Home Interior Renovation

A few years ago, we were all  worrying about how to organize our growing collection of books. Remember bookshelves? But this is 2012, and these days were concerned not about organizing books but a growing collection of electronic devices, including our Kindles, Nooks, Ipads, Iphones, Netbooks, cellphones, external hard drives, flash drives and other assorted gadgetry and the cords that come with them.

Are electronic devices taking over your life? Here are 5 ideas to help you get organized:

1) The Door Dropspot (pictured above). Need a safe place to stash your continuously disappearing cellphone?

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Metallic, pewter, and snowy white – the non-floral arrangement

Choosing the appropriate vase for an arrangement is like finding the right pair of shoes to compliment your cocktail dress, right? There’s good, better and best. A critical eye is required to make the right choice!

Today, not able to decide which vase to use for my New Year’s arrangement, I photographed my silvery-winter arrangement in three different vases. Please vote for your fav!

The ingredients:

• Pussy willow from J. Foss Ga

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A barrier island in Long Island, New York is home to a stunning and sustainable modern home.  The Bay House by Leroy Street Studio stands out amongst the lawn-and-bulkhead properties around this island by working to reclaim the original nature of this plot.  Grasses and native plants were brought in to the land where the tides can replenish them, living as part of this home’s environment.  The home itself rises above the grasses on wooden stilts and wooden-slatted concrete.  Its exterior features a grouping of rectangular sections that are off-centered to provide a wedged patio that overlooks the bay while preserving privacy.  The interior is warm and relaxing, lit by the falling sun and accented with the wooden colors that line the by coast.  By preserving the nature of the Long Island bay, this home succeeds in bringing the environment to its doorstep.  The modern treatment of its living sections makes it all the more desirable. 

Traditional meets modern, this is how I would describe these gorgeous and bold illustrated prints by Anna Engström. Inspired by Swedish peasant folk art from the 19th century called “kurbits”, Anna’s prints explode into bursts of botanical themed shapes and colors. Their lighthearted elegance makes a cheery statement in modern and more traditional homes alike. Whethe

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