Saturday 31 March 2012

UPDATE on the Champ d'Or Auction: Concierge Auctions Says Champ d'Or "Pending Contract"

The Champ d'Or auction was just yesterday (March 30th) and according to Concierge Auctions' website, the Champ d'Or is under "pending contract".  This simply means that a buyer and seller have agreed to work out a deal to buy the property.  I have contacted Nick Leonard with the auction company to see if I can wrestle more details out of him, but he has not responded as of yet.

The Champ d'Or hit the auction block yesterday for a minimum bid of $10.3 million dollars.

Real more about the Champ d'Or in North Texas Luxury's article, Bringing France to Texas - The Champ d'Or Mansion and Estate, Inspired by the Vaux-le-Vicomte, in Hickory Creek, Texas


Thanks for reading,

Friday 30 March 2012

Friday's Runway Decorate-Week 13 Purple and Turquoise


Welcome to our Friday’s Runway
Decorate Fashion Show! We have a real treat for you today! In just a few
moments you will get a chance to see our models displaying some of the hottest
fashions in the color blue and purple in a very spring like fashion. This show
isn't all about good looking runway models though. We are going to be looking
at some amazing home interiors as well all inspired by our

Manor in Denmark

Hello, dear readers. Friday already! My mother is coming on Sunday to stay with us for a month and I have quite a number of things to do yet before she arrives. So, before I get moving here is today's tour for you.
Anette and Heine Robert Dahl used to live in apartments in Copenhagen. In the spring of 2009 they moved to Gelskov. Here they live in this Manor on Funen where they also hold exhibitions, display antiques and flea market finds for sale, and they even run a bed & breakfast.






Owners Anette and Heine

























Remember I love reading your comments! Have a lovely weekend, and see you tomorrow!
Photography by Kristian Septimius Krogh
All images from here.

Thursday 29 March 2012

Centenary Home in Spain

Doesn't look like a centenary home when you look at the interiors which have been totally renovated. But you can tell it is old by the outside and the very old trees that surround this house.
Step inside, look around, and let me know what you think!





















All images from here.

Ketty Perry: With a new boy friend in Friench

A French model Baptiste Giabiconi is the new boy friend of Katy Perry who is charming boy friend of her life. The 27 years old singers divorce Russel Brand, after his she approached him. Every body know him as a rebound boy . Petty was traveling whole Europe with her new boy friend and got many shopping and spend many time with each other.
KETTY PERRY
A witness of a magazine said that, " They were very relaxed and happy and got no special treatment ".
In her life she related many boys and break them with a many short time. Baptiste Giabiconi is the quite a star in his industry of fashion . With the excellent portfolio of Vogue that is
Baptiste Giabiconi
campaigns. In the link of Harper`s Bazar, Giorgio Armani, dior, even Elle, Marie. By the by everybody in Hollywood was liked the couple of Ketty and sound that it is a good choice. And we can see he is pretty good handsome too!
Even if it's love or not - still, these two are totally hanging out

Mother's house restyle *** Redecorar a casa da mãe.

When I found this house I thought it could me my mother's old house restyled. A lot of people ask me how they could help their mother's do a budget restyle and I thought I could help with this example. The trick is not to throw everything out oh no, it's not!

***

Quando encontrei as fotos desta casa pensei que podia perfeitamente ser a casa da minha mãe modernizada. Muitas pessoas me perguntam como podem fazer um restyle económico nas casas das mães. Lembrei-me deste exemplo para dar algumas dicas. O truque não é deitar tudo fora, não é não senhora!
 






The trick is;

1. Keep; chandeliers, pictures, vintage pieces, books and picture frames and 1 or 2 pieces of furniture. Those are the ones that keep family history alive.
2. Change the walls, the sofa and replace 1 or 2 pieces of furniture.
3. A neutral sofa works very well. Like they did here.
4. If you already have 2 wood pieces of furniture bring in contemporary ones 
like glass side tables or coffee table 
(unless you are a decorator never mix different wood finishing.
5. Change curtains and pillows for plain or more contemporary fabrics.
6. Painting old window frames in white always works well.
7. Keep the old table and replace the chairs or the other way around.

***

O Truque é;

 1. Mantenha; lustres, quadros, peças vintage, livros, molduras de fotos e uma ou duas peças de mobiliário. Esses são os que mantêm viva a história da família.
2. Altere as paredes, o sofá e substitua uma ou duas peças de mobiliário.
3. O sofá em tons neutros funciona sempre bem como o do exemplo.
4. Se já tem duas peças de mobiliário de madeira opte por misturar outros mais contemporâneos como mesas laterais ou de apoio em vidro ou espelho.
5. Mude as cortinas e almofadas para tecidos lisos ou com padrões mais contemporâneos.
6. As portadas de madeira pintadas em branco funcionam sempre bem.
7. Mantenha a mesa antiga e substitua apenas as cadeiras ou o contrário.

Bom trabalho!



Até Amanhã
Ana Antunes

(Thank you for sharing my passion for beautiful homes)

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Restored Farmhouse in Italy

Surprise! A second post for you today!
And you, my friend, and I, are in Italy now, just a few miles away from the city of Parma. Architect Lucilla Scazzi was in charge of the restoration of this home which used to be a rundown farmhouse with an adjacent barn. The barn is now a tearoom with a fireplace, and what used to be the stables is now the kitchen.


<p>Huset utvendig er en blanding av naturstein og murstein, mens i den pussede delen er det sandstein.</p>

<p>Stuen oppe med gulv i eik og rustikt bjelketak.</p>

<p>De gamle dørene som er typisk for bondehus fra denne epoken, er flott bevart, mens gulvet som opprinnelig var av jord, er nå i malt betong. Her inn til kjøkkenet som er husets absolutte favorittrom.</p>

<p>I taket på den gamle stallen som nå er kjøkken, ligger de gamle bærebjelkene åpne for å få den rustikke følelsen av tre. På kjøkkenet har Simona latt den landlige, rustikke stilen få dominere. Hun har brukt gamle jern- og trestoler fra hagen rundt det store kjøkkenbordet, og et britisk fuglehus i tre får stå på benken til pynt. Industrilamper og komfyr i stål gjør at det ikke blir for romantisk. </p>

<p>Stuen nede med utsikt til hagen.</p>

<p>På barneværelset til Aldo Maria har Simona malt en stor gren hvit og hengt den opp i taket. Den brukes til å henge opp bilder av alle sønnens venner i. Innehaveren selv koser seg med alle bamsene sine.</p>

<p>Himmelrik i himmelseng. Gamle kofferter fungerer som nattbord.</p>



Hope you enjoyed our second tour!
All images from here.
Photography by Violet Horvat

Rehanna: Attract by fans in underground

In london underground Rehanna did not get enough speech to stay (By Daily mail). After a month post her tube ride Rehana has spotted by using publice transport with the huge crowd.
In the underground Rihanna can feel comport with her high leather boot, it will seem she feel comfort. With her the PVC-looking boots and a pair of tiny denim shorts and T-shirt.She was looking so amazing with her large leather jacket.
Rehanna: In underground
It seems the blonde still hasn't purchased herself an Oyster rechargeable pay-as-you-go card after declaring last month that she was 'working on it'.Blending in At least Rihanna knew to
Rehanna: In underground

stand on the right so the left was free for people to walk down the escalators
At last she said about her fan that "Me and my fans went to the concert that will be coolest part"

Real Estate Snitch Wednesday's-Lil Wayne


Rap
star Lil Wayne born with the name Dwayne Carter is looking to sell his enormous
Louisiana residence, which currently has a price tag of $1.7 million. The home is located at
408 Rue De La Riviere is on sale for $1.7 million. The house has five
bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half baths and a "stunning, roomy open floor
plan." The snitch has learned that the Rapper has been cited for high
grass

House in Yvelines

How's your week so far, my friends? Hope everything is running smoothly and you are enjoying your spring or autumn. And it's tour time once again, for you and me. Bertrand and Alexandra are the owners of this soft blue-grey house. They lived in London for eight years but now they have moved to Yvelines, a French department in the region of Île-de-France.


















Rustic, simple and welcoming.

Come back tomorrow, my friends!
Photography by Patrick Smith
All images from here.