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Designer Decor With Fins

October 3, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor, Pampered Pets at 9:00 pm | Comments off

If your home is a haven of clean, minimal design, you may not want to be bothered with a furry pet. Let’s be honest, there’s not truly elegant way to hide a litterbox or a dog crate. You just have to give over a whole room. Fish, on the other hand, are by their very nature pretty minimal. They’re quiet and so long as you hire someone else to clean the tank, they don’t really require much care.

A beautiful glass tank filled with exotically colored tropical fish could be just the thing that’s missing in your living room. But most tanks take up an enormous amount of space and are designed with huge bulky bases. Not this one. This is the perfect fishtank for a modern environment.

It looks like a decorator piece in its own right, and the steel and glass will go with everything from an industrial-style converted warehouse loft to a vast room of only white. It has an internal filtration system, and all those tubes and what not can be hidden up to 500 feet away.

$5,000 seems a small price to pay for such a great combination of man made and natural beauty. Better to invest in a whole wall of them.

Reed Krakoff’s Upper East Side Brownstone

October 3, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 5:53 pm | Comments off

The September issue of Vogue featured a spread on Reed Krakoff and his wife, Delphine, and their extremely lavish Upper East Side brownstone. Even if you don’t know Reed Krakoff’s name, you’ve definitely seen his work. He was the creative director at Coach for many years, and is widely credited for turning the company into the mega-success that it is today. He has recently launched his own line of accessories, which are minimal and beautiful, and far more finely crafted than his previous mall wares.

But back to his home. This place is extraordinary. Not just because it is an enormous 18,000 square foot home in a very hip Manhattan neighborhood, but because the Krakoffs’ design sensibility has made it a showplace of modern and contemporary design. The couple’s art collection includes a giant painting by the reknowned Mark Rothko, and their unparalleled furniture collection includes pieces from Emilio Pucci and Georges Jacob.

Their home is decorated with a quirky eclecticism that includes every possible time period and melds them together seamlessly. As an interior designer, Delphine Krakoff has been able to collect everything from Tiffany lamps to Marc Newson’s famed Orgone chair. Looking at the place, you would never guess that it had been a fixer upper. Delphine Krakkof told Vogue, “We were looking for a house that needed a lot of work. Something that would scare a lot of people! That’s what we love to do—it’s what we do best.” Indeed.

Hermes Quadrille Jardin Gardening Tools

September 1, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor, Luxury Gifts at 7:00 am | Comments off

Gardening may seem like dirty business, but you can do it in style with Hermes’ Quadrille Jardin gardening set. Hermes, the purveyor of the coveted Birkin bag, is known for making the most luxurious leather goods, scarves, and equestrian accessories. Now, lucky for all of us, they have branched out into the garden in a beautiful way.

The set includes a spade, trowel, weeding fork, and signature Hermes textile bag. These are just the right tools to get your blooms a-blossoming. Some might say that $345 for a three-piece gardening set is exorbitant, but they haven’t taken into consideration the handcrafted quality of these Hermes tools. The stainless steel tools are topped with cherry wood handles, which are comfortable to hold and meant to stand the test of time. As usual, Hermes has managed to strike exactly the right balance between practicality and beauty.

Even the most fastidious among us won’t be scared to get their hands dirty with these. So give the gardener a day off, and spend a day in the sun without sacrificing style. Who says pulling up weeds isn’t chic? Available from Hermes.

Luxury Light-Up iB Rubinetterie Shower Heads

October 6, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 9:53 am | (6) Comments »

From iB Rubinetterie comes some pretty phenomenal luxury shower heads.

These new luxurious rain shower heads continuously change colors to offer you an amazing shower experience.  Right now, there is no word on pricing as of yet, but we’re expecting these babies to go from $1,000 on up.

Designer Michael S. Smith Gets Obama White House Job

January 15, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor, Home Entertainment, Tid Bits & News at 11:00 am | Comments off

Speaking of the White House, designer Michael S. Smith has been given the job of redesigning the President’s home for Barack Obama and family.

The Santa Monica interior designer has worked with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Rupert Murdoch, and enjoys creating sunny, warm atmospheres.

Michelle Obama released a statement that revealed she appreciated Smith’s “family-friendly style”.  Smith is apparently already on the case, shopping at everyday retail stores.

Luc Merx’s The Fall of the Damned Lampshade

June 28, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 8:00 am | Comments off

Wow, now that’s a lampshade.  Really & truly, it’s more art than anything.  Designer Luc Merx brings us the most interesting lampshade I have ever seen in my life, The Fall of the Damned.

Close up, this lampshade shows individual bodies twisting in fear as they fall to their doom.  Great for a sunny bay window, right?!  You mom will love it!  Cost, $46,200.

Viable London’s Titanic Lamp

May 29, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 11:00 am | Comments off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love humourous home decor & this Titanic Lamp from Viable London is just that.

Made to look like it’s actually sinking, this lamp is a perfect conversation piece.  Made from lacquered wood with a cotton and steel shade, this Titanic Lamp is truly one of a kind.

Glass Sinks By Caleb Nichols

April 20, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 10:00 am | (1) Comment »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If it was my money, I would spring for a hand-painted Mexican-style sink for every room possible, but these glass sinks do have their own style.

These lovely glass sinks designed by none other than Caleb Nichols are perfect for that addition you’ve been needing in your bathroom.  With a splash of color, this beautiful glass will add that extra touch you’ve been looking for.  I just hope you have the $1650 to buy one.

Grand Station Clock for the Home

February 1, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Home Decor at 12:07 pm | (1) Comment »

OK, so your eyes are going south & you need a larger clock to see when American Idol comes on.  See, I’m thinking about you.  And that’s why I found this fabulous Grand Station Clock for your home & those bad eyes of yours.

This massively large clock features a 59-inch face & is made from antiqued wrought iron.  Sadly, and very sadly at that, this clock is not actually a functioning clock.  It is purely decorative & at a cost of $998, I think we should all pass on this one.  It can’t even tell time & it’s $1,000?  Who comes up with these ideas?  I guess that’s just about the definition of rich, eh?  It costs $1K & doesn’t do anything.  Yep, that sounds just about right.

Via:  Anthropologie

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