To see ISHARA featured as the cover image for The Wall Street Journalâs story on this yearâs @sfshowcase is a moment I will probably never forget.
No words, just gratitude to everyone who helped me get here đŠľ
Thank you @wsj and @mansionmonitor for sharing the story.
SF Showcase: @sfshowcase
Photography: @rbradleyphoto
Styling: @matador_studio
PR: @davisgonthier@jwadepr
Build: @cookconstruction
#sfshowcase #designpress #ishara #sanfranciscointeriordesigner #bayareadesigner
THANK YOU WSJ đđ Thank you to @libertinabrandt and @mansionmonitor for covering this terrible loss.
The Dragon is featured in a new article on WSJ Homes covering the historic damages done to the Pacific Palisades in the wildfires.
You may now also view details in the Press section of our website.
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#pacificpalisades #palisades #luxuryhomes #architecture #homedesign #designerhome #designerhomes #brentwood #wildfires
Moody stained glass windows at the Seventh Regiment Armory in NYC. Can you believe this window was designed around 1880? It looks so modern!
Even crazier â can you believe the man behind this window is the same man behind Tiffany lamps? Mr. Louis Comfort Tiffany, via his firm Associated Artists?
#stainedglass #history #americanaestheticmovement #seventhregimentarmory #nyc #abstract #moody
Whatâs the most famous spiral staircase in the world? Probably this mysterious staircase with a spiritual history in Santa Fe, NM. #lorettochapel #santafe #newmexico #sacredarchitecture #spiralstaircase
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FAQ!
A trusted site says it does have supports? Correct! It does.
Is it really the most famous? It is the is most searched on Google, and many researchers have said this is the most famous. I am by no means saying it is the most architecturally impressive or influential.
Was it really ahead of its time? I do not mean this was never done before. But it was uncommon in this place and at this point in time to design a spiral staircase this way.
Itâs actually helical! Most experts consider helical staircases to be a type of spiral staircase, or are at least ok with using the terms that way (and often do).
Why did you take up so much space in the video? This is the first time Iâve made a video like this. This was just a fun little experiment for me. Thanks for the overwhelming love for this fun story!
Photos by Highsmith, Carol M., 1946 taken from the Library of Congress.
Hereâs something I didnât include in my latest storyâŚ
A few years ago, designer @campbellministerdesign visited an estate sale in Montclair, N.J. and fell in love with this antique wood table.
She wanted it for a client, but the client wasnât interested. So regretfully, she let someone else buy the table. It was carted out of the house.
A couple years later, she was hired by the new owners of that same house for a $1 million renovation. When she walked in, she saw the same table she had once fallen in love with, there in the breakfast room. How was it back in its old place?
In a stroke of luck, the new owners mentioned to a contractor that they needed a small, circular table for the breakfast room.
That contractor had, in storage, the table that had been sold out of that room by the previous owners. The person who bought it ended up not wanting it. So the table made its way back home.
Just another example of how this house seems to have a siren call!
Photo by @mikevantassell
#nj #antiques #luxuryhomes #interiordesign
Over 100 years later, in Montclair, N.JâŚ
@campbellministerdesign gave this home a $1 million renovation. I had the pleasure of touring this place, and it is gorgeous.
Link in bio to read more.
Present-day photo interiors by @mikevantassell
Present-day photo exterior by Tim Ryan
Historic photos courtesy of Jennifer Stein, a descendant of the homeâs original owners.
#nj #luxuryhomes #historichouse #interiordesign #historicpreservation
Even gas fireplaces are getting built-in firewood displays! But how are they keeping them clean? Link in bio for my latest.
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Photo by Timothy Boone of Heber, Utah listing w/ @sellingtheslopes .
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#luxuryrealestate #fireplace #firewood #utah #sanfrancisco #hamptons #woodburning #gasfireplace #interiordesign #organicmodern #modernfarmhouse
This home chapel is in Marietta, Ga. It was built in 2019 to resemble a chapel in the ownerâs hometown of Paganea, Greece, and was blessed by the Greek Orthodox Church. The roof tiles are about 500 years old, and the stone floors are about 600 years old.
See other homes with chapels on the market in my latest article! Link in bio.
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Photo by Bartolotti Media for Atlanta Fine Homes Sothebyâs International Realty @bartolottimedia and property repped by @shawn.perez . Others featured: @lisayakulis@joelkschantztaosrealtor #chapel #sacredarchitecture #homechapel
A reader sent in this 1,000-square-foot closet that is combined with a sitting room and kitchenette. âIf you can get somebody to bring you a pizza, you wouldnât have to leave this room,â said listing agent Stephen Lane of Singular Properties in Chicago. My latest story with tons of crazy closets is linked in my bio!
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@singular.properties.geneva #closets #luxuryclosets Photo by: Pix by Painter
Top-tier closets now cost $200,000 to $300,000 â and sometimes over $1 million. Read more in my newest article. Link in bio.
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#closets #luxuryclosets #closetgoals #highendclosets Photo by: Anastasia Shuraeva