What did you expect? Coffins and dungeons and moats?

I used to hate rainy days, but now they just make me feel like I have moved to Forks... say what you will, love or hate, about the whole Twilight Saga (I squarely fall in the love category- and of course team Edward) but it really does have something for everyone. A little violence- it is vampires after all, romance, a love triangle, gorgeous shots of the misty rainy Pacific Northwest and some amazing design! No I am not talking about Bella's house...the Cullen house, after all they are hundreds of years old so they should know a thing or two about refined style.

Edward breezes through the house but those few shots are enough to make you realize what a stunning house it is. The house used in the movie was recently on the market and thanks to the glorious world wide web twi-heart fans the world over got a better look at the house.


If the 3.3 million dollar price tag is out of reach for the whole house and if you want to take some of that chic minimal style home and create your own homage to Edward you better start saving because, while he doesn't sleep, his bedroom hold some classic examples of mid-century modern furnishings.

Platner table from Knoll, Plush grey rug (you can get those anywhere), Walnut Eames DCM Chair, Free Floating Bookshelf (used in white in the movie) is the Sapien from DWR, and since he doesn't need a bed the Barcelona Couch from Knoll is the perfect place for a chic Vampire to lounge.


photos:Twilight, ElleDecor, Apartment Therapy 

Oh Charlie...

Dear Charlie,
 You sure have done it this time... I must say, not quite sure how you managed to break that chandelier at The Plaza...my theory- you were swinging from it! I mean I would be swinging from chandeliers if I was making a cool two million an episode...
Good luck getting out of this one!
xoxo

Regency Chandelier by Visual Comfort

Regatta Chandelier by Corbett

So in honor of bad boys the world over here are a few chandeliers I wouldn't mind swinging from!

Goddess Chandelier by Currey and Company

Flower Drop Chandelier by Oly

Caviar by Arteriors

Isa by Oly

Vertigo by Corbett

Bird Cages by Roost

Selwyn Chandelier by Vaughan

Is that Hamster food???

A few weeks ago I was having dinner with my family, who happens to be in the lumber industry, and we were talking about pellet stoves.  A what? oh yes a pellet stove- they are exceedingly common across the pond but have yet to catch on here in the states. The greatest thing is the pellets, which I think resemble hamster food, are made of the by products from the lumber industry; or to simplify it means no waste! What an amazing product- it is made out of something that would be wasted otherwise! So why a pellet stove, other than the obvious that these little pellets are far easier to handle than a pile of logs with spiders and other creepy crawlies living in them...Because the wood is so condensed it is more efficient; less moisture also results in less harmful gases being released. Plus no smoke, so no "smoking out" a whole room if you forget to open the damper, hmmm I have some experience with that! The stoves are also designed in such a manner that they do not become hot on the exterior surfaces so they can be placed an inch off the wall and are perfectly safe for children and pets. Peruse your local hardware store and check out the price of pellets then go get you power bill... looks pretty good!

So why has it not caught on here? The first hurdle was the availability of pellets, historically they were primarily manufactured in the Pacific Northwest and other extreme cold areas, however now they are being made everywhere- even right here in Virginia. But the biggest roadblock to them gaining popularity is the stove itself. In the states they seem to have been fashioned after your grandmother's old wooden stove... don't get me wrong I am sure (somewhere on the planet) there is an application for this style but you will not catch me buying one of those any time soon! So when my big brother challenged me with finding a good looking pellet stove the hunt was on....I tend to not back down when people challenge me( good, bad whatever...I like a challenge). So brother dearest here are my favorite pellet stoves.

Pink! Really! Yes Please I will take two! Plus I love how they kind of look like tv's!

Ohhh love the corner action!!

Sleek minimal sphere shape is like a piece of art!

Oh yes! I found 2 pink pellet stoves and this one has a remote!

photos: BlackSwan, EcoTeck, TreeHugger, Genersys, Interior Hit