It was nice to see something from Bobby McAlpine in the latest issue of Veranda. I love the natural texture mixed with the simple color combination. This is just a little peek- grab a copy for yourself!
images from Veranda
Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Friday, March 2, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Organic and Eclectic dining
I love the organic eclectic feel to this space.
Wishing you a wonderful week!
There are still a few wonderful things left on our One Kings Lane sale... please feel free to stop by!
image via pinterest by melanie acevedo
Friday, January 7, 2011
An art nouveau dream - the whimsical and nature inspired Barcelona home designed by Gaudi
Possibly Gaudi's most beautiful masterpiece, the Casa Batlló was one of the highlights of my 9 week European trip this summer. Once you see these pictures you'll see why.
The exterior. The locals call it the "house of bones" because it's organic, skeletal appearance.
Read more about the house here on Wikipedia.
The amazing staircase on the ground floor that leads you up to the main parlor and other floors
the top of the staircase
The front parlor and it's gallery windows is one of the most impressive house features.
The ceiling of the parlor is also beautiful
The parlor as it appeared when the Batlló family lived in the house
Gaudi thought out EVERY little detail and in every little detail drew inspiration from nature. Check out the organic shaped sliding wood ventilation panels in the door.
This fireplace has a two-seat bench at one end, and a one-seat bench on another, which is where a chaperone could sit and mind a young couple cozying up by the fire.
The dining room as it appeared
The center of the house is open and acts as a giant skylight and spreads light throughout the home. The tiles create a gradient - the bottom floors have the lightest blue tile, to reflect light, and the top floors have the darkest blue tile, to absorb more light.
One of the split level staircases
The attic floor was my favorite. It was white and everything was organically shaped. The arches were like a giant ribcage.
I loved the window frames and shutters
A detail of the window
The mosaic and tile roof is also amazing
Isn't the wall treatment that was used throughout the house beautiful?
You can also take a virtual tour at the official Casa Batllo website.
The exterior. The locals call it the "house of bones" because it's organic, skeletal appearance.Read more about the house here on Wikipedia.
The amazing staircase on the ground floor that leads you up to the main parlor and other floors
the top of the staircase
The front parlor and it's gallery windows is one of the most impressive house features.
The ceiling of the parlor is also beautiful
The parlor as it appeared when the Batlló family lived in the house
Gaudi thought out EVERY little detail and in every little detail drew inspiration from nature. Check out the organic shaped sliding wood ventilation panels in the door.
This fireplace has a two-seat bench at one end, and a one-seat bench on another, which is where a chaperone could sit and mind a young couple cozying up by the fire.
The dining room as it appeared
The center of the house is open and acts as a giant skylight and spreads light throughout the home. The tiles create a gradient - the bottom floors have the lightest blue tile, to reflect light, and the top floors have the darkest blue tile, to absorb more light.
One of the split level staircases
The attic floor was my favorite. It was white and everything was organically shaped. The arches were like a giant ribcage.
I loved the window frames and shutters
A detail of the window
The mosaic and tile roof is also amazing
Isn't the wall treatment that was used throughout the house beautiful?
You can also take a virtual tour at the official Casa Batllo website.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday Menu - Zuccini "Pasta"
Yummm! This was a huge surprise! My wife found this neat spiraliny thingy on the internet, and we ventured to give it a try.
It Is Awesome!
After a few goofs getting the hang of it, we got the zuccini loaded into the machine and cranked away, producing some nice pasta noodle - but it's all vegetable.
After a few goofs getting the hang of it, we got the zuccini loaded into the machine and cranked away, producing some nice pasta noodle - but it's all vegetable.
( add grilled chicken with a light zesty baste)
We topped off the veggie-pasta with some homemade pesto and fresh picked tomatoes from the garden. 
( final harvest of the season)
From the garden to the table, the whole meal took about 30minutes (including the chicken on the grill). Bone-apa-tee!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday Menu - Chard Salad
Looks like warm weather is finally here to stay (although, it still isn't officially summer - even though it's 110* degrees!).
Time to start clearing out the spring crops and cranking up the compost. But don't pull that chard just yet. It may still have a couple more lives left in it. Like in a salad...
(click on image to enlarge and drool)
My wife created this amazing salad which I just love.
- chopped chard
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- beets (roasted)
- avocado
- feta cheese
- sunflower seeds (or pine nuts)
- light drizzle of vinaigrette
It is de-li-ci-ous! I've now deemed it one of my favorite meals. You could add some baked salmon or grilled over it. But I just like it in a bowl with a big spoon. mmm mmm yummm!
(even LuLu can't resist it. SHOOO!!)
Time to start clearing out the spring crops and cranking up the compost. But don't pull that chard just yet. It may still have a couple more lives left in it. Like in a salad...
(click on image to enlarge and drool) My wife created this amazing salad which I just love.
- chopped chard
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- beets (roasted)
- avocado
- feta cheese
- sunflower seeds (or pine nuts)
- light drizzle of vinaigrette
It is de-li-ci-ous! I've now deemed it one of my favorite meals. You could add some baked salmon or grilled over it. But I just like it in a bowl with a big spoon. mmm mmm yummm!
(even LuLu can't resist it. SHOOO!!) Tuesday, June 1, 2010
TOMATOMADNESS!
I had no idea what I'd gotten myself into when we decided to grow our own tomatoes this year.
(sun gold, besser cherry, sweet 100, early girl)
I'm so fond of nature, wildlife, blooms, and lush layers of green, I've always focused on filling the garden with unique combinations of landscape plants growing out of control. The space looks incredible, and over time keeps looking incredibler. But my wife and I figured we'd try our hand at growing our own organic edibles, something I hadn't had much success with in the past (but I had never tried all that hard either). So I acquired some great tomato transplants from my local Permaculture pal Rachel, who had grown them all from seed. They were planted in early February 2010 and we were in for a surprise.
And there are still many more to come...
Salsa, anyone?
(sun gold, besser cherry, sweet 100, early girl)I'm so fond of nature, wildlife, blooms, and lush layers of green, I've always focused on filling the garden with unique combinations of landscape plants growing out of control. The space looks incredible, and over time keeps looking incredibler. But my wife and I figured we'd try our hand at growing our own organic edibles, something I hadn't had much success with in the past (but I had never tried all that hard either). So I acquired some great tomato transplants from my local Permaculture pal Rachel, who had grown them all from seed. They were planted in early February 2010 and we were in for a surprise.
And there are still many more to come...
Salsa, anyone?