French Style Luxury House

<div class="byline"> <div class="contributors"> <span class="c"><span>Some of you might think, does anyone actually live in this house? Impeccable, not a thing out of place, and every detail taken care of, this luxurious Home in Piedmont was decorated by Barbara Barry. Elegant and refined. The doors are open.</span></span> Wipe your feet and come in!<br /></div></div><span class="dd"><br /></span><img alt="" class="featureimg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl01_barry.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl02_barry.jpg" /><br />Barry designed most of the furnishings in the living room, including the chairs, covered in a Cowtan & Tout fabric, the Boyd floor lamp and the Baker tables.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl03_barry.jpg" style="width: 510px; height: 664px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl05_barry.jpg" /><br /><em>Interior: with Flowers</em>, 1961, by Richard Diebenkorn is above the sofa.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl06_barry.jpg" /><br />A 1940s Bagues chandelier hangs above the custom table and chairs in the dining room.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl08_barry.jpg" /><br />The sunroom. Lined with a silk chinoiserie wallcovering<br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl07_barry.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 607px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl09_barry.jpg" style="width: 512px; height: 673px;" /><br />The dressing room. Two 1998 artworks by Nathan Oliveira hang above the vanity.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl10_barry.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2005/11/barry/hosl11_barry.jpg" style="width: 511px; height: 659px;" /><br />The kitchen terrace is used for outdoor entertaining.<br /><br /><span class="c"><span>Photography by </span>Matthew Millman</span><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.

French Style Luxury House

Some of you might think, does anyone actually live in this house? Impeccable, not a thing out of place, and every detail tak...

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Rustic House in Buenos Aires

Good morning to you dear readers. Haven't we been around this week! France, Italy, and today we are back in Argentina. This rustic house is located in Tandil in the province of Buenos Aires. A soft earthy palette with splashes of colour here and there makes it a warm and inviting home. Traditional woven throws and rugs are seen in nearly every room. Let me know what you think of it!<br /><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/44/1176144.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/49/1176149.JPG" style="width: 599px; height: 435px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/48/1176148.JPG" width="619" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/50/1176150.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/56/1176156.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/54/1176154.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/53/1176153.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/52/1176152.JPG" style="width: 602px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/51/1176151.JPG" style="width: 599px; height: 435px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="foto" onclick=""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bucket.espacioliving.com/anexos/fotos/55/1176155.JPG" style="width: 599px; height: 435px;" /></a><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.espacioliving.com/nota.asp?nota_id=1245181">here</a>.

Rustic House in Buenos Aires

Good morning to you dear readers. Haven't we been around this week! France, Italy, and today we are back in Argentina. This rustic house...

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Villa in Italy

Come with me to Italy today! Let's have a look at this 1,750-acre farm estate in the Arno Valley called <span style="font-style: italic;">Il Borro</span> which belongs to Ferruccio Ferragamo, owner of the famous fashion house. His Wife, Ilaria, decorated the main house.<br /><br />Ferragamo had to rebuild the vineyards, game preserve and village and the infrastructure of bridges and roads crossing the property’s four river valleys. He turned <span style="font-style: italic;">Il Borro</span> into a self-supporting estate. The reorganization has generated employment for families, some with a generational involvement in the agricultural landscape.<br /><br />Dotted among the vineyards, orchards and fields are paddocks, a driving range, a winery, an art gallery, a landing strip, swimming pools and a polo field. There are facilities for cooking classes and wine tastings and preserves for ballooning and mountain biking.<br /><br />Ferragamo planted five varieties of grapes over 100 acres, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Il Borro</span> now produces 200,000 bottles a year, plus a small production of grappa. Seven thousand olive trees yield olive oil. The farm now rotates intensive crops of wheat, sunflowers, corn, legumes and even lavender. Mmm must smell nice!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2009/12/ferruccio_ferragamo/02_ferruccio_ferragamo.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />A bridge connects the estate to the medieval village, built on an ancient spur of rock over the remains of a fortress dating to 1040. <br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2009/12/ferruccio_ferragamo/03_ferruccio_ferragamo.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />For the entrance hall, Ilaria Ferragamo chose antiques such as a 17th-century table and an Aubusson rug.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2009/12/ferruccio_ferragamo/04_ferruccio_ferragamo.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />French doors are a new addition to the large living room of the 14,725-square-foot house. The coffered ceiling is the work of artisans whose craft, along with that of others in the village, has been revived in part by Ferruccio Ferragamo’s efforts to support local trades and skills that go back generations.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2009/12/ferruccio_ferragamo/06_ferruccio_ferragamo.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />The walls and ceiling of the master bedroom were painted in a typical Tuscan style by Maddalena Cavina, a Florentine trompe l’oeil artist whose work appears throughout the villa. A Rubelli fabric covers the chaise longue.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2009/12/ferruccio_ferragamo/05_ferruccio_ferragamo.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 497px;" /><br />The conservatory, where 18th-century birdcages form part of the décor, opens to gardens designed by Ilaria Ferragamo.<br /><br />Photography by Mads Mogensen<br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.

Villa in Italy

Come with me to Italy today! Let's have a look at this 1,750-acre farm estate in the Arno Valley called Il Borro which belongs to Ferru...

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Summer Home in Spain

Hello my dears. I'd like to show you a renovated fisherman's cottage in Spain. Built into the hillside, this summer home is located near Cabo de Creus, an hour’s drive north of Barcelona, in the fishing village of Cadaques. I love the colours in these rooms: grey, blue, green and yellow washes were applied, and previous layers of paint were scraped back to expose past colour schemes in their mottled variations. As it is a summer holiday home furnishings were kept simple and inexpensive. Trestle tables, cotton ticking fabrics and market finds from all over Europe fit perfectly into the pretty, rustic interior. As there are no windows at the back of the house, it is cool and dimly lit – the perfect hot-weather retreat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/2008117105935_SGANCHR004.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711013_SGANCHR006.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/2008117105913_SGANCHR003.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711122_SGANCHR009.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711149_SGANCHR010.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711235_SGANCHR012.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711336_SGANCHR015.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711429_SGANCHR017.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br /><img border="0" name="previewImage" src="http://www.einsiedel.com/imageLib/200811711517_SGANCHR019.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 501px;" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.einsiedel.com/default.asp">Andreas Von Einsiedel.</a>

Summer Home in Spain

Hello my dears. I'd like to show you a renovated fisherman's cottage in Spain. Built into the hillside, this summer home is located ...

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Yet Another Apartment in Sweden

Hi, me again. This second post today is another splendid apartment in Sweden from the same real estate site Alvhem. I simply love the view! To me, those coloured roof tops look like a sea of flowers. Gorgeous.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="En lägenhet där tavlor blir överflödiga" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD633436421664474EB4B77074B12A8A2A.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 601px; height: 395px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Ett drömboende på kanten av berget" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDA3B7F53B363C439EAE9D99C6127D3DE3.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 600px; height: 399px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Underbar, högt belägen balkong mot väster" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD9E590FC5A5CA44B1AE5A10170764BEA8.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 601px; height: 886px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Vita släta väggar & mjukt oljad ekparkett" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD26B2D620F4924B558591F4F9C3F30BC9.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 601px; height: 399px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Balkong mot naturen och staden" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD20A3A3C4F3A34E82A439B2D6743B8AF9.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 600px; height: 398px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="I hallen finns naturlig plats för kreativt arbete" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD3917BE1941694ED08828979C787B6AC5.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 600px; height: 403px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Stort kök med fönster mot naturen" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDACCBEBA5DEDA47839B8A1114155FF52D.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 600px; height: 399px;" /><br />You'd better eat all your veggies, mom's watching.<br /><br /><img alt="Nya vitvaror från -08" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD364AD0E572C5430E9A25796C8E34A4E3.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 599px; height: 411px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Rofyllt sovrum med utsikt i två väderstreck" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD8E9549A448B84D9FAFFF5E818C15FBFE.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 599px; height: 398px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Ett sovrum med svävande känsla" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDB0FD36D7339F4856A38BA600CC6FF165.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 600px; height: 868px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Vakna upp ovanför staden" src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD0F2E2183E4064A7C859D9226870C8562.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 598px; height: 868px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Njut i Botaniska trädgården..." src="http://farm1.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD66C751FEBBB54B17826750B52E339364.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 599px; height: 415px;" /><br />Couldn't resist including this pic. A park near this apartment.<br /><br />There are a couple more pics of this apartment right <a href="http://www.alvhemmakleri.se/index.php?page=hem-till-salu&object_id=OBJ17735_1040880424&view=images">here</a> (while it lasts!).

Yet Another Apartment in Sweden

Hi, me again. This second post today is another splendid apartment in Sweden from the same real estate site Alvhem. I simply love the view! ...

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Youthful Apartment in Sweden

Good morning, hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday. This bright apartment has a very simple decor: white, a little black, and splashes of colour here and there. Huge windows and contemporary furniture make it a cheery place.<br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment13 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-20971" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment13.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 387px;" title="interior-design-apartment1" /><br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment123456781 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment123456781.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 386px;" title="interior-design-apartment12345678" /><br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment12312 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment12312.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 857px;" title="interior-design-apartment1231" /><br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment2 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-20970" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment2.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 864px;" title="interior-design-apartment" /><br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment1234567881 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-20967" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment1234567881.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 861px;" title="interior-design-apartment123456788" /><br />I like the way it seems there's a plant growing inside that lampshade.<br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment1234561 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-20964" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment1234561.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 386px;" title="interior-design-apartment123456" /><br /><br /><img alt="interior design apartment1234511 Fancy and Youthful Apartment in Sweden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-20963" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/interior-design-apartment1234511.jpg" style="width: 581px; height: 391px;" title="interior-design-apartment123451" /><br /><br />Whenever a property is sold, the images are taken off the site so you will not find them now at real estate Alvhem site right <a href="http://www.alvhemmakleri.se/">here</a>.

Youthful Apartment in Sweden

Good morning, hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday. This bright apartment has a very simple decor: white, a little black, an...

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