What the Combination of Energetic Wood, Delicate Stone & Glass is Capable of at the Selva Alegre Residence in Ecuador

by Emilie Froment | May 16, 2022 | Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kids Decor & Design, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Selva Alegre was created to take inspiration from its surrounding environment: the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The project was seen as a modern version of the historic Spanish hacienda that dominates the mountainous landscapes from Columbia to Peru. The...

Art House in the Birthplace of Silicon Valley: Back to Front & Inside Out with all Entertaining Spaces Connecting to the Courtyard

by Emilie Froment | May 16, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

When the lot adjacent to their house came on the market a few years ago, the owners saw an opportunity to expand beyond their small house in Palo Alto (leader in cutting-edge technological development) where they had lived for 20 years, raising their four children....

‘Let Nature Dominate & Use Architecture to Frame the Experience’

by Emilie Froment | Apr 11, 2022 | Design & Architecture, Dining, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wine & Spirits

This resort-style guest venue is dedicated to wine, food, & the natural landscape breathes life into a cherished local landmark in California. Located minutes from downtown Healdsburg, in the heart of Russian River Valley, and originally built as a winery in the...

This Ultra-Luxe Modern Home on the Coveted Portuguese Riviera Achieves an Eclectic Elegance with Calibre

by Emilie Froment | Mar 29, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Furniture, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Posts, Travel

  Quinta da Marinha is one of the most prestigious and exclusive areas of Lisbon and Cascais. Tucked away between the sea and the mountains of the Sintra‐Cascais Natural Park, this neighbourhood includes privileged landscapes views and a special tranquillity and...

What Happens to a Home in the Untamed Spirit of the West When Owners Share a Love for Disciplined Japanese Culture?

by Emilie Froment | Mar 18, 2022 | Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wealth

  The four-bedroom home is arranged around a series of garden courtyards that complement the home’s sweeping views over a pond to the Tetons beyond, creating a setting the owner’s call Tengoku, Japanese for ‘paradise’. Tengoku Residence embraces its...

Yellowstone Residence: Like a Barnacle Clinging to its Precarious Perch in Big Sky, Montana

by Emilie Froment | Mar 7, 2022 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Perched at 2, 470 metres on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are sourced from the powerful landscape – as is its mood. The exterior of the house is a composition of Cor-ten steel and board-formed...