2.26.2009

This Home's for Me






Since the demise of Domino I have been on the search for new magazines to love. I have received Metropolitan Home two months in a row now and I must say I have been quite pleased. I absolutely fell head over heels for this home in the March issue. The home is owned by Kerry and Dan Finkel of Chicago. The fabulous design was done by Kara Mann Designs. I absolutely love how they made so many traditional pieces feel fresh and new. No stuffiness here. This all makes me quite happy.

27 comments:

Jennie Bee said...

I especially love the bedroom and the living room with that cute orange pillow!

inkWELL Press said...

So beautiful - I especially love that exterior shot of their backyard. That porch area is fabulous!

By the way, thanks so much for posting about your Flip Mino... I've raved about it enough that my husband went and bought me one! It helped that your videos were so cute!!

Anonymous said...

i am loving all the grays. really beautiful

Jennifer said...

what a great porch! file that one in the " maybe one day" folder :)

Miss | A said...

I am LOVING grays right now!

megan @ a life's design said...

love, love, love the outdoor terrace! great home!

Jackie said...

What a beautiful home! I love the last photo with the kitchen table. Banquette style seating + tulip table= my idea of dining heaven!

Blair Friedeman said...

Oh, big fan of that bedroom! It is so beautiful without being at all stuffy or overdone. I haven't read metropolitan home for a while but I think you convince me to go back. I am relying on Living Etc. for my post domino era fix:)

Teale said...

Just blog hopping and found your blog today... I'm a former interior designer in B'ham ("former" sounds funny- I guess I still am), now I'm a full-time mom. I'm sad about Domino too- I love the pics you posted. Love the gray, I've been debating on going gray in our bedroom for years!

Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...

wow this place is so elegant and chic! the bedroom is perfect, i want to move in too! :)

Brooke @ Blueprint Bliss said...

Love this house. Esp the last photo.

Julia said...

It's all so open and bright with the dark tones and textures! I would love to set up a reading room like that!

Cupcakes and Cashmere said...

love it all...especially that gray chair in the bedroom!

Melanie said...

Beautiful... :)

PS~Erin said...

I'd take any room in that house, but I am particularly swooning over the library... Just have the luxury of such a space devoted to just relaxing or reading or whatever. That would be heavenly.

Rachel said...

Tons of grey? Lots of midcentury pieces? I want to live there.

AMM blog said...

Very chic! I understand that void that Domino has left, I don't have much hope in filling it! :(

Laura said...

Count us in. When is move in day? haha!

Michelle said...

ohohohooh, so pretty. What I love most is that it looks like a regular house, like I could buy a small home and really make some of these ideas happen. I love the outdoor fireplace, I was just trying to inspire such an idea to my husband. We like to find looser homes online and imagine how to make them great!

nelya said...

Ugh, I have had a subscription to Met Home for years and years and years, but have just recently not renewed because it had become really predictable. Dang, and then they publish this beauty...love the simple drama of the dining room, the great outdoor space, and those incredible bookcases!

You have a lovely blog!

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous home! I especially love that bedroom with the mismatched chairs!

Haven and Home said...

I just looked at this house last night in Metropolitan Home and pulled it out to save,I love it too!

la la Lovely said...

I love the back patio... WOWee

la la Lovely said...

I love the back patio... WOWee

la la Lovely said...

I love the back patio... WOWee

Unknown said...

love the first three ...sigh. so dreamy.

jae said...

Love everything about it...so much so that you have just inspired me to go buy the issue. See blogs don't hurt magazines...