This holiday apartment is situated in Miami so the owner has beautiful Atlantic ocean views through the window. The design of the apartment is quite extravagant and bold. The apartment’s floor is made from bamboo to add an tropical, exotic touch to the overall look. A beach decorating look is simply a fabulous look for any home – it works well for bathrooms, bedrooms and lounges for a very calm and relaxing feel. The beach decorating style is a fantastic style to live with – very light, airy and relaxing – with a really natural feel. (more…)
This beachfront house in South California is designed by Richard Meier and his partner Michael Palladino for art collectors. Use paint in beautiful colors that replicate the blues and greens of the ocean. The colors of the sunset or sunrise are also beautiful in a beach home. The pale pink of a summer sky right before sunset is a lovely shade for a bedroom or bathroom. (more…)
Some interior designers think of neutrals as comfortable, safe and soothing. Darryl Savage uses them for drop-dead dramatic effect.
“I get tired of color,” he says. “I love white. It’s very crisp. You can always change things up by adding flowers or pillows. Or add a little bit of black for punch.”
A decade ago, Savage’s parents bought a small 1950s rancher on the Severn River to use as a weekend house. They couldn’t have dreamed that when they sold it to their son after his divorce, he would transform the simple structure into a combination art gallery, stage set and rustic lake getaway. (more…)
Matthew Izzo wants to make the world pretty, turn a dollar and keep his pooch in Prada.
In the process, he’s become a key tastemaker in home-decor and fashion circles, selling not just style but lifestyle, mood, attitude.
“I heard people talking about him before … and then I walked past his store,” says Jill Kaiser, producer for Philadelphia-area TV reality series “On a Date.” Kaiser handpicked Izzo to dress the show’s host, Angela Tsai.
“His style is awesome,” she says. (more…)
Rick Kleponis describes his house as two-faced. There’s the street side and the water side and both with different personalities.
The street side has the traditional contemporary look of a 21st-century house. The windows are shuttered with a small front porch and stone facade around the two-car garage. It’s very prim and proper.
The waterside has what Mr. Kleponis calls a Carolina look with a wide-pillared porch, a patio apron around the pool and chairs and tables for relaxing and dining. It’s beachy and casual. (more…)
