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Step into a Groovy Pad Fit for a Queen Original article and pictures take www.mydomaine.com site

Steampunk vintage Octopus door handle Hi, My octopus door handles are 100% home made in Paris, France. I made the mold for these when I needed door handles for my boat. But a lot of people liked it, and this is why I decided to bring a small batch of this item to you. They are made in resin with a charge of brass powder (100g resin, 100g brass). They are brushed, with a hand made patina, and demanded a lot of work for a nice result. Size 20cm, fixed handle (stationary piece). A nice steampunk accessory for your interior! Made by order, no return, no refund. Belle poignée mais qui ne correspondait pas à notre attente. Aimablement remboursée par le vendeur. En fait nous pensions acheté une poignée avec un carré permettant l'ouverture d'une porte à pêne telle qu'une porte d'accès a une chambre ,alors qu'en fait il s'agit plus d'une poignée fixe permettant de tirer ou de faire coulisser une porte de placard . Ceci dit beau produit . Original article and pictur

Starting from Scratch in France Clean slates. They’re daunting, challenging and invigorating, but most of all, they’re opportunities . Five years ago I sold everything I owned and moved to Chicago with only three suitcases. Those first few nights I slept on the floor with only a blanket from home and a pillow made of my folded t-shirts. You would think the silence would be deafening, but it was roaring with the ideas and potential of what my new home would be. Needless to say, starting from scratch is close to my heart. My clean slate was a Chicago grey stone, but Émilie, of MilieO , and Greg hit the jackpot with their 1948 red brick house – or amiènoise – outside of Paris . This post-World-War-II tri-level in the diverse Sainte-Anne neighborhood immediately spoke to the couple as they turned the key to the front door. The narrow façade disguised wide rooms and the perfect bones for making a home in the couple’s style. It was a fixer-upper, but just the right project they had been hop

STALKING THE WHEATS–PART III In April of 2008, I wrote a story, HERE , that became one of the most popular stories on Cote de Texas. Called “Stalking the Wheats,” it was about my stalking a cute, French styled stucco house in West University. From my car, I peeked into their windows during dusk hours trying to see inside, and finally I gained entrance to take pictures for the blog. At the time, I had no idea how well received interior designer Sally Wheat’s house would be. But over time, after countless comments and emails, it became apparent that many readers loved her house, especially her gray kitchen. Her kitchen became so popular it inspired some readers to copy it: I’ve even shown a few of the “Wheat kitchens” HERE and HERE . Since that first story, Sally has been published in several magazines, most notably as the cover story of the premier issue of Modern Luxury Interiors - Texas magazine, a new magazine which features more contemporary decor. When I first Sally, her hous