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Friday, May 7, 2010

I was looking for KNOBS & PULLS

for a job I am working on and instead of finding what I was looking for......
I found these knobs and pulls. Some are quite interesting.
At the bottom of each picture is the source.  Here Goes;
As you must know you can put great knobs and pulls on ANYTHING,
and VIOLA you have something fabulous.
And I do mean fabulous.







I have a real thing for keys....
so these are faboo.






















Get a load of these....they are sculptures.
And they are costly.

Recycled glass........they come in other colrways.
 
For all you Napoleon Lovers ...this 'BEE' is for you.
So so French.




This reminds me of 'Silence of the Lambs.'

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I have used these on a jobs , but in brushed brass.
They are stupendous in my opinion





Classic - Forever!!!!


I am mental over the tortoise shell's pattern.
I don't know what it is......but I love it.
 
And of course this is my favorite. 
I have seen versions of this but NEVER done this well.

I would like to know which is your favorite.
And where would you use it?


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

I Could Not Tell You .....

Where this image is from , Because I don't know.....
except it is from a 2004 saved file of mine.
It is the 10th pic in this particular file.
I love the ceiling and the colors.
Don't you?
I loved the idea of these fabulous partitions.
I wouldn't necessarily use them in the same way....
but I do love the intricate work in their design.
And because they are white or white washed ...
they do not 'come off' as heavy. 
Do you like them?

*Now here is the kicker....
I was tagged by Marley & Lockyer to do this post.
This is not mandatory....
and anyone who does not play along 
will not be banished from Bloggieville.

I have tagged 5 bloggers to post one fabulous 10th picture from a saved file.

Here goes:


XX's )



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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Fresh Flowers On My Desk

They are good for the soul.
Some of you know that my boss was extremely hard on me for about 6 months.....
and at around six months at my job I decided to start 
putting in a (very cool) vase on my desk fresh flowers every week. 
This is something I have always done.
So my routine is that on my first day (saturday) of the week 
I go to Whole Foods and pick up a bunch of flowers. I need them
When I am thinking, 
and literally 'glazed over' 
I stare at my gorgeous flowers 
rather that staring into space (which does nothing for me). 
In addition.....it reminds me that I am worthy.
I am 'gifting' myself.
I need to be surrounded by beauty to feel good about myself.
Just like Dressing well.
Feeding your self esteem is vital.
I started sneaking half of my bunch of flowers into my boss's office six months ago too.
She knows they are from me but we never discuss them.
Since I started working at my company 
I have come to the realization that my boss, 
Laura works harder than any woman I have ever worked with,
And she has 2 children - Need I say more?
I feel that she deserves them. 
I think fresh flowers , 
right about 20 " away from your face does something to you.
I am not completely sure what it is....but it feels so good.
Warm and fuzzy I guess.
Maybe it says to one's soul " Somebody cares" or in my case it says
" I care about me, I deserve these ."
There is a desk in the distance with a plant not fresh flowers.
But I had to post this image because I love it.
Everything about it!!!!!

BTW......
Things have been very nice at work. Laura has been kind and friendly.
Call it brown nosing if you choose to....my coworkers do.
hahahahahhaah
But it comes from the heart.

How do fresh flowers affect you???



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Monday, May 3, 2010

5,000 Gallons A Day

Gulf Shores, AL
(did i say 5,000....it is more like 25,000 barrels a day as has been updated today)
But if you are drilling for oil in my ocean.....go away.
*Alabama Coast.

Dr. Beach,” has been ranking America’s top ten beaches. In 2008 he named Caladesi the best beach in America. Fortunately, the Florida Park Service began acquiring the property on Caladesi Island in 1966, 
ensuring that it will be preserved in its natural state 


for generations to come. I don't think so......!!!




*beaches.uptake.com/blog/caladesi-island-flori...
Beautiful Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Bradington Florida

The sugar sand beaches of the panhandle. ( it is really more like powdered sugar)
There are really no beaches like them.


a powder white sand beach in southwest Florida
Naples Florida

I hope these are G-d's foot prints in the sand.
We are going to need him!
And for certain....it will be nothing less than a miracle if this oil volcano under the sea can be stopped from flooding out into the ocean.
Let's face it, all the oceans run into each other.
What will happen to the porpoises ???
...and everything else in the ocean?
This oil rig F--k up is nothing less than a crime against humanity in my eyes.
This oil screw up will eventually creep all the way to the other side of Florida ( into the Atalntic) if they can't stop the oil from gushing into the Gulf.

Are you watching the news?
How do you feel about this tragedy?
Am I over-reacting????

sources:
best stuff.com
 tripatlas.com
 villakarl.com
floridacoastresorts.com
/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Some Beauty Doesn't Fade


This post is about my attraction to Portuguese Tiles.
The Moors had their hand in the original designs, including patterns and colors.

Below you will see some applications done with these works of art.

This will always be my kind of style....it is forever!!
If you like it too you can...
::read more at this blog... click.here

Portuguese tiles running up the walls.

How is this for 'a touch of Chinoiserie??'

Now that you have taken a peek at Poruguese Tile....
do you love it like I do??
If you do ....get a load of the uses in the kitchen and in the bathroom.



Lascaux Tile Company
*image fr. blog. hgtv.vcom
I love this....my back splash is done like this in black and white.
But I adore this green.The bath to the right, I think is faboo~!!

The tiles before install.....
:
and after.
Pool Tiles Too 
ASK 5722 Moorish enameled cuenca tilesASK 5723 Moorish enameled cuenca tiles
 What do you think of some of these super old designs. 
Most are from the 12th century and later.
ASK 5713 Portuguese enameled cuenca tilesASK 5711 Portuguese enameled cuenca tilesASK 5712 Portuguese enameled cuenca tiles
I have never seen the Portuguese tile done in this color-way. I am in love all over again.
I NEED THESE. These are actually enameled Moorish tiles
1414 Portuguese traditional panel Tile

5102 Portuguese modern handmade tiles

Starting with the tiles right over this sentence are from 
http://www.euromkii.com [Portuguese Tiles from Portugal] 





When I was a teen and I walked into 'Country Floor Tiles....'Now,:
*Country Floors, Inc.
15 East 16th Street

New York, NY 10003
(212) 627-8300 Fax: (212) 242-1604
I was completely smitten for life.
*Smitten;
If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them.
They were totally smitten with each other
If you are smitten by something, you are very impressed by it and enthusiastic about it.



I was never a blue person really.
But I was at the design center in Manhattan in the late 70's , there was this very dark walnut square cocktail table with Portuguese Tile in the center. I was of course drawn to it. So I inquired ,and it turned out that Anne Bancroft had originally ordered it because she was going to be in a show on Broadway and needed to furnish an apartment. The show was cancelled and she never took possession the table. Guess who did take possession????
That's right. Me!!!
I had it for many years until I gave it to my cousin who being the idiot that he is....
lost it or gave it away. I mean that in the nicest way - snicker, snicker.













The glazed ceramic tiles "azulejos" were imported from Spain and the motifs and techniques were all Spanish-Muslim. 


for more gorgeous tiles...go here
and here







Do you like these tiles?
Could you think of a place to incorporate them into your home?

XX's 






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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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