tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226377738545194512024-03-13T13:55:41.383-07:00casa nuncajamasthe antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-12801052378639347262008-07-09T20:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:33.800-08:00for sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/SHWI_-N0tMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WgVaCsRetIk/s1600-h/forsale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/SHWI_-N0tMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WgVaCsRetIk/s400/forsale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221229975620072642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he lack of posts have been due to MANY changes. in all this time we've traveled, we've moved, we've renovated another house and now, we are officially selling <a href="http://casanuncajamas.blogspot.com/">casanuncajamas</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://casanuncajamas.blogspot.com/2007/05/backstory.html">Casanuncajamas</a> is in a private residential community called "la marina" created in 2006-2007 by <a href="http://grupoalde.com/">grupo alde</a>. if you or anyone you know are interested in <a href="http://casanuncajamas.blogspot.com/">casanuncajamas</a>, a two storied 225 sq. meter 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, double garage, patio and terrace <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkalpErrokI/AAAAAAAAABc/oP1PpqcD5zI/s1600-h/layout.jpg">beautiful house</a>, in leon guanajuato, mexico, please do contact me at: anti.bride{at}yahoo.comthe antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-69631907143246574472007-12-14T11:29:00.000-08:002008-12-09T03:29:33.947-08:00anti-grinch mode<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/R2Lw9Va6ARI/AAAAAAAAAH8/kPQpS5GrkDw/s1600-h/wreath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/R2Lw9Va6ARI/AAAAAAAAAH8/kPQpS5GrkDw/s400/wreath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143938660923212050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >A</span>G and i are grinches. better yet, were grinches, not anymore. we are not fans of christmas time... but i decided to change my attitude and even if i do not like christmas, i do like holidays... and vacations even more!!! so i decided to come out of the grinch mode and with <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/blueprint/">blueprint</a> as inspiration, i decided on festive decorating without the fuss...<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he first step was making a wreath for my front door, and i saw the <a href="http://www.kennethwingard.com/modwhitewreath.html">perfect one</a> on the holiday issue featured on amy butler's home, so i decided i would make it myself and not spend much on decorating. all my neighbors have christmas decorations since november, and most of the houses are such eye sores... yuck! they just don't know when to stop. horrible sights...<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span> gathered materials from what i already had, bought some white spray paint, the cheapest wreath hook (it was a hideous green, i spray painted it black) and was set. i did my minimalist beautiful wreath. i love it! i'll show you my holiday tree on another post...<br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-34101725853331957702007-10-23T10:17:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:34.117-08:00lionese beauty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rx4970PcUnI/AAAAAAAAAHk/lrc7mPEKR6g/s1600-h/leonretro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rx4970PcUnI/AAAAAAAAAHk/lrc7mPEKR6g/s400/leonretro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124601523839193714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I</span></span>t's been over a month now, and <a href="http://casanuncajamas.blogspot.com">casa nuncajamas</a> has been undergoing total chaos. once again. construction workers seem to live here now, it's a constant parade of them coming and going all day long. but we better have this house made all better now since we still have the guarantee policy covering repairs.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >B</span>ut since i won't post chaotic pictures, here's the wonderful tchotchke we found the other day at the thrift store. he's orange, he's retro and he's all combed up! isn't he a lionese beauty??? more pictures of the studio with the new desk, lamp and chair when we are in the post chaos stage.<br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-521922707145545452007-09-22T23:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:34.290-08:00stu stu studio<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RvYVWF-abJI/AAAAAAAAAHM/12vHQ26WMlU/s1600-h/newdesk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RvYVWF-abJI/AAAAAAAAAHM/12vHQ26WMlU/s400/newdesk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113297896231038098" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>oday, AG decided to surprise me with a shopping spree. i'd been complaining about the studio. the computer "desk" is really my drafting table turned into an improvised work station. since it's too tall, and so is the chair, i've been having neck and back aches for some time now. we<span style="font-style: italic;"> really</span> needed a real desk! so we went desk and chair hunting. we looked everywhere until we exhausted all the options (like we usually do), until we had our winners!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >W</span>e found a cute little desk, the <a href="http://www.abshop.it/sedie_Shell.htm">perfect chair</a> (in a fabulous kelly green color) and we even got a banker's lamp like the one i'd been wanting for a loooong time (also in kelly green!!!). oh, and we also went thrift shopping and got the greatest tchotchke ever... a very retro orange lion figurine! i love it! i LOVE how the studio is coming together, it's starting to feel a bit more mid century mod! for now, a photo montage since the desk and chair will be delivered until next week... CAN'T WAIT!<br /><br /></div><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-12521535020046846892007-09-17T10:00:00.001-07:002008-12-09T03:29:34.537-08:0010 most influential design bloggers<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Y</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >esterday i received an e.mail from stan of <a href="http://www.homerejuvenation.blogspot.com/">the home rejuvenation blog</a>, who asked me to help spread the word on the survey going on over there. the point is to basically pinpoint who 'the movers and shakers of the design blogging world are'.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >D</span>esign inspiration comes from many sources and fields, so for me the most influential design bloggers come in a mixed array of tastes, design fields and professions:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /></span><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111958526221059954" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RvFTMf3vh3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/F0abXyaLn6E/s400/blogs.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">core77</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.core77.com/">http://www.core77.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> they proclaim themselves as an "industrial design supersite" but fall short with the description. it's a design supersite allright, covering all art and design fields.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">decor8</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/">http://decor8.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> holly's blog is like a catalog of fresh design finds and resources, ranging from stationery to sofas. also hosts fun contests!!!</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">design*sponge</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.designsponge.blogspot.com/">http://www.designsponge.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;">grace, a brooklyn based blogger with daily posts about incredible stuff mostly about product and interior design, with lots of sneek peaks inside indie designer homes, which i love.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >desire to inspire</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/">http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> an australian and a canadian, each blogging from their own country, offering tons of visual inspiration, trend alerts, flickr finds and design porn fitting every taste and style.</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">face hunter</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://facehunter.blogspot.com/">http://facehunter.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> in his words: "a man out and about in london and beyond: eye candy for the style hungry".</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">mocoloco</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.mocoloco.com/">http://www.mocoloco.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> modern and contemporary go loco on this canadian design blog. lots of interviews, furniture, objects, architecture and art.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">print and pattern</span>.<span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="http://printpattern.blogspot.com/">http://printpattern.blogspot.com/</a> blogging from the uk with an in-depth look at graphic design in many applications such as wallpaper, fabric, stationery, gift wrap, etc.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" ></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">spray glue</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://sprayglue.blogspot.com/">http://sprayglue.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> features very cool photography in every post and has lots of reviews in fashion, accessories, books, furniture, technology, etc. directly from south africa to the world.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">style bytes</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://stylebytes.net/">http://stylebytes.net/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> another fashion blog, from oslo. agathe has a passion for fashion and visually documents her inspirations, finds, and how she mixes and matches things.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">the apartment</span>. <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.theapt.com/">http://www.theapt.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> a multidisciplinary creative agency in the fields of architecture, interior design, branding and marketing. the apt broadcast has many mini posts daily about many things and many themes. i love new york and so do they.</span></li></ul></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >S</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >o here's my vote, send in yours to:</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">homereju AT gmail DOT com</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-22565446206533684102007-08-30T15:49:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:35.008-08:00bamboo cemetery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdPJVlqn0I/AAAAAAAAAG8/djNm6yqqpcc/s1600-h/bamboobefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdPJVlqn0I/AAAAAAAAAG8/djNm6yqqpcc/s400/bamboobefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104635724480290626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >before</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdMJFlqnwI/AAAAAAAAAGc/1T8uUPbAADM/s1600-h/bamboobefore.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdOfllqnzI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9KtjthQddOI/s1600-h/bambooafter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdOfllqnzI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9KtjthQddOI/s400/bambooafter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104635007220752178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdOfllqnzI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9KtjthQddOI/s1600-h/bambooafter.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >after</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">M</span></span>y tropical oasis has become a bamboo cemetery! i was so proud of my garden, and i got compliments on it all of the time, and now all my bamboos are dead! i swear AG and me took good care of them, and the gardener thinks they were sick before they were planted here and didn't survive. only one of them is still struggling to make it. but we have plan B, anyway. and plan B consists of painting the dried up bamboos with chocolate spay paint and leave them there, that is, until we have the budget to replace them...<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he good news is, the lillies seem to be very comfortable in their new home, because they are constantly blooming and giving me beautiful flowers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdM6VlqnyI/AAAAAAAAAGs/2G6oGSUiLUk/s1600-h/flower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RtdM6VlqnyI/AAAAAAAAAGs/2G6oGSUiLUk/s400/flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104633267758997282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-46250066296517301062007-08-06T22:12:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:35.392-08:00sometime in the near future...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rris_iaML0I/AAAAAAAAAGU/c6fCZ_BlHrQ/s1600-h/silladelabuelo1r.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rris_iaML0I/AAAAAAAAAGU/c6fCZ_BlHrQ/s400/silladelabuelo1r.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096013185938108226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>his is our new project for sometime in the near future. can't say how near, but near. i hope.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he story is, about a couple of months ago while visiting AG's aunt, who lives in what used to be his grandparents house, i spied on grandpa's old room, which is kept intact with his old furniture. that's when i saw this gorgeous mid-century, danish modern chair and it was insta-love. it was just sitting there so lonely in that gloomy room gaining dust... and for the rest of the visit, i could not stop talking about what a great piece it was, and trying to convince the aunt to use that incredible chair! she just looked at me skeptically and said that someday it would be mine.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >A</span>nd someday was in the very near future! because it was AG's anniversary gift to me! his aunt told him he could have it because she knew we really appreciated grandpa's chair and that we would take good care of it. and so it is!!! we have big plans for the chair, i already found the perfect fabric to reupholster it with, it's a silk animal print fabric in golden and silvery tones. it's absolutely fabulous and looks great with the color scheme we have going on in the dining room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RrisFSaMLzI/AAAAAAAAAGM/hzwXELnTikY/s1600-h/silladelabuelo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RrisFSaMLzI/AAAAAAAAAGM/hzwXELnTikY/s400/silladelabuelo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096012185210728242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he frame will be repainted in an almost black dark brown, and i just have to decide what side of the fabric to use: the realistic looking leopard spots print or the silvery discreet animal print. i bought the fabric swearing i would use the discreet print which i like best, but sometimes i question myself if i should take the risk and use the other side... what do you think???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RrgL5CaMLxI/AAAAAAAAAF8/ngE9kYBYUYs/s1600-h/silladelabuelo3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RrgL5CaMLxI/AAAAAAAAAF8/ngE9kYBYUYs/s400/silladelabuelo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095836052896886546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >the left side of the fabric is the realistic looking leopard spots print, the right side is the silvery discreet animal print.<br /><br /><br /></span></div></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-956576273929408192007-07-23T17:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:36.105-08:00framed!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVVNCaMLtI/AAAAAAAAAFc/q-Z1ETYTakU/s1600-h/ag+frames.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVVNCaMLtI/AAAAAAAAAFc/q-Z1ETYTakU/s400/ag+frames.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090568636285595346" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Y</span>esterday, we finally got around to dressing up one of the bare walls in the living room. i have to admit, even though the living room is pretty much in shape, the space did seem a little uninhabited because of the huge bare white walls staring at us. it was driving AG crazy. me? not so much. but just because i'm afraid of nail holes in the walls. nail holes in my new walls. nevertheless we got to it. we have had in our possession eight (very nice) frames we found at the dollar store, which we bought on sale (on sale at the dollar store, can you believe it???) for months now, so the time came to hang them up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVbWCaMLwI/AAAAAAAAAF0/Vry_zhaVDRs/s1600-h/living+wall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVbWCaMLwI/AAAAAAAAAF0/Vry_zhaVDRs/s400/living+wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090575387974184706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span> think they turned out nicely. we are still missing framed art to put inside the empty frames, but this is a start. the top frame has a postcard of a couple from the 40's, the middle frame is some abstract art and the bottom frame is a still from melies "le voyage dans la lune" (for the movie producer husband). and today i got <a href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/">decor8</a> holly's <a href="http://antibride.blogspot.com/2007/07/regalitoooos.html">package in the mail</a> with some lovely cards, one which will surely be very soon up on the wall. oh, yes. and there is a framed light bulb. AG says it's dada, very duchamp...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVaoSaMLuI/AAAAAAAAAFk/d4hcA-cepC8/s1600-h/inkandwit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RqVaoSaMLuI/AAAAAAAAAFk/d4hcA-cepC8/s400/inkandwit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090574601995169506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-73219100983668850072007-07-13T14:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:36.310-08:00it's not all peaches & cream...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rpf7pPsKqNI/AAAAAAAAAFM/2hyobbGoRp0/s1600-h/chaos1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rpf7pPsKqNI/AAAAAAAAAFM/2hyobbGoRp0/s400/chaos1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086810990143252690" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >C</span>haos. my house is currently in chaos. due to the intense raining season, the house is resenting all the water that has been heavily pouring. so now all the disguised flaws that had been silently underlying have started to show.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >E</span>verything is being taken care of, since the guarantee covers it. but it is not nice being invaded <span style="font-style: italic;">again </span>in your own home by construction workers and painters. yesterday a chunk of wall in our bedroom was chiseled out to make repairs. today work continues in our bedroom, the studio, the guest room, the guest bathroom and the maid's room... so my house is once again filled with dust, paint, and other types of rubbish...<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >C</span>ounting up to 10, with slow deep breaths trying to keep sane...<br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-31773564163990880272007-07-04T15:07:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:36.608-08:00the newest addition<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RowkZ4A9q_I/AAAAAAAAAFE/Vq2W1mQUFgg/s1600-h/cava2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RowkZ4A9q_I/AAAAAAAAAFE/Vq2W1mQUFgg/s400/cava2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083478106346204146" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he newest addition to casa nuncajamas is AG's birthday present. we had been wanting a wine cellar ever since the wedding, we had it in our registry, but we didn't get it. about two months ago, i got a call from my brother.in.law asking what was i thinking for AG's birthday. two months beforehand i hadn't even started thinking about it! he had the genius idea of getting him the wine cellar he (we) so much wanted. so, after a long quest to find the perfect one, the whole family chipped in for the cellar and the 6 bottles of wine it holds.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >B</span>est present ever.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span>t'll look so good in the kitchen alongside my other appliances, they have the same sleek stainless steel look that matches the stove's backing. happy birthday & independence day, honey!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rowis4A9q-I/AAAAAAAAAE8/C1m6Vm4ZpLM/s1600-h/cava1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rowis4A9q-I/AAAAAAAAAE8/C1m6Vm4ZpLM/s400/cava1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083476233740463074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-39680520610365781502007-06-25T16:41:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:37.113-08:00in the dining room with the candlestick<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RoCGXG7sT9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/fVcnkxVFWpU/s1600-h/livingdiningroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RoCGXG7sT9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/fVcnkxVFWpU/s400/livingdiningroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080208111230013394" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>hings are starting to shape up. i thought it would never happen, but the space is slowly coming together. we did some furniture rearranging (by some i mean we moved everything around until we were satisfied), and the space opened up even more. i'm not completely happy with where the dark brown couch ended up, but it's the best option since we had to arrange everything around the chandelier. you know, form follows function, bla, bla, bla. i'm a huge believer in this principle of modern architecture... and the old couch arrangement did not work anymore.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span> really like how the black walls are looking, i'm starting to see now the vintage modern brocade theme going on... still some work to do, but i'm liking what i'm seeing!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RoCDbG7sT8I/AAAAAAAAAEs/uVs1TsHvKb0/s1600-h/blackwall3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RoCDbG7sT8I/AAAAAAAAAEs/uVs1TsHvKb0/s400/blackwall3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080204881414606786" border="0" /></a></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-50340574465364076752007-06-19T14:44:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:37.217-08:00the gift of art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RnhZcm7sT7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/KMDzMts34SU/s1600-h/art1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RnhZcm7sT7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/KMDzMts34SU/s400/art1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077906927882358706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >Y</span>esterday AG came home from work with a surprise. the <a href="http://www.specialten.com/">magazine</a> he had ordered about 2 weeks ago, came in the mail. he was surprised because it got here so quickly, i was surprised because i had totally forgotten it came with a gift: a <a href="http://www.specialten.com/issues/19/DAVID_MATHEWS.html">limited edition print</a> by david mathews which i loved! it's perfect either for the nude walls in our bedroom or our bathroom, i just haven't decided yet...<br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-77772510772270274642007-05-31T20:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:37.324-08:00double dare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rl-czpqCyUI/AAAAAAAAAEc/yzcBReh78jw/s1600-h/chandelier1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rl-czpqCyUI/AAAAAAAAAEc/yzcBReh78jw/s400/chandelier1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070944116611926338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>oday, after much sought help with the "experts" (by "experts" i am referring to several construction workers still roaming the neighborhood which were the ones responsible of making the house's electrical outlets, architects doing our neighbors' lighting, and whoever claimed to know about electric installations), finally a brave one said he would do the task.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >W</span>hat casanuncajamas desperately needed was two chandeliers (which belonged to my parents who bought them when they were newlyweds) hung from its ceiling. the problem was, one of them needed to be hung from a double heightened ceiling. that's why nobody wanted to do it.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >W</span>hat makes our man brave is not just agreeing to do it... it's how he did it. yes, it's him in the picture, and <span style="font-style: italic;">that's</span> the way he did it...<br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-38851712557146566092007-05-23T09:59:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:37.920-08:00heirlooms (the after shots)<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR9iZqCyTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/UJsQj8CzQG8/s1600-h/chair2+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR9iZqCyTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/UJsQj8CzQG8/s400/chair2+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067813510654904626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">F</span></span>inally here. after a two month wait, my grandmother's furniture which i had reupholstered, finally arrived. i was pleasantly surprised to see that everything turned out just as i had imagined (except for a minimal detail in the paint of the chaise lounge- the guy decided to show off and opposed to what i had ordered, which was plain white paint, he added a mustard colored brushed finish, but we already have plans to fix it). i had such a hard time deciding on the fabrics, especially since AG wasn't there to help me decide. but after seeing the results, i think they were good choices.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span>heart my old new furniture!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR9SZqCySI/AAAAAAAAAEM/GLr3mgrqVmQ/s1600-h/sofa+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR9SZqCySI/AAAAAAAAAEM/GLr3mgrqVmQ/s400/sofa+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067813235776997666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR7uZqCyRI/AAAAAAAAAEE/K4Jsvqyr8Qs/s1600-h/chair+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR7uZqCyRI/AAAAAAAAAEE/K4Jsvqyr8Qs/s400/chair+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067811517790079250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR6l5qCyQI/AAAAAAAAAD8/vuGqL9qCxeM/s1600-h/chaise+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RlR6l5qCyQI/AAAAAAAAAD8/vuGqL9qCxeM/s400/chaise+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067810272249563394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">top to bottom: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"> chair (with added buttons), love seat (renovated to be a little mid century), art deco chairs (painted and reupholstered in a brocade inspired fabric), day bed (with the weird finished base, barely noticeable in the pictures).</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-22810919127333780392007-05-14T14:17:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:38.236-08:00paint it black<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkjmyErro2I/AAAAAAAAADs/QkqSs01wogo/s1600-h/blackwall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkjmyErro2I/AAAAAAAAADs/QkqSs01wogo/s400/blackwall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064551528902927202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >S</span>o, we really want to be a DIY couple. that, and considering our tight budget for house decoration, we decided we would paint by ourselves one of the dining room walls (we had never painted a wall before, but how hard could it be?). so, black walls it would be!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >W</span>e painted the first wall and once it was finished, we still had another new can of paint, so we went for a second one. the difficult thing about dark colors is that they bring out all the flaws the walls have. but the trick is applying several layers of paint. we did a pretty good job and now the dining room is looking great! it's really beginning to come together in my mind (after some color touch ups on my grandmother's heirlooms...).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkjrekrro3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/Dhe8xFBb95U/s1600-h/blackwall2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkjrekrro3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/Dhe8xFBb95U/s400/blackwall2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064556691453617010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">top to bottom: AG applying the first coat of dutch boy 10A-6 top hat paint, me admiring our work.<br /><br /><br /></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkjmJ0rro1I/AAAAAAAAADk/cgFfuSU2lEw/s1600-h/blackwall2.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-6270905462505896762007-05-13T13:02:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:39.384-08:00empty house:blank canvas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiJz0rrozI/AAAAAAAAADU/v-Bbt9FiLfw/s1600-h/roofbefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiJz0rrozI/AAAAAAAAADU/v-Bbt9FiLfw/s400/roofbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064449304386315058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >H</span>ere's a look at the empty house. lots of light, lots of airy spaces, lots of white. the perfect start to create a home.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiI8ErroyI/AAAAAAAAADM/N0UU8w6NGOI/s1600-h/diningroom+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiI8ErroyI/AAAAAAAAADM/N0UU8w6NGOI/s400/diningroom+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064448346608608034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiIakrroxI/AAAAAAAAADE/jSqm7FDKQoA/s1600-h/kitchenbefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkiIakrroxI/AAAAAAAAADE/jSqm7FDKQoA/s400/kitchenbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064447771082990354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkfC8ErrowI/AAAAAAAAAC8/286JbCtfRVg/s1600-h/mastersbedroombefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkfC8ErrowI/AAAAAAAAAC8/286JbCtfRVg/s400/mastersbedroombefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064230643306308354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkfAA0rrovI/AAAAAAAAAC0/JTG0H-3SuAs/s1600-h/halllivingroombefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkfAA0rrovI/AAAAAAAAAC0/JTG0H-3SuAs/s400/halllivingroombefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064227426375803634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rke4P0rrouI/AAAAAAAAACs/HZWBuvZUZn4/s1600-h/roombefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rke4P0rrouI/AAAAAAAAACs/HZWBuvZUZn4/s400/roombefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064218887980819170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkd3J0rrotI/AAAAAAAAACk/VEqTjwGC0gA/s1600-h/bathrooombefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkd3J0rrotI/AAAAAAAAACk/VEqTjwGC0gA/s400/bathrooombefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064147316645798610" border="0" /></a>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-65766649608639140592007-05-13T12:08:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:40.753-08:00heirlooms (the before shots)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkdoo0rroqI/AAAAAAAAACM/RM2A8XDxD74/s1600-h/cabinet+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkdoo0rroqI/AAAAAAAAACM/RM2A8XDxD74/s400/cabinet+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064131356547326626" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span> love heirlooms. i love the concept of salvaging stuff that once belonged to someone in your family in a completely different era and in such a different way of living. my heirlooms belonged to my grandparents. their house had been shut off for a very long time and recently, the time came to clean it up because it would be sold. since i live far away, i told my mom which pieces of furniture i remembered from the house, in hopes they could be handed down to me. and i was pretty successful.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span> have pieces no flea market could ever carry, vintage stuff in mint condition and with such quality... they just need a few touch ups to just be perfect. and the best of all is, each piece has history to it, which is priceless... i bet grandma would be proud. she always supported my artistic flair.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkdni0rrooI/AAAAAAAAAB8/eQy1eM8dghw/s1600-h/mirror+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/Rkdni0rrooI/AAAAAAAAAB8/eQy1eM8dghw/s400/mirror+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064130153956483714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdmAkrrolI/AAAAAAAAABk/nJjYjAf7WOw/s1600-h/sofa+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdmAkrrolI/AAAAAAAAABk/nJjYjAf7WOw/s400/sofa+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064128466034336338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdoCkrropI/AAAAAAAAACE/IeEeNw3wS30/s1600-h/bureau+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdoCkrropI/AAAAAAAAACE/IeEeNw3wS30/s400/bureau+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064130699417330322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdnJErronI/AAAAAAAAAB0/xR2f8RxaNcs/s1600-h/chair+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdnJErronI/AAAAAAAAAB0/xR2f8RxaNcs/s400/chair+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064129711574852210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdmjkrromI/AAAAAAAAABs/hSaKramek9s/s1600-h/chaise+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdmjkrromI/AAAAAAAAABs/hSaKramek9s/s400/chaise+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064129067329757794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdpuUrrorI/AAAAAAAAACU/deKZpmYKdbk/s1600-h/deer+head.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkdpuUrrorI/AAAAAAAAACU/deKZpmYKdbk/s400/deer+head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064132550548234930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">top to bottom: </span><span style="font-size:85%;">display cabinet</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, mirror, love seat (which will be completely renovated), a couple of mid century bureaus, an art deco chair, a day bed (which i like to call retro chaise lounge), </span><span style="font-size:85%;">and a deer head (don't call PETA on me! it belonged to my grandfather, he used to go hunting and it always stood in his study, so i have memories of that deer since i was a kid, you know it has sentimental value...)</span></div><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-83702174757684347772007-05-12T22:10:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:40.925-08:00floor plans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkalpErrokI/AAAAAAAAABc/oP1PpqcD5zI/s1600-h/layout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkalpErrokI/AAAAAAAAABc/oP1PpqcD5zI/s400/layout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063916956074877506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >T</span>his is the layout for casa nuncajamas. on left, first floor and on right, second floor.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >O</span>n first floor: garage, garden, (high ceiling) dining room, bathroom, kitchen, patio, laundry room, maid's room (which we plan to turn into a second guest room). on second floor: master bedroom with balcony, living room, terrace, guest room, bathroom and study.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >S</span>ince we wanted to decorate each room according to a theme, after bouncing ideas, we pretty much agreed on almost every theme we wanted. the <span style="font-weight: bold;">garden</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">tropical oasis</span>. the <span style="font-weight: bold;">dining room</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">vintage modern brocade</span> (yes, inspired on the whole <a href="http://www.brocadehome.com/">brocade home</a> line). the <span style="font-weight: bold;">kitchen </span>is going to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">pop artistry</span>. the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> living room</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">terrace</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">aca tiki</span> (inspired on the glamorous acapulco of the 50's-60's and the kitschy tiki decor). the <span style="font-weight: bold;">guest room</span> will someday be <span style="font-weight: bold;">cabin in the woods</span>, and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">study</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">mid century mod</span>. no theme for the master's bedroom yet. i wanted it to be either cloud in the sky or powder room, but none were approved. yet.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922637773854519451.post-44260240069512215322007-05-12T10:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T03:29:41.080-08:00backstory...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkadiErroiI/AAAAAAAAABM/u1b4wiL6wpQ/s1600-h/fachada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tcCYeFqluUw/RkadiErroiI/AAAAAAAAABM/u1b4wiL6wpQ/s400/fachada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063908039722770978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >L</span>a casa de nunca jamas, which means "the never ever house" and the backstory on how it got it's name. the antigroom (ag) and me still lived on our rental apartment (which you can see <a href="http://antibride.blogspot.com/2006/04/antes-despues-y-despues.html">here</a> and <a href="http://antibride.blogspot.com/2006/06/secretos-de-un-matrimonio.html">here</a>) but waiting to receive our new house (which was on construction) due on september (2006). the wait turned out to be until march (2007).<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >A</span>fter the much awaited day, we are finally here... and while the house was "finished" for the builders, for us it's just the beginning. this is our new project and we are looking to print our personality into every corner of the house. and make it ours.</div>the antibridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764012303937371311noreply@blogger.com0