Working Space: An Insight into the Creative Heart Hardie Grant, 2013), takes a journalistic approach to showcasing the work spaces of 24 creatives from different fields of endeavor. Martyn Thompson, who hails from Australia with stop-overs in Paris and London, has been in the States for 14 years. His photography has been seen in … Read more
Candice Olson Favorite Design Challenges (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013). Fans of HGTV’s Divine Design will love this 200+ page book featuring 24 projects that faced particularly difficult challenges of space, multi-use needs and more. Each project includes “before” photos, a materials board, Candice’s had renderings and beautiful large “after” photos, along with Candice’s signature … Read more
I’m very lucky to be on the press list for some of our favorite publishers of shelter books, but sometimes I get a little backlogged in my reading and reviewing. So, welcome to Book Week on ::Surroundings::! photo via Hollister Hovey Heirloom Modern: Homes filled with objects bought, bequeathed, beloved, and worth handing down written … Read more
Love Where You Live: At Home in the Country by Joan Osofsky & Abby Adams, Rizzoli, New York, 2013. “I’ve learned that the best homes – the ones that are beautiful comfortable and that weather the years – are those that truly reflect their owners’ passions” – Joan Osofsky This is definitely NOT a book … Read more
Medallion Rug Gallery – New Contemporary Sultanbad Rug, hand knotted area rug, total knot count 1.65Million Buying area rugs can be one of the hardest investments to make for many of us. A decent rug – which should be hand knotted for the best quality – is not inexpensive. However, a good quality rug can … Read more
Sometimes, you just get a feeling about how a house will look on the inside. This colonial style house (built in 1860) is located in the historic district in Sandwich, MA on Cape Cod. I’ve been by it a million times since my parents moved to town in the 1980’s. It’s on a fantastic lot, … Read more
It’s been a fabulous, but busy week! I hope you’ve had a good one too! We were thrilled for the opportunity to chat with Mario Buatta over at The Skirted Roundtable over the summer and we finally were able to publish the podcast this week! When you google Mario Buatta, the result in Google Images … Read more
The lovely ladies at LoveFeast Shop – a new ::Surroundings:: sponsor – are offering this adorable trio of pumpkins in Ocelot velvet as a giveaway! The velvet Plush Pumpkin Ocelot Trio set of 3 pumpkins include a 6″, 5″ and 4″ Ocelot pumpkin. Each velvet pumpkin is finished with a natural, organic stem. The value … Read more
Now that the summer is essentially over I’m so excited to get back into the swing of things! Posted with Blogsy