MMXIV

No one likes goodbyes. Least of all me. But after 670 posts, I have decided to call it quits. And what a journey it has been. Together we have travelled to the four corners of the globe, uncovering architectural gems. Voyeuristically peeking through cracks and crevices, into windows and behind doors, all to find the illusive phenomenon known as Style.

To ring in 2014, here are fourteen of my favourite and more personal postings:

1. The Legacy of Utata Mandela (here)
2. Alphaville on the Esplanade (here)
3. Chandler House (here)
4. By the Rivers of Babylonstoren (here)
5. S.O.S. (here)
6. Three months in Cape Town: A Snapshot (here)
7. Our House at the End of our Street: Finale (here... and more here)
8. Searching for Sugar Man - Tribeca, New York (here)
9. New Year's Eve: Seen and Heard at the Stork Club (here)
10. Passage to Africa III - Stowe (Part I) (here)
11. In the Ring with Brooklyn Circus (here)
12. On Location: B'More (here)
13. My husband said I should call this Buying at Brimfield with my Husband's Money (here)
14. Quagga (here)

To all those who journeyed with me and offered input and appreciation, thank you and an enormously happy 2014.

*

Here is my last and final posting. My home in Cape Town...

More Gustav

 Via here (Photos via Nude Home Magazine)

The Green Room

"For where the old thick laurels grow, along the thin red wall,
You will find the tool- and potting-sheds which are the heart of all.”

- Rudyard Kipling

Top image from Neville Trickett, Middle images from Light Locations, bottom image from Water Monopoly.
Contributor: Philippa Berrington-Blew

Trading Places

I live in the heart of Baltimore City, and I am fortunate enough to have a courtyard which I treat like another room in the house during summer… and decorate it accordingly. I am a huge fan of revising tradition by placing objects normally only seen indoors into the courtyard setting — like mirrors, horns, chests, carpets; even an interesting sink. The converse is also true for the interior of any home; customary exterior items like terracotta pots and watering cans can be employed into an effective vignette, creating a new landscape and altering perspectives.

From top: Rosenowfloral, Interiordivine, Remodelista, Dressdesigndecor
Contributor: Philippa Berrington Blew