Life is in the details..

There are some days that I wonder... 

Why why why?

Why do we go to all the trouble?  ah... because life is in the details....  

Happy Saturday!

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Traditional Home Hamptons Designer Show house..

Loving this space... so much texture mixed with the clean lines.. and the sconces!

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Temps Perdu Art pieces by Robert Biggs

I came across these amazing pieces while looking at the Hamptons Designer Show house in Traditional Home.  I love these!  

'Temps Perdu" in French translates to "lost time" or "things past" from Marcel Proust's famous novel.  It's an apt moniker for Biggs' artwork that are assembled from antique French ephemera: playbills, music scores, personal letters, calling cards. Each is constructed using the ancient art of Origami, used in a new and unexpected way.  Presented in an understated painted wood frame...

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Veranda Show House at SoHo Mews by John Saladino

John Saladino used the art piece Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer as the inspiration for the show house for Veranda. I just love the use of color here. Amazing. I think my favorite part is the picture of the stairs.

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