Peek inside a minimalist apartment restoration in Rome, with earthy neutral colours, clever design tricks and a broken-plan layout...
Antique Japanese Jizai Kagi Hearth Kettle Hook, Ca 1930's-40's, #1312 Description: #1312 Antique Japanese Jizai Kagi Hearth Kettle Hook, Ca 1930's-40's, Dimensions:Fish is 2" x 12", Bamboo approximately 36"-42" Condition: very good for its age. Provenance: The Brining Estate from around the world. 19th century antique hand made and hand forged Jizai Kagi Country Style Hearth Pot Hanger Fish with Bamboo Pole. Used over an open cooking hearth or Hibachi. The chain & hook system allowed lowering of the pot hanging hook under the fish to adjust a pot close to a fire. This does have wear & staining from use. Great to hang anywhere with a decorative basket or hanging flower pot on a porch. My parents collected this piece about 40 years ago when they were stationed in Japan in the 1960's. It was approximately 30-40 years old at the time. I have been using it to hang a flower pot in my home, but now have run out of room and need to part with it. Some of the snaps in the photo section show how the piece might have been used in its day.
An Argentinian cousin of my fathers once said to me - you do not choose a house - it chooses you. And I have to say she was totally right. Having moved rather a lot since leaving my home in NZ in my early twenties I have found that some houses gracefully accept you, others grab
Betonkosmetik, Betonreinigung und Betonretusche
Sq. Ft.: 4,381 | Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: 4.5
A riverside retreat full of earthy elements.
Go ahead, get comfy.
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Image 1 of 25 from gallery of Shoei House / Hearth Architects. Photograph by Yuta Yamada
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These expert-approved fireplace designs can help inspire you to customize your own mantel, surround, and hearth. Whether your firebox is in the living room, den, study, kitchen, or dining room, let it set the tone for your space—or provide a unique focal point—with these ideas for decor, materials, and style.
Bridging exterior and interior and defining the direction throughout.
Welcome to our Christmas home tour 2020! Our home is dressed in simple holiday style with a mix of modern and traditional design elements.
Built in 1982 and converted into condos in 1978, this Chicago home was given a beautiful refresh from its new owner, Kira.
I really should title this post "trust your gut!" That said, I have a feeling that I'm going to get some push-back from a lot some of you regarding a recent design decision, but I'm trusting my gut and I'm hoping I can walk you through my design thought process! As mentioned in my last "around the house a.k.a. keeping it real" post HERE I said that our next big project was painting the exterior of the farmhouse. The whole exterior doesn't need painting, just several walls that have taken a beating from our New England winters. The barn (thankfully for the pocketbook ;) is in good condition. The barn is stained and the house is painted; the stain has held up much better than the paint (all paint and stain colors are on my sidebar if interested.) Although we have not done this, it is a common practice here in New England to keep a painter on retainer to come paint one side of your house each year. The scraping commences. (f.y.i., that is my antique yogurt pot that stands in the front bed which has been placed on the grass, on it's side, to keep it safe- it is not one of those half pot thingys that people lay on the ground and plant flowers in :) Before the scraping, the first thing the painters did was remove all the shutters. And, unbeknownst to me... I loved it!!! I was shocked, but the farmhouse suddenly felt clean, crisp and fresh... and I felt like I could take in a big breath. Our gorgeous, unusual, antique wavy glass windows suddenly took center stage and the whole house seemed to relax a bit. I realize this might look a bit naked or unusual if you live in the south or in a metropolitan area, but if you drive through rural New England you will see antique house upon antique house with no shutters. Before removing the shutters for painting, the windows in the ell between the barn and the farmhouse always bothered me. They didn't have shutters which I liked conceptually since the ell was added after the house and had different windows, but not visually. But, now that the shutters on the main house are off it all "feels" right to my eye and my gut! I looked at the house from every angle, close up and at a distance. After discussing it with Dan, we made the decision of no shutters! We realized that when we drive around New Hampshire that the antique houses that we are drawn to have a look and a feeling of authenticity and we could now see that the look and feel we loved was the look of our farmhouse without shutters. And hey, I can always put them back if we were to change our minds, but I love the way the house looks and feels. Before I gave the "no-shutter" word to the painter, I wanted to make sure I was 100% with the decision. I had the thought that I should look at photos of farmhouses and cottages that I have collected over the last couple of years, and I'll be damned, but literally 99% of them had NO shutters! Who-knew??!!! I was seriously giggly giddy! I had just never looked at my saved houses from that perspective. It was quite a revelation for me and a validation of "trust your gut!" The front face after scraping and with the shutters removed. The house with black shutters. Classic. I do think it looks really pretty with shutters, but something about it also seems a bit formal for this simple farmhouse. When we initially had the whole house painted 7 years ago HERE I remember not being able to get the shutters back on the house fast enough, but thinking about it now the house wasn't landscaped and I was coming from a metropolitan/suburban situation and that was the norm for my eye. After living here and seeing so many antique houses without shutters my aesthetic for the farmhouse has shifted. I have taken drive-by photos of antique houses that I love, but can't quite put my finger on what makes me so captivated by them. I would bet that if I went back to look at all of those houses they wouldn't have shutters! Don't get me wrong, I love shutters, but for now the house looks and "feels" exactly as it should to me. I should also note after getting several comments on the shutters, that the shutters are antique and were original to the house (maybe not to 1853, but perhaps turn of the century?) The top of the shutters are stationary and the bottoms had movable louvers for air flow. They were initially operable to close over the windows, but when the storm windows were installed (prior to our owning the house) they were then attached directly to the house. And, yes- the house will be remain white! As I mentioned in the beginning of this post we are only painting several sides of the house. photo by Micheal Partenio Here are some photos of my saved favorite farmhouses, all of which unbeknowst to me until today do not have shutters! photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via If you would like to read about the history of exterior house shutters this is a really good (and humorous) blog post about them HERE.
The interior of this home plan is as beautiful as the exterior. Guests will feel at home in the private guest room with bay window. Entertaining is easy with this kitchen! The adjoining breakfast and hearth rooms and the nearby dining room create endless options. The master suite, privately located, is elegantly adorned with a box ceiling while the master bath sports a whirlpool bath and two large walk-in closets. The upper level houses a theater balcony, two bedrooms, and a home theater as well as a bonus room. Related Plans: Build in reverse with house plan 59912ND. Downsize to just under 3,000 sq. ft. with house plan 59354ND.
Revealing our newly painted living room using Pigeon by Farrow & Ball. The perfect chameleon color of blue, green, and gray.
23 | Copenhagen
A London-based decorating duo brought their quintessentially English point of view Stateside for this complete overhaul
Get inspired by my selection of cheaper plain metro or square tiles in a block colour or patterned handmade tiles.
