A Cottage Home in... Atlanta

Designer Jill Sharp Brinson states that she is in total

denial about living in a large city. That denial inspired

this 1936 cottage makeover in Atlanta. Brinson's love

of rural settings in evident throughout the home. Here,

the entry features a French limestone floor and a

nine-foot-tall steel door.

Brinson wanted her tub to mimic a trough from

an old barn. Notice the faucet coming directly

out of the wall — and that window!

Proof that you can't always dismiss offerings

from the big-box stores, the mirror is from Target.
I love the pairing of this wing chair and French
writing table. The wallpaper and wood finishes
are great as well.
The windows in this home amaze me. No upper cabinets
were installed in the kitchen to show off the view of the
garden. Peek closer and take a look at the Dijon
mustard-colored slop sink (found online).
One of my favorite details in the home is the
French shutters that serve as closet doors.
Great hardware too!
One doorway in the living room is framed with salvaged
barn beams, the other with traditional wood trim.
The floors are limed ash.
A lovely tabletop display.

Absolute beauty. It is hard to believe this home

sits next to a 20-story apartment building.

A white cowhide becomes a magnificent tablecloth

in the dining room.

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once again, House Beautiful

Fantastical Photographer...

Pure visionary brilliance from photographer Tim Walker.

Rufus Wainwright's Opera...

Trailer for Prima Donna

Three Chairs...

With its metal back-strap, European Oak finish,

and caned seat — I think Finderskeepers Market's

Kason side chair adds the most character to a

timeless design. The chair pays homage to the bentwood

tradition made popular by Thonet in 19th century

Austria. We also noticed the Thomas O'Brien

version being used at DBGB during our

recent visit to the NYC hot spot.

Restoration Hardware's version is nice, but

but no doubt the priciest of the three.

Pier 1 has even managed to muster its own cost-effective version.

Two Favorites...

I really enjoy these two photos from photographer

Paul Barbera. They feature two of my favorite things;

blackboards and foxed mirror.

McAlpine Daydreams...

Bobby McAlpine's spread in this month's House Beautiful

made me think of one of his other magnificent creations.

McAlpine designed this Missouri home as a series of

buildings around walled outdoor rooms. I love the way

he describes the outdoor coloring as misty lake & wet bark.

The surprise of the swing defines this space.

Well, maybe that staircase has a little to do

with it all as well.

I love the floor-to-ceiling linen panels in the

master bathroom.
Benjamin Moore's Sag Harbor Gray covers
the bedroom's walls, trim, and ceiling.

An iron garden urn becomes a powder room sink.

In the kitchen's dining area, interior designer

Susan Ferrier used unmatched chairs

What a beautiful still-life.

Crazy for these zinc lamps.

The ceiling's dark stain is washed with a lichen-colored glaze.

This month's House Beutiful piece focused on wood.

Here, McAlpine infuses the home with some of the

most beautiful wood finishes I have ever seen.

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House Beautiful

Industrial at Finderskeepers Market...

I just posted a new album of industrial items

now available through Finderskeepers Market

on our Facebook Fan Page.

Rooms and The Open Air...

I am a sucker for walls like this — especially if

there is some weathered, painted brick nearby.

Nice little touch with the awning as well.

(Designer, Ty Larkins)

Boxwood, magnolia, hydrangea, anise, and holly create

a stunning backdrop for rustic gazebo and outdoor

dining area. The stone faux-bois dining table is from

France. The iron gazebo came from Anthropologie.

An overscale Devonshire clock face

punctuates a French table near a pool.

(photo by James Merrell)

My favorite parts of this outdoor room are the Moorish-

inspired mirror that hangs from the pergola on industrial

chain and the inlaid Regency-style chairs.

This patio/sunroom is also the entrance to Amy Neunsinger's

1952 home. The two pairs of double-glass doors were installed

to create and indoor-outdoor flow.

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images via House Beautiful

Beyond wanting...

(please click on the image for a better view)

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Words cannot tell how much I love this.

image via Rob Brinson

Texas meets Italy...

Designer Eleanor Cummings turned this new Houston home

into a convincing Italian farmhouse using reclaimed wood, stone,

and brick from Chateau Domingue — a Houston antiques dealer.

The beamed ceilings are the perfect happy
ending to this bedtime story.

Window shutters in the master bath

show off their original blue paint.

The chipped stone sink and Italian iron-covered mirror

are highlights in the powder room.

The reclaimed wood, the chamois-colored cabinets,

and stone give the kitchen a sense of history and

create a feeling of warmth and coziness in the space.

The zinc-covered refrigerators are my favorite touch.

I love the visual pattern the wine storage

creates in the family room.

An Italian window grille becomes an

art piece/pot rack in the kitchen.

The cedar planking on the porch ceiling is the only

new wood that can be found in the house.

This hallway divides the entry and living room.

The rug in the living room is from Carol Piper Rugs.

The chairs are upholstered in Jane Chruchill's Medura.

The front doors are 1850s Italian oak.

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via House Beautiful

More Morten Holtum...

The Summer posting from yesterday

pointed me toward more inspiring photographs

from Morten Holtum. Here, the casualness

of the image is what is so striking to me.

Just give me a stack of magazines and I'd

be content for a couple of hours on that stool.

Anyone know anything about these

beautiful vases?
So many things to covet in this photo. Leather chairs,
mandarin accent table, vintage light fixture — and of course,
those chevron floors (wink, wink, Pam F.).
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photographs by Mr. Holtum

Still dreaming of Summer possibilities...

Danish photographer Morten Holtum makes me

dream even bigger. In addition, I want to paint my

front door the same color as those shutters!