Lake Tahoe. In the living room of a home in Lake Tahoe, California, designer Will Wick chose to contrast dark stone floors with whitewashed cedar walls and pale linen curtains in this traditional mountain home. Leather club chairs and Industrial coffee table add earthy touches.
First we had smart phones….now we have smart floors. Lauzon Flooring has designed a hardwood floor line called appropriately enough, Pure Genius, that is reinventing the control of air quality in your home. Activated by light and air movement, this super smart floor apparently can convert the toxins normally found in your home into harmless water and carbon dioxide. The product is specially-formulated using a patented titanium dioxide technology that decomposes bacteria, viruses and molds thereby reducing potential carcinogens.
Nathalie Lambert, marketing manager of Lauzon Flooring, shared the purifying effect of the floors, “a 1,377-square-foot home installed with Pure Genius is the equivalent of having three trees in your home!” Who needs air purification systems or bulky machines with smart floors!
Kudos for the beautifully green product of the week!
Elle Decor featured the multiple finishes of flooring available and brand distributors in their feature linked below:
SA Baxter designs and manufactures beautifully crafted architectural hardware for residential and commercial projects. Cast in brass, bronze and white bronze base metals they offer a variety of finish palettes. SA Baxter collaborates with some of the industry’s most renowned artisans, designers and architects in their desire to produce hardware suites in a range of styles from traditional to contemporary and from old world to modern. Handmade in their New York foundry, they utilize an ancient process of wax casting to order to produce some of the most handsomely designed hardware available today. This process allows for almost limitless design capabilities which allows them to create custom pieces as well. Did I mention they are our green company of the week? In an effort to” minimize their carbon footprint, no lead is used, no waste water is produced, almost no emissions are released into the atmosphere and many of the materials used are recycled.”
Elegant and Easy this Pork Tenderloin will be the hit of the evening.
Ingredients
1 whole egg
1 tablespoon water
½ apple finely diced
1 T butter
1 whole pork tenderloin, approximately 1 pound
4 1/2 ounces thinly slice prosciutto
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon flour
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed completely
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
Directions
Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and heat to 400 degrees F.
Whisk the egg and water in a small bowl and set aside. Saute the apples in the butter just until tender, 3 mins or so. Slice the tenderloin down the middle lengthwise, creating 2 separate pieces. Lay the tenderloin pieces next to each other head to tail, so when laid back together they are the same size at the ends.
Lay out a 12 by 16-inch piece of parchment paper on the counter and arrange the pieces of prosciutto in the center, overlapping them enough to create solid layer that is as long as the tenderloin. Top with a second piece of parchment, and using a rolling pin, roll over the prosciutto to help adhere the pieces to each other. Remove the parchment paper and sprinkle the prosciutto with the salt, pepper, and thyme. Set the tenderloin down the middle of the prosciutto. Spread the diced apples in between the 2 pieces of tenderloin and push back together so the apples are held between them. Using the parchment paper to assist, wrap the proscuitto around the tenderloin to completely enclose in a package.
Sprinkle the counter with flour and roll out the pastry to 12 by 14 inches. Spread the mustard thinly in the center of pastry and lay the prosciutto wrapped tenderloin in the center of the pastry on the mustard. Fold the puff pastry up and over the top of the tenderloin, then roll to completely enclose, brushing the edges of the pastry with the egg wash in order to seal. Turn the tenderloin over so the side of the tenderloin with the double thickness of pastry is underneath. Pinch the ends of the pastry to seal.
Brush the entire pastry with the egg wash. Place the tenderloin on a parchment lined half sheet pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the pork reaches an internal temperature of at least 140 degrees F.
Remove the tenderloin from the oven, transfer to a cooling rack and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Sarah Bray, contributing writer to House Beautiful recently published an article on how to hide what we all need hidden….clutter! Whether we are working 10 hour days or juggling kids, home and life there is never enough time to pick up everything. But if you are like me, there has to be some method to the madness or quick fix to the mess. Here are a few ideas she suggests to hide what we don’t have time to straighten up. Personally I love the curtain idea, just pull them closed and pretend nothing is behind Curtain #1!
I’ve always been a fan of barn doors. They lie flush to the wall and can be a thematic focal point instead of just a door.
Save decorative boxes to store papers and trinkets.
Ottoman Drawer Recycled Panels Window Seat
http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/organize/how-to-conceal-clutter?click=main_sr&src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1451_49924203#slide-1
Mirth Studio produces colorful, patterned hardwood tiles for flooring, walls and backslashes. The 12 x 12 inch tiles can be inlay-ed into an existing floor or installed together to create a unique, decorative feature. Easy to install and fully customizable, you have the look of tile but the warmth of wood. They can be installed over most subflooring – wood and concrete. Great alternative to traditional wood floors! Here are just a few examples of their collection>
Mirth Studio gives back….for every order they donate to The National Forest Foundation to plant a tree in the US!
Designers and flooring contractors are utilizing stencils and stains on wood flooring to create the intricate rich look of parquet.
This is a great idea for a temporary facelift or a renter wanting a commitment free improvement to their new surroundings. These grout-less tiles and designs produced by Marine Wall Tiles are marine grade plywood suited for moist conditions. The company states that they resist delaminating, warping and mold. The magnets on each corner of the tile attach to a corresponding steel sticker for installation and pattern design.
Customizable with a color combination choice from their Pantone, the tiles are built to last and suitable for both residential and commerical projects.
Photo by : John Coolidge
Having never gave much thought to the correlation between the mind and scent I was intrigued when I read this interview. I definitely know that when something smells wonderful it does click a memory and evoke an emotion. Just as it does when something stinks! Candles or diffusers are always burning in my home with scents that remind me of the memorable times in my life. So when I read this article in Veranda about Dawn and Samantha Goldworm, custom scentologists, I thought you might like to understand the philosophy and the applicability to your own home and business environs. In the interview they discuss why the olfactory experience in a space is just as important as the aesthetics. So it’s not just style, design and furniture!
Veranda.com: What does a scent say about your space?
12.29: Scent for a space is a very personal, curated decision. Just as important as your choice of furniture, art work and lighting, the scent creates a certain mood and ambience to further accentuate the feeling of your home.
Veranda.com: What kind of effect can a scented space have on people?12.29:
Your brain processes smell in the same way that it processes emotion in your olfactive or smell memory. Therefore, every smell you can recall, is directly associated with a feeling or emotional memory. Walking into a scented space, can have two effects: if the space smells familiar, it can conjure up old memories and bring nostalgia from a past experience or if the space smells entirely new, it can create intrigue into a new adventure.
What’s your advice for people in search of a scent for their home? How can you find a balanced scent that’s not overwhelming and headache-inducing?
12.29: Your scent should work with and compliment all of the existing smells in your space. You would not choose one piece of furniture without considering the other furniture in the space. Your scent is the same. Your cleaning products should be taken into consideration as should your cat or dog, if you have one, as well as children smells and other perfumed products. If you are an avid cook, this should also be considered. To find the scent for your home, I would first consider how you want your home to feel—relaxing, stimulating, sexy, energizing. If your aim is relaxation, look for scents that are warm and inviting, like vanilla and woods. If you prefer a stimulating environment, try green notes like grass, fig or black currant. If sexy is more your vibe, try amber, leather or musk. Or if your prefer to be energized, go for citrus notes and bright fruit tones.
Having married into an old Los Angeles family I so appreciate the beauty and design of the old guard. There was something truly regal and majestic about Hollywood in its golden age. Optimized in the design and execution of John Goldwyn and Jeff Klein’s Hollywood cottage originally designed in 1951 by architect John Elgin Woolf. A proponent of Hollywood Regency style, Woolf created homes for a roster of stars, among them Errol Flynn, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, and Mae West. Madeline Stuart remarkably added a new life to Woolf’s design by revitalizing this dwelling. Known for her eclecticism, Stuart worked with Jeff and John to recreate a Hollywood legacy.
