a well lived life...: 2008 Project

Quotes...

The best decisions are always made at the last minute. Just know when the last minute is.
Holly Hunt

Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.
Billy Baldwin

All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.
William Morris

... to ensure a successful mix, I treat cushions, trimming, lampshades and other accessories as the shoes and handbags of the home. The right shoes can really make an outfit - and equally, if you have the wrong shoes, you can feel old-fashioned in the smartest of suits.
Nina Campbell

Each item in a collection has its own story, its own memory - the search, the day you bought it, who you were with, the vacation, etc.; a collection provides a special satisfaction and sense of achievement.
Tricia Guild

Good design has to tell a story. It has to stop people, and it has to make them wonder. Good design is a conversation.
Zahid Sardar

Here are a couple of pictures of a Southlands home I have recently finished. The entire main floor was gutted and rebuilt in 7 weeks. I will post more photos when the rooms are complete - the construction is done but we are still waiting on furniture, rugs, lighting and blinds.

This first photo is the front foyer - new doors, side light, limestone flooring, Italian lighting, paint, crown, baseboard, stair rail system...

Here is one picture of the kitchen - linear farm sink, baby chef faucet, calcutta marble counters, glass subway backsplash, shaker cabinets in cloud white.

A couple of pictures of the bathroom... love the limestone, full shower, and the wall hung toilet!