Pictures of my house still being built

Today is a wonderful day to start

I have been looking at so many blogs in the last few weeks that I thought I would start my own based on my own house that is still being built. The pictures that you see now are actually my house in 3D. I love these photos as it inspires me to keep positive and motivated about my new home.
Where we are now...A half built house and approaching 14 months into the build. Our builder is having problems with finding good tradesman to work on our house. I will say however that the quality of the build has never been an issue, just how long the process is taking. Anyway, enough whinging from me and I really cant wait to start talking about all the ideas I have for decorating my house. Signing off now but back shortly

Mrs B

brocade boutique in soho nyc

brocade home has opened a boutique @ 59 greene st in soho, nyc. you'll find a selection of furniture, bedding, lighting, mirrors, and accessories. all available for purchase...store is open daily 10-7 and 11-6 on sunday...for further information call (212) 219-8904

ice hotel

jukkasjarvi, sweden 20 kilos north of artic circle

business meeting space

2 story 2,500 square foot conference hall in soho

green tea house hong kong

owner zhang jin jie, first female chinese chef to be invited to the world gourmet summit

cotton candy

british vogue december 2008

robin reigi

clay solid surfacing

Nicole Kidman

Elle November 08 Issue

Luxury Silk Flower Arrangements

We love flowers. Our favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning is to go to our farmer market and get a bunch of fresh flowers to last us through the week. The only bad thing about it is, it always gets yucky by Thursday and Friday.

While nothing beats fresh flowers, we refuse to be snobby about it though. Not everybody has access to a flower mart or a farmers market, and who can afford to buy fresh flowers every week from a florist?

We often use silk flowers to substitute for those times. We put them away on special occasions that call for fresh flowers, but for everyday, silk flowers make the perfect substitute.

Here's the key though: IT CAN NOT LOOK CHEAP. Cheap silk flowers are like cheap suits. You better not wear them at all.

Here are some new luxury silk flower arrangements we just added to our site. We hope you'll enjoy them. If you would like to see more of these or get more pricing information, please visit the silk flower arrangements section of our site.

Pomellato's Pom Pom Collection

W November 2008 issue and Pomellato's site

Angelina Jolie...photos by Brad Pitt

W Magazine November 2008 Issue

zara hadid

contemporary and media art museum in vilnius

Kravet Fabric-Useful Information You'll Need to Know

1) Kravet is not a manufacturer of fabrics. It is actually a fabricator. It designs and purchases fabrics from several mills throughout the world, then package it into coordinating collection to be marketed to the trade. Certain designers, such as Barbara Barry, designs licensed collection that is exclusive to Kravet.

2) Kravet does not sell to the consumers directly. It must be purchased via a designer, a workroom or an authorized dealer such as Inside Fabric.

3) In addition to fabric, Kravet also sells trims, furniture, lighting and carpet.

4) Kravet fabric can be seen at Kravet showrooms, located in design centers in various cities. To locate a showroom near you, click here.

5) First quality Kravet fabric means that it is guaranteed to be free of any manufacturer defect. Kravet is very good at fulfilling their warranty obligations. If you are unsatisfied for any reasons they will take the fabric back. Keep in mind that you need to notify us right away when a fabric is defective.

6) Kravet fabric is divided into six groups:

a) Kravet Basics is the least expensive. It consists of simple and practical fabrics that priced at less than $50 a yard. Most are simple cotton, linen or silk fabric. This is our favorite group to use when we need a large quantity.

b) Kravet Couture is the most expensive group. It can go up to $200-300 per yard. It is also very elegant and very beautiful. Most fabrics in this group are imported from Europe.

c) Kravet Design is the largest group of the collection. It has a mid price range of $25-75 per yard.

d) Kravet Soleil is the outdoor fabrics collection manufactured using Sunbrella technology.

e) Kravet Contract is fabrics used for commercial applications.

f) Laura Ashley is a division of Kravet Fabric. In addition to Laura Ashley, Kravet also has exclusive collection from Pierre Deux, Soleil, Waterworks, PGA Tour and Lizzo.

7) Kravet fabric can be search on line here. While it is not perfect, it can give you a good starting point. We strongly recommend seeing it in person. Due to monitor variation and graphic quality; many times the images do not represent the true fabric.

8) It is nearly impossible to get Kravet discontinued fabrics. If your fabric is discontinued, the best solution is to find an alternative. This is because most vendors do not keep stock due to the sheer number of patterns available, and it is simply not feasible to call everyone who carries Kravet fabrics to find that particular pattern. Your time is better spent picking a new fabric.

9) To get instant pricing on Kravet Fabric, go to our Kravet fabric store and enter the pattern number (do not enter the color code).

Zaha Hadid at Sonnabend Gallery

open 11/1-12/13 at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York

black and white

images from Elle Decoration November 2008