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May
9
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My Los Altos Hills clients have another room that I am working on – the kitchen & family lounge. The ‘family hub’ is an open plan room that encompasses the kitchen, informal dining area and family lounge and has access to the large deck and bbq area. My clients have two pre-teen children & young labrador so my goal was to create a space that was fresh, vibrant, multipurpose, durable, and comfortable.
We recently installed part of the project – …
Mar
4
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In December my Los Altos Hills clients had their gorgeous new cow hide rug installed. It was a custom rework between myself and Kyle Bunting Rugs of their ‘Jet Stream’ design. My client wanted a rug that would be beautiful & different and have visual interest, but not be intense in color. We used a base color of ‘maple’, with accents in ’silver’, ‘oak’ and ‘brown speckle’. I picked up the blue/grey of the mohair chairs in some surreptitiously placed …
Feb
3
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On my recent visit to Paris I visited the Petit Atelier de Paris, a sublime ceramic boutique in the Marais district. The boutique is study in simplicity showcasing the delicate and pure beauty of the ceramic ware. The boutique showcases a restrained palate of pale stone, soft white walls and blonde floors.
If you are in Paris this store is worth a visit, as my snapshots fall well short of translating atmosphere when you are in the space.
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Jan
28
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Dear clients, I know that some of you might feel you are missing that one special objet d’art, that one piece that brings all your decor together…. well, I think I found it in Paris!
Polar bear anyone??
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Jan
27
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I accompanied Wendy Lyn from ‘The Paris Kitchen’ yesterday on a walking tour in and around the blvd St. Germain area of Paris (5th arrondissement). We visited some exquisite establishments such as the famous boulangerie ‘Poilane’, which had the most gorgeous window display of bread leaves, the master chocolatier – Pascal Caffet, a trip through the very feminine but utterly gorgeous interior of Laduree (of the macaron fame), and the uterly modern & sublime ‘La patisserie des Reves’ by Phillipe …