my pretend home { element 4 } (bed)room with a view

 

 let's kick things off with a safari slumber party  at loisaba wildness in kenya

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i'll take 3 please. via HDI

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and a built-in bookcase too? swoon! via architechtural digest

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brilliant tee pee bedroom via juv

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how about this royal botania hammock via modeco .

gentleman not included.

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 perched on a rocky cove in carmel by sagan piechota architecture

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this entire home is breathtaking by miller hull.

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while in manhattan, how about the mandarin oriental hotel?

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 i am ABSOLUTELY in love with this entire all-glass home by santambrogio.

practical? certainly not. brilliant? certainly!

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eek! honestly - i think this is TERRIFYING - but WOW! 

the proposed underwater hotel poseidon in fiji.

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{editor's note: back from the 2011 blogger.com crash ... it's my pretend home, 2.0!}

it may be all those lego fantasy homes i build these days or my happy chance to work-from-home every day, but gosh i could day-dream away a week or two designing my dream home in my mind!  {plus ... it's easier on the pocketbook!} 

so welcome to my pretend home. each installment focusing on a fun designerly element i adore.

so far we've got

{element 1} : the glass wall!
{element 2}: the conversation pit!

{element 3}  : a fabulous staircase

and today...

{element 4} :(bed)room with a view

oh the beauty of a gorgeous bedroom with a breathtaking view. 

how refreshing. how exciting. how very very lovely.

why not sleep under the stars (and see them!) everynight?!

found some lovelies for you, nicies.

not necessarily practical... 

but who needs practical in a pretend home?

what's a design element you long for in your pretend home?



yay daydreamin'!

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  oh my heavens. yes please! via sellsius

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china mountain house by edoba-design

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oh good golly! hilton hotel pattaya

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little rikrak would love it! via alex goecks

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 jaunty skylights, eh? via house to home

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how about a tree right IN your bedroom? via juv

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 and breathe.... via housedesign

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wow. with a view of the red sea. the kempinski hotel aqaba

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okay! via distro

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sunrise at  the standard hotel, nyc

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the lovely jade mountain resort, st.lucia

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love that city view via BID.

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 lovin' this forest bedroom via trendir

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dream the night away in this hector ruiz velazquez room.

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 love this serene roche bobois design via onhome.

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... and goodnight.via mabeslor

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my pretend home: {element 2} the conversation pit

eero saarinen's amazing miller house conversation pit
via high steel heels

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paul rudolph's milam residence via ouno
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this house is FOR SALE!
snatch it up!
12 dolphin cove, olivers hill, australia
via aqua real estate.

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geodesic dome via jules & nicho

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the edersheim apartment, designed by paul rudolph
via kelviin

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groovy conversation pit from the set of the film
down with love


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fab design tips from *house and garden's
complete guide to interior design 1981*
via jlemmers

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love it! from the *practical encyclopedia
of good decorating and home improvement*
via sandiv999

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it may be all this packing for our move {thanks for all of your kind kind well wishes, nicies!} , all those lego fantasy homes i build these days or my happy chance to work-from-home every day, but gosh i could day-dream away a week or two designing my dream home in my mind! so here's a fun new feature on the blog: my pretend home. each installment focusing on a fun designerly element i adore.

so far we've got
{element 1} : the glass wall!

and today...
{element 2}: the conversation pit!

i'd love to hear an element from your pretend home, too!
yay daydreamin'!

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for me, a home is all about the great ideas, conversations, sharings and laughs inspired within!

indeed.

so my pretend house would definitely need to include some great spaces for funfun visiting, and i can't think of a better house element then that iconic 50's & 60's classic: the conversation pit! even the definition thrills me: {from dictionary.com: "a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a (central space) or fireplace, where people can gather to talk!." ah yes... a home element designed for fun visiting!

featured in housing design around the world for many eras previous, and then lovingly reinvented as the sunken living room, a seating platform, inside or outside the home, in the late 1950's/ early 960's , i love the many variations on a theme i've seen over the years. and i've rounded up a few for your glimpsing today!

wouldn't a conversation pit be great fun?
just think of the fun visiting possibilities!
aren't some of these hilariously delightful?
wooohooo!


there... now i've got my glass wall up, and a conversation pit smack-dab in the middle of one of the rooms!
how 'bout you?

play along!
what's one element you'd love in your dream home?

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fabulously handmade pillow pit in
Amsterdam via apartment therapy

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love the view! via baliboro

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*teen converstaion pit* magazine scan by smallritual

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michel ducaroy's togo collection for ligne roset

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bruno bondanelli design. design x group

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so refreshingly gorgeous outside via houzz

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the hughes/van tamelen residence
by aaron green associates via houzz

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retro vibe by roger hirsch architect via houzz

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love love love this modern
look via archinspire

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my pretend home {element 5} : a pool with a breathtaking view

wow.
gabriel orozco &  tatiana bilbao's
roca blanca

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and breathe.
the infinity pool @ the alila ubud resort in bali.

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can you imagine?
the stunning view from the Lebua Hotel rooftop in bangkok via twistedlifestyle

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lovin' this wallace E. cunningham rancho santa fe beauty!
via architectural digest 

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mmmm... a nice andes mountaintop view
via chile's grand hotel portillo.

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or how about this mountain view?
via jade mountain resort in st. lucia

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and i was thinking maybe an indoor hot springs, too.
via japan travel mate
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don't have a backyard in your dreamhome?
no worries.
the SPG building in dallas via coolamazingblend.
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how about a private view of my fave phang nga bay in thailand.
(way better then looking at your neighbour's yard!)
via six senses hotel.

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*sigh *
via best interiors

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it may be all those lego fantasy homes i build these days or my happy chance to work-from-home every day, but gosh i could day-dream away a week or two designing my dream home in my mind!  {plus ... it's easier on the pocketbook!} 

so welcome to my pretend home. each installment focusing on a fun designerly element i adore.

so far we've got

{element 1} : the glass wall!
{element 2}: the conversation pit!

{element 3}  : a fabulous staircase

{element 4} : bedroom with a view

and today...

{element 5} : a pool with a breathtaking view

good golly our family loves to play in the water. in the summer i think we'd LIVE at the beach if we could... but wouldn't it be fun to have the most beautiful pool in the world at your dream home? with the most amazing view overlooking your fave city, or a dream pool gliding into your favourite ocean, or with a view to your favourite mountains?

found some lovelies for you, nicies.

some are not necessarily practical for a family with a young child...

but who needs practical in a pretend home? 

what's a design element you long for in your pretend home?

come on over for a swim!

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how about a crater pool?
ps: it's super warm... mmmm...
but eek - a little scary for my liking!
the homestead crater

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 hey - this one comes with a cheetah! (EEK!)

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how about the deepest pool in the world
in your own backyard?
{here's the NEMO33 in brussels via coolthingsinrandomplaces}

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stunning.

via gubukdesign

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gorgeous & green. it's an oxygen pool.

via greenopia.

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how fun to reach over the side of your pool & touch the ocean! 

arthur erikson & nick milkovich's gorgeous maui home design via architectural digest

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swimmity swim swim swim... ooh there's my dining room! 

how about a transparent pool? via toxel

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oh my heavens! i'll take two please. 

 via pooldesign

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yes please.
via trendland

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