You Can Swim In and Swim Out

 

When I was a kid in Houston Texas my parents had a friend

who had a house with one of these 'swim in swim out' swimming pools.

All these years later I still think of them.

I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

I have searched the blogasphere far and wide 

and could never find any of these fabulous swimming pools.

I think it was because I didn't know what search word to use.

I tried everything.

I have wanted to post about this forever.

And finally I was searching for something else and found this particular pool in Elle Decor

And finally.........

here we go.

The clearest and easiest example for you to see is the one above.

See the gate that will drop down to below the water line?

The one I swam in was like the pool above.

Do you see the glass floor that you must swim under and through to get to the outside? 

There are very clever ways in which the can connect the exterior pool to the inside.

I can see a Criminal Minds episode based on one of these pools.

The killer swims in to the house in the middle of the night.....

you know the rest.

I think I would want one.

As long as the water was filter with that pool filter that uses no chlorine

and makes the water like spring water.

I do remember the smell of chlorine in the house from the indoor portion of the pool.

That is just not acceptable to me.

What is your take on these Swim In Swim Out Pool????

Would you consider having one?

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If You Are On The North Shore In Chicago...

In Chicago.....
Christopher Guy has opened a new showroom.
Hollywood Classic Glamour, I love it.
And if you are a designer,
I think you NEED to go.

It is Christopher Guy's second showroom in the U.S.

The other is in Beverly Hills.

I say "Why not on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach?"

Are you listening Mr. Christopher Guy?

Palm Beach would just LOVE your line.

Palm Beach is glamorous.

 No? 

I would be more than happy to run the showroom and bring in countless design jobs.

This is pure genius.

A truly elegant planter.

It is so me.

I could use this in every job I do.

Am I right?

Elegant?

Okay....take a moment to find your drool buckets and strap them on for sofa number 60-0002.

You know how I feel about armless sofas.

This one is fabulous.

And the fabric combinations could be endless if you needed them to be.

But....why?

The sofa speaks.

Here is another teaser from Christopher Guy

 that I have below.

A Christopher Guy cocktail table.

He has the largest variety of screens I have seen from one company.

You can view Christopher Guy's Showroom Product Line HERE. 

Go, go now and check out his screens and everything else.

What do you think?

Is this Glamour or What??

Chicago Home & Garden Magazine
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planters, christofer guy, sofas,cocktail tables
 

The Sweetest And The Saddest...

I came across this image and was touched deeply.

They are homeless.

I simply can not imagine how horrible it must be to struggle to care for ones self 

and to try your best to care for another helpless small 'being' while living on the street.

This picture made me cry and smile at the same time.

What I see is the love and caring between them.

They are not alone, they have each other. 

It seems to me...

that is everything.

What do you see?

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A Home Made Of LIVING WALLS

"You may have heard of living walls, but how about a living box?"

"The exterior walls of the new wing of the Bricault family's Venice home are clad in sedums and other succulents, which soften the contemporary architecture so it looks like a plush, verdant floating cube. Paul Bricault likes the way the horticultural house gets people talking."

I am fascinated with this concept and if you go to the link of and earlier post of mine

you will see many examples.

What a great idea to do at home for the kids.

Or for me....I have a room with a 23 foot ceiling height ,

and certainly could use the strength training.

If you could....would you ever use a living wall?

Things You Can Do With A Living Wall / an earlier post of mine
**read the complete article with more great images here


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Robert DeNiro Gets 'The Cecil B. DeMille Award'

My golden boy wins the GOLDEN GLOBE'S 

Cecil B DeMIlle Award

I have had the 'HOTS' for him for as long as I can remember.

How about you??

Mr. DeMille's office.

What was your favorite role that Robert DeNiro played?

*DeNiro gets and Oscar for RAGING BULL - acceptance speech at the Ocsars

possibly my fave

if you don't know who he was,
you should.
click on cecil b demille below

Cecil B.DeMille

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