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• The Surprising Connection Between Fashion and Interior Design!
• Pasadena Showcase House of Design 2024: Step Inside the English Tudor Revival Manse
• Video Shows YouTuber Anthony Vella Breaking Neck in Paraglider Crash
• Larmes de Couteau/Full Moon in March review – two supremely weird operas
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You’ve asked about these for a long time and we’ve developed the definitive guide to every paint color we use in the common rooms of the House of Valentina. These are our absolute favorites and often find their way into our design work for clients as well. Click the button down below to download the PDF so you can take it with you to your local paint store. Firstly, future sanctions absolutely must involve Global South countries where the West  has influence, such as India, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. Otherwise, Russia will simply keep  finding new markets to redirect their exports to.

The Surprising Connection Between Fashion and Interior Design!

Designers Frank Slesinski and Serena Brosio collaborated on the charming living room in the Gatehouse. “One of the main things we did was add a window seat, which looks like it should always have been here,” Slesinski says. “Our whole goal with this space was basically to turn the lights on in the room, bring in the garden that’s outside, and kind of have an experience of a breath of fresh air,” Brosio says.

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He used a limited palette of chartreuse and dark hues that nod to the brick exterior and arranged benches to create intimate seating areas within the larger English-garden-inspired space. Designer Mark Hermogeno paid tribute to Silver Queen Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes in the kitchen, butler’s pantry, family room, powder room, and mudroom. “We had thought, What if she actually came back to life and asked us to remodel the space? “We wanted to concentrate on polished nickels and polished chromes to get that silver feel back in,” he says of the fixtures, hardware, and lighting by Kohler and Kallista. Hermogeno and designer Lynette Chin brought in a mix of vintage and new furnishings in the family room, incorporating performance fabrics for durability.

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It softened the effect of export bans and price controls by finding new partners and utilizing stealthy shipping schemes. It bypassed the West’s import restrictions by rerouting trade routes  through Central Asia. Even though the weather outside might not have gotten the memo, we’re absolutely in full-on Fall mode here at the House of Valentina! If you caught my latest Fall Decor video on YouTube, you already know that I tend to steer clear of the typical autumnal decorations (don’t worry, Halloween’s in the works, and I’ll share those delights soon). My take on Fall decor leans towards a subtler, more timeless approach, one that uses fabrics, textures, and scents to keep our home feeling fresh yet consistently inviting all year round.

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Bursts of hot pink and apple green energize Steven Cordrey’s design for the home’s veranda. Hand-beaded light fixtures illuminate the seating areas, which feature tables and chairs from Janus et Cie’s Amalfi Coast outdoor collection. The real weirdness, needless to say, was hard-baked into each piece long before these stagings added neon accessories and boundless physical energy. Both are rarities – ROH director of opera Oliver Mears staged the Martinů’s UK premiere himself back in 2007, while this is only the second UK production of Harbison’s chamber opera – and you can see why. The sequence of events in Larmes de Couteau is somewhat clearer, albeit in an explicitly surreal vein (“It’s very French, isn’t it?” said the woman sitting next to me to her companion come the interval).

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She launched House of Valentina in 2012 while living in Copenhagen, bringing the lifestyle brand to her hometown of Atlanta in 2016. She leads her own design team and creates weekly content for her ever-growing YouTube audience. Valentina’s style has been heavily influenced by her 12 years living abroad in Spain, Morocco and Denmark. By studying local languages, cultures and living in each country she gained a more global “no rules” approach to design. She always jokes that she’s not above inviting herself in, her fearless attitude has allowed her to see and experience countless homes around the world.

“It was one of my favorite rooms in the house because it was the one that had the most history preserved, and I wanted to really celebrate that,” she told AD PRO. For her Foyer of Enchantment, Scheff installed a custom mural by Hattas Art Studios, a John Richard chandelier dripping with glass leaves, a silk wall covering by Aux Abris, and organic furniture created with Amorph Studio. “I wanted you to feel like you were transported to another time and place,” Scheff says. Designer Lara Hovanessian packed plenty of bold design elements into the powder room and adjacent lounge. A moody House of Hackney floral wall covering lines the dressing area, which leads to a powder room accented with a Kelly Wearstler’s Graffito II from Walnut Wallpaper. A black-and-white triangular mosaic tile floor by Artistic Tile from Mission Tile West puts a contemporary twist on the classic checkered pattern.

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“[We made] sure that it was a really usable room, that it didn’t just look nice,” Hermogeno says. For a bedroom off the nursery, Carmine Sabatella wanted to create a jewel-toned escape. “I thought, if somebody’s taking care of the baby, they have a space where they can come and feel like it’s a retreat,” Sabatella says. The designer outfitted a door handcrafted in India with a vintage mirror to create a one of a kind headboard and bathed the space in deep emerald green. The glamorous touches continue in the ensuite bath, where Sabatella added a custom mirror-tiled tub that plays off the vintage French tile floor. Designer Rachel Scheff used the home’s spectacular ceiling, woodwork, and stained glass as the inspirations for her fanciful, flora- and fauna-filled foyer.

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Working with Jacqueline Black and Michelle Porreca, Williams brought in a Chinoiserie wall covering to give the space a garden-like atmosphere. The EU drastically lowered consumption of Russian oil down to 0.6 million b/dxv and its consumption of Russian gas down  to 27 bcm in 2023.xvi Additional precautions were taken to prevent global prices from simply  spiking again. Maria Videla-Juniel, who designed the primary bathroom of the main house, also devised a welcoming entry to the Gate House. A Thibault wall covering graces the entry, and a Fibreworks runner leads guests up the stairs. “I’m all about gardens connecting the architecture into the landscape,” landscape architect Timothy John Palcic tells AD PRO.

The room is anchored by a Riva 1920 table made with the wood of a 50,000-year-old Kauri tree, which Levine surrounded with seating for 12. Another seating area with views of the garden was designed for more intimate dining, games, or meetings, and it’s illuminated by a Murano glass chandelier. At the far end of the room, Levine installed a lush purple sofa with cocktail tables, creating the perfect spot for drinks, dessert, or relaxing with a cup of coffee. The designers worked with a color palette of Dunn-Edwards paints, and several chose to highlight the brand’s 2024 Color of the Year, a steely blue called Skipping Stones.

A brick-walled patio became a party-ready outdoor kitchen and dining area thanks to Douglas R. Sanicola of Outdoor Elegance. Sanicola and Monique Wood installed Caesarstone countertops fabricated by Carlito’s Way Stone to create a functional space for outdoor entertaining. The event draws more than 25,000 guests each year and offers several dining spaces, including Roe Japanese Fusion, the Tudor Rose Bistro, and Wattle & Daub Tavern. The Shops at the Showcase offer an array of merchants, from handmade jewelry to artisanal chocolates, and are also home to the Shops’s Wine & Cheese Bar. Western monetary sanctions aimed to undermine the ruble by discouraging or outright  banning foreign investments in Russia, and to erode the central bank’s ability to refinance the  ruble.

Troweled cement plaster was applied to the walls, and handcrafted Zia tile adds pattern to the floor. Designer Karen Billman made Dunn-Edwards’s Skipping Stones the star of her cheery sunroom. She complimented the vibrant hue with metallic accents, Roman shades in a Morris & Co. fabric, and chairs upholstered in a moss green textile by Wesley Hall Fabrics.

The designer established two seating areas within the space, including a cozy gathering spot with chaise longues that flank the original carved marble fireplace. The room’s coffered ceilings were enhanced with a faux-wood decorative painting by Jhon Ardilla. “I really feel like the dining room is a forgotten room,” says the designer, who set out to prove how vital the space is to a home.

Hand-painted floors were the jumping-off point for designer Amy Peltier’s soothing primary bedroom design. “It was so much work, but it turned out beautiful.” The firm wanted the space to feel “light and airy and breezy,” and incorporated fabrics and wall coverings by Thibaut in a soft color palette. Peltier and designer Marina Kelly installed an arch to divide the bedroom from the sitting area, breaking up the large space.

History to reportedly construct a bigger, bolder, modern farmhouse-style pad which is right on trend. Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have architecture super fans (yeah, they're a thing) up in arms after they demolished an historic L.A. Pad to build their dream home, but the architect's daughter says it's not that big of a loss. Designer Stephanie Hatten updated the Gatehouse Kitchen, turning it into an airy English-country-inspired space. An eye-catching natural stone by Walker Zanger was selected for the counters and backsplash, and the space was outfitted with the latest Monogram appliances. Native California wildflowers accent the Arroyo Vista Garden, which was designed with fire safety in mind.

It remains to be seen whether Erin's stance will be the chill pill architecture fans need to ease their fury over C&K tearing down the historic gem. She's all about giving back, suggesting it would be nice if things from the old pad got recycled to help those in need, or at least, given new life in architecture schools. The Hollywood couple purchased the property last year for $12.5 million due to its location ... And Erin says she respects their desire to build a family nest close to the double compound owned by Katherine's mom Maria Shriver. Erin says she definitely would've preferred someone to simply renovate the place and keep it standing -- but still, she's not bent out of shape about Katherine and Chris' decision to start afresh on the property. Jerome Thiebault created a polished and petite bathroom complete with storage and a shower.