Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts

Interesting Styles for Modern Bedding

Interesting styles of modern bedding allow you to take a basic platform bed and really turn it into something quite special. You can get these bedding sets quite inexpensively at just Walmart or IKEA. Here are a few styles that you should really look out for.
You don't have to get an entire bedding set to make an entirely new look in your room. In this case it makes a lot more sense to just invest in white high thread count sheets that are comfortable and luxurious. You can even have these for several years. Then, you might just want to make sure that you also get a lot of the white bedding that is so popular but mix in some colorful quilts or really basic patterned pillowcases.
We are also seeing the pillows being integrated a lot more into this design style. In fact the branches or flowers can really flow straight from the comforter up to the pillowcase in a continuous design and this is where the drama comes into the room.
You can also really play around with the look of oversized throws. Velvet and faux fur are two very popular fabrics but it can also be a little bit too expensive. Designer versions can cost thousands of dollars. Instead, look at discount stores for polyester versions. This can even mimic a faux mink. Look for faux silvers and grays that look as real as possible but are still animal friendly and really easy to care for. Just placing one of these on the edge of your bed is really gives you a very luxurious element on a budget and adds a lot of character to solid colors of bedding. You can also change up where you use this by bringing in orange crib bedding which is definitely going to be an unusual choice for a nursery.
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Beautiful outdoor furniture from Phoenix collection

dedon phoenix outdoor furniture
Outdoor Furniture Ideas from phoenix

There is no place better than relaxing on your patio furniture on your deck or porch. Make the most of your outdoor space with furniture that complements your favorite open-air activities. Nowadays, the choices for outdoor furniture sets are not only limited to wood, wrought iron and plastic. Which ever type of patio furniture you choose you can be rest assured that outdoor patio furniture will never go out of fashion and patio landscape design and furniture are treated completely different from the rest of the house. To see more of their modern outdoor furniture, visit the DEDON website ? here.
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Hudson on Hudson


The small town of Hudson, NY has a great reputation among designers and antique dealers as a destination and treasure trove. Yesterday I got a chance to see for myself! Named after Henry Hudson, it is a small town, right on the Hudson river, a few miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY.
While my family skied at nearby Catamount, I grabbed my camera and walking shoes, bundled up and hit the road. Four hours of uninterrupted store hopping and town walking? Just perfect!


Although it was a snowy day I delighted in walking briskly along small streets, lined with fabulous design and gourmet stores like pearls on a string.



Truth be told I managed only a few blocks. There was so much to see and to take in, I took notes, pictures and was enchanted!
The town has an interesting charm. High design, small cafes, but also derelict Victorian beauties, lost yards and run down streets.


Of course all was only enhanced by the cold and the snow. I do like this mixture - old, new, restored and original.
Hudson on Hudson boosts the oldest functioning opera house in New York State. It's not an Opera at all but a multi- functional space, used for a wide array of performances and events. It certainly looks stately among the small townhouses around.


I quote wikipedia:
"For nearly thirty years it sat vacant, decaying and accumulating debris. When the Opera House was threatened with further decay and possible eventual demolition, local citizens banded together to save the building. In 1992, Hudson Opera House, Inc., was formed as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to restoring the building both physically and to its position as a cultural and civic center.
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What great spirit!
The program looks interesting and I can feel how culture plays a major role among Hudson's citizens and visitors.

The first shop I came across in my random wanderings was Lili and Loo! Located on Warren Street, it is a small house from the outside but oh, what lies behind these doors: A multi level space with gorgeous furniture, accessories and some clothing.
















After a good 30 minutes I was ready for more. Just a few steps across the street sits the Hudson SuperMarket Antiques and Art!
I wish super markets around here would carry such itms....








After this it was time for a small break at Verdigris, a tea shop, bakery cafe and inn!
Delicious to say the least!





I liked the displayed pottery by Liz Hamann.


A few more quick looks around Warren Street and I had to leave, picking up my exhausted family from their many runs....



I would love this as a studio space for me!

Below: Hudson Home!Beautiful!



Now, I will be back in Hudson,NY next Sunday, since my family is really into skiing this season! If anyone cares to join me...I will explore the rest of town!


xx Victoria



All pictures V.Zlotkowski
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Love Hue

Rosebud Red and Passionate Purple.  Both are dramatic hues and can be a perfect match for those who love color.  When you have two strong color “personalities”, you have to be sure one doesn’t overpower the other.  It always helps if they are complementary in nature.  A beautiful waltz also never works without one partner guiding the other. 

HB David Kaihoi

A gorgeous banquet setting, from David Kahoi, featured in “House Beautiful”, provides the perfect illustration of balancing the relationship of color.  While the room is saturated in purple, the red really captures your attention. 

Because purple is a marriage between blue and red, it depends on the combination as to whether it leans more towards the cool, (blue), family or the warm, (red), family.  Red, being a warm hue, will always advance.  If you look closely, a few touches of it are popped around the space . . . in the banding of the table skirt, in the napkin, and the wall art.  With such a rich surrounding of purple, it was the perfect solution to match the trim and shutters as they would have provided too much of a contrast in a traditional white or neutral.  Placing the white on the ceiling allows for a wash of light and plays nicely off the French Bergere chair, to the left.

It takes a leap of faith to move towards a dramatic color scheme.  It also helps if someone, (little shameless plug here), is there to hold your hand and guide you along the way.  It can be a true, color love match!

Love the home you’re in! ~ Wanda

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A grand instrument

In 1903, Roosevelt had a very grand piano commissioned from Steinway & Sons for the East Room. Steinway commissioned noted Aesthetic artist Thomas Dewing to paint the inside of the gilded case in a patriotic theme which he entitled America receiving the 9 muses.
In the painted scene, women in colonial revival gowns representing art, music, poetry and learning pay homage to America, the new steward of western culture, as represented by the seated woman. The piano now resides at the National Portrait Gallery, but I think it should be brought back to the White House, don't you?
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Unusual clock by Diamantini & Domeniconi

Diamantini & Domeniconi clocks often have some innovations in their design – that could be as innovations in time representation as innovations in materials the made from. Here are most of their clock models, some of which are new some not new, but all of them could find place in those homes whose owners like creative accessories in their decor. Clocks produced by Diamantini & Domeniconi always have something interesting and creative in their design. They create as modern conceptual products as clocks which take on classic designs. Such clocks could become a catchy accessory for any room design and make it look more interesting.
Butterfly Round ClockUomino Wall ClockUomino Tavolo Clock
Wood Pill ClockToc ClockTimeless ClockTi Aspetto Dietro Leangolo Clock

Star ClockTarget ClockSun ClockSnap ClockSeven Clock
Showtime Clock
Pill Clock
Oro E Platino Clock
Non Ti Scordar Di Me Clock
Non Si E Fermato Mai Un Momento Clock
Nature Clock
Mount Square ClockMount Square Clock
Mount Round ClockMoon ClockModern ClockMidnight ClockMemoria ClockMemoclok ClockLayers Script ClockLayers Numbers ClockLayers Hex ClockLayers Bubbles ClockHalftime ClockGomitolo ClockGiove ClockDDDD Clock
Fuso ClockDDDD ClockCucu ClockCuatro Clock





Classic Clock



Butterfly Oval ClockBunker ClockBricchetto ClockBolle ClockBigtime ClockArlecchino Clock& Clock24 Ore Clock























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