The Designer Gardens
The Palais Des Gouverneurs Museum
A 15th century palace has been restored into a new museum on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. The Palais Des Gouverneurs Museum has been given a design that saved a building that had fallen largely into disrepair, preserving its history and giving it a new life for the local municipality. The Palais Des Gouverneurs Museum houses a collection of art in a space that joins classical structure with contemporary forms, a contrast which is expressed throughout the building’s gallery rooms. In some areas, the old palace is untouched in design, and in others an entirely new place exists. It’s a work of architecture that both praises the original and introduces the style of modernity.
Mix and Match Interior Design
Whats the most important thing to remember about Mix and Match Interior Design? Things dont have to make sense! Mix old with new, mix materials, or follow runway trends and mix up patterns – anything that isnt necessarily an obvious fit can work when it comes to mix and match decor.
In this Brentwood Living Room, I mix copper with silver, contemporary with traditional, classic with kitsch; anything goes and everything works! Its all about eclectic self-expressionism, bringing together great pieces that create an amazing vibe when put together.
House CZ by SAMI Architectos
A quiet contemporary home overlooks the Azorean coast in the middle of the great Altantic. The House CZ by SAMI Architectos feels as peaceful and isolated as the rarity of its plot, one that few world travelers ever get to see. House CZ is perched on a hill on the tiny island of Ilha do Pico, part of the Azores archipelago that is located roughly half way between Portugal and Nova Scotia. This home takes advantage of the rich natural environment on Pico, where pine trees and native grasses surround an open field that is tended to by grazing sheep.
The design of House CZ focuses on subtlety and a desire to merge with the hilly topography of Ilha do Pico. The single-story structure comprises four internal sections that can be opened to the outer environment. The northern section overlooks the coast in the distance, while the southern section peers into the contours of the hills above. Based on the direction of the wind and the climate within the home, these sections can be opened to allow the natural outer flow to maintain comfort. Unlike the black wooden exterior, the interior is white on all sides, given color by the furnishings and guests within the home. This balance between clean modernity and the natural landscape is well-maintained, as the windows of House CZ make the Azorean island the art that adorns its walls.
Professional Organizer Lisa O’Connell Gives an Insider’s Perspective on Controlling Clutter
Lisa OConnell has been a professional organizer in Canada for more than a decade. Through her company, Positive Place Design, she helps her clients discover the core reasons that their homes, offices, and lives are cluttered, and works with them to clear the chaos and create systems to maintain an organized space.
Love & Architecture
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, but more importantly, the famed Sinatra estate Twin Palms. Image via Curbed.
Curbed posts today on old hollywood romances, and the houses they happened in. Our favorite, naturally, is the mod: the Twin Palms estate in Palm Springs whose original owner was Frank Sinatra. One of the midcentury Palm Springs landmarks that’s managed to escape demolition, the house was built in 1947 and designed by E.