Stunning LA Views on Contemporary Hotel Interior

It's a beautiful property, with the stunning views of LA. 8444 Harold Way is seemingly a normal property from the front, with no distinguishing features or tell tale signs of what lies inside. However upon entering the property opens up to reveal a luxury interior with floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for stunning city views.

The modern sunset strip property, designed by the Russell group and Palumbo Design, is labeled as a “dream bachelor house” and we have to agree. Meticulous design fused with luxury finishes and a unique garage/parking space directly in your living room adds to this James Bond style home

Rahimoana, a Luxury Private Resort in New Zealand

What a beautiful resort is it, named Eagle Nest, owned by Sandra and Daniel Biskind. Located just north of Russell’s Flagstaff Hill, it encompasses a natural bowl with its ridge perched high above the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Nestled into the 75 acres are five multi-million dollar homes, all available for rent
This ultra-luxurious and almost unearthly looking four-bedroom home located on Bay of Islands uses a lot of pale grey granite, glass and steel and gives a 320 degree view of its magnificent landscape. Available for rent at $37,000 a night, the sizzling interiors, the relaxing pool (that seems to drop off the cliff), the personal trainer, the personal chef and even the best New Zealand wines and French champagnes, are definitely worth it

Random Thoughts 10/31/09 for Pink Saturday

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Happy Pink Saturday! I think these are my favorite things to do. Go visit Beverly at Howsweetthesound to visit all participants on this day. Last week I visited Riverside Studios as the one I hadn't visited before as per Beverly's request. Cute blog so give her a visit and say hello to a Texas gal!
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As you might have guessed by now if you've read "th' blog" a while I have a lot of random thoughts. Yessssss, I certainly do. I just never know what will pop into this head at the most inconvenient times let alone the "convenient" times.

Sometimes people ask me what I do all day since our kids are grown and have kids of their own (this has been discussed on here before so this is for the new readers because we ALL know no one goes back and reads the old posts but I have done that one time for a chick that was absolutely hilarious; I read every single one of hers from the beginning!) and all they need to do is follow me around the house one day and I promise you'll collapse either from fatigue or boredom and yes, young mothers, there is hope for you because the kids DO leave home and then you get all that time to yourself just like ME! Is that one of the longest run-on sentences ever or what?!

Anyway, I was doing this little birdhouse to either give away in a blog post, stash around the house with the other birdhouses or gift to someone who captures my heart. While doing aforementioned crafting (yes, this is what I do a lot of besides decorating "th' house" or cooking for Love Bunny, running to WM at least 3 times a week, working on blogs, talking to son or daughter, making the cutest aprons ever, thinking up things for "th' hubs" to do, perfecting my photography skills, making templates on my computer—squeeeeeeal, because I love computers almost as much as Love Bunny—or spray painting something to sit in my closet until I decide what to do with it or then give it away because I've decided I'll never get around to "doing" something with it), Second longest run-on sentence ever, right?! :-) I had several thoughts you'll read below while showing you how I do my birdhouses.

Cute, huh?
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Random Thoughts:

Why is it that just after you clean the medicine shelves and throw away all those things you just know are never ever going to be used again, the next week you need them and have to go buy more. This has happened numerous times and just the past week since that's why it is so fresh in my mind.
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I saw an ad in a magazine recently—full page ad—and it had a woman holding the item for sale. She had on a spaghetti strap top and saggy jeans but her bra strap was showing. Now, I ask you: would you buy something from a company who had a woman with her bra straps showing? I doubt that I would. Where has modesty gone in this country? I don't wanna see your thongs either. We were eating lunch out and a wedding reception was being held there. One of the guests rose from her chair and I saw a good portion of her thong. She was in jeans. Am I old fashioned or what because I dress up when we go to a wedding. The occasion calls for it!
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Uptalk! For those of you who do not understand what it is, "uptalk" is the common practice of the new generations to "upspeak" or HRI which is "high rising intonation." Ending sentences so as to sound like a question. All you have to do is listen to about 95% of the English language being spoken now but especially teenagers. They have no clue how to speak. I blame this on the educational system not teaching proper grammar among other things but we won't go into that. The voice rises toward the end of the sentence making it sound like a question. You'll hear it in every segment of society and it just seems to have seeped over to the older generation now. I watch how I speak very carefully and have to correct Love Bunny frequently as this is very contagious. Since I don't go out of the country anymore I just wonder if it is in other culture's language also.
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A couple of weeks ago I had my hair cut and I thought it smelled especially nice but when I asked hubby what he thought of the smell he thought it smelled like beeswax. Now, Karli always uses the best smelling stuff on my hair when she cuts it but this got me to thinking. What exactly does beeswax smell like? I don't know but I doubt it smells like my shampoo.
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I am a creature of habit; I admit it freely. When I want to read I get some pretzels and a glass of Pepsi and sit in my favorite chair, turn on the light and pick up the book usually sitting on my side table. The other day I sat down and didn't realize the light was on and switched it off because of my habit orderliness. I had to turn it back on. This has been know to happen when I groom each morning and brush my teeth out of order and have brushed them twice because of my "order of things."
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Once in a while we go out for a treat at Dairy Queen. Again, creature of habit! I order a vanilla cone dipped in chocolate. Hubs orders his favorite thing every time also. Conversation the other night while sitting at DQ.

She: What did you get?

He: Blizzard.

She: Noooo no noooooo, I mean what flavor?!!!!

He always orders a blizzard just different flavors. He'll answer the question knowing that I know what he always orders and can recognize the cup. DUH!!! Men still don't get it!
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The Private Investment Company Office Gallery

A unique office project, which brings a touch of stately home grandeur, including velvet and mohair curtains and black glass chandeliers, to new offices for a private investment company, set within a Grade II*- listed building, dating from 1675, in London’s Charing Cross.

The first room is the reception room, you can let the guest waiting or meeting with you on there, a convenience room with relax environment.

Here is the executive office, a complete room for manager or the company owner's office, and on below picture, there is the office and the meeting room. See the complete room gallery on blacksheepweb.

Cheryl Rowley Design for Arlington Interior Design

Cgeryl and Rowley are the interior designer from cherylrowleydesign, much of his interior design use an elegant design.

Introducing My 1st Marie Antoinette Doll

Recently while participating in Natasha's "It's All About Me" party I thought of all the Marie Antoinette dolls and dress forms that had been froufrou-ed up and have admired them for ever so long—not Marie Antoinette especially but the decadence of the gowns. I've wanted to do one for a couple of years now but never seemed to find the time, forms(!) or the creativity in my head to do one. Since I participated in the party I then thought enough time has passed to do one and started on it recently.

As will happen in cases like this I've become addicted to making these little dress forms froufrou-y and am going to do a few more but this is the first of them.

I used some vintage lace and some Laura Ashley trellis fabric for her skirt. The bodice is pink and white polka dots and rick rack with a rose on the top. I sewed on faux pearls to the skirt, added some lovely embroidered lace around her waist and let it drape over the open skirt and topped it with a ribbon. I think Marie would be proud to wear it...maybe. I love it!

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Design Concept of Architect Duo Jestico and Whiles on Andel's Hotel

At the andel's Hotel Berlin, the design concept of architect duo Jestico and Whiles affords all rooms a comfortable atmosphere. In addition to the regular room offer, guests also have at their disposal 14 barrier-free rooms as well as 19 rooms specially designed to meet the requirements of allergy sufferers.

All rooms are optimally appointed for your stay and feature individual climate control, flat screen TV, satellite TV, DVD Player, high-speed internet access, a well-stocked minibar, individual tea- & coffee-making facilities and free Sky TV.

For your comfort and security, all rooms at the andel's Hotel Berlin have an in-room safe with integrated laptop-charging capabilities. The spacious bathrooms include a tub and/or separate shower, a hairdryer, cosmetics mirror and floor heating.

Valentine Apartment Design with Colorful Decorations

The transformation of this small apartment has above all been strategic : Decompartmentalize the place so as to fit out an open plan and elude the demand of an extra room by conceiving in the center of the volume a suspended white cube which generates comic and disconcerting use situations.

This former artist studio characterized by a difference in height which shares the volume from a simple to a fake double height (3.70 m under ceiling in the main room) had been originally marqued by a awkward mezzanine under which one couldn’t be up and had, to get on it, to pass through a small doorway managed into a separating wall existing between the 2 volumes.

First step the plan is freed from all occurrences. The matter is to work on a 50 m² apartment in which the variety of orientations, volumes make possible unusual, uncommon living situations.

The bedroom, connoted as the archetype of privacy, intimacy, becomes an object of curiosity by transgressing his symbolic value, appearing like an anomaly. Open and visible from the entry, it stands for a huge inhabited furniture. Facing the dining room, it can be used as a “bumrest” or a bench.

The restraint of the demand of the client to fit out an independent bedroom has been turned into an advantage by putting this intermediary room in a central position, straddling the two floor levels, disconnected from the floor. The bedroom becomes an islet in the heart of the apartment around which you can turn, experimenting different moods : up / down, below / above, on / under and revealing unseemly uses.

Suspended right in the center of the apartment, leaving untouched the floor and the circulations around, it divides the space, reversing the perception of the atmosphere in the apartment by making private what is usually not : the living room. Wherever you stand below or above, it truncates the perception of the occupiers bodies of whom one only sees the legs sitting, crossing or walking around in the place.

The suspended bos is made of a metallic structure (section 40 x 40 mm) covered with wooden panels. The cube – as well as the floor, the walls and the ceiling, has been painted with a white polyurethane resin. contemporist

The Shoe Factory Residences Interior Gallery

This is The Shoe Factory Residences, 8 stunning brand new townhouses designed by Interlandi Mantesso Architects in this vibrant location close to Victoria Street shops, cafes, restaurants, hospitals, CBD and public transport.

Comprising: Security entrance, powder room, home office, spacious open plan living/dining area with designer Miele kitchen opening to Northern terrace, main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite, 2 double bedrooms (both with built in robes) and main bathroom.

Note: Double lock up garage, reverse cycle heating/cooling and smart wiring with integrated Bang & Olufsen sound system.