Pierre's Ideas
A must!!
Lavender
bats are incredibly good for your gardens and outdoor areas, because they feast on bugs
A water feature
"If you care enough you just do it. You bind the goods and trappings of your life together with your dreams to make a place that is uniquely your own. The crucial ingredient is concern, care for the way that a house is built and the shape it gives to your life."
The more shading you can include on the outside, the better. If you can’t afford a new matching set of shutters, consider a simple overhang made with brackets and timber slats to block your windows from the intense summer sun
Opposite the kitchen, home to their precious book collection. “The fire is always on in this part of the house,” says Stone. “It’s a wonderful little spot in which to curl up with a book or watch TV.”
shutters NB! The metal brackets on the inside when closed at night metal bar can lock it securely (shutters ventilated)
Like it a lot. Entrance to pantry/scullery on left
The first time I saw this design strategy — covering ornate Victorian furniture with plain, white canvas upholstery — it blew my mind. It still does today. The effect is like a modern art installation, one that transforms fussy into simple and draws your eye to the shapes of the frames ( in bedroom? from 101)
Record storage - tuck albums into the cubbies of a basic Ikea shelving unit. By topping the shelf with a cushion, you can have a space that’s perfect for listening to your favorite tunes.
Enjoy art. Take time to peruse your favorite art books, listen to opera while making brunch on a Saturday morning and pencil in visits to local museums and galleries to see what’s new. Instead of going to see the latest blockbuster, see a flick at your local art house instead — or visit another kind of theater and see a play.
On the interior this window presents a small lantern with a custom metal base. Details like this express an attitude about craft, about the making of a special place. I can imagine the light in the window in the evenings drawing one in
The room is as much about displaying the books as it is a space where the homeowners can sit, read and enjoy their dream house
Rolling cabinet or cart. Acting as both counter and storage with cutting board and pullout bins under
Honed (matt) granite. Dish drawer.
Hands down, my favorite counter material is Cararra marble. Use on centre isle
Like open wood shelves for glasses and cups in everyday use
Books
Fish tank
oupa's chairs and a place for tired feet
Your best Kitchen knives should be stored in a way that keeps them separate and organized, with their blades horizontally oriented so the knife never rests on its blade.
Love this! This is Absolute Black granite that's been given a flamed finish. Specialty finishes like flamed and honed are giving even the most common granites a new life.
Honed is countertop-speak for matte. Honed finishes on granite make them easier to keep looking clean, and they demand less attention than their shiny cousins.
features an island covered in Calacatta gold marble. (Note the storage cabinets tucked behind the bar stools.) Other nice touches: the two large brushed-nickel pendants, and contrasting gray countertops
Like a lot !!! This great looking shower features both a fixed bench in front of the window and a movable bench just outside the shower.
In music room
Butlers pantry
Widen the aisles. Whether you opt for the traditional work triangle or to break up your kitchen into work zones, pay attention to your kitchen's aisle widths. I prefer 48 inches, especially in kitchens with multiple cooks. If you cook and entertain often and have the space, you could go as wide as 54 inches.
Be shallow. Instead of wall cabinets, I like to install shallow floor-to-ceiling pantries. They're an efficient use of an interior wall, where you can't have a window anyway. By limiting the depth to just 6 to 9 inches, you are forced to line up your dry goods in a single row, making everything easier to find.
Install drawers. When it comes to base cabinets, I can't recommend drawers over doors strongly enough. Deep drawers can hold almost anything you need to store in a base cabinet. Plus, it's much more efficient to just pull the drawer out and have all the contents on view right in front of you
Avoid corners. If you can design your kitchen to not have corner cabinets, do so. Corners tend to cause traffic jams in kitchens, and corner cabinets can be awkward to use.
Honed or nonshiny finishes on countertops seem to be more traditional in general,
Thermofoil. These doors are molded out of MDF (medium-density fiberboard), wrapped in a plastic-type coating and then baked under intense heat to create an impervious seal. Durable and cost effective, they come only in solid colors
Get organized. Organizing your food cupboards and kitchen pantry is a good way to stop wasting food. There’s a reason there is such a jar craze right now — they are so useful. Buy or recycle airtight storage jars and have everything visible so you don’t end up doubling up.
Like the fan in the bedroom! The buttery brown concrete color was achieved using a three-step acid etching process, starting with Litochrome Chemstain Classic stain in a mix of Antique Amber and Padre Brown. The concrete was then sealed twice, once using Kure-N-Seal,
hey left the space between the bed and sitting area open for an expansive feel. “When working with spaces like this, it’s important to not compartmentalize the space too much,” says Pace. Leaving the basement open as one big room also allowed more natural light from the alley to reach the core of the room.
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