Restored House in Norway

Good morning my friends. Hope you are all enjoying this lovely weekend. Let's go to Norway today to visit what used to be a slaughterhouse built in 1920, and has now been renovated and restored.






These floor tiles are over 90 years old.






The paintings in the master bedroom were made by the owners.


A shabby chick corner in the guests' room.


This is the owner's little son's room. Those white things on the pink wallpaper are skulls.

Photography by Monika Norrby
All images from here.

Weekend shopping - Area (new collection in store)

The other day I went to AREA store with my new assistant and we were blown away by the gorgeous new in store collection . They always manage to surprise us again and again. I have to say I saw it coming because I did a ART deco inspired makeover on the show about 5 months ago... and I also new that 'Mad Men' was going to be all over interior design stores in Europe. But I didn't see all that they have to give to us. They presented us with 4 different and distinctive themes, inspired in the past but all with such a contemporary spirit. Here are the first two and my favorites.

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No outro dia fui à Area com o meu novo assistente e confesso que ficamos os dois siderados perante a nova collecção que está na loja.  Eles conseguem sempre surpreender-nos. Devo dizer que já esperava algo assim pois já no início desta série fiz um programa inspirado no Art Deco. E também já sabia que a série de sucesso Americana Mad Men nos ía encher as lojas de inspirações dos anos 50/60, por toda a Europa...  Mas confesso que o resto eu não previa de maneira nenhuma. Apresentam 4 temas distintos todos inspirados no passado mas todos de espírito contemporâneo. Aqui ficam os dois primeiros e também os meus favoritos.

ART DECO BLUES

(Definitely my favorite!)

There will be few periods in the history of decorative arts as fertile as the Art Deco. In this collection the area gave a new impetus to this style, dipping it in the blue peacock. The strength of color space expands, and the notes of the thirties of last century, give it sophistication.

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ART DECO BLUES

(Definitivamente o meu favorito!)

Haverá poucos periodos na História das Artes decorativas tão férteis quanto a Art Deco. Nesta colecção a Area deu um novo alento a este estilo, mergulhando-o na cor azul pavão. A força da côr espande o espaço, e os apontamentos da década de trinta do séc passado, lhe conferem sofisticação.

Remember I talked about this Teal blue some weeks ago? *** Lembram-se de ter falado neste azul pavão há umas semanas?

Love the large scale stripes! *** Adoro as riscas de larga escala!

I've always been in love with this ceiling lamp *** Sempre fui apaixonada por este candeeiro de teto.

I have one of these and I think I'm going to paint it blue! ** Tenho uma destas e acho que vou pintá-la de azul!

The small round mirrored table is calling me!! ** A pequena mesa de apoio espelhada está a chamar por mim!!

Midcentury FLAVOUR - from the Mad Men Set (some of my favorite parts)

Area introduces this style with pieces that refer to the ages of 50 and 60 as well as editions of classics of the time, which create living spaces with a refined style and remind us of MAD MEN, the series that made ​​the rounds in the United States, by exercising 50's style.

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MIDCENTURY FLAVOUR - from the Mad Men Set (algumas das minhas peças favoritas)

 Neste estilo Area introduz peças que remetem para as épocas de 50 e 60 bem como edições de clássicos da época, que criam ambientes de estilo apurado e espaços com ar vivido, e que nos fazem lembrar a série que fez furor nos Estados Unidos, pelo exercício de estilo dos anos 50.

 I want one of the letters chest for my son's bedroom!! ** Quero uma destas cómodas das letras, para o quarto do meu filho!!

And the small desk for my living room ** E a pequena secretária para a minha sala.

Please wrap me up one of those mirrors! Thank you! *** Por favor, embrulhe-me um destes espelhos! Obrigada!

like the sofa, the table and the floor lamp...a lot! *** Gosto do sofá, da mesa, e do candeeiro de pé...muito!

I add to my list this chair for my husband's office. *** Acrescento à minha lista esta cadeira para o escritório do meu marido.

The bookshelves are quite tall and gorgeous! *** As estantes são bem grandes e lindas!

 I better stop shopping otherwise by the end of this post I'll be broke!!!

Tomorrow I will show you the other 2, ok?

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É melhor parar as compras por aqui, senão quando chegar ao fim deste post, estarei falida!!

  Amanhã mostro-vos os outros 2, ok?

Até Amanhã

Ana Antunes

Modern entryway

I have been busy working on an entryway for a client.  Her wish list included something modern with natural materials and minimal colour.  I found some great pieces that will give her the look she's going for.  The bench will be in a buttery coloured leather not the white shown in my mood board and we will use the black frames to do a gallery wall of family photos for above the bench.  I can't wait to see it all pulled together!  I am always just as excited as the client to see a room through to completion.  I will post before and after pics once it's finished.  What do you think?

Restored Country House near Nimes

Good morning sweethearts. Taking you today to the south of France, near Nimes, where we'll visit this stone country house built in the early eighteenth century. According to the locals it was a wine warehouse where Napoleon's army used to stay. Now it belongs to Appley Hoare, an antique dealer from London who is a specialist in French furniture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries






















Photos by Eric Hérouville
All images from here.

Think Different - Steve Jobs

Because of my dearest husband I got to be a Apple religious fan. These days I can't live, communicate, blog, work and even create, without my 3 friends MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. I herewith confess my addition.

Steve Jobs was the great genius mind behind all these, and he was among the greatest American Innovators . He had a keen sense of design that made successive products from the Macintosh to iPad and iPhone all successful. The world lost him today but he left us an enormous legacy.Here are some of my favourite quotes from his Stanford University speech.

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Por causa do meu querido marido tornei-me numa fâ incondicional da Apple. Hoje em dia mal consigo viver, comunicar, blogar, trabalhar e até criar, sem a ajuda preciosa dos meus 3 melhor amigos no trabalho, o MacBook Pro, iphone e iPad. Eu aqui, confesso a minha dependência.

Steve Jobs foi a grande mente por trás de todos eles e é sem dúvida, um dos maiores inovadores americanos. Tinha um grande sentido estético e de design e que tornou os seus produtos todos os bem sucedidos. O mundo perdeu Steve Jobs hoje, mas ele nos deixou um legado enorme. Aqui ficam algumas das suas frases mais marcantes, do conhecido discurso na faculdade de Stanford.

"...Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. 
There is no reason not to follow your heart..."

“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.
So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” Steve Jobs

Multi-Alarm Fire Destroys Heath, TX Mansion in 2010 - Property Available to Buy

It's always a shame to see structure fires break out.  Specifically, mansion fires are some of the worst.  The fire has the capability to consume every sq. foot of space in a short amount of time.  Back in 2002, north Dallas saw the worst mansion fire to date on Strait Lane.  The 6 alarm blaze caused $20 million in damage to what was going to be known as one of the largest homes in America.

This Heath, TX mansion was completely destroyed in a 2010 multi-alarm residential structure fire.  Construction had just wrapped up on the 14,763 sq. foot mansion when a small fire broke out.  As fire crews responded to the scene, they were able to successfully put out the small fire, but did not know the fire had extended through the walls into an attic space.  In a short amount of time, flames were shooting through the roof of the estimated $2.3 million dollar home.  Within a few hours, the newly completed residence at 8220 FM549 had been utterly destroyed resulting in $6 million dollars worth of damage.

The land where the mansion once stood, 8220 FM 549, is now listed for sale just under $1,000,000.  A 2,000 sq. foot 4 car garage with extra room and balcony along with a fountain circle drive, pool, spa, pergola, 2 private lakes, and a privately gated 8 acres is included in the listing.  The 14,000 sq. foot foundation slab with plumbing is also an interesting amenity included in the listing.  Here's The Listing

Here's a few pictures of the blaze:

TheRockwallNews.com

RockwallHeraldBanner.com

(my screenshot)

Good luck to the Pittman family has they try to sell this property.  

Thanks for reading,

John

Getting very ill and it sucks!

I'm not blogging today...

I'm afraid my computer will get infected too!

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Hoje não consigo ficar pelo blog muito tempo...

Estou com medo que o meu computador, também fique infectado!

Até amanhã

Ana Antunes