Monday, July 5, 2010

Mixing Styles



I am baaaack from a little blog hiatus - full of verve and pep (or is it the other way around?)



Am very taken by these images of a home belonging to an interior designer (surprise surprise) which mixes two styles: Japanese and Scandinavian....who would have thought it possible? and yet, it is...


 Adroit pairings of the natural and the synthetic, plenty of wood and brick, punched up with a little stainless steel...
 

Serene, calming surfaces and contemplative vistas...the kind of place where one would be inspired to write an opus...would it begin, perhaps, with "....she rented a house, away from the crowds - to be alone with her thoughts and to write that poem..."
Hope you are all having a smashing summer!!
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photo credits: Marieclairemaison.com

4 comments:

  1. I could spend all day on that dock...so peaceful! Can't wait for a boating day with Granny this year...so far we have not been able to coordinate our schedules. Hope your summer is going great!

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  2. Welcome back. Great photos! Summer is going very well here. :-)

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  3. welcome back indeed!
    how gorgeous... when one thinks about the aesthetics, it makes perfect sense that they compliment each other so well... it just sounds odd at first... a truly inviting and calming space...

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  4. Heather: your boating plans sound delicious - looks like an annual event too - I love those - they give life such a great rythm! Much love to you and yours!

    Michael - good to see you again! Glad summer is swell - I am having a good one as well though I must say the temperatures right now are a little much for me! oxoxo

    Maire: you are so right, it does not sound right but looks as if meant to be together....we need little calming hide-aways from time to time, don't we? oxox

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