April 23, 2012 0

Mio Preferito

By Beth in Design, Design Products, Travel

The annual Salone del Mobile in Milan just ended. It is the largest furniture design event in the world! I was excited to read that my favorite architect and interior designer Paola Navone‘s studio was the venue for a Merci temporary pop-up store during the week of this event. I am so sorry I missed this show..will have to plan for next year! I am sure some attendees will be posting blog pics this week of some amazing new furniture pieces they were lucky enough to be the first to see! Here are some pics of the pop-up Merci store and of Paola’s residences in Paris and the Cyclades Islands of Greece. Is it time for a holiday yet?

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I am thinking this view of the Aegean Sea is the most amazing feature of her home!

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The living area is framed by the view from the sea.

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Her Paris apartment with the amazing tables and sofa she designed for Gervasoni

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Her Paris salle de cuisine is my fav. It is so well designed with designated prep area, vegetable wash sink, cooking, and cleanup. The space is perfect with the wall of windows for natural light.

April 16, 2012 2

Turning The Heat UP

By Beth in Design, Outdoors

I was just having a conversation with my daughter offering her a trip to Tulum or somewhere else similar for her graduation gift. She quickly responded “Isn’t it going to be way too hot there in June?” Wow..I cannot believe she has already forgotten about the summers here in Florida before leaving for California for college and now New Mexico for grad school! It is hot here in the summers ! A friend of mine from Los Angeles responded to my complaint about the sweltering summer we were having a few years back with an air of understanding ..”Yes, it is hot ..I am out in Palm Springs”. That is not the same hot as Florida period! There is no elevation here and the humidity can soar to 100% in the summers. I am preparing for a project with a client who wants me to help with the design and furnishings of her courtyard space. It is a stucco walled- in area with a pool, a loggia for outdoor dining, and an empty space which will become the lounge area. There is really limited to no space to add mature trees to provide shade so I am thinking of an awning. Here are some idea pics for covering this area that could work and provide shelter from the sun! Which would you prefer?