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Italian Lighting Design

Some Beautiful Italian designed lighting fixtures. I love them all, but especially the first image of the "Feather Chandelier". How fun is that?! I would hang it in a bedroom, closet area, or maybe powder room. The second image is a classic "Fortuny" style design. These would be nice over a kitchen island 360...
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Ferrara Italy - The University of Architecture

It's official, I am going to be studying at the renowned University of Architecture in Ferrara Italy for the month of July 2008!!! This University is situated in the Medieval walled city of Ferrara and has been the top ranked University of Architecture in Italy for 8 consecutive years. The University of Ferrara was founded...
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the greener things in life

http://www.storyofstuff.com/i heart green. I have always tried to be environmentally conscious, maybe moving to the US from Sweden...
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10 things you can do

10 Little and Big Things You Can Do Power down! A great deal of the resources we use and the waste we create is in the energy we consume. Look for opportunities in your life to significantly reduce energy use: drive less, fly less, turn off lights, buy local seasonal food (food takes energy to grow, package,...
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where my mind is

: : more longing......refreshing dips in the ocean, old charm, swedish cinnamon buns, coffee and raspberry lemonade on the patio. Sweden is so wonderful in the summertime!!these photos are from Swedish design magazine .sköna hem. , showing a house in the archipelago outside of Stockho...
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swedish summer [svensk sommar]

: : it's the time of the year again, when I'm a few weeks away from going home to Sweden, and I'm starting to really long for those lazy days at the summer house. this house reminds me of our summer house, a sophisticated version of our summerhouse. I love all the white.via .style files....
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Swedish light

: : wonderful polaroids of life in Sweden. by polaroid queen, .marie ...
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Ottomans, Benches, Foot Stools, Hassocks

Ottomans have become a favourite of mine to use in family/media rooms and dens. I like using them for several reasons. First and foremost they serve as the indispensable coffee table. I like to make mine with tight tops and rather flat as opposed to padded with a pillow effect. This way you can set things on top of them...
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Illusion Feadship - White Bedroom at Sea

In continuing with my theme of "White Bedroom" postings this week here is another one!! This white bedroom is in a newly refurbished Feadship yacht designed by Frits de Voogt in 1982 named "Illusion" and is featured in this month's Architectural Digest magazine. You can read the full article here. The Interior Design...
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life happens

: : life happens and it's hard to predict what's coming next. I had visualized myself having lots of time on my hands these past few weeks to work on getting our home organized....but have only been left with a few hours here and there. i know I promised pictures, and these are not the ones I visualized, and there will...
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Another White Bedroom

I don't know how I missed including this picture in my last posting on White Bedrooms. Shabby Chic via Cote de TexasCote de Texas describes this picture as: Gustavian and Shabby Chic - the new combination.I would love to sleep in this bedroom!!Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and...
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