A Luxury Chalet in Montana

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Fabulous Lakefront House

This lakefront house is real fabulous.

I mean the arhitecture

is awesome

and I love the interiors

which has a touch of rustic

and modern.

I love the living room

with its lovely fireplace and

with its really high

ceiling and bright surrounding.

And I love the skeleton of the house

the reclaimed wood by

the stairwell

I really think that looks fabulous.

And with a view like that

I'd be a happy homemaker

if this house was mine.

source: boston globe

Idyllic and Romantic Manor House

This is the manor of Sophie Conran a renowned English interior designer, cook and author. Sophie is the daughter of designer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran and food writer Caroline Conran, the sister of fashion designer Jasper Conran, restaurateur Tom, artist Edmund and product designer Sebastian... so as you can see creative and fame runs in her family.

How I love her manor house, its idyllic and romantic style speaks a lot about its owners elegance, grace, and love of the quiet life and nature. It has brick and stone walls enough to provide the needed warmth and rustic feel that a lovely manor house needs to have. One wing of the manor was built back in the Middle Ages, another one was in the sixteenth century and still a lot of architectural details are already three hundred years old, so you see this place is also quite historic and a real gem. And isn't that fireplace lovely? A nice spot on cold days. I also love the subtle use of colors in this house and the outdoors look so divine in its quiet and lush surrounding. Oh maybe if I live in a place like this I wouldn't be stressed as much. I would probably be whistling a tune as I tend to my garden or as I cook something for Thanksgiving. But first, I think I must first learn how to whistle.

“You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow.” - From the movie 'To Have and Have Not', 1944, Lauren Bacall as Slim Browning















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Stunningly Inviting Fireplaces

Drake Design Associates

A fireplace is just basically a place to hold or have fire usually for heating purposes. But where you place or position a fireplace in your home and how you design that particular space is very important because it can influence the ambience and feel of your home. It is also a good idea to make your fireplace a focal point in your home, thus it is usual for us to see fireplaces in the living room and family rooms where social interaction and conversation are usually held. A fireplace adds warmth, comfort, and coziness to your home as well as it gives style and elegance to a space. The structure of the fireplace is important but the design of the surrounding area is as important. Furniture, fixtures and décor to use in the fireplace area is every important to create the kind of design style you want to achieve. Below are a few of the most inviting and stylish fireplaces from classic and rustic to contemporary and modern designs.

Caminetti Montegrappa

Architecture by Peter Cebulak/Interior Design by Katherine Newman

Decorator: Karin Blake

JFL Architects

Sills Huniford and Associates

Chateau St. Philippe in France

Martha Stewart's Maine Guesthouse

Designer: Mimi Maddock McMakin

Cabañas Rincon del Lago in Argentina

Interior Architecture by Karin Payson/Interior Design by The Wiseman Group

Designer: Kathryn M. Ireland

Designer: Nancy Bozhardt

Villa Schifanoia in Tuscany, Italy

EcoSmart Fire - The next evolution of Fire

The EcoSmart Fire is an environmentally friendly open fireplace which is an innovation from Australia. It is fuelled by Denatured Ethanol a renewable modern energy that burns clean. The EcoSmart Fire does not need a flue for ventilation unlike most fireplaces and does not require any installation for fuel supply. It is now used in many residential and commercial spaces. Its versatile and flexible design will fit into almost any interior design style. Fascinate your guests and friends with the addition of this remarkable EcoSmart Fire in your home.