.

<div class="byline"> <div class="contributors"> Interior designer Thad Hayes spent about nine months detailing and designing the entire interior of this new house near Washington, D.C. Elegant and stately, lots of arches and bay windows and light-infused spaces.<br /><br />Some time ago I featured another house decorated by Thad Hayes which you can see by clicking <a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2010/07/tudor-revival-residence-in-texas.html">here</a>.<br /><span class="c"><span></span></span><span class="c"><span><br /></span></span> </div> </div><div color="transparent" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="featureimg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl01_hayes.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />A soft palette was used throughout the house. A circa 1820 Japanese screen hangs on the living room wall.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl02_hayes.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 774px;" /><br />Golden Sunburst mirror above the fireplace. The French bronze fire screen is circa 1930s.<br /><div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl03_hayes.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 498px;" /><br />Two 1920s Moroccan ottomans share the sitting room with sofas and club chairs designed by Hayes. The lamp is a converted 19th-century English vase.<br /><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl04_hayes.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 684px;" /><br />George III shield-back dining chairs. Chinese figurines.<div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl05_hayes.jpg" style="width: 607px; height: 504px;" /><br />The 1935 chairs in the breakfast area were designed by Lucien Rollin.<div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl06_hayes.jpg" style="width: 606px; height: 705px;" /><br />The diversity of the pieces gives the spaces “more of an irregular rhythm,” says Hayes. A banquette runs along a wall of the conservatory.<br /><div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2008/12/hayes/arsl07_hayes.jpg" style="width: 602px; height: 499px;" /><br />Joan Miró’s <em>Femme Mangeant Une Pomme</em>, 1931, hangs over the master bedroom fireplace.<br /><div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />Hope you enjoyed this tour. Let me know!<br /><br /><span class="c"><span>Photography by </span>Scott Frances</span><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a><span class="c"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div>

New House Near Washington, D.C.

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Summer House on Formentera #2

Hello again. How was your weekend? Today we are going back to Formentera, one of the Balearic islands, to tour another summer house. If you missed the first house on Formentera I posted some time ago just click <a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-house-on-formentera.html">here</a>. Simple lines and rustic furniture. Let's take the tour.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_1g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_2g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_4g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_3g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_5g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 433px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_6g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_7g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_8g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_9g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 814px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_10g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_11g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 813px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_12g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 433px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_13g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_14g.jpg" style="width: 652px; height: 521px;" /><br /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_15g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 813px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_16g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 433px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_17g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_19g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/389/389_1_18g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 433px;" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/">Nuevo Estilo</a>.

Summer House on Formentera #2

Hello again. How was your weekend? Today we are going back to Formentera, one of the Balearic islands, to tour another summer house. If you ...

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Rustic and Centenary Home in Mexico

Good Sunday morning dear readers. I'm taking you today to Mexico where we will visit a rustic, elegant old Mexican house called Los Muros which means The Walls. Suzi and Gene Mann from Texas found a 200 year old windowless building that served as warehouse and trading place for local goods. They contacted architects throughout Mexico but they all wanted to completely modernize everything so they finally decided to plan the changes themselves and lead the renovation work.<br />This is how it turned out. Like it?<span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex1.jpg" style="width: 511px; height: 665px;" /><br />A fountain surrounded with potted plants and a few stone carved figurines in the centre of the courtyard. Bougainvillea climb the walls. An arched wrought iron gate separates the foyer from the courtyard<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><em></em></span><em><br /></em><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex2.jpg" title="" /><br />This porch was once open but now window panes have been installed to keep the heat and insects out. The walls have been left untreated<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span><br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex3.jpg" title="" /><br />Surprisingly the chapel is a new construction.<span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex4.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Sitting area </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex5.jpg" title="" /><br />Lots of outdoor pottery which add to the picturesque atmosphere.<span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /></span> <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex7.jpg" title="" /><br />It's easy to see why this house has been called Los Muros.<span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span> <span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span></span><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex8.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">A collection of boots are displayed around a rustic table. See the bag that holds the door open? It's full of the rejected architects' proposals to make the house modern.</span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex9.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> All seventeen construction workers were involved in getting the large beam above the fireplace in the right place.</span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The upholstered high chairs at the round kitchen island are from a carpet dealer in Houston.</span><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex12.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The couple's bedroom is an old iron bed that Suzi renovated.</span> <span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>The corners are the so-called Milagros, which can be seen in local churches.</span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> The bedspread is made from fabric bought in Marrakesh.</span><br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex11.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The blue bedroom was especially designed for Suzi's 12-year-old niece. Wall color was selected to match the bedspread.</span><br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex13.jpg" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The bathroom has green tiles from the town of Dolores Hidalgo, famous for its hand-painted ceramics.</span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> The roof is round, which was Suzi's idea.<br /><br /></span><em><em><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mexdes1.jpg" style="width: 539px; height: 602px;" title="" /></em></em><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><em></em></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><em><br /></em></span>Typical rustic wooden furniture from Mexico.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mexdes2.jpg" style="width: 539px; height: 602px;" title="" /><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Light streams in through small windows in the tower.</span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> Small romantic flower garlands adorn the ceiling.<br /><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mexdes3.jpg" style="width: 538px; height: 608px;" title="" /><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Tiles in the bathroom from the nearby town of Dolores Hidalgo.</span><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mexdes4.jpg" style="width: 538px; height: 609px;" title="" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Close-up of painted ceramic animals matching colourful fabrics in the porch.<br /><br /></span><img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/mex10.jpg" title="" /><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br />Hope you enjoyed this tour. Let me know what you think about this style. See you tomorrow!<br /><br />Photography </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;">Tria Giovani.</span></span><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br />All images from <a href="http://www.mixr.se/">here</a>.<br /></span><br /><p></p>

Rustic and Centenary Home in Mexico

Good Sunday morning dear readers. I'm taking you today to Mexico where we will visit a rustic, elegant old Mexican house called Los Muro...

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