Treasures in a Tower

<span style="">This restored XVI century tower in Spain, houses the treasures collected by its owner in his travels around the world. </span>Three interior designers, <span>Begoña Calzada, Malu Sanroma and Isabel Badiola, </span>helped him with the decoration. A unique house full of interesting pieces.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_1g.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 751px;" /><br /><span style="">A stone masonry arch flanked by two ancient terracotta cups. The cobbled stones are original and the </span><span>French chairs were purchased at a flea market in Bordeaux.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_2g.jpg" /><br /><span>In the foyer a Napoleon III bed, acquired in Bordeaux, </span><span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span> a grandfather clock acquired in Vigo, a Louis XVI lamp from an antique shop in Granada.</span> <span>The mirror is a twin of the one in the master bedroom.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_3g.jpg" /><br /><span style="">The tiled stove was made by Florentine artisans.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_4g.jpg" /><br /><span style="">In the foyer, an arch leads into the kitchen.</span> <span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>The sculptures are made of gilded wrought iron and were purchased in France.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_5g.jpg" /><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);"></span><span><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_6g.jpg" /><br /><span>In the kitchen</span><span> an XVIII century Catalan sculpture stands on the counter.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_7g.jpg" /><br /><span>Notice the thickness of the walls which separate the kitchen from the living room</span><span><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_8g.jpg" /><br /><span></span><span>The floorboards of the room and the bedroom were brought from Brazil by the owner.</span><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_9g.jpg" /><br /><span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);">African tribal art and sacred art are displayed in this room.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_10g.jpg" /><br /><span>Behind the living room sofa, a console with concrete bases holds two Florentine terracotta busts and antique lamps</span><span>.<br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_11g.jpg" /><br /><span>Next to a </span><span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;">XVIII</span></span><span> </span><span>French chemist's cupboard a mahogany table and Victorian chairs purchased in Buenos Aires and an</span><span> Italian ceramic stove brought from Florence.</span><span><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_12g.jpg" /><br /><span>A Portuguese mirror, serves as a headboard.</span> <span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span></span><span>A Becara rug covers part of the peroba wood flooring.</span><span><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_13g.jpg" /><br /><span>Victorian fireplace acquired in an antiques shop in Edinburgh.</span> <span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>On it, a painting by artist Antonio Cuervas-Mons.</span> <span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>A XVI century San Gregorio figure stands on a </span>sculptor table trestle.<br /><span><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_14g.jpg" /><br /><span>Stained glass on the arched doors that lead to the master bedroom and bathroom. On the chest a Sicilian XVII century torso and an antique marble head.</span><span><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_15g.jpg" /><br /><span>Antiques from Portugal Brazil and France on the fireplace in the bathroom. A XIX century portrait</span><span> hangs on the wall.</span><span><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/396/396_1_16g.jpg" /><br /><span>Restored French sink and cast iron radiator.</span> <span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;">The sconces are </span></span><span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;">XVIII</span></span><span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"> century procession lanterns</span></span><span>. Antique bars in the two circular windows.</span><br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/">here</a>.

Treasures in a Tower

This restored XVI century tower in Spain, houses the treasures collected by its owner in his travels around the world. Three interior desig...

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Celebrity Home: Sheryl Crow

One of my favourite design magazines, Architectural Digest, featured Sheryl Crow's home in this month's issue.<br /><br />After not seeing eye to eye with the decorator she had appointed, she decided to go solo and, little by little, guided by intuition she began to fill the rooms herself, taking an unconventional, personal approach to interior design.<br /><br />Set in Hollywood, there are three homes on her 11-acre property. Sheryl lives with her two sons in the main building which ia a 1926 Spanish Colonial hacienda. Then there's a 1909 Craftsman bungalow; and a 19th-century cottage, used as guesthouses for friends, relatives, and members of her band.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="" class="featureimg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/01_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Sheryl by her infinity pool. Gorgeous Hollywood views.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/15_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />The entrance to the main house.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/16_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />The beautiful Spanish tile in this stairway is original to the house; the vintage dressmaker’s forms come from the Venice, California, boutique Obsolete.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/02_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />In the living room, a 19th-century American “boneshaker” bicycle hangs above the fireplace.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/03_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A Ginebra sectional sofa and vintage cocktail table and the sea-grass rug in the living room. Ron Pippin’s trophylike 2007 sculpture <em>Deer with Copper Horns</em> is displayed on a wall.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/17_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A recamier in the corner of the living room. She bought the small Fred Stonehouse paintings at a gallery in New Orleans.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/04_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Terra-cotta floors and subway tiles in the kitchen.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/05_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A cabinet stocked with small finds. (Those skulls are rather creepy!)<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/06_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />The library’s club chairs are from a Paris flea market. <div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/07_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Crow with her Yamaha baby grand.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/08_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A 1930s light fixture hangs above the antique dining room table, once used in a linen factory.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/09_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />In a small music room, a Bedford desk and Kilim benches. The guitar is a 2008 reissued Gibson Les Paul.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/14_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />The master bath’s 1920s pedestal sink and black tilework are original to the house. A Persian carpet covers the floor.<br /></div><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/13_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A masculine Spanish look for the master bedroom.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/20_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Sheryl found the 3-D picture viewer and sculpted hand at an antiques store in Hudson, New York.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/18_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Crow’s canvas pavilion serves as an outdoor living space, complete with a desk, chair, bed, and even electricity.<br /><br /></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/11_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A tepee in the terraced garden.<br /><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/12_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />A rustic staircase, designed by Crow’s groundskeeper, José Edis Aviles, leads to walking trails that traverse the property.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/10_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />An arching bridge connects the three houses on the estate.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations/19_good_vibrations.jpg" /><br />Aviles also designed and built this palapa overlooking Los Angeles.<br /><br /></div>If you'd like to read the whole article on Sheryl's home just go <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2011/03/good_vibrations_article?currentPage=1">here</a>.<br /></div><br /><div class="byline"> <div class="contributors"> <span class="c"><span>Photography by </span>Roger Davies</span> </div></div><br />All images and information from Architectural Digest.<br /></div>

Celebrity Home: Sheryl Crow

One of my favourite design magazines, Architectural Digest, featured Sheryl Crow's home in this month's issue. After not seeing eye ...

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Renovated Country House

Hello, sweets! I'll do my best to post every day as usual, but our moving day is drawing closer and I still have a gazillion things to do. I go around with my check list and I tick off two items but instantly add another two so it feels like I'm not getting anything done!<br /><br />So, I have to scuttle away now, and thus I leave you with this renovated house for you to enjoy. Stone, reclaimed beams, Gustavian furniture mixed with modern pieces, for a welcoming home. Notice how the arrangement of two sitting areas and dining room space in the huge living area makes it look cozy.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/un-jardin-que-mira-al-bosque/porche/porche/332893-1-esl-ES/Porche_large.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 389px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon/332909-1-esl-ES/Salon_large.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 389px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon-2/332913-1-esl-ES/Salon-2_large.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 389px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/recuperada-con-materiales-tradicionales/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon-2b/413929-1-esl-ES/Salon-2b_large.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 591px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon-3/332917-1-esl-ES/Salon-3_large.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 591px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon-4/332921-1-esl-ES/Salon-4_large.jpg" style="width: 504px; height: 391px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/con-mobiliario-antiguo/salon/salon-5/332925-2-esl-ES/Salon-5_large.jpg" style="width: 507px; height: 393px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/un-guino-a-la-tradicion/comedor/comedor/332937-1-esl-ES/Comedor_large.jpg" style="width: 507px; height: 393px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/un-guino-a-la-tradicion/comedor/comedor2/332941-1-esl-ES/Comedor_large.jpg" style="width: 507px; height: 597px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/decorado-con-piezas-muy-escogidas/dormitorio/dormitorio-principal/332953-1-esl-ES/Dormitorio-principal_large.jpg" style="width: 505px; height: 594px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/decorado-con-piezas-muy-escogidas/dormitorio/dormitorio-principal-2/332957-1-esl-ES/Dormitorio-principal-2_large.jpg" style="width: 505px; height: 392px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/var/elmueble/storage/images/casas/de-campo/una-masia-recuperada/un-jardin-que-mira-al-bosque/porche/jardin/332897-1-esl-ES/Jardin_large.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 389px;" /><br /><br />Hope you enjoyed today's tour.<br />All images from <a href="http://www.elmueble.com/">here</a>.

Renovated Country House

Hello, sweets! I'll do my best to post every day as usual, but our moving day is drawing closer and I still have a gazillion things to d...

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Country House in Spain

There really isn't much to tell about us moving to Peru, but since some of you asked, here it goes!<br /><br />I'm from Argentina but I've been living in Brazil for 6 years now. We moved here because of my husband's job and now we're moving to Peru for the same reason. I'm not quite sure how long we'll be living there but it will be between 3 and 5 years and then it will be time to move to another (unknown!) country. I'm surely going to miss Brazil as it's one of the most beautiful places one could wish to live in, the people, the weather, the incredible vegetation, so many things... but we have to move on and I know we'll be happy in Peru, too.<br /><br />So, enough about me, now, and on to show you this simple but inviting country house in Spain. Enjoy the tour white I go box and weigh some more books!<br /><br /><img height="750" name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_1g.jpg" width="601" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_2g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_3g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_4g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_5g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_6g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_7g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_8g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_9g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_10g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_12g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo35/campo35_11g.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/">here</a>.

Country House in Spain

There really isn't much to tell about us moving to Peru, but since some of you asked, here it goes! I'm from Argentina but I've ...

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