DESIGN: Perfect Combination is right!

The home of Suzanne Dutton and her partner Kris Torma is absolutely

one of my favorites!  The easy mix of mid century modern and country chic.  I love the open floor plan of the house, designed by Architect Walter Burley Griffin.  I really love this house! All the special little touches from the stone eggs at the red front door to the beautiful tree wall covering by Elitis, oh must mention the pretty thonet chairs painted white! AND Look at the completely sweet pillow case, "Here you will dream of endless kissing." Sweeeet.

What is your favorite bit?

xx

callie

all images Living etc.

Going to cali!

image from here

Oh, I am so excited.  The fact that the weekend is upon us and I will be salsa dancing tomorrow night.... totally sucks I have to work at 6am on Saturday but hey! I will have fun tomorrow night.  I am also very excited that I will be flying to California next week! My home state!! eeeeeee so happy!

So, on Saturday October 2. If any Southern California bloggers are available for lunch. Please email me and I will set up something!! I hope you can make it, please let me know.  I would love to meet you all!!

Have a great weekend!!
xx
callie

QUOTE: Natural Light

"In my view, no space without natural light is worthy of human occupation."
             ~John Saladino**

          

Dreaming of lounging on the Barcelona lounge in this house 

watching snow fall with a nice glass of wine in my hand!

xx

callie

Philip Johnson

 Glass House New Canaan Connecticut

PHOTOGRAPHY: Andre Kertesz

Andre Kertesz

1894-1985

Hungry~Paris~America

HUNGARIAN PERIOD

Displace People 1916

Wandering Violinist

Abony Hungary 1921

FRENCH PERIOD

Montmarte 1927

Meudon Paris

1928

Rue des Ursins

1931

AMERICAN PERIOD

Poughkeepsie New York 1937

Sixth Avenue New York 1959

The White Horse, New York 1962

above images **

I just love this image! 

The Swimmer 1917

the texture and the reflection of light!

What photographers are you enjoying at the moment?

xx

callie

Bits of Truth!!

For daily inspiration & a wee giggle, head over to 

Bits of Truth!

love ya Jen!!!! You make me smile daily.

xx

callie

ps

This quote is so how I am feeling at the moment! 

it's not me!

really this time it is not!!

and I know it!! ha!

ADVENTURE: Abandoned Sites 2

Maison Heinen

Large farming house located in a small village in northern Luxembourg.

I enjoy searching for images taken by Jean-Claude Berens. His eye for beauty in the run-down, abandoned spaces is amazing. When I was young, I would visit abandoned site wishing to do it more now. Seeing these amazing images is bringing it all back. The danger, the undiscovered, the forgotten.

His passion has been published! I need this book!!

This house is an example of such beauty left behind.

xx callie

I seriously love that table, just look at the leg details!!

all images
taken by Jean-Claude Berens

DESIGN: Miles Redd

Raised in Atlanta, moved to New York

Interested in Set Design he

worked for Antiques Dealer John Rosselli

then Decorator Bunny Williams.

His playful mix of high and low emboldened by colour rocks my world!

His designs are bold, sexy, moody and utterly beautiful.

Enjoy! xx callie

all images: Miles Redd

Happiness: in a small little bundle

Jack Weston Meyer

Isn't he the most cutest thing you have ever seen! 
             My nephew Jack. 
7 pounds 11 ounces 20 inches born 15 September 2010 about 7:54 am.  
He is about an hour or two old in these photos. Mum and baby doing very well!  I am a happy auntie today.
xx
callie

PHOTOGRAPHY: Worktown

Humphrey Spender

19 April 910- 11 March 2005

Photographer

England

Bolton Worktown Project

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I love the lighting and the haziness from the smoke and filtered light!

xx

callie

HEART: Music

Brionvega 

system designed by Achille Castiglioni

1965

I love music!
Always have, Always will. It is on in my house almost 24/7. It makes me feel alive. I listen to all types of music from Linkin Park to Godsmack to Alanis Morissette to Muse to U2 to Dream Academy to anything that strikes my heart.
The list goes on and on....... I do need to get a sound system for my house.  I saw this beautifully design Brionvega! It does it all: vinyl, cd.... it all baby! You spin me round!!
It's it just stunning, and oh so perfect for my house BUT way out of my price range!

So I was also looking at this system, the Bose iphone docking system:

I need to do a bit more research on this docking system, see if I can add more speakers wirelessly throughout the house with this sysem.... has anyone used this system before? Please let me know what you use would love to hear any info you are willing to send my way:)
then this morning I read about this system in the paper: Pioneer XW-NAV1K-K.  again if anyone has any really cool system in their home, please share.

Well, off to go play some really load music!

xx

callie

ps  sorry such a boring post on electronics but I need a bit of help deciding.