Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFyd-4_e37lw3WPl-dqSSw85y7tbuetdDBX2OWvHebE0-46C7E6jiol1DC5XYE8ANHcncfGjzAA_0IRhm7k1IHM31xgsnjgnGulz6V2nLTgJiG9cBAC-FEggQZFxHtEVtDm_KKIIeur8/s1600/rfThTCNFcR58NnLPLfTCpC9n1yO38nfZQ41xxCA65BwjWB8xMtFzhHEWPh1dwMPCw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFyd-4_e37lw3WPl-dqSSw85y7tbuetdDBX2OWvHebE0-46C7E6jiol1DC5XYE8ANHcncfGjzAA_0IRhm7k1IHM31xgsnjgnGulz6V2nLTgJiG9cBAC-FEggQZFxHtEVtDm_KKIIeur8/s1600/rfThTCNFcR58NnLPLfTCpC9n1yO38nfZQ41xxCA65BwjWB8xMtFzhHEWPh1dwMPCw.jpg" /></a></div>If only these walls could sing, surely they would be singing the praises of <a href="http://rawlinscalderone.com/about-us/" target="_blank">Athena Calderone</a>, and her D.J. husband, Victor Calderone.  I first spotted this amazing beach house in <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor,</a> where I learned how this couple rescued and brilliantly revived it after years of mold, mildew and neglect.  Athena, along with her talented design firm, <a href="http://rawlinscalderone.com/about-us/" target="_blank">Rawlins Calderone</a> and architectural firm, Bates Masi, transformed this house into the hip and happy retreat that it is today. I'm positively dying over those rope ceilings not to mention the whole cool surfer vibe they've got going on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-n7u2q9tWc47IAbbssRB_NM4brFGeCZWCRNe6rFNKYKA6SpfWF5wh43e4Bhxrzc9lCf_4kp4NWEwVZGvc8XhKJ275Fkp_Og6psamURENJPREP0D829BCi3j1JHOhKOvBIsO5QfXhK-G4/s1600/f57xNnKAesfNW27Bp24eRhN2R4rrrn53mjQgGbtr6Tk84Cbn7Ws8za77pPBD132DR-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-n7u2q9tWc47IAbbssRB_NM4brFGeCZWCRNe6rFNKYKA6SpfWF5wh43e4Bhxrzc9lCf_4kp4NWEwVZGvc8XhKJ275Fkp_Og6psamURENJPREP0D829BCi3j1JHOhKOvBIsO5QfXhK-G4/s1600/f57xNnKAesfNW27Bp24eRhN2R4rrrn53mjQgGbtr6Tk84Cbn7Ws8za77pPBD132DR-2.jpg" />,</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmW2mFM0QNdDtciwJoEdTURKw45JD9SnFd43dydMaFf4SvPtWKdygjQ30u0_ogE46alSczcThtx48MjJUaM9zMLdnQR9BZA-YAH7enrfTP06YldI_yMU_kGYqMFPp5ztF5HIJb0Gx-28/s1600/FMj2EsLN9N43yPDkngwbFWczkSX5NSwFtLrXbqW3MZbkhcgXTmYARe3AGrKtRbZpk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmW2mFM0QNdDtciwJoEdTURKw45JD9SnFd43dydMaFf4SvPtWKdygjQ30u0_ogE46alSczcThtx48MjJUaM9zMLdnQR9BZA-YAH7enrfTP06YldI_yMU_kGYqMFPp5ztF5HIJb0Gx-28/s1600/FMj2EsLN9N43yPDkngwbFWczkSX5NSwFtLrXbqW3MZbkhcgXTmYARe3AGrKtRbZpk.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ktlg_HfL73ZlUkd-8cK_KoHU4iF3x0vStOnml5H1-7IVHpiGv5jEpLHQWBIDFTi6NNtQGWHpTxL_GtZdJIjHjCvW0s7xmq7YKFaYOnqUKv6LDDc1GA8O8C3KZF86aOiuonaVbFlIKY0/s1600/hO6shDwLtdm86GGZePWsKCxRBLeTNqPkxLmqPZ713MELnjefRysqnWLacLGOBy8LQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ktlg_HfL73ZlUkd-8cK_KoHU4iF3x0vStOnml5H1-7IVHpiGv5jEpLHQWBIDFTi6NNtQGWHpTxL_GtZdJIjHjCvW0s7xmq7YKFaYOnqUKv6LDDc1GA8O8C3KZF86aOiuonaVbFlIKY0/s1600/hO6shDwLtdm86GGZePWsKCxRBLeTNqPkxLmqPZ713MELnjefRysqnWLacLGOBy8LQ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z4l-hJjeICQWAGZ5Nh8h67Qp7IJV-8SFqatZncvsmRZ89G8E2XyCTaNPwvobSw_M63EqSLwTmZmGqZvFQzpPnRndhci9kRywvDzpB9LlyTSDwXdFLQg3x2PU242s8MpewOO4db9e11s/s1600/33N4w6WYqgqtzLMB7brEYWGAE2SAT2zYqF9hRpLfrskM8sPfKLGnKbORcQLXcbhLN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z4l-hJjeICQWAGZ5Nh8h67Qp7IJV-8SFqatZncvsmRZ89G8E2XyCTaNPwvobSw_M63EqSLwTmZmGqZvFQzpPnRndhci9kRywvDzpB9LlyTSDwXdFLQg3x2PU242s8MpewOO4db9e11s/s1600/33N4w6WYqgqtzLMB7brEYWGAE2SAT2zYqF9hRpLfrskM8sPfKLGnKbORcQLXcbhLN.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via: <a href="http://rawlinscalderone.com/projects/amagansett-2/" target="_blank">RawlinsCalderone</a></i></span></div>

Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life

If only these walls could sing, surely they would be singing the praises of Athena Calderone , and her D.J. husband, Victor Calderone.  I fi...

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The Green Garden

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-wVAQGcsUE8UO13ExbldntzgW6DpfTYNWOWsY49q-0Ytz6CLhrFAUjhZhVGdc8HwovhoIVWTzhPFR12gymLBrKGMyob0Zm9qlyYWQ04gUraqWOje26XMClWiwc-Yo4QDFD8nVbnFrNDb/s1600/2-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-wVAQGcsUE8UO13ExbldntzgW6DpfTYNWOWsY49q-0Ytz6CLhrFAUjhZhVGdc8HwovhoIVWTzhPFR12gymLBrKGMyob0Zm9qlyYWQ04gUraqWOje26XMClWiwc-Yo4QDFD8nVbnFrNDb/s1600/2-7.jpg" /></a></div>With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner I thought I would take this opportunity to post these stunning <i>green</i> images.  One of my closest friends recently directed me to the online portfolio of landscape architect<a href="http://www.hollanderdesign.com/"> Edmund D. Hollander</a>, and my jaw literally dropped.  All these lush emerald gardens have me beyond excited for spring!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH7rZC1IDL8073wsF2-5rBfka5QCc7JK7iKJawGKcbKKg9rWP3I1VjmODS12cwgg1YAsUcHiDpYkQnrgsCsQSKXpqemhMi1KHnXDDQo_-7ByKjTb6tJWY5YlrlgEscF4H1bNY9sxDi8L5/s1600/3-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH7rZC1IDL8073wsF2-5rBfka5QCc7JK7iKJawGKcbKKg9rWP3I1VjmODS12cwgg1YAsUcHiDpYkQnrgsCsQSKXpqemhMi1KHnXDDQo_-7ByKjTb6tJWY5YlrlgEscF4H1bNY9sxDi8L5/s1600/3-4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmInAqNEljYrcpB8MsLhNpe2OgIIWpaHOaPCMLrgp6CeV1BTS3ZNm7APehCTS5FI7Z61IlsEFMlJ2KvJPuRblNtRkyFE2VWI-2yeJN-Bb9sh36-Ezts0qMgiYLJ7HsbbxYZm7Y1w6hvD2/s1600/5-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmInAqNEljYrcpB8MsLhNpe2OgIIWpaHOaPCMLrgp6CeV1BTS3ZNm7APehCTS5FI7Z61IlsEFMlJ2KvJPuRblNtRkyFE2VWI-2yeJN-Bb9sh36-Ezts0qMgiYLJ7HsbbxYZm7Y1w6hvD2/s1600/5-5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46GM7Se2i49JMK6msNA9HvSaWxI74D5pX87dH-lKFKvzIbs5N9CPo0Ka9CTDcFkGLlTN1eQ8JHSypOAmnolwpN9YU87msfdrS1qdlUGkx6mXxyPRqefiTGQa8Zm8GyYFJ2quwIbCvVQa4/s1600/6-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46GM7Se2i49JMK6msNA9HvSaWxI74D5pX87dH-lKFKvzIbs5N9CPo0Ka9CTDcFkGLlTN1eQ8JHSypOAmnolwpN9YU87msfdrS1qdlUGkx6mXxyPRqefiTGQa8Zm8GyYFJ2quwIbCvVQa4/s1600/6-4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ4gqu7YLTO9KsfkJ3z-NMuuqXtSTtreNBSagitaMgNTTslo-0nJ0VHvSVSYmeoTCj0GKD9r-H0ZP0qIA4n8eG135AwfeN6qVygJk769cRYN8MO-xS2vdbA_SOgfkJA_Qs618-eKFIkjL/s1600/1-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ4gqu7YLTO9KsfkJ3z-NMuuqXtSTtreNBSagitaMgNTTslo-0nJ0VHvSVSYmeoTCj0GKD9r-H0ZP0qIA4n8eG135AwfeN6qVygJk769cRYN8MO-xS2vdbA_SOgfkJA_Qs618-eKFIkjL/s1600/1-4.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

The Green Garden

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner I thought I would take this opportunity to post these stunning green images.  One of my c...

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Brooks, Bancroft + Beyond

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbLnPiGOEDQVTZyaIFZaQqdeFcxMsKAe_nVfFlSjqB63VJPiT4xe08r35MbmfopvqTS52rxOddIIsVI9H69U_Fu5f_sPbpnL2Kyp7pJz_H9_ln84tkTq_gyCZDKJyqLmykqKmDKlV3ms/s1600/5534e97498590f901318537605.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbLnPiGOEDQVTZyaIFZaQqdeFcxMsKAe_nVfFlSjqB63VJPiT4xe08r35MbmfopvqTS52rxOddIIsVI9H69U_Fu5f_sPbpnL2Kyp7pJz_H9_ln84tkTq_gyCZDKJyqLmykqKmDKlV3ms/s1600/5534e97498590f901318537605.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>One of my closest friends (whose Birthday is today...Happy Birthday M.!) is the sister of the owner of this beautiful beach house, recently featured in <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/Hamptons-Cottages-Gardens/September-2011/The-Ultimate-Beach-Shack/">Hamptons Cottages and Gardens</a>.  I've been hearing about this famed abode for quite some time, so it was great to finally get a peak inside this stylish retreat.  Not only is it decorated so beautifully, and located right on the water, but it used to belong to Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft.  For years my friend's brother and his lovely wife rented the house from the famous couple, and only recently were they able to purchase it and really put their own stamp on the place. The homeowners hired <a href="http://www.delrosedesigngroup.com/index2.php#/home/">Delrose Design Group of New York City</a> to help with the renovation.  I absolutely love the color palette here and the dining area is one of my favorite spaces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NNaE6ivbp-LQhviH3sTqAvi6nIB2nb8W1zuAz0tezTY4RZLmakTzTdbXARJGmWqtc1pbRcMwYlBQRmMYG-D3jlY7F0dNEzvU_IGQmh6rvWDJGtB0F6sNBLWBE2T9LIN90GVuqZ3E-30/s1600/9784e97496bee4131318537579.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NNaE6ivbp-LQhviH3sTqAvi6nIB2nb8W1zuAz0tezTY4RZLmakTzTdbXARJGmWqtc1pbRcMwYlBQRmMYG-D3jlY7F0dNEzvU_IGQmh6rvWDJGtB0F6sNBLWBE2T9LIN90GVuqZ3E-30/s1600/9784e97496bee4131318537579.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6af1TsEsV516Cf5Hu4FvFOhTLgES21ctiAuDIbfMaelv9yIr_0ay_BI3d5_8oBIjbqU59q1xxrvdXCWiNFAvqQDiYK7yY7cmzqZaBLD_0uAD2CTf8Rrl1SAjB4xt8uFLy5s8b3iofPo/s1600/4684e9749ce953e11318537678.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6af1TsEsV516Cf5Hu4FvFOhTLgES21ctiAuDIbfMaelv9yIr_0ay_BI3d5_8oBIjbqU59q1xxrvdXCWiNFAvqQDiYK7yY7cmzqZaBLD_0uAD2CTf8Rrl1SAjB4xt8uFLy5s8b3iofPo/s1600/4684e9749ce953e11318537678.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXsVL5dEBifx4-ZzHFJKhOWd_hDV7S8STQwLWIRZqv_fFfHMzIQtRFlO47eDlUYz5BeYztBUA6PFPghiED8_i-unID6GzCPS4XA14RSUCK72d1DAY7BefTgZwvXM6-eA2J437c_2Eo9U/s1600/6324e9748ed9dd2f1318537453.png" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz116JHaRG5Z38rGj-K_qUAuStD_pofIJA4PpqSdT7jx_UVK857G3O-H1eZtBfR5ZrrgJHrj_v-DxiT9PJeoY_4347w70uPRMdq1Okh16jemLKyctXBRYzClnRcPAY1tHiiNLRkKymeE/s1600/8924e974933cdf101318537523.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz116JHaRG5Z38rGj-K_qUAuStD_pofIJA4PpqSdT7jx_UVK857G3O-H1eZtBfR5ZrrgJHrj_v-DxiT9PJeoY_4347w70uPRMdq1Okh16jemLKyctXBRYzClnRcPAY1tHiiNLRkKymeE/s1600/8924e974933cdf101318537523.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Brooks, Bancroft + Beyond

One of my closest friends (whose Birthday is today...Happy Birthday M.!) is the sister of the owner of this beautiful beach house, recently ...

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