Like A Bee To Honey

Hatfields,  LA

Bees are very busy, very efficient little bugs.  The honeycomb pattern we associate with a bees' nest is one of nature's most efficient shapes.  It's a way to use a minimal amount of material and cover the maximum amount of space:  Interesting.
The news has been reporting that bees are disappearing at an alarming rate.  Maybe that's why the honeycomb or hexagon pattern is on my radar.  I am attracted to it like never before.  All of a sudden I want some of this in my life.

It looks awfully good in gold, as nature intended

Eddie Borgo

Customized hive tables:  you pick the color, material, size, amount.  They're amazing and fit any space.  Now, that's efficient!

Comerford Collection

And so are these:  the Hawley side tables.  Three are not enough.  I love options, and the brass and marble elevate them to glam status!

EGG Collective

Any room wrapped in a David Hicks pattern by Cole and Son is all right by me.  The hexagon in this color way is particularly appealing, but the more colorful ones are fun too!

 Kwinter & Co.

Whether on the floor or up a wall, hexagon pattered tiles always look sophisticated!  They also read vintage, mid century, or modern, depending on the tile you choose.  Theses cubed beauties really are versatile statement makers.

This is the nicest bowling alley lane I have ever seen.  It is at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, but you could easily apply this wall treatment anywhere (you want a to-die-for space).  That Rocks, no pun intended.

Kelly Wearstler designed high roller suite

Miuccia Prada was feeling it, however, a little does go a long way.  I think of it like I think of leopard; a little is always a good thing.  It can act as a neutral and coordinate with many things; but keep it tightly edited.

In feng shui, the six sided shape represents longevity and expansiveness.  It fits together in infinite ways and goes with every other shape.  Therefore, it becomes an ideal partner.

Jonathan Adler, bargello pillow

Scala Luxury bone inlaid chest

The hexagon lantern pendent's shape is repeated in the carpet and looks at home in this eclectically decorated classic foyer.

Marjorie Skouras pendent, ID by Brian Watford

I love this cowhide patch rug.  It can be custom sized and colored~that will put a little zip in your step.

Pure Rug

My Kitchen: Before and After

While thinking about what to post today, my own kitchen came to my mind.  Since we're soon moving to another country (Sao Paulo) I feel it would be great to show how I renovated our kitchen. The picture above shows how our kitchen was before.  Very unattractive!  We teared down everything, from the cabinets to the walls, got rid of that double tray ceiling and redid the floor.  My vision was to create something charming instead of modern because this house was built around the 80's when there was absolutely no reference whatsoever to any period architecture.  So I decided it would look like something between old and au courant.

I wanted the Ikea cabinets to go all the way up to the ceiling so I had the extra open boxes custom made and installed mirror in the back.  I also added crown moldings to make them look more custom.  These cabinets don't really need handles but I decided to install them anyway for the same purpose.  I was happy when I found this kind of porcelain mosaic for a great price at a place called The tile shop.  If you didn't, know the smaller the pieces the more expensive the mosaic, that's why  the places that offer more affordable tiles usually only have mosaic of one inch.  This one is little less than 3/4" which makes it look more like the real thing. 

 

The custom banquet, upholstered more than three years ago in a Quadrille fabric.

photos by Robert Levi