Raymond Han

I would own day like to own: a Raymond Han

New Project Colors

The Ridgewood Project: White Floors

Fabrics!

Wallpaper

Always have been crazy for this wallpaper. It's going somewhere in our house though I don't know where as of yet.

Trove Wallpapers : Check it.

Nightwood Pop Up Store - New Work

Recently, I was asked to participate in a new Pop Up Store that is being heralded under Nightwood Design, in a very beautiful raw space on 189 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn. I'll be showing new pieces, hanging lamps, cabinetry doorknobs and other items. The opening is on August 19th and the store will be open through October 31st.

The Hours will be 12-7, Wednesday through Sunday.

The Other Coast

The Magic of the Mirador

Recently, I have been thinking of travel; in general, craving it. So I thought I'd share some photos of a trip taken a few years ago, to southern Spain. The focus of the trip was to see and document the Andalucian architecture, dating back to medieval Europe. A very ornamental world.

Framing was an incredibly important element in the architecture, in both small and large scales. Both in terms of internal surfaces and spaces (how one views THE architecture), as well as the external views afforded from the windows (how ones views FROM the architecture). The structures were designed so as to visually fuse the ruler with his landscape: considering where his throne was placed, and where he greeted his visitors with the backdrop of his kingdom behind him. The landscape and cities themselves could thus be considered as ornamental.

And boy, was it all so magical. Sigh.

More New Lamp Photos

New Project: Progress Photos

The Ridgewood Project: Floor Sanding

Well, we sanded the floors of what is going to be our bedroom and the library. It wasn't much fun being that it was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity, and I really shouldn't take the credit because my [amazing] husband did most [or all] of the work while I continuously made him fresh watermelon juice.

We took out the pocket doors and the hardware on the floor. It seems that the floorboards run from one room into the other, meaning when they first built this house, they installed the floor first and then the walls. The flooring, which sits right on the wood beams, acts as the decking and the finished floor. That's not the only reason you can hear everything from one floor to the next, of course, but it's one of the reasons. There's also no insulation.

When we moved in, all the plank flooring in this house was covered in vinyl and floor to floor carpeting. We pulled up nine layers in total. I suppose basic wood planks weren't considered very tasteful, refined or fashionable throughout the years. Funny how tastes change. It'll probably be covered back up again one day, or maybe ripped out completely.

But for now, it does look so beautiful, the planks running from one room to the next without interruption. And the room smells wonderfully like fresh pine. To think these planks were installed a century ago (not very long in comparison to European standards or the world in general, but a lifetime in New York-ian years).

Next, we've bought some Milk Paint to whitewash the floors with, and we're going to seal it with Safecoat's Polyureseal. We're going all organic, baby! That whole bit of the project is my job, and I'm starting this weekend. Baby's gonna have a real honest to goodness bedroom AND library!

Design Sponge!

Revisiting our cozy kitchen......

on Design Sponge!

(We are the third one down)

Thanks Grace and Friends!

From Mexico

with love.....

New Project In The Works!

Blue Door

Parker Posey in Broken English. I want these blue doors.

Snodd Cabinetry Knobs

Dikili, Turkey

The Ridgewood Project: Door Hardware

The Ridgewood Project: The Airshaft

The pessimist. Imagine my delight when I discovered that the airshaft does work. That it does deliver buckets of cool air on a heated New York City day.

The Ridgewood Project: The Kitchen, No. 2