Houses In The South Of France

France is dominated by old pericarp houses, but in the last individual years, antiquity wooden houses has become a major trend, with books and magazines devoted to the subject. Many land builders look to North America for inspiration on antiquity wooden homes, but digit brothers in the South of author have built a playing creating tropical-style houses on the Cap-Ferret shore...

Woodeen Homes 2010

1.Spesification for wooden homes

A. Tipes of wood:
-ironwood frame
-ironwood floor
-ironwood walls
-ironwood trusses and rafters
-dipterocarp ceiling.

B. Lumber sizes
-pilars 20cmx20cm first floor ( grounds floor)
-pilars 10cmx10cm seconds floor
-flooring 3cmx17cm
-primary runnersor floor joists 10cmx20cm
-secondary runners or floor joists 6cmx16cm
-tongue-and-groove walling 2cmx9cm
-primary roof runners 5cmx10cm
-secondary roof runners 6cmx6cmtongue-and groove ceilling 1cmx8cm
-door frame 10cmx10cm, 5cmx10cm
-door standart
-windows frame 10cmx10cm
-windows standart

C.Roofing material / Accessorries
-tile
-composite
-paneling
-ralling
-orramental bannister and railling supports
-glass
-hinges
door knobs and handles
-and miscellaneous items

D.Estimated time reguired for pre-fabrycation depends upon the model chosen as follows:
-models 72 m2 - 5 weeks / 30 work days
-models 144 m2 - 7 weeks / 42 work days
-models 160 m2 - 8 weeks / 50 work days
-models 200 m2 - 12 weeks / 75 work days
on-site assembly

2.Cost and method of payment
a. Price in indonesia rupiah 2.250.000/ m2( square meter)
cost of pre-fabrication within Indonesia
b. Down payments : 50% of total pre-fabrication cost we will start pre-fabrication as soon as
we receive the down payment.
c. Second payment : 30% of total pre-fabrication cost when the materials and workers arrive
at the assembly site.
d. third ( last) payment : 20% of total pre-fabrication cost uponcompletion of assembly.

Monochrome Interiors

Monochrome is a term generally used to describe painting, drawing, design, or photography in one color or shades of one color. A monochrome object or image is one whose range of colors consists of shades of a single color or hue. NB. I have shown a monochrome interior in shades of white, but monochrome interiors can also be in shades of green, blue, red, etc. I particularly like this Monochrome interior - Blue Fin Restaurant at the W in New York, because of the way pattern and texture were used to give interest and drama to an otherwise all white space. I haven't eaten here yet, but I want to....I wonder if the food is as good as the design?

If anyone has dined at this restaurant, please let me know.

Photo: Monochrome Interior -The Blue Fin Restaurant W New York Times Square, Interior design Yabu Pushellberg via A Schematic Life

Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.

French Decor from Aidan Gray

We have to confess--we're not flea-market or garage-sale or Craigslist- kinda people. To us, one's man trash is just that--trash! We think it's much easier just to buy new stuff. You know exactly what you get.

If you are like us, and if you like that Parisian, French-chic look without having to fly to Paris for the flea market and ship this stuff back home by yourself, you might want to check out Aidan Gray. They make very French home decor and accessories.

Here are some samples:

Aidan Gray has a great interactive catalog that you can browse through. You can also buy directly online.

Featured Home 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

Architectural Digest's February issue has just hit the newsstands and they have done a section for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and my "Gastown" Project is featured as one of three highlighted homes in the “Olympic City.”

Click on above image to see entire project.

To view the slide show on-line click here.

Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.

New Decorative Pillows from Ryan Studio

We just finished uploading the new pillows from Ryan Studio and we just love them. This is our favorite line of pillow to sell. It has such an elegance about it-- simple, clean-lined and well-designed.

Here are some of our favorites:

These pillows range between $125-200 per pillow. They are filled with down. You can find them in our decorative pillows section.

fireplace room

Fireplace Room

Modern Homes

Modern Homes

Modern Homes

Modern Homes

Modern Homes

When I first saw this image, a few descriptive words that came to mind sophisticated, timeless, calm, subtle, simple, modern, minimal ... This home showcased on Molteni & Co reminds me of why I love architectural interiors. It is the detailing of such architectural interiors as this one that makes me love the beautiful subtelty of what we do as a profession. For the sophisticated eye to appreciate a floating floor plate, flush drywall ceiling and floor details, recessed drapery tracks, frameless full height glazing, corner glass butt joints ... all breath taking. If anyone knows who the architect is of this amazing home or the stylist who has reflected an interior that speaks a carefully selected refinement of finishes. Some of my favorite designers work with this amazing company, to name a few of my favorites: the glove chair & clip bed by Patricia Urquiola, the 505 system by Lca Meda, the Less table by Jean Nouvel. A must see showroom in Vancouver is Italinteriors where Molteni & Co, meets Unifor, Dada Kitchens, Citterio, and Cassina.
(For those with a furniture & dsign fetish - FYI - during my last visit to NYC, I was excited to hear that Molteni & Co. will be opening up a flagship store in Manhattan.) - love this company!

White Paint and Other White Necessities

I have to admit a secret of mine...I am a white SNOB - okay now you know my innermost secret. I use only white candles, white dishes, white towels, white flowers (although I have been known to buy colored tulips), and white sheets. Nothing is more classic than white. White dishes set off the food on them perfectly. I cannot have a good sleep on anything other than white sheets, and white candles and white towels are absolute.

In interiors I love how white highlights good architecture, and any object in the room that has "good bones." White walls are a good backdrop for objects d' art and paintings that are placed in the room - white walls give focus to the lines of the items that are juxtaposed in front of them.

Painting a room white can make it have surprising depth. When I design an all-white room I use several different shades of white to bring out the architectural details, or I layer the space with strong forms in different tones and textures of white and then use some strong color contrasts to outline and bring the white into focus. My all time favorite white color is - Benjamin Moore paint Cloud White. It is a very soft white and easy to live with. It has a chameleon effect - taking on the colors of what is set next to it and changing in tone at various times of the day. Not every white is snow white. Try using whites tinted with: ivory, cream, antique white, and palest beige, blue and yellow. An interesting fact on the popularity of white is that Benjamin Moore has over 140 whites to choose from.

To maximize the light in a room I chose a paint with a semigloss finish rather than the latex matte finish more usual on walls. The "chalkier" matte finish absorbs light; the semi-gloss is more reflective.

Some of my favorite whites I use are are from Benjamin Moore: Cloud White, Simply White, Ballet White, White Dove, White Linen and Designer White.

Photo Credits from top: 1 & 2 MLK Studio via All the Best, 3 JK Hotel Milan, 4 David Schefer, 5 Helen Hennie, 6 Trevor Tondro, 7 Jennifer Post, 8 Jennifer Post, 9 Jennifer Post, 10 Ptithabibi Morocco

Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.

CF Residence, by Thiago Bernardes and Paulo Jacobsen

Thiago Bernardes and Paulo Jacobsen have designed this ultra modern CF residence for their client, Carlos Firme. The house features 4 bedroom layout with en-suite bathrooms and the entire ground...

Make Yourself Happy-Cheaply!

The New York Magazine has a great article on 50 ways to make yourself happy.  And we're not talking about taking an expensive vacation, getting stoned- or drunken stupid...anything like that.  We're talking utterly simple things you can do to feel good.

Image from the New York Magazine

Some of the gems:

-Say yes everytime your partner wants to have sex.
-Eat dark chocolate everyday.
-Get a poor's man massage.
-Put down the Blackberry.
-Make your bed.

and more...

Click here to see the entire article. You'll love it.  We promise!

Designer Profile-Garry Hutton

San Francisco Chronicle has a profile today on Gary Hutton, a Bay Area designer.  Even though we never heard of him, his portfolio just blows us away.  The man is a genius! 

Seriously.  Take, for example, his design of a bookcase.

Images from GaryHutton.com

Now, doesn't that look like an idea worth stealing?

You can get this barstool here.

The dining chairs are available on our site.  It's slightly different but the looks are similiar.


If you visit his web site, you'll see some really creative ideas as well.  For the full article from the SF Chronicle, click here.

A Dreamy Bedroom of Soft Colors

We were working on a new bedroom project today for a client and we thought we'd share some of the items we are considering with you.   We wanted to do something soft and pretty, with colors and textures that look warm and inviting...

What do you think? 
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This bed is a custom-upholstered bed.  It shows here in a cream fabric but you can  have it upholstered with your own fabric.  It runs about $2800-3200 for a queen/king.  We like the fact that it doesn't require a boxspring.

We like this armoire for the TV or to store clothing.  It's so chic in person....

We just love this rug from Candice Olson.  We recently put this on sale.

And to add some colors, we love, love this flower arrangement.  It looks so incredibly real in person.

For bedding, this looks like it would be a great fit...

P.S. All of these items can be found at our home decor store.