When it’s forecasted to be 95°F, 6AM is actually the most pleasant time of day to be outside
Month: August 2016
bits of inspiration – #75.
Just finished Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck and would highly recommend it to anyone with even a marginal interest in city planning and design. This book very much champions the car-free urban lifestyle that I’ve been practicing for the last 5 years and I have to be honest and say that some of the satisfaction for me came in hearing my own life choices affirmed 🙂 That aside, the book offers some really interesting insights into what factors effect both a city’s economy and the quality of life experienced by its residents. Speck’s writing is approachable and easily digestible, even for those with no prior knowledge of or connection to urban planning. Since I started reading this book I’ve found myself looking at my own city and others with an entirely new perspective. Walkable City get 5 stars from me!
Image courtesy of Amazon.com
bits of inspiration – #74.
Missing this view today..
bits of inspiration – #73.
Sometimes those slightly overcast days at the beach are actually the best days.
rooms with kilim rugs (including mine).
For a few months now I’ve noticed vintage kilim rugs popping up all over my favorite design sites and instagram accounts. I’ve written before about my love for vintage/modern collaborations and I’ve come to the conclusion that these textiles are the perfect item to add some vintage aesthetic to any space.
When I moved earlier this summer we had a space between our living area and kitchen that needed a little design love. I had read that Etsy was a great resource for finding vintage rugs and vendors who would ship overseas. Etsy turned out to be almost too great of a resource because I spent an embarrassing amount of time scrolling through page after page of rugs trying to decide on the perfect choice. I ultimately settled on a 50+ year old vintage rug from vendor SilkRoadRugs in Turkey. The rug arrived exactly as pictured and the shipping was remarkably fast. While I can’t vouch for every vendor on Etsy, I would certainly recommend this one. The rug I purchased is pictured below. Continue scrolling to see more of my favorite examples of rooms with kilim rugs from around the web.
Please excuse the terrible lighting of this photo – my apartment windows cast very long shadows in the afternoon.
bits of inspiration – #72.
Always on the look out for the perfect facade. This one in the Back Bay is definitely in the running..
bits of inspiration – #71.
Snapped this photo around 6AM this morning. I always love when the Hancock Tower seems to disappearing into the sky.
bits of inspiration – #70.
The architecture firm who brought Boston its Institute of Contemporary Art has completed their latest project for Columbia University. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, collaborating with Gensler, have just unveiled the university’s new medical school facility. Like the ICA, the building employs a glass facade to create a striking design along with water views (in this case the Hudson River). Check out this article from Architecture Digest to learn more about the building’s design.
photo courtesy of Nic Lehoux
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