Hearst Castle

This place is a never ending source of inspiration for us, and we thought it would be nice to share some of our photos here.  Besides the roman pool and the stunning spanish cathedral-like architecture, there are a trove of treasures to be found here.  Reclaimed ceilings from ancient Italian cathedrals, original church choir seats from England, even ancient Greek vessels lining the walls of the library.  This really is the designer's paradise.  We get lost in it every time we go there...

2012

happy new year everyone!  we are winding down by looking at all of the year's featured articles on 1st dibs.  especially loved the one on Deborah Needleman's new book.  oh how we miss Domino magazine!  but we are definitely putting her book on our wish list.

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and we have to mention that this living room by Robert Couturier has to be our favorite of 2011.  the modern gold ribbon is so funky and perfect against the traditional architecture.  we want to hang out in that room!  it must look really fancy at night too.  lighting is everything!  do you like it as much as us?

antiquing

We love shopping for antiques, but it's less enjoyable in the heat!  Luckily today was a little cooler than it has been for the past few days, but it still left us wondering why no antique stores have A.C.!  Does it degrade the quality of the old woods or finishes?  Is there too much dust?  Whatever it is, we would like to figure it out  :)

One of our favorite finds today were these little cocktail tables with antique tin ceiling tiles for tops.  They are interchangeable so you can use any 12" x 12" tile you like.  We think they would be perfect clustered 2x2 to use as a coffee table.  For a party, you can break them up to make them work for more people.  So simple but so great.

Another favorite was this  gorgeous brass chandelier.  we love the hard edges and angular corners mixed with the curves.  Very fab french 40's!  It's just too bad two of the arms have detached... surely an easy fix by the antique lighting specialists!