muerto de risa

photos from my 'hood

i've been incredibly busy. (finishing a job, etc.)

and will be this week too. (starting a new job, etc.)

but i hope to pop in here and there.

and maybe life will calm down soon?

deep reflections on a ny night

   

our first night in new york was purple.

or purple-ish.

i struggled to stop staring at that sky

filled with metal dragons who build future skyscrapers.

illicit ohio

 

i am a little obsessed with illicit ohio.  who knew ohio could be fascinating?  the site is full of abandoned buildings and amusement parks and has a section of old vs. new photos of the same sites.  there's even a photo tour of mike tyson's former (and now abandoned) mansion.

some shots of my new home...

NOT!

Remember "NOT!"?

Phrase trends are odd.

We have an agent but haven't started seriously started looking yet.  Maybe this weekend... 

The above photos were taken this past weekend during "Open Doors Denver."  Historical homes, museums, and other sites open their doors once a year and let visitors come in and poke around.  We visited a few mansions.  They were beautiful, but the idea of actually living in one doesn't really appeal to me.  I prefer cozy to colossal.

i love construction

we visited the site of a future HIV clinic in la ciudad juarez.

it's going to be an amazing place.

even it's bones are inspiring.

if i ever go to jail...

 

   

 

i hope it's in leoben, austria.

yes, i believe in prisoner rights.

yes, i believe too  many people are sent to jail.

still, it is a little disconcerting to look at photos of a prison nicer than my home or office.

hey architects from hohensinn! wanna come redo my apartment?

(the firm also designs beautiful modern homes and getaways.)

 

today, i am inspired by raw-looking walls...

i would love to read a book in this room housing ana's collage (photo by nadja stemmer). 

perhaps the pages will transport me to a classroom in the school of restauration arts at willowbank (photo taken by achim hering) in ontario, canada.  i am their star pupil.

or, maybe, i will watch the young blushing nun occupying this room (image from marie claire maison).  she brushes her brown hair and writes her mother a short letter.  she sleeps here every night until a midnight in june when she runs away through the fields of grapes and wildflowers to the open arms of her forbidden future lover.

then i close my book (which is apparently the mundane tale of a student who fixes up old  homes and furniture or a cheesy romance novel), admire ana's collage one more time, walk out of nadja's room and back into my living room where i sit and type on my computer.

victorian modern

i really love a good juxtoposition of old and new.  (photo above obviously from istockphoto.)

i am particularly interested in a combination of victorian and classic modern. (photo from quibbly.)

but it's not easy to find this done well.

i enjoy door 16 but would also love to find more examples where both styles of furniture are integrated.

any ideas?

 

le look risa

le look cosy et british (boy do i love french!  especially phrases that describe something british.)

mélange de récup' et de charme

un coin de la cuisine en rose dragée

une cabane pour les amis (what a perfect little guest house!)

waste away your day looking at these images and more at marie claire maison.

cute!

it may be a restaurant, but i can't help imagining that the inside looks like denitsa's home:

 

did you notice the hearts on the floor?

   

have a great weekend!

ps-thank you for agreeing to accompany me to sweden!  tomorrow i'm going to start saving for shoes...