This 2,600 square feet residence is designed by OJMR Architects for retired couple and located in Palm Springs, California. Public areas like the kitchen, living room, swimming pool and dining room are located between wings. The rooms all access the courtyard with the pool through sliding glass walls. This luxury house offers a serenity atmosphere and wide range of luxurious accommodation. With extended modern swimming pool which seems become reflection of the house above it. A limited pallette of materials were utilised throughout the design, namely wood, glass and leather. Every detail within the design is bespoke and beautifully formed. The wooden finish of the interiors attribute a pleasant warmth to it, despite the sharp lines and contemporary feel, it is house that is feels truly liveable. (more…)
Romy Guevara, co-owner of Rommy Custom Designs, can give you a beautifully-lit stone patio with lanterns and arched walkways, elegant stone bathrooms and living areas with recreations of the Sistine Chapel, and dining rooms with bars of rich brown wood.
“Our art is architecture and interior together,” said Guevara, 45. “We start in the heart.”
Guevara has been doing interior and exterior design in the Rio Grande Valley for about 10 years; prior to his move here, he worked from Ajijic, Mexico where he did projects on a grand scale in Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico. His works include a jewelry store in Guadalajara, Mexico, and a trompe-l’oeil in the home of TV Azteca actor Fernando Allende in Aspen, Colo. Trompe-l’oeil is an artistic technique in which the images appear real instead of two-dimensional. (more…)
The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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