Max & Company, part I

The hip younger sister.  Shall we contrast Elizabeth Bennet to the elder Jane?  That is how Max & Company feels while comparing it to Phoebe Howard's other shop, the more classically designed Mrs. Howard (see January's blog).  The freshness of this showroom is felt before even stepping foot onto the gorgeous hardwoods; the soft colors of the octagonal entry space can be spied from outside the glass doors.  And the other details?  Cleaner lines.  Simplified moldings.  Gorgeous coffee table books.  Softer hues.  White metals.  Casual stones.  Industrial lighting.  Bold artwork.  Yet those perfect pillows (with chop) are still abundant.  

Some of my favorites (part I):    
   

Breathtaking 'riverstone' mosaics.

Elegance of the perfect settee at the foot of the bed.

The artworks speaks so perfectly to the exposed beam ceiling.

If the space allows, love the nightstand doubling as a desk.

Love the little brass crab for a beach house!

Oh, so Ralph Lauren, but with a lightness.

 

Gorgeous lamps and side chairs in the stairway.

Did you notice the paneling and dental crown? Details galore!

Wonderful custom lamps and accessories.

She Walks in Beauty per San Valentino

In honor of thy divine Saint of love... and one of my favorite Poets... some lovely images of divine Design that I simply LOVE. 

ABC Carpet & Home February Ad

Not just filler flowers... carnations are beautiful too

Giambattista Valli Spring 2012

Wonderful candles and home fragrances from Fleur in Rome

Fabulous (and affordable) boutique hotel, Hotel Abalu in Madrid, Spain

I Colori dell'Amore by SICIS

Lana Duvet by Anthropologie

Mod Love Pillow by Jonathan Adler

She Walks in Beauty

I.

She walks in beauty, like the night

   Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that's best of dark and bright

   Meet in her aspect and her eyes:

Thus mellowed to that tender light

   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

Fiori Thistle 20in Pillow by Crate & Barrel

Jonathan Adler Love Hand

Giambattista Valli Spring 2012

Corner Section by Ochre

Pink Vespa, a classic for scooting around Rome!

Purple glass side table by Porta Romana

Material: 3Form Varia Ecoresin (solar); Installation: Prestige Tower in Hong Kong

Vertere wallcovering by Trove

II.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

   Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

   Or softly lightens o'er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express

   How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

Joie glass plate by Wonder

Mia table lamp by West Elm

Alar wallcovering by Trove

W Paris - Opera; Grand opening February 14, 2012

"Champagne and Cavier 1" by Aaron Whitehouse from Soho Myriad

Re di Cuori 1 by SICIS

Devine Recline Long Banquette by Ochre

Lava Lamp in Aubergine by Porta Romana

III.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,

   So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

   But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

   A heart whose love is innocent!

~ Lord Byron