A Boston Brownstone designed by Nina Farmer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXASnuq16dSta84zrbGNGmKEm9nnLG4sgjzGIa1XTR0BrBqzRtSXjHmS0rN-06yRfFPnSKzrg02a42bjckw2RdDpXWWtD1xtIEi9zLrzTGJkKD4ViRe-D3X0ZKAYFEuBRu3Qbe48X5DC65/s1600/nina+farmer+beacon+boston+brownstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXASnuq16dSta84zrbGNGmKEm9nnLG4sgjzGIa1XTR0BrBqzRtSXjHmS0rN-06yRfFPnSKzrg02a42bjckw2RdDpXWWtD1xtIEi9zLrzTGJkKD4ViRe-D3X0ZKAYFEuBRu3Qbe48X5DC65/s1600/nina+farmer+beacon+boston+brownstone.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>This beautiful brownstone designed by <a href="http://ninafarmerinteriors.com/company.html">Nina Farmer</a> is located in the chic and classic neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston.  Surprisingly I came across this house while at a cafe in <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/search/label/Istanbul">Istanbul</a>, where it is law for every cafe to have a reading section.  It was featured in House Beautiful Turkey.  The decor throughout is refined and eclectic with a few masculine furniture pieces.  My favorite area is the entryway which Nina converted into the dining room.  The walls and ceiling are painted in one uniform grey color, the ceiling itself is a magnificent work of art with a center skyline with a sputnik chandelier.  The brownstone seems to be very roomy due to the size of the kitchen that fits a big island and a spacious work area.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Boston Brownstone designed by Nina Farmer

This beautiful brownstone designed by Nina Farmer is located in the chic and classic neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston.  Surprisingly ...

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Lessons in Design: Steven Gambrel

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSWCgwRIUrs2lp4f9M9ov-1x4LsDFkW54VuED8sW9JjjVkY7DqlHPrOZiiTo2IZvvuBv1X_TZaALepC0QKREfrI1CGbFs5XMf43AeZE633VpETEcJ1iunMxhs3nD_UavshcQBJYBs-g_R/s1600/steven-gambrel-chicago-townhouse-01.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The use of abundant white and beige throughout the bedroom allows for the use of dark color on the walls. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYE0imk0XhpZJP64gOY6k2am6RQG_g2W-N1p3SLQuk5Ip9VtsZ7BI7dLXbRYwuJSKI3dAREq9zIax19o8iQAD2EhGYgboNahduamrGUuFZbspCJGmxB3Zx8HZMlhtQM87oEDsn7Xy-Gpp/s1600/steven+gambrel+chicago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYE0imk0XhpZJP64gOY6k2am6RQG_g2W-N1p3SLQuk5Ip9VtsZ7BI7dLXbRYwuJSKI3dAREq9zIax19o8iQAD2EhGYgboNahduamrGUuFZbspCJGmxB3Zx8HZMlhtQM87oEDsn7Xy-Gpp/s1600/steven+gambrel+chicago.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lessons in Design: Steven Gambrel

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A very much personal house: Michael Formica home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCuGZnI6bHNHFzVnktlIc-SyMwC6comGvenJ9Yz4G-RkR8GlqgZ_5d5k4u5CQKNTCMXFaHZIlWHjyDRPQ5MUykhojC8QCKIlWf4De4LOTX2SgF_hDcRGvSY2Ce0C3p18pqfANlr0T3Gev/s1600/hbx-rope-chair-formica-1212-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCuGZnI6bHNHFzVnktlIc-SyMwC6comGvenJ9Yz4G-RkR8GlqgZ_5d5k4u5CQKNTCMXFaHZIlWHjyDRPQ5MUykhojC8QCKIlWf4De4LOTX2SgF_hDcRGvSY2Ce0C3p18pqfANlr0T3Gev/s400/hbx-rope-chair-formica-1212-lgn.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>It's a brand new week and it's been uninterruptedly sunny here in Sao Paulo for the past week, hurray!  So even when I'm a little bit under the weather, thanks to my son, nothing makes me more happy than a bright sunny day!  I love to wake up early in the morning do some home-related errands and get the "what's for cooking" out of the way and start working early.  Work on my coming-soon print line and on my some-day-will-happen bijoux line.  High five to the modern women who can be more than just one or two things.  Actually, lately women are starting to hate labels or Bios, they have come to realized that they can be too many things at once.  I include myself in that group. <br />In another note, my sweet in-laws brought over from the US the House Beautiful December/January issue for me to see my humble contribution in it but I kept hanging on Michael Formica's home.  What pedigree, what personalization and what a beauty!  I love that home like many people love their dogs or cats!  Enjoy the beautiful images! <br />The first room above, Julian Schnabel watercolors sit above and John Dickinson plaster side tables frame the sofa.  An Isamu Noguchi side table and a rope chair by Marcel Wanders accentuate the very personalized feel in this living room.  This room is very warm and earthy.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNucHp91FpvKOrpC4_0cuN23bfiBzQ-zAO-OC-S_sPWapBhj3rliUsXNNL3irV8ib-eeTI-xGrKn8fb49YepUNiSj8gIMJUwqhLLAFSvUYJdccqeA_3Ro2qjLJdH5UUuExIgtbvYI1Uzwr/s1600/d8d5bf636c649c530f74be7cf827c66e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNucHp91FpvKOrpC4_0cuN23bfiBzQ-zAO-OC-S_sPWapBhj3rliUsXNNL3irV8ib-eeTI-xGrKn8fb49YepUNiSj8gIMJUwqhLLAFSvUYJdccqeA_3Ro2qjLJdH5UUuExIgtbvYI1Uzwr/s400/d8d5bf636c649c530f74be7cf827c66e.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>A very organic and industrial feel surrounds the fireplace.  Annabelle Selldorf's wall lights guard the beautiful Nakashima wood sculpture.   I adore the small sculptural accessories above the mantel.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-xzMy22H1l2NnWrrBAD1PR0nC0YDWLG4OATIXr8ZHiY0ltI28QrZRkRFPK5gnRJsjtkRGtoDfytxYmtIi6hJXTtKi_oLj0PgcFbFEEQTO_Ng0tnilP4HwqP8bqsSIiHSm48fUwcdUKN0/s1600/hbx1212formica03_zps9c986e9e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-xzMy22H1l2NnWrrBAD1PR0nC0YDWLG4OATIXr8ZHiY0ltI28QrZRkRFPK5gnRJsjtkRGtoDfytxYmtIi6hJXTtKi_oLj0PgcFbFEEQTO_Ng0tnilP4HwqP8bqsSIiHSm48fUwcdUKN0/s400/hbx1212formica03_zps9c986e9e.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>More collection pieces.  John Dickinson pine table and Billy Baldwin coffee table among other modern pieces. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXHP9-Edw6wdUkP6JvtjlFP0T4KMZGT2VJRp8KzyPefddQKsLzqlKdphzzW0QSw01CGd1OUbWtmhCLKoN3fNKYroyzEFn8bXTT5LtxNpOjqsNkG8wMQmLwGCBLnCO6A-kKXeGxxISRQzc/s1600/tumblr_inline_mg2cliUpGL1qhp1gp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXHP9-Edw6wdUkP6JvtjlFP0T4KMZGT2VJRp8KzyPefddQKsLzqlKdphzzW0QSw01CGd1OUbWtmhCLKoN3fNKYroyzEFn8bXTT5LtxNpOjqsNkG8wMQmLwGCBLnCO6A-kKXeGxxISRQzc/s400/tumblr_inline_mg2cliUpGL1qhp1gp.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwNm9Bcvv4tJIvOfpSyXL8r_0Cu3kJ9wA2AC4Or0o3CiN6DWu5MFxyrNO9AxmbRAcRrz0wUBN4V4To0pfbpO7iW51p9aNXExxwikij75E8ITSalf9eUX5ldTuM32KNtJ_GoMat39eLWGu/s1600/272719e882ca01daeea3aee0ca5ad6b4-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwNm9Bcvv4tJIvOfpSyXL8r_0Cu3kJ9wA2AC4Or0o3CiN6DWu5MFxyrNO9AxmbRAcRrz0wUBN4V4To0pfbpO7iW51p9aNXExxwikij75E8ITSalf9eUX5ldTuM32KNtJ_GoMat39eLWGu/s400/272719e882ca01daeea3aee0ca5ad6b4-1.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another view of the living room found at Elle Decor Designers registry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XgL7aVeeTNWKkmdYQxyYF2rvnQ3wj2bO07-giEZZO1MQpJmsWx2xtt6c81wVNletSgypCRrXMJ6rf1pXuKHR_NCjorUzLv7ymtkt9SfhyLKFDcbbBI_fCIvIGUPc0YhyYA5LL0fuVfgt/s1600/9ddd34e2bb67a6c01224e3bac5871773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XgL7aVeeTNWKkmdYQxyYF2rvnQ3wj2bO07-giEZZO1MQpJmsWx2xtt6c81wVNletSgypCRrXMJ6rf1pXuKHR_NCjorUzLv7ymtkt9SfhyLKFDcbbBI_fCIvIGUPc0YhyYA5LL0fuVfgt/s400/9ddd34e2bb67a6c01224e3bac5871773.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>This kitchen is a great example of good thought put into design.  Ikea kitchen mingles with designer pieces such as the Frank Gehry's table. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotJD3OkPwZhknWoVWCneVr6ctTjJGpVIqWldFXbBvPUB4lYcYbelANs1ha63mwPVxh5ZZLvFUUFtOc2FdwRjUXiu6g_MpmizU6Y_ZwwihPWRpPZzcPQYKtiqqiAjP4k4MNAg8bd7t_IUa/s1600/foyer+of+michael+formica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotJD3OkPwZhknWoVWCneVr6ctTjJGpVIqWldFXbBvPUB4lYcYbelANs1ha63mwPVxh5ZZLvFUUFtOc2FdwRjUXiu6g_MpmizU6Y_ZwwihPWRpPZzcPQYKtiqqiAjP4k4MNAg8bd7t_IUa/s400/foyer+of+michael+formica.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The foyer above.  Below, Another view of the foyer.  Found at Formica's website.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPMPKLtlEbYlQt47SaVT7xo5AwpVpbtsM0ai2nwJnE6bsLRKNq0ZpfJfToXYMveOuEi7JZZysHIUmWYH7ti8EhNWGOO7QVi4PBGE09dQzLxciF2zVovUuRddsXEdO5glY4dou1UH1v4AL/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPMPKLtlEbYlQt47SaVT7xo5AwpVpbtsM0ai2nwJnE6bsLRKNq0ZpfJfToXYMveOuEi7JZZysHIUmWYH7ti8EhNWGOO7QVi4PBGE09dQzLxciF2zVovUuRddsXEdO5glY4dou1UH1v4AL/s400/3.jpg" width="448" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByhvkpJ7Q0Qq2bJAhjCmjZurCiCBWtULEFbH0My4tzP9YRxBLBaC5iieZFhSYMRdIJBsqpUFjlKwX9d3oBf8wjF6zKk-evir35DQHE8pYsKpDPK0vOCdviBxidj8zfr1yRMb74o_QLIyV/s1600/bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByhvkpJ7Q0Qq2bJAhjCmjZurCiCBWtULEFbH0My4tzP9YRxBLBaC5iieZFhSYMRdIJBsqpUFjlKwX9d3oBf8wjF6zKk-evir35DQHE8pYsKpDPK0vOCdviBxidj8zfr1yRMb74o_QLIyV/s400/bedroom.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>The bedroom above is possibly my favorite in this house.  The upholstered walls make this room so alluring and Frenchy.  It's not busy at all because of the saturated images in a Grisaille tone.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photos scanned by me and the sources mentioned. </span></div>

A very much personal house: Michael Formica home

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ccw7tc8YhdT6uSKkxtsFhYygaAI47n4bEx7dIUorjtCzdnV7smsuxomOUJBYpzjfvBjFCRezHGxKUqrfhgmBE1D52F2GAuDe3zImDpnakOFbgEt5ZTjRhFe6fOwOt8vtjD1mE1LQuuA/s1600/hbx1212isbell14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ccw7tc8YhdT6uSKkxtsFhYygaAI47n4bEx7dIUorjtCzdnV7smsuxomOUJBYpzjfvBjFCRezHGxKUqrfhgmBE1D52F2GAuDe3zImDpnakOFbgEt5ZTjRhFe6fOwOt8vtjD1mE1LQuuA/s640/hbx1212isbell14.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A beautiful and cozy room designed by <a href="http://kevinisbell.com/category/interiors/">Kevin Isbell</a> in the December/January issue</div>I'm happy to have been contacted by House Beautiful to write <a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2012/11/the-versatility-of-grasscloth-wallpaper.html">a post on Grass Cloth</a> a week ago and very honored for the mention and link that will appear in the December/January issue.  If you have an iPhone you'll be able to link to Belle Vivir through the <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/about/hbconnect-app-faq">HB Connect app</a>.  (correction Android phone users can download an free app called Digimarc Discover).  It's amazing how dynamic and personal magazines have become. <br />House Beautiful was kind enough to send me the article so I can see it and new watermarked images that will appear in the December/January issue. <br /><a href="http://kevinisbell.com/category/interiors/">Kevin Isbell</a> knew how to make this1930's center-hall colonial home current by injecting warm and intrinsic details such as geometric trims to floral curtains, gross-grain ribbon tape to a plain white sofa and visually connecting two separate rooms by custom painting grass cloth walls the same color as the ceiling.  "Grass cloth has a warmth that paint does not, and darker colors are more cocoon-like" Kevin Isbell.   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u5gyhBtSqEBAt4A_FN2_0sHTykumwkHIaSFv6KL2E8YDo7VKK-_XzLDSzrToFxj3hr68gL0KBT-f7iL9PbAgcSemSxfsFs3Vc1j9puMnKD4RXOSso3kED0Rnt0_XF5O95I00YugvFkQ/s1600/-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u5gyhBtSqEBAt4A_FN2_0sHTykumwkHIaSFv6KL2E8YDo7VKK-_XzLDSzrToFxj3hr68gL0KBT-f7iL9PbAgcSemSxfsFs3Vc1j9puMnKD4RXOSso3kED0Rnt0_XF5O95I00YugvFkQ/s400/-5.jpg" width="475" /></a></div>I absolutely adore the contrast between the modern looking cocktail table and the wicker basket in the family room.  Notice the detail of the tape on the sofa.  It's all in the small details that slowly reveal themselves to you.  In this room the grass cloth used is a bit more textured than the one used in the bedroom above.  A very applicable difference, I think.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4sjufexvEHO6Rt3HV-9jb5XXInl0bxob9eJPAYSkc_t5YzqudSBzpVBRMA-qgKtSHQWKfBSgBNT1PKH7RLIK2755rb6vrthItwm5gNW5a1g2LCZ_-MmzE5xnbvlL0mtFmgqxK9t6-cI/s1600/-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4sjufexvEHO6Rt3HV-9jb5XXInl0bxob9eJPAYSkc_t5YzqudSBzpVBRMA-qgKtSHQWKfBSgBNT1PKH7RLIK2755rb6vrthItwm5gNW5a1g2LCZ_-MmzE5xnbvlL0mtFmgqxK9t6-cI/s1600/-2.jpg" /></a></div>You know how I feel about any klismos and klismos influenced chairs, right?  It's forever my favorite chair.  And the contrast here between the lilac slipcovered chair and the leather brown on the klismos chair is the perfect union of masculine and feminine.  I didn't want to spoil the article so I'm only posting the three images above, the two below are from <a href="http://kevinisbell.com/category/interiors/">Isbell's website</a>.  As they prove, he really knows how to cozy things up.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_35lsxmPOFPQ74Djq860tF9SzGHT8MNH5h6Ra-tKWDkAGURHShMHtdCEYPo0_xt_Oa0XL8adEPKfloFgCSh4tJrybneW2irgFzeFXNYBQuHbTpH4dp4ETQ5u2D5m2XMjOW27Sr5hgfIw/s1600/31-e12741460839031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thank you House Beautiful! Images yet to be seen

 A beautiful and cozy room designed by Kevin Isbell in the December/January issue I'm happy to have been contacted by House Beautiful t...

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