One of the housewares shops on my must-do list this trip is the super stylish airedelsur. Its founder Marcelo Lucini’s apartment in Buenos Aires was published a while back in several magazines but it’s still one of the chicest around so let’s revisit it, shall we?
I’ll let you know if anything tempted me in his shop!
(Photos: Architectural Digest Espana)
I didn’t have a single free minute this past weekend so I only just read the Sunday New York Times and in T Magazine there was a great feature about Taroudant, an off the beaten track Moroccan town at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, where a group of expats have created some beautiful homes. These are shots from several different homes.
I also recently watched the episode of Parts Unknown where Anthony Bourdain went to Tangiers and it’s all making me want to go back to Morocco! (By the way, have you seen the show yet? I think it may be his best yet.)
(Photos by Simon Watson/New York Times)
I’ve never watched Extreme Homemakover. (Is it still on the air?) For some reason I was never drawn to it which is strange considering how much I love makeovers. Well, in any case, there’s a Swedish version and this is the host, Hanna Wessman in her own home.
At this point, I’m pretty convinced everyone in the entire country of Sweden has great taste and lives in understated, bright, white, beautiful but relaxed homes!
(Photos: Malin Cropper/Plaza Interiors)
I have such a treat for you today!
Christine Elia is the founder and CEO of Closet Couture and we became fast friends when she moved to Atlanta a couple of years ago. She and her husband Eric Simon, an executive, bought a beautiful, classic house which, like all older homes, needed some updating; it needed Chris’ touch. And unlike some of us (ahem) she wasted no time and just got it done. You would never know from the looks of it but she decorated this house in less than a year! She’s invited FTRB on a tour so let’s go…..
The foyer is a stunner and yes, the walls are aubergine. The color is Benjamin Moore Eggplant.
Did I mention she’s gutsy? When you have good taste, being daring really pays off. More proof is in the pink grasscloth for the stairwell:
It was hard to capture the texture with the lighting but here’s an iPhone snapshot which surprisingly got the job done:
It was a brilliant choice. And because I know you’re asking who makes pink grasscloth? it’s by Thibault.
Another peek into the living room from the entry.
She found a lot of the antique furniture like this dining room set at our favorite Atlanta market, Scott’s.
Would you believe all this millwork in the family room used to be dark wood:
Benjamin Moore Dior Gray lightened everything up.
The one room she did not have to touch was this toile fantasy bedroom:
The walls, furniture, drapes…..everything is covered in this coral toile. No one does this kind of thing anymore and they totally should!
I couldn’t tear myself away from this room the first time I saw it!
Here’s a guest room that did get a facelift:
as well as the eat-in space in the kitchen:
Finally, the screened-in porch with vintage rattan furniture that she had reupholstered:
Perfection.
Thanks, Chris, for inviting us into your beautiful home! I’m so happy to be the one to show it off!
(Photos by FROM THE RIGHT BANK)
What I like best about this art wall is that it fills out the entire wall, working around the radiator, fireplace and door. (I would even add something behind the chair.) And while we’re here, look at those oh-so-French herringbone floors and windows. That’s because this apartment is in this 17th century building in Paris:
Pretty much my dream apartment. Yup. Someday. You can see a few other rooms in this apartment here.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. See you Monday.
(Photos by Simon Watson/Architectural Digest)