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Opulence – isn’t it so 2007?

09.28.2010 · Posted in Baths, Oh, really?

OK, it’s tile Tuesday, and I’m so busy I’ve failed to plan a real post. But I did stumble across this shower in a Majorca mansion, apparently for sale on EBay (the whole mansion, not just the shower). (via). I usually love rich mosaic tile, but this  just proves to me that you can have ...

Best of both worlds?

09.24.2010 · Posted in Kitchens, Oh, really?

I occasionally hear from people trying to decide between an Aga cooker and a LaCanche range – it’s not often I see a kitchen with one of each – and big ones of each, at that: I can only imagine the storm of cooking that must take place in this kitchen!  It is a pity, ...

Wordy Wednesday strikes again

09.22.2010 · Posted in Baths, Kitchens, Oh, really?

More type as decor – not just decals, a bigger commitment than paint, these messages are designed for keeps. This bath by De Meza Architecture and Interiors featured in the San Francisco Designer show case house this summer – though I swear Zoe from Tile Style came up with exactly this idea in a twitter ...

Are stylists ruining it for the rest of us?

08.09.2010 · Posted in Kitchens, Oh, really?

Someone I was chatting with last week told me that some designers are advising clients against open shelves, on the grounds that unless you are professional photo stylist, your shelves are not likely to look like the just-groomed picture-perfect ones in magazines. You know, that really saddens me. Do we live in a magazine photos, ...