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If Money Weren't an Issue...

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:30:00 -0800

. . . Would you sink serious cash into this Kohler Mille Fleurs sink ($1300)?

Crave Worthy: Kohler Striped Claw-Foot Tub

CasaSugar — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:00:27 -0800

My heart just skipped a beat when I saw this Kohler Striped Cast-Iron Claw Foot Tub (price unlisted) on AT:LA. Not only does it fulfill my life-long yearning for a claw-foot tub, but its cheerful, modern stripes would give my white bathroom a much-needed perk, and its ornate feet bring on the antique glam. I'm sure the tub is no where near affordable, but maybe using boat paint on a slick new tub could achieve the same look. Do you love it as much as I do?
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Casa Verde: MetroShip

CasaSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:00:27 -0700

Do you want to get away for a weekend, but don't have the land or Summer cabin to flee to? Consider taking to the seas instead. The MetroShip, a new houseboat design that favors modern aesthetics and high-efficiency materials, makes it possible.

MetroShed and MetroShip founder, David Ballinger, writes, “ I wanted [the MetroShip] to be like an updated Frank Lloyd Wright home but with an open New York-loft-condo style mixed with a midcentury Eichler home post and beam style. Using structurally sound lightweight aluminum panels was important. Using a single piece roof was important. Using the very best doors and windows available was important. Design, as they say, is in the details.”

To find out all of the details, and to take a complete photo tour, read more.

The spacious design is 48 feet in length by 12 feet beam and 7 feet interior height, though custom sizes are available. The kitchens feature islands, top of the line Viking appliances, and Iin the open-living area, entertainment is provided for with an HD-TV projector for TV, movies, gaming, and Internet access, while sound is piped in through in-wall Jamo speakers by one of the best Danish speaker manufacturers. The bathroom features a Kohler corner full-size shower, imported Italian vanity with a Sloan touch-free water-conserving faucet, full-size touch-flush toilet an LG Steam Fresh Washer Dryer.

You'll keep cozy in your MetroShip no matter what the season with remote-controlled heat and AC, air conditioning units. Rest assured your heat or AC won't disappear out of the boat's doors or windows, etiher, since the MetroShip is constructed with double-glazed low-E door and windows. The entire boat is built out of UV-coated aluminum grid opaque walls, which are opaque, and cause the MetroShip to glow at night like a lantern. MetroShips start at $239,000.

Are you interested in boating away down the nearest river, lake, or bay? Check out all the photos if you need convincing.

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Photographer to Watch: David Duncan Livingston

CasaSugar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:12 -0700

Photographer David Duncan Livingston shoots interior and exterior spaces, portraits, fine art, and still lifes, and also has experience location scouting and styling, among other things. His impressive list of clients includes Kohler, Hilton Hotels, Barnes & Noble, Starwood Hotels, Kitchenaid, Chronicle Books, and Taunton Press. His portfolio is a pleasure to flip through. Livingston seems to use a lot of natural light, which is refreshing. Although many of the interiors he shoots seem very formal, the styling gives them a bit of a casual quality — a chair turned away from the table just so, a door left slightly ajar, or a glass of water left by a bedside. Check out the images below to see for yourself.

There's more where these came from, so read more.

Check out Livingston's new blog, too!

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