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I came across some pictures I had taken of my friend's house a while back.  I had to share them with you becuase I love the way her house looked, so crisp, clean and light.  She had since changed the look of her home, I will show to you at a later date.

See the club chairs in the diningroom, they were reupholstered with a great contemporary fabric and looks completely different.

I love this chandelier in her foyer, it is reminds me of sea glass.  See that cabinet under the mirror, it is hiding the radiator for the heat.  The previous owner had cleverly hid the radiator by removing the back to the cabinet.  The louvre doors helps the heat escape.  Such a great way to conceal an unsightly radiator.  

Here is a closer look of that gorgeous chandelier.

Great window seat!

My husband the contractor, renovated their basement.  Alot of work was done in this space and turned out beautiful.  A wine cellar, a new bathroom, a bar was put in to make this space a place for them to entertain.  Radiant heating on the floor was installed to keep the toes nice and toasty.

Here is the after… Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy came and destroyed this basement and they had to renovate 
again.  

Luckily, the bathroom didn't have to be redone after the hurricane.

I can't wait to show you what her house looks like now.  It is even more beautiful now!

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Completed fireplace

My fireplace is finally complete and I love it!  You can see how we started with this project here and here.  We chose a white quartz ledgestone to wrap the entire fireplace to give it a soft contemporary look.  It is the only completed project in our house so far, but its a start! 

Here it is…

I really liked the idea of the mantel receding from the view so that the stone and the fireplace can be the focal points.

Just playing around with some artwork to see how it would look with objects on the mantel.

 Well, one project 100% complete!  Off to the next one!

Stay tuned in for the next project!

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Vacation in Punta Cana

I hope everyone had a wonderful week.  My family and friends escaped this frigid winter to warm and sunny Punta Cana in Dominican Republic.  There was thirty of us in our group of friends and we had such a great time!  We stayed at the beautiful Hard Rock Hotel with its spectacular beaches, pools, spas, restaurants and so many amenities.  It was exactly what us New Yorkers needed!

 Amazing tree sculptures!

This one would make a great table base! 

Our kids loved the idea of swimming up to the bar to get themselves a pina colada, virgin of course!

My daughter and her BFF!

Beautiful beach!

Bigger kids had a great time driving the little ones around in their golf cart.

 The boys had a great time playing ball in the pool!

While the boys played in the pool, my daughter and I went on an excursion to hang out with some sea life.  We were kissed by some interesting characters! 

Dancing with a star!

Hitched a ride!

And back to the beautiful pool to relax.

Quite an amazing vacation… Can't wait to do it again!  It was a little disappointing to come back to the hustle and bustle of reality.  But, it was great to get away!

How about you, did you do anything fun this past week?

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Staying warm on this Valentines Day!

I didn't have anytime to make Valentine's Day decorations this year… So, I'm just going to show you my one and only Valentine's Day project from last year.  Hopefully, I don't use the same one next year!

You can see how I made this sweet Valentine wreath here.

Sending all of you some Valentines Day Love!

Well, its was another snowy stormy day here in New York yesterday and I've had enough with all this bad weather!

This was outside of my window in the morning and I just told my children to roll over and go back to sleep.  There was no way they could make it to school.  They didn't fight me too much!  

To keep warm on these cold blustery days, we have our new fireplace going most of the day.  We are almost complete with the look of the fireplace, this is how we started.  We chose a white quartz ledgestone to surround the entire bump out.  I wanted the fireplace to be without a mantel for a seamless contemporary look.  Then during Christmas time, I thought I wouldn't have a place to hang our stockings.  So I decided that we make a floating mantel and wrap it with the same stone so that there will be a continuous  look.  

Here is the stone we chose, it has a sparkle to it that I love!  

My husband made sure the mantel was built strong and secure to hold up the stone that was going to be wrapped around it.

Here's the fireplace as it starts to get covered in the stone.  

The stone gets a 45 degree angle cut at the corners for a really nice finished edge.

And here is where we are up to as of yesterday… Almost complete!

I can't wait till its finished… Then I can show you the finished product.  Hope to have a better picture than this.

Happy Valentine's Day