I just returned from LA where I was invited by Luxe Interiors + Design to attend the opening of the Maison de Luxe show house at the storied Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Luxe editor-in-chief Pamela Jaccarino tapped 26 of the country’s top interior designers to re-imagine the living spaces of this 46,000 square foot landmark and each room was completely captivating! It was truly one of the best lineups of design talent and one of the most stunning show houses I’ve ever seen. I took a ton of pictures…so many in fact that I’m going to split them up into three posts highlighting my favorite rooms and I’m so excited to share them with you. Let’s tak
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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE) has been one of my favorite heirloom seed suppliers for over twenty years, and is the original source of the potato onion seed stock that I continue to grow today. I was pleased to receive some great gardening tips and ideas from Ira Wallace, a worker/owner at SESE, and a board member of the Organic Seed Alliance back in September.
Ira presented four workshops at the Mother Earth News Fair on the topics of; Fall and Winter Gardening, Cultivating Herbs, Heirloom Tomatoes, and Growing Great Garlic. I later had the opportunity to interview her to gather some of her great tips on seeds and gardening.
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We like the versatility of heavy-duty canvas storage, which is rugged enough to take on everything from towels and toys to logs and magazines.
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Well-known Italian furniture companies named CLEVER which have a clear specialization in kids and teenagers furniture, always designing and manufacturing custom solutions, offering compositions and ideas for bedroom sets as well as furniture for the younger family members. One of their perfect collections is called Alpine 009, a modern teen bedroom set with study area, bed and wardrobe with hinged doors. Alpine 009 is characterized by a marked division between the different areas: the bed area includes Ghost nightstand with casters, Fresh single bed and a wall cabinet with open compartments; the study area is composed by Charm bookcase, desk and wall cabinets; lastly the wardrobe area, with a Slim wardrobe characterized by two-coloured hinged doors.
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Ponds, fountains and water gardens have become progressively popular inclusions in landscaping design nowadays and you may be wondering why everybody is all of a sudden so that all-thrilled about digging an opening within their yard and filling it with water. And many people are even investing their hard-gained cash to possess another person search that hole on their behalf!
Well, it isn’t as crazy because it sounds. Besides the proven fact that water fountains just look wonderful, they’ve several advantages which make them a useful addition for your landscape.
Visual interest – A fountain rising up in the center of your carefully well-kept lawn or encircled by instant colorful flowers adds visual interest for your landscape. Read more…
