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Saturday, January 30, 2010

23 Perry Street Back on the Market

This story is short and sweet. It is up to you to determine the moral of the story on your own.

October 2004: Katie Lee, 23, marries Billy Joel, 55. You do the math.
June 2009: Katie Lee Joel and Billy Joel announce they will divorce.
October 2009: Billy sells his half of their NYC home to Katie for $3 million.
January 2010: Katie lists said house for $12.9 million.

We already know that money can't buy happiness, but it sure can buy a lovely townhouse in the West Village. Nate Berkus decorated the Perry Street home of Katie Lee Joel and Billy Joel, which was featured in the June/July 2008 issue of Domino. What a gorgeous home!!

Surely Katie and Billy would always know how to survive.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Yellow Decor: Use Sparingly

The temperature in Toronto today is -13 degrees Celsius, making it one of the coldest days of the season so far. In an effort to counteract the cold, I'm thinking about sunny yellow to warm up the day!! Decorating with yellow can be difficult, since it's such a strong colour it can be dizzying if overused. But as an accent with grey, blue, black or white, yellow can look just right!!

Eye catching, all the way from the curb.

Home of Designer Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine

This door is an invitation to enter.
Unknown Source
(For more yellow doors, check out this set on Flickr)

The front door says "welcome home".
Albert Hadley
via House Beautiful

A warm & welcoming entry hall.
Christopher Drake
via House Beautiful

This is a true study in yellow.
Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine

Yellow wallpaper works with black & white accessories.

Skona Hem
via Apartment Therapy

A modern geometric print in yellow works in an otherwise neutral room.

Sarah Richardson
Sarah's House Season 1

Yellow walls pop against a black & white space.

Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine

A touch here and there goes a long way in this strong hue.

Mary McDonald
via House Beautiful

Black & white take a back seat to yellow accents.
via Apartment Therapy

Blue and yellow with a white background create a nautical feel.
Tom Stringer
via House Beautiful

The yellow of the wallpaper & couch are soft as butter.
Unknown source

Wow!! A pair of stunners.

Remodelista
via Apartment Therapy

Yellow in various textures: Ceramic, linen, leather, shag & silk.
Viceroy Hotel Library

Spines of National Geographic add a dash of yellow to this library.
Jeffrey Bilhuber
via Elle Decor

Blonde wood gets energy from yellow accents.

Leslie Klotz
via House Beautiful

Chartreuse yellow and teal are harmonious in this dining room.
Jonathan Adler
via House Beautiful

This vignette is not for the faint of heart.
via Apartment Therapy

A painted awning stripe brightens this bathroom.

Leslie Klotz
via House Beautiful

Sunny yellow can make laundry fun!
Sarah Richardson
Sarah's House Season 2

Modern Barn Door as Accent Wall
Paige Schnell, Texas Idea House
Southern Living Magazine

Yellow gives Grey a sunny disposition.
DwellStudio

Yellow bedding attracts the sun's rays.
Domino

Awning Stripe Fabric
Tom Stringer
via House Beautiful

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Replacing the Foot Board

As the focal point of the bedroom, every bed needs a headboard, but it seems that the foot board is currently out of fashion. I recently wrote a post about Upholstered Headboards, and while browsing through photos of designer bedrooms, I noticed that (where space allows), an alternate item of furniture is used to replace foot board. There are no design rules here, the piece could be a bench, a settee, a trunk, or a pair of stools or chairs.

In my condominium, I use an upholstered ottoman at the foot of my bed where I store extra towels and bed linens since I don't have a linen closet. You can catch a glimpse of it in this earlier post. And when it's not covered in laundry that needs to be put away, I can even sit on it while I put my socks on.

These are some of my favourite images of great ideas for how to finish the foot of the bed:

Jonathan Adler
via House Beautiful
Contemporary Tufted Bench