I’m indulging my soft spot for modern design in ancient spaces today. It’s been quite a while since I added to my I need an Italian Palazzo now collection. Here’s a perfect candidate: The mirror behind the cook top is protecting the frescoed walls – although they’ve been painted over, the owner/architect Sabrina Bignami is ...
You know me – always dreaming of the next place I can escape to. And at Boutique Homes I’ve come across some perfectly fantasy-worthy destinations. The only problem is making up my mind which to fantasize about first: A tiny cottage with views forever in Nova Scotia Or a gorgeously restored Tuscan country residence Or ...
It seems like only yesterday that I was fantasizing about moving into a the Mission Church nearby, and converting it to my needs. So I was charmed to see this kitchen, created by Priscilla Glover and Ivan Spaller of Urban Nature Inc. in, of all things, a Mission Church in Austin, Texas, converted into what ...
A few more photographs for my “I wish I were in an Italian Palazzo right now” series. Is Italian Palazzo a tautology, actually? Does any other nation have Palazzi? Anyway, take a look at this beautiful kitchen via the The Kitchen Directory. Fireplace, windows, shutters, art, marble bust of ancestor, ceiling, and above all, CEILING ...
I’m sure I’ve mentioned my dream of living in an apartment in some absurdly romantic Italian palazzo in an earlier post. And I’m not particularly fussy about the palazzo itself, almost any one will do. But since I fell head-over-heels in love with Venice during three foggy days in the middle of Winter a few ...