Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2011

Lighthouse Inspired Living

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in a lighthouse? Three architects in particular are making that dream come true for the" lighthouse loving".House number one is by Architects,Garrell and Associates.The home design is appropriately named, The Lightkeeper's House.This home is a whopping 7,000 square feet.and  was featured  in Atlanta Style and Design  Magazine in 2007
Gorgeous Home
The wood mantel and beam in the ceiling warm this space.
I love red and black.


The next two home designs are by Catalano Architects out of Boston MA. They have been featured in The Boston Globe,Down East Magazine and Metropolitan Home. Their signature use of Clapboard and shingles sets their home designs apart from the rest. The homes, in a word...stunning! The  stunners are located on Cape Cod.




Light and airy
 


This stairway is a beacon of light.


Can you imagine the view?



House number two

Classic red white and blue


A vision in white


Modern, sleek, and sophisticated



Nautical in Nature

 The third and final home is by architect Steve Herlong of Sullivans Island,SC He took his cue from the lighthouse from the same island that was lost in a hurricane in the  1800's.This 21century home is eco friendly and and oh so chic!


The counters are from reclaimed wood.


Careful consideration was given to preserve and enjoy this beautiful view.


The V shaped ceiling is inspired from a boat hull. I love this !
 My love affair with lighthouses will never end.! I may not ever be able to have a home like one of these, but a girl can dream right? check out Garrell and Associates,Cataldo Architects and Coastal Living Magazine. I will be  back in Charleston in a couple of weeks. I must go find this house!


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

A Sea of Stairs

Staircases are a fundamental and architectural element of building design.They take us from one floor to another, lead us down to the beach, or perch us at a higher altitude.Stairs can also be viewed as works of art.They tell a story all through out history, as well as ones life journeys.  When we travel by stairs we usually know where they are leading us. But when one is behind the lens of a camera,  depending on how the photographer decides to shoot that photo, a simple photo of a staircase can become somewhat of a mystery, making us often ask ourselves "where do these stairs lead"?  These beautiful photographs do just that.



This color blue is amazing
  


Aruba
 


Costa Rica
 



Mexico
 


Caribbean
 


Puerto Rico
 


Ellis Island,If only those stairs could talk.
 

Belize
 


Singapore
 

San Fransisco
 

Greece
 


Spain
   

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Does Your House Have Soul?

 This is an excerpt from a letter ,that Mark Twain wrote to a friend in his happier days.When I first read these words  years ago,they resonated with me and have these prolific words in my home. Shouldn't we all feel this way about our house? Enjoy!


"To us, our house...had a heart, and soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and solitude and deep sympathies; it was for us and we were in its confidence and lived in it grace and in the peace of it benediction "


                                                                                                                    Mark Twain


The Mark Twain home is in Harttford,CT



The architecture of this home was so far ahead of its time
My daughter in law did this in calligraphy

If you would like to learn more about the Mark Twain home. go to http://www.marktwainhouse.org/