.:. DivineWood | Design by Herbst Architects .:.

The Herbst Architects, based in Auckland (NZ),  their designs are works of art and I'm surprised how they merge the indoors with the outdoors. I always loved wood walls and floors, also the stone(cabions)/mesh walls. This simple and graphic design, that brings nature indoors, adjust to houses in town as well as in villages.

.:. Inside of YSL Home | Moroccan Mood .:.

At Dar Es Saada, the guesthouse at legendary couturier Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech home, designer Bill Willis gave each of the six bathrooms its own style by employing tilework in an array of hues.

Room/Style: Bathroom, Eclectic

Notes: At the Marrakech retreat of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, designer Bill Willis created a sublime, sophisticated setting using an intricate interplay of green and black marble with turquoise mosaics.

Photographer: Marianne Haas
Designer: Bill Willis
Issue: August 1998

Room/Style: Bathroom, Eclectic

Notes: Each of the six brilliantly tiled bathrooms at Dar Es Saada—the guesthouse at couturier Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech retreat—was designed by Bill Willis in a different and distinctive style.

Photographer: Jacques Dirand
Designer: Bill Willis
Issue: June 1998

Notes: Each of the six brilliantly tiled bathrooms at Dar Es Saada—the guesthouse at couturier Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech retreat—was designed by Bill Willis in a different and distinctive style.

Photographer: Jacques Dirand
Designer: Bill Willis
Issue: August 1998

Room/Style: Bedroom, Eclectic

Notes: At La Zahia, the Marrakech retreat of couturier Yves Saint Laurent and partner Pierre Bergé, a guestroom’s tester bed is sheathed in lipstick red fabric.

Photographer: Jacques Dirand
Issue: June 1998

Room/Style: Living Room, Eclectic

Notes: The fireplace surround in the living room at Dar Es Saada, the Marrakech guesthouse of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé, was created by American-born designer Bill Willis and inlaid with tile from Fez; the cocktail table is by Jean Dunand, and the chair in the foreground is Syrian.

Photographer: Jacques Dirand
Issue: June 1998 ´

[Source: elledecor.com]

.:. Elegant & Luxury Interiors .:.

//: I was going through some decoration and interior design websites, and at the end I landed to ELLE decoration. This beautiful belle epoque–style building, it was built in 1925 and it’s located in Manhattan. I love the candy colored walls and elegant furniture. Can you imagine, the foyer, the bedroom, and the kitchen are faced to Central Park – this is a dream, isn’t it?

Absolutely elegant and very chic apartment, I love it.  - DCL

In the living room of Donna Emma and Larry Davis’s Manhattan apartment, designed by Adam Rolston, the sleeper sofa is by Avery Boardman, a pair of Vladimir Kagan armchairs is covered in a Kravet silk velvet, and the artwork is by Karim Ghidinelli; the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Indian White.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

A ca.-1940 Baguès chandelier hangs above a custom-made ebonized-mahogany table in the dining room; the walls are covered in silk, and the rug is from Fort Street Studio.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

An Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman settee covered in an Edelman leather and a pair of custom-made chairs surround a granite-top table in the kitchen; the light fixtures are by Remains Lighting, and the cowhide rug is from ABC Carpet & Home.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

In the foyer, the iron bench is made of found industrial parts, and the metal sculpture on the back wall is by Carolina Sardi; the flooring is bleached black walnut, and the walls are covered in a Phillip Jeffries hemp.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

The kitchen cabinetry is by St. Charles, and the appliances are by Viking; the sink, fittings, and pot filler are all by Waterworks.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

A 1940s Italian chandelier and a C. Jeré starburst mirror in the master bedroom; the bed linens are by Pratesi, and the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Hancock Green.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

The master bath’s tub is by Kohler, and the sink and bath surround are of Thassos marble.

Photographer: Joshua Mchugh

The floor plan.

[source: elledecor.com]

.:. Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz Interiors .:.

I am becoming an ADICTED fan of interior designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz of BNOdesign since I first saw his website. His designs are so fun, funky and bold - either completely bathed in shades of white, or wild colours like pink and turquoise. I think it's a hoot that he uses birds, feathers and fur often in his spaces. AMAZING!

Maison Blanche | a peaceful home

I was going through some interior/design blogs and I found an article about this beautiful white house. Mary Beth Koeth is spending the quarter in Oslo assisting a photographer.  A talented, professional snapper herself she has gone to "summer school". With her are four other students Mary Beth stayed in this adorable summer home in the forest at Nesodden. As she explains, "Robert Kristiansen who owns the home did such a lovely job decorating it. Before everyone unpacked, I went around to each room, styled it and then photographed it."

This is such a simply lovely way to spend the summer.