“I’m a collector,” asserts Jenna Chused, the interior designer behind Chused & Co. and a forager of classic treasures. “I’ve been antiquing and likely to garden profits since I was eleven.” Unsurprisingly, that skillset arrived in handy when decorating her possess home—a charming Italianate town house nestled in Brooklyn’s leafy Fort Greene community. Chused, whose roster of customers includes actor Michelle Gomez, experienced picked the abode for its “expansive layout, 12-foot ceilings, clean up lines, and gracious design.” Serendipitously, she completed the renovation 6 months before the begin of the pandemic.
During the remodeling period of time, Chused relished making her possess picks without having acquiring to wait on consumer approvals. Opening rooms up, moving fire mantels, and imbuing the place with an in general atmosphere of congenial class consequently proved to be reasonably brief selections. (Other renovations, these kinds of as including windows in buy to present the framework with additional all-natural light-weight, weren’t so simple.)
1 notable alter is in the entryway, where by Chused removed the unique archway and changed it with an more mature one. With its inset doorways, the diameter of the spot was therefore widened 18 inches. Clear drapes and reflective oak flooring only served to additional lighten and brighten the floor ground interiors.
A search within the kitchen area.
As for the furnishings, classic chairs, custom sofas, and exquisite chandeliers assistance develop a decidedly European sense. In the kitchen, Chused additional open cabinets in buy to far better present the house’s collectable items. But without the need of a question, the superior gloss burgundy lacquer and Lacanche variety are the room’s two most display-stopping features. In the dining space, initially section of the kitchen area, a Belgian tapestry is complemented by Angelo Mangiarotti eating chairs.
Even with these star attractions, Chused’s preferred place might just be the most important closet–turned–sitting home. Lovely mural wallpaper by Anabo envelopes the inside, when a Flos Viscontea pendant gentle fixture, Cassina eco-friendly velvet armchair, and couch of Chused’s possess layout include to the cozy ambiance. In the main bed room, Chused experienced a chance to present off her flare for combining seemingly disparate aspects. (Curiously, the marble mantlepiece was taken from the now thoroughly clean-lined and minimalist fireplace in the kitchen area.) Elsewhere, a young ones place is a cohesive rendition of streamlined shades and textures, alluding in section to Chused’s time expended functioning in style at Donna Karan. As the small children play piano and Chused’s husband is a composer, a songs space was almost a need.
Renovation prolonged full, decorating carried out, it is apparent that Chused has masterfully cast latitude and a lively perception of family lifetime into a seemingly slim town property. The definition of luxurious in a metropolis, it would feel.
Free Resources Galore from the Santa Barbara and Montecito Libraries
By Leslie Dinaberg | May 19, 2022
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Looking for some inspiration for your next home improvement project? For when Pinterest isn’t quite cutting it, our librarians Lisa Neubert (Santa Barbara) and Kimberly Crail (Montecito) have curated this list of books to check out.
Small Spaces
Small Space Style: Because You Don’t Have to Live Large to Live Beautifully by Whitney Leigh Morris: Interior design maven Morris shares her ideas and practices for making any tiny space efficient and stylish — whether it’s a rustic A-frame in the woods or a chic micro apartment in the city.
150 Best Tiny Interior Ideasby Francesc Zamora Mola: A smaller living space doesn’t have to mean sacrificing sophistication or comfort. Here are loads of ideas for maximizing space while creating warm and inviting homes.
Interior Design
Design a Healthy Home: 100 Ways to Transform Your Space for Physical and Mental Wellbeing by Oliver Heath: Simple, practical advice on how to design your home for health and happiness through modifications in lighting, air quality, acoustics, temperature, color, and more.
Design the Home You Love: Practical Styling Advice to Make the Most of Your Space by Lee Mayer: A fresh and accessible guidebook to the complicated world of interior design.
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Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Stylesby Amber Lewis: Tricks of the trade from a trendsetting designer known for creating effortlessly layered looks and modern eclectic styles.
Home Stories: Design Ideas for Making a House a Homeby Kim Leggett: Everyone has a story worth telling, and every room can become part of that story. Learn how to create rooms filled with warmth, meaning, and your own unique story of home.
Feels Like Home: Relaxed Interiors for a Meaningful Lifeby Lauren Liess: Explore the emotional connection between home decoration and one’s daily life through the lens of a popular social media and TV star.
House to Home: Designing Your Space for the Way You Liveby Devi Dutta-Choudhury: A modern guide to home improvement that will help you create a dynamic, comfortable space that supports your life and the way you want to live.
Hygge & West Home: Design for a Cozy Lifeby Christiana Coop and Aimee Lagos: These notable tastemakers have curated a look into 20 covetable homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort.
Bringing the Outdoors In
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Home Sweet Houseplant: A Room-by-Room Guide to Plant Decor by Baylor Chapman: Houseplants have the ability to instantly elevate the look of your home and add your own special flourishes. This book shows you where — and how — to begin.
Wild Interiors: Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces by Hilton Carter: A journey in greenery led by the bestselling author’s unique eye and love of plants to show you how to create luscious interiors that not only look amazing but are good for your well-being, too.
Decorating with Plants: What to Choose, Ways to Style, and How to Make Them Thrive by Baylor Chapman: Nothing can add energy, style, and that essential “lived-in-ness” to home spaces better than a little bit of green. Chapman shows us where to begin.
Houseplants for All: How to Fill Any Home with Happy Plants by Danae Horst: A useful guide to selecting and growing plants for your home, including a plant profile quiz.
Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements by Ingrid Carozzi: Organized by season, Carozzi’s book reveals her secrets for creating flower arrangements that are modern, original, and organic in style.
Mindfulness and Minimalism
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson: In Sweden, there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning (dö =“death” and städning = “cleaning”). Magnusson gives instructions for this surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings sooner, rather than later.
Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life by Shira Gill: Help to find your own style with this fresh and accessible guidebook to the world of interior design.
The New Mindful Home: And How to Make it Yours by Joanna Thornhill: Our spaces can play a big part in our emotional well-being. This book explains how to harness the power of mindfulness to help your home support a more considered lifestyle.
The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin: The New York Times best-selling authors of The Home Edit show you how to contain the chaos and organize every aspect of your life.
Living Simply: A Teen Guide to Minimalism by Sally McGraw: A discussion of minimalism as a way of living for teens, this book provides a number of suggestions and resources for young people who want to scale down their carbon footprints.
Color and Creativity
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A Colorful Life: Gere Kavanaugh, Designer by Louise Sandhaus and Kat Catmur: The designer Gere Kavanaugh is an irrepressible force of nature who epitomized the craft and folk vibe of the ’60s and ’70s California design scene and remains a larger-than-life personality today.
My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovationby Donald M. Rattner: Written by a noted architect, My Creative Space turns the rich trove of psychological research on workplace productivity and innovation into practical techniques for shaping a home.
Jungalow: Decorate Wild by Justina Blakeney: A guide to designing creative and personal interiors with bold choices in color and patterns, cues from nature, and inspiration from personal heritage and travels.
Wonder Walls: How to Transform Your Space with Colorful Geometrics, Graphic Lettering, and Other Fabulous Paint Techniquesby Phoebe Cornog and Roxy Prima: Learn DIY wall-painting techniques to help discover the possibilities of paint and see walls as a canvas. This book covers wall preparation and paint selection, as well as step-by-step instructions.
Living in Color: Color in Contemporary Interior Designby Stella Paul and India Mahdavi: An inspirational visual journey along the color spectrum, brought to life via the best contemporary residential interior design.
A Sense of Place
At Home in Joshua Tree: A Field Guide to Desert Livingby Sara Combs and Rich Combs: This beautifully illustrated lifestyle guide from the creators of The Joshua Tree House shows you how to infuse your life with desert vibes, from home designs and entertaining plans to wellness rituals.
Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Homeby Danielle Postel-Vinay: A lively, sophisticated, and practical illustrated lifestyle guide that shows how to live like the French every day, transforming your house into a home defined by beauty, family, and accessible elegance.
The California Casaby Douglas Woods: A sumptuous and comprehensive look at Spanish Colonial Revival design, presenting a lavish portrait of the style through more than 300 color photographs.
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Living in Mexicoby Barbara & René Stoeltie: A breathtaking look at some of Mexico’s most remarkable abodes. The authors have traveled far and wide, from Costa Careyes to the Yucatán Peninsula, seeking out homes to surprise, delight, and inspire.
Red Tile Style: America’s Spanish Revival Architecture by Arrol Gellner: A comprehensive survey of one of the most widespread and popular forms of American architecture. From bungalows and mansions to gas stations and government buildings, Gellner explores this diverse category of design.
Santa Barbara Style by Kathryn Masson: Explore the work of such architectural luminaries as Addison Mizner, Bertram Goodhue, Reginald D. Johnson, and George Washington Smith, among others.
Santa Barbara Living by Diane Dorrans Saeks: A beautifully photographed book that takes readers inside the mansions and estates of contemporary Santa Barbara.
Historical Influences
Making Midcentury Modernby Christopher Kennedy: This book features 100 tips for bringing the principles of midcentury modern style to any home, from the acclaimed interior designer.
American Bungalow Style by Robert Winter: Showcasing two dozen American houses that capture the bungalow spirit that enticed thousands of buyers during the form’s heyday from 1880 to 1930.
Spanish Colonial Style: Santa Barbara and the Architecture of James Osborne Craig and Mary McLaughlin Craigby Pamela Skewes-Cox and Robert Sweeney: An ode to these influential architects, whose designs included the historic Casa de la Guerra and the Plaza Rubio complex across from the Mission Rose Garden.
Outdoor Living
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Private Gardens of Santa Barbara: The Art of Outdoor Living by Margie Grace: A peek into 21 distinctive private gardens: large estates, modest homes, and surf retreats that run the gamut from sublime and naturalistic to bold and urban.
Organization Tips and Tricks
Martha Stewart’s Organizing: The Manual for Bringing Order to Your Life, Home & Routines by Martha Stewart: Tips, projects and ideas on how to organize everything from America’s most trusted lifestyle authority.
In addition to a wide selection of books, the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Databases & Resources page has information on how people can get signed up for free with LinkedIn Learning, which offers a number of courses on interior design and related skills. It also has information about accessing Skillshare (provided courtesy of the California State Library’s Career Pathways initiative), which has a great offering of interior design courses as well.
Catch up on the rest of our annual Home & Garden special issue here.
National HARBOR, MD (Might 4, 2022) – Though growing desire fees are posing a possibility to financial progress, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun expects the professional current market to conduct effectively despite the headwinds, particularly in the short phrase.
Through the 2022 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings' Industrial Financial Problems and Traits Discussion board, Yun described that whilst the professional current market generally follows the all round economic climate, some issues are diverse this time.
"Outdoors of the business office sector, which is lagging behind as businesses allow for amplified remote function flexibility to keep and appeal to talent, professional genuine estate carries on to strengthen," Yun reported. "The industrial sector is booming, retail is turning positive, the resort business is recovering, flats are accomplishing really well, and rents are increasing in all commercial sectors."
Yun added that the residential housing scarcity will end result in sound rent expansion more than the subsequent two several years, with apartment rents expected to hold rising by extra than 10%.
When compared to the challenged workplace sector, Yun mentioned that the industrial home market place is getting a 2nd wind from the shift to "just-in-case" inventory buildup as wholesale inventories increase.
"With potent desire, industrial rents are very likely to keep climbing solidly in the upcoming two several years even though emptiness costs will keep on being below 5%."
Though the workplace sector proceeds to face problems, Yun asserted that not all markets are equal.
"When the in general business office marketplace is wobbly, some variance exists based on spot. We have witnessed advancement in some midsize markets as companies seek out much more very affordable workplace spots away from main U.S. metropolitan areas."
The quantity of multifamily financial investment in 2021 was the best yr for any asset course in history, with $352 billion of investments, in accordance to Matt Vance, senior director, CBRE.
"Global economic uncertainty, persistent inflation and climbing interest costs have increased the charge of funds and general cash current market volatility," Vance said. "These ailments have limited bank loan proceeds, which has negatively afflicted asset pricing."
Vance expects that with the rise in hybrid-doing work types, workforce will shell out an more working day or a lot more working remotely when compared to pre-pandemic traits.
"An typical perform 7 days with 3.5 days invested working in the business would net a 9% reduction in office need, but that's if it could materialize right away," he mentioned. "Upcoming financial progress and position creation will have a balancing outcome on the influence of virtual function."
Yun urged professional investors to look at land advancement as an expenditure prospect specified the shortage of developed household a lot that are vital to addressing the housing offer shortage. He designed an enchantment to regional governments to simplicity land zoning polices and ordinances, which Realtors® documented have come to be extra burdensome.
The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade affiliation, symbolizing additional than 1.5 million users concerned in all factors of the household and industrial actual estate industries.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May well 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold and Gemstone Mining, Inc. (OTC Marketplaces: GGSM) is happy to announce new Federal government Contracts and improved functions from its Cargo Boat Murni. Cargo Boat Murni is located in Sumatra in the Padang Harbor, and has the capacity to haul about 200 tons of Design setting up elements for Resorts and Govt Contracts amongst Sumatra, Nias, and Telos islands. Cargo Boat transports is a increasing small business because building and land growth are predicted to grow. Indonesia's building sector is increasing at 7-8% per calendar year.
Rudi Khelces as CEO and CFO of the Business stated its Cargo Boat Murni will haul machines and materials to develop its 7 Palms Vacation resort, and Nasara Vacation resort in the Mentawai islands. And, its Constitution Boat Business is commencing to working experience huge work orders from resorts and Govt Contracts as Indonesia opens the archipelago to accommodate the onslaught of tourism and financial progress in Indonesia.
Development benefit for constructing jobs is approximated to access IDR 157.47 trillion (USD 10.97 billion) in 2022, driven by expansion in the housing and industrial sectors. Trends in other groups, this sort of as lodge, retail, and business, continue to exhibit advancement in contrast to 2021, which may perhaps improve the construction industry in the coming several years.
Indonesia is the second most productive and lucrative building industry in Asia, in which numerous development assignments are underway in household and non-household sectors. There is a significant desire for residential attributes, and the home sector is escalating in main towns across the state. Public is effective investment decision is crucial in the government's system to deliver h2o assets, roads, and human settlement infrastructure for long-time period improvement.
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