The Monkey Bar at Boca Raton Resort

Like all good Mizner Loyalist , we love Johnnie Brown. Johnny Brown was Addison Mizner's pet spider monkey. He is burried down a little Via off Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

There used to be a great shop on Worth Ave called ' Johnny Brown', it is probably still there.

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Window treatments - soft furnishing

Soft furnishing is a vital part of interior design and decoration. They add color, texture, softness and design to our spaces. Without soft furnishings, our rooms would be hard and noisy.

Fabrics are the major part of soft furnishings; we use these for making drapery, curtains, cushions, valances, tiebacks, wall panels and upholstering our furniture to make it more comfortable to sit on.

There are smaller items called passementere, these are the trims and braids that decorate the fabric we use on the drapes, blinds, curtains, cushions and throws.

Mizner's Boca Raton Resort

This is a promotional map from Addison Mizner ( Boca Raton Historical Society )
Mizner really did put Boca Raton on the map when he put The Boca Raton Resort on the map !

This is last October's cover, and it is soooooo Boca ! ( this October's cover might be very different )

It is just up the road from Boca raton, so you should ....
Take a drive and see how the other half lives, from Donald Trump’s fabulous Mar-a-Lago (1100 South Ocean), once the palatial estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, past John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s former house (720 North Ocean ) and the Estee Lauder estate (126 South Ocean) to lovely Worth Avenue, one of the most famous shopping streets in the world. While you are there. make sure you pop into Via Mizner and visit the grave of Johnnie Brown, the pet monkey of Palm Beach/Boca Raton society architect Addison Mizner. It was eccentric Mizner, complete with a monkey on his shoulder, who, in the 1920s, brought the “Old World Mediterranean” look to Palm Beach and points south. If you decide to explore the north end of the island, you can find the former Kennedy compound at 1095 North Ocean, the family’s winter estate until 1995 and site of where William Kennedy Smith was infamously accused of rape in 1991 ( Boca Raton Mag. )

This is the Historical Society's Building, they took over the Original Town Hall Building.

It is a wonderful organization of which I have been involved with. I will post about that later.

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This is promotional literature from Mr. Mizners Company, he had a dream for Boca Raton and designed The Boca Raton Resort which really is The Centerpiece of Boca.

The Boca Raton Resort's entrance. ( click to enlarge )

How about a swim at this pool ? Yes, This is The Boca Raton Resort and yes more people watching, sometimes bordering on a freak show. But that is just through my eyes, what do I know ? ( if you come down and run into me at Mizner's, I'll tell you what I know, and you won't believe it !!! Truth really is stranger that fiction. ( click to enlarge )

The Boca Raton Resort Golf Course

I do not play golf, but I would drive the cart.

And then have a yummy lunch at Chauncy's.

This is Red Reef Park in Boca Raton.

More of Red Reef Park. Everyone comes to sun bathe and snorkel here.

This is what we refer to as 'Mizner'. It is an open air city center with apartments above the stores and restaurants below all inspired by the Mizner design style. You do not want to miss this !!! It has many great restaurants and good shopping as well. And the 'Starbucks' here is a hot spot.

If indeed you like people watching, come to 'Mizner' at night.

Now this....really can be a Freak Show Extrordinaire.

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pics from Boca Raton Historical Society, The Boca Raton Resort and City Data

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The Raleigh Hotel in MIAMI BEACH

When I first moved to Miami Beach as a small child we spent our summers at

The Raleigh Hotel, it was a happy , happy time. The beaches in Miami Beach were still real sand beaches. What they have on the beach where sand should be is something that they litterally 'dug up someplace', and called it sand.Since it is NO FUN walking on the sand barefoot, you can will me here, ( please DON'T)

I am isolating. After the debate last night,

My Head is Killing Me and I am Cranky.

more useless info : Chanel ( Karl Lagerfield ) just introduced their new collection at The Raleigh Swimming Pool www.RalieighHotel.com

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Ripple Coffee Table by Blu Dot

The Blu Dot Ripple Coffee Table makes periodicals and books available within reach of seating in a low design with a long surface area. The Ripple Coffee Table features wood and stainless steel. The Blu Dot goal is to bring good design to as many people as possible by creating products that are useful, affordable, and desirable. The Blu Dot Ripple Coffee Table is available with the following: Included Features: Graphite on Oak finish.Wood table.Brushed Stainless Steel base.Shipping: This item usually ships within one week. Dimensions Table: Width 51 In. Height 14 In. Depth 19 In.

Modern Scando Family Coffee Table

A contemporary quality table accommodating the wants and needs of both the young and young at heart. For the very young it's a low, soft, and inviting form that provides an aid to help in the process of standing up and negotiating furniture for the first time. The low casual stature of the table gives older kids an inviting space to gather around. For adults this rational form is an elegant and sensuous table that provides an effortless solution for smaller living spaces. In addition, the useful storage curve creates a convenient place to keep those magazines and books close at hand..

The design of the Scando Table was inspired by both Japanese living and long hours of observing how children relate to the floor in their daily activities. They've created a table that engages children and accommodates their diverse activities, while addressing the needs of adults who want furniture that is elegant, expertly crafted, and multi-functional. A table the whole family can love ... we do!

Molded ply
Dimensions: 28d x 43.5w x 11h

Maku Outdoor Teak Coffee Table

Maku SS08 - 108 Whether it's a glass of lemonade on a hot afternoon or sharing appetizers with friends in the evening, the Maku Coffee Table is one accessory you cant live with out. It is versatile enough for any situation and best combined with any of the Maku seating collection to truly create the perfect setting. Coffee Table Features: -Modern outdoor coffee table. -Natural finish. -Constructed of the finest sustainable plantation grown teak. -Kiln dried to a minimum of 10% moisture content. -Features world class Hafele hardware combined with dovetail joinery. -Suitable for both residential and commercial use. -Made in Indonesia. -Overall Dimensions: 15" H x 47" W x 24" D. -Two year limited warranty on manufacturer defects.

Modern Mott Coffee Table

Refresh the look of your space with the Mott modern coffee table by Modloft. This coffee table is classic modern with its simple design. The low profile rectangular coffee table has a spacious top, flat steel feet, and a clean, sleek design which gives the Mott coffee table a minimalist image with a bold flair. Finished in rich wenge veneer. White Lacquer and Walnut finishes will be available soon. Hardwood construction. Imported.

Fungi Modern 20 Table Lamp

The Fungi table lamp adds a natural touch to any room with an etched white cased glass shade in the shape of a mushroom head. Satin Aluminum details are a modern finishing touch to this simple design. Complete the look with more light fixtures available from the same family. 14.5" Height 20" Width Uses (1) 150 watt incandescent bulb, not included

Hooverville or Bushville

Oh look, The beginning of fall......

Central Park has always been a very special place to me. It is so very beautiful all year !!


I love to be in it, walk through it , or just walk by it along 5th Ave ( I am an EastSider).

When I first moved to Manhattan in 1975 I danced the nights away at places like; Studio 54, Xenon's, Hippopotamus , The Library, and I would end up eating breakfast just before dawn at The Brasserie on east 53rd Street . The Brasserie was well known and great for people watching, there were many drunk & stoned Movies Star's along with the Famous Clothing Designers. 'The Lush Life' in more than one way.

Right outside the windows of cafes all over Manhattan you would see people sleeping in doorways , hallways, over subway grates covered with newspaper to keep warm. By the rivers , and under bridges you would see people living in boxes and burning fires in coffee cans to cook and keep warm. The city of Manhattan was bankrupt, there was no help or place for these poor people.

But thankfully, I never saw a policeman chase a cold sleeping man off a subway grate -

You know, It was a difficult time for me (and it certainly could have gotten worse for me) as well, because I was young, stupid, spending everything I got my hands on, and I was so afraid that I might miss something. I was burning at both ends. It was all so sophisticated and beautiful I thought.

I believe today that I was just luckier than the men on the grates, or the ladies pushing everything they owned in a shopping cart, while dressed in soiled evening gowns , with pale dirty faces wearing false eyelashes and ruby red lips at 8:00 am in the morning.

You know, we just need to force ourselves to look to the left and the right, up and down....or we will miss 'something' or 'everything'.

pics from BBC

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Coffee Table Set

Blu Dot SR1-COFTBL / SR1-SQRTBL / SR1-CONTBL Structure and design are one with the Strut Collection. The frame of .75" steel tubing in a powder-coated finish supports a flat top finished with matching polyurethane paint. With such solid construction, perhaps the Strut tables are proud of its staying power. Choose from bold dark olive or watermelon, or ivory or robin's egg blue for a subtler impact; whatever your choice, the Strut Coffee Table Set provides a perfect centerpiece for your modern living space. Features: -Frames are .75" square steel tubing. -Powder-coated frame is offered in four colors. -Tops have medium density fiberboard core. -Finished on top with three coats of durable polyurethane paint to match bases. -Clean, minimalist design. -Offered in several sizes. -Available in ivory, robin's egg blue, dark olive, or watermelon. Dimensions: -Rectangular Coffee Table: 14" H x 54" W x 20" D. -Square Coffee Table: 12" H x 40" W x 40" D. -Side Table: 18" H x 20" W x 20" D. -Console Table: 30" H x 60" W x 11.5" D. Order with Confidence: -Should you discover shortly after receiving your Blu Dot Strut Coffee Table Set that parts are either damaged or missing, please call us immediately, and we will be happy to send you replacement parts as soon as possible and at no additional cost.. -No sales tax, except on orders shipped to Massachusetts..

Romeo Soft table lamp by Flos

Product description: The Flos Romeo Soft table lamp is designed by Phillipe Starck in 1998. This elegant table lamp is providing diffused light. The steel stem, the die-cast aluminum base and the yoke are gray painted. The shade of the Romeo Soft table lamp is made by plisse cloth. The On/Off TOUCH-DIMMER of this beautiful lamp is located on the yoke with a chrome-plated steel sensor.Both sizes are in stock and ready to ship - UL listed! Details: Manufacturer: Flos Designer: Phillipe Starck Made in: Italy Dimensions: Height Romeo Soft T1: 26,38" Diameter: 13,39 Height Romeo Soft T2: 29,53 Diameter: 19,69 Light bulb: Romeo Soft T1: 100W Romeo Soft T2 150W Material aluminum .

Areaware I Was Here Graffiti Side Table

Areaware Brooklyn-based designer Jason Miller is known for drawing on everyday aspects of American culture to create contemporary designs that could just as easily be conceptual art. The I Was Here Graffiti Side Table takes the ubiquitous practice of carving one's initials or thoughts into a public object and makes it the central theme of the design, thus taking a form of expression that is thought of as vandalism and elevating it into an art form. Adorned with actual graffiti found on New York benches and tabletops, the I Was Here Graffiti Side Table is made of graffiti-proof 100% post-consumer recycled plastic lumber and is available in four colors. Designed by: Jason Miller, 2002 Features: -Dining table made of 100% post-consumer recycled plastic lumber. -Fasteners made of steel. -Available in black, blue, brown or white. -Overall Dimensions: 17" H x 21" W x 21" D. Order with Confidence: -Should you discover shortly after receiving your I Was Here Graffiti Side Table that parts are either damaged or missing, please call us immediately, and we will be happy to send you replacement parts as soon as possible and at no additional cost.. -No sales tax, except on orders shipped to Massachusetts. JMGST

Hammary Modern Hammary Currant Nesting Tables

Hammary Boasting their unmatched versatility and impressive looks, the Modern Hammary Currant Nesting Table and Modern Hammary Currant Square Drawer End Table are sure inject sophistication into your living room decor. These quality accent pieces are constructed from birch solids and feature a distinguishing Black Currant finish. Enhance your living room decor with these accent pieces from Hammary. Features: -Black Currant finish. -Constructed from birch solids. -Drawer End Table has pull-out drawer. -Drawer End Table has open storage bottom shelf. -Drawer End Table Dimensions: 24" H x 18" W x 18" D. -Large Nesting Table Dimensions: 22" H x 20" W x 20" D. -Small Nesting Table Dimensions: 19" H x 17" W x 17" D.

American Modern Sofa Table

Cherry American Modern Sofa Table by Stanley.

kitchen atlantic design center

Atlantic Design Center, A Division of Eldredge Lumber

627 U.S. Route 1
York, ME 03909
Phone: 207-363-3004
sgagnon@eldredgelumber.com
http://www.atlanticdesignctr.com
Atlantic Design Center is New England's premier kitchen and bath showroom. Find the vision of Atlantic Design Center.

Firm Profile
Located on New England's seacoast, the Atlantic Design Center is a 8000-square-foot, the whole house exhibition space open for Homeowners and business professionals looking for a customized design experience. In June 2006, owner Scott Eldredge, opened the Design Center, an extension of his highly successful kitchen design department Eldredge Lumber.

In this short space of time, since its opening, the high-end state-of-the-art kitchen and bath showroom has become an area of go-planning center is the overwhelming choice of custom Cabinetry and expertise to design professionals. Presentation Mode boasts a full kitchen, bathroom, living room, mudroom, laundry room and butler's pantry screens, so customers can see the entire home design project. Holding the "Best Showroom in North-Boston," Atlantic Design Center is a hidden treasure, you have to see to believe.

Specialties
Atlantic Design Center features the latest trends and technologies in the home design industry, yet never strays from the quality and skills of the customers are waiting for the custom Cabinetry showroom. Private room containing rows of predator Custom Cabinetry, Acorn Custom Cabinets, Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry, Habersham designs, Cabico Custom Cabinetry and semi-custom production Cabinetry Medallion Cabinetry, and Shiloh Cabinetry. A fine natural stone and hand-shaped wood table top products Cabinetry highlight the options offered, and the state-of-the-art appliances from Sub-Zero and Wolf, seamlessly combines the overall design of any room at home.

In addition, the Atlantic Design Center has a wide range of tile and floor coverings, as well as the designer of the window and wall coverings, to make this design showroom one-stop-shopping experience. Above all, professionals in the Atlantic Design Center to anticipate the needs of their customers and offer a practical approach to design. From idea to installation, the design team will help you through the entire project, all at the same time maintaining a style and vision in mind. The design staff of Atlantic Design Center works of customers across the country who are either currently building or remodeling a second home in New England or the re-location to the area. Their certified kitchen and bath designers understand the home is a sanctuary, which would directly respond to lifestyle and personality of the owner. We invite you to visit the Atlantic Design Center and find a vision.

New England Design Hall of FamePremier Features

Leonards New England design home

Leonards New England

600 Taunton Ave
Seekonk, MA 02771
Tel: (888) 336-8585
lois@leonardsdirect.com
http://www.leonardsdirect.com/
Antique beds & fine antique furniture our Specialty since 1933!

Company Profile
Our company was founded in 1933 by Lester and Hazel Leonard and was soon known as one of the few workshops, which could re-size beds and restore all types of antique furniture. Today we have so much more! In addition to our wonderful antique collection, we offer classic reproduction furniture. In addition to the original shop in Seekonk, Massachusetts, we now have beautiful shop in Westport, Connecticut. Even our full Interior Design Service is able to help customers with any decor decisions, including textiles, furniture, Window Treatments, carpeting, lighting fixtures and decorative accessories.

Specialties
A premier source for heirloom quality Antique & Reproduction Beds, the antique beds Leonards sells are mostly pre-1900s. Commonly called Four-poster beds or Rope Beds, a network of rope was used to support a mattress or a "tick" filled with corn, horse hair or feathers, and you slept. We offer the largest selection of antique American Rope Beds or four lines beds everywhere.

New England Design Hall of Fame Premier properties

Pinnacle Home Design

Custom plans



Pinnacle Home Design not only offers pre-designed plans on our website, but a tailor-made plan option for those customers who desire a more personalized homepage by our Plan design.With Custom service, our customers directly throughout the interior to ensure that the consistent with their needs and lifestyle exactly. Our new 3-dimensional software allows our customers to catch a glimpse of their house if it develops into a real-life environment. For further details on this service you can contact info@pinnaclehomedesign.com or call us at 913-338-1922. We'll be happy to talk about pricing, the duration of the project and any other information you need to make an informed decision!

Black and White Interior Decorating Ideas

Bold Black and Virgin white are always in for interiors decoraton and they never go out of style. The use of white and black in interior design can create a dazzling and spectacular interior decoration. The use of black and white in decorating gives a fresh, clean, and unquestionably urbane and elegant look to any room. I have selected a few examples of using black and white in interior design.

Black and White Bedroom Ideas

A black and white bedroom combines tranquility with style to guarantee that your bedroom is a special and serene place. Simple yet charismatic, a black and white bedroom can be custom-made to suit any personality. Use black and white to create the bedroom of your dreams.

Black & White Lamps

Black and white lamps and shades can give a very elegant and radiant look to the bedroom when lit in the night.

Black & White Dining Tables

Dining tables give a complete look to the dining room or space allocated to dining area. It can be decorated in rich traditional décor or in contemporary style.

Black & White Cushions

Cushions provides comfort and also provides stunning trendy look to the interior decoration look. , these soft and smooth pillows are fun for any room.

The black and white mix n match cushions give a very bold contrast of colours. Cushions are usually made of made of 100% cotton except for the solid silk and comes with zipper and removable polyester filler for easy wash and dry.

I truly enjoyed researching on this interior decoration ideas. This was an effort to give people interested in doing up there custom home interior decors or simply redoing the rooms. Either they change the room theme and colour scheme or do the complete house with black and white looks.

Your comments are welcome! Do let me know how do you like my work....

San Simeon's BEAUTIFUL EXCESS - William Randolph Hearst, Millicent Hearst and Marion Davies

The definition of EXCESS : The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions.

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, ….

This post started while researching swimming pools, one thing led to another and I was at San Simeon. This pool room must have been a magical place to experience. Upon further investigation I was reminded of the Stock Market Crash of 1929....

THE PLAYERS

(W.R.H. was originally a DEMOCRAT but became a Republican)
The Hearst news empire reached a circulation and revenue peak about 1928, but the economic collapse of the Great Depression (triggered by the Wall Street Crash of 1929) and the vast over-extension of his empire cost him control of his holdings. It is unlikely that the newspapers ever paid their own way; mining, ranching and forestry provided whatever dividends the Hearst Corporation paid out. When the collapse came, all Hearst properties were hit hard, but none more so than the papers; adding to the burden were the Chief's now-conservative politics, increasingly at odds with those of his readers. the. Unable to service its existing debts, Hearst Corporation faced a court-mandated reorganization in 1937.

SOUND FAMILIAR ?????

From this point, Hearst was just another employee, subject to the directives of an outside manager. Newspapers and other properties were liquidated, the film company ( guess who starred in movies there ? )shut down; there was even a well-publicized sale of art and antiquities.
The Hearst Corporation continues to this day as a large, privately held media conglomerate based in New York City.

THE WOMEN

Regarding Marion Davies, Hearst became involved in an affair with popular film actress and Comedienne named Marion Davies (1897–1961), and from about 1919, he lived openly with her in California. The affair ruled over Davies' life, leaving her reputation chained with Hearst's

Regarding Millicent Hearst, she started the free milk fund in 1921, you would think that if people were struggling to that degree, and several years before the CRASH and the GREAT DEPRESSION, that the government might begin to listen to citizens of the United States when they begin to say we are struggling, the economy is not good. We can't pay our bills , and everything is too expensive.

I mean since the whole theory is "it is a trickle down economy", if it stinks at the bottom, won't that TRICKLE RIGHT BACK UP ?

It seems obvious to me that it has, there is no longer any way to hide , deny or try to camouflage it with campaign slogans like,"We Have a Strong Economy". LOL I wish I could Laugh Out Loud !

On a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, was donated by the Hearst Corporation to the state of California in 1957, and is now a State Historical Monument and a National Historic Landmark, open for public tours. Hearst formally named the estate 'La Cuesta Encantada' ('The Enchanted Hill'), but he called it 'the ranch'.

His palatial estate, Hearst Castle, near San Simeon, California, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, was donated by the Hearst Corporation to the state of California in 1957, and is now a State Historical Monument and a National Historic Landmark, open for public tours. Hearst formally named the estate 'La Cuesta Encantada' ('The Enchanted Hill'), but he called it 'the ranch'.

Hearst and Davies spent much of their time entertaining, holding lavish parties, the guests for which included Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and the young J.F.K .

San Simeon was never completed.

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Renee Finberg Will Use A Rocking Horse !

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This is a home I did in Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida.

A multiple page article was written , photographed and published in a Palm Beach Design Magazine featuring my work and the rest of the home.( You can click on this pic to enlarge )
-You will see the detail on the cushion on the wicker chair, the pillows , the draperies are made with F.S. Schumacher Fabric, the carpet I designed and chose the carpet tufts ( color of the yarns used in the carpet ) to match the draperies, and was made by Stark Carpet.

You will see the Rocking Horse on the floor to the left of the wicker chair.
The post under this shows you more examples of Horse Rockers/Tricycles used as accessories in your home.

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