The master bedroom

“We like to pull together antique pieces of furniture that have a relaxed style that has kind of mellowed over time,” Sylvia Atchison said, “and incorporate more things to go with them.” For example, she prefers to use modern dining chairs because they hold up better than antique chairs; but vintage armoires and tables, accessorized with modern art or fixtures, combine the warm feeling of antiques with functionality, she said.“We like to create a home that is elegant to look at, but inviting to live in,” she said. “Relaxed, but beautiful.”The unusual kitchen pantry doors are rustic shutters from Antwerp, purchased from Charles Phillip Antiques & Architecturals in Theodore. The kitchen light fixtures are also vintage; Sylvia Atchison found them at an antiques market, and believes they may have come from a warehouse in Europe. The cabinets are designed by Hastings and Anne Read, Not even a modicum of momentumowners of Oakleigh Custom Woodworks.
The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and his-and-her bathroom vanities. There are two smaller bedrooms toward the back of the house; one is furnished as a home office.Upstairs, there are two vast spaces that could be used as bedrooms, playrooms, or even a Man Cave, with corrugated wood paneling painted a very masculine gray. The upstairs area has wall-to-wall seagrass matting, but downstairs is heart-pine flooring.Just as with Atchison Home’s first project, the Blacklawn/Dauphin house may be purchased with furnishings, or not. The lighting and draperies are included, Taylor Atchison said.

Not even a modicum of momentum

Ryan Lamb, Ofa Fainga’anuku, Agustin Creevy and Mariano Galarza had never before featured in a winning Warriors team, while skipper Jonathan Thomas tasted a first Premiership success. It was vintage stuff.But on Monday those smiles would have been replaced by literal and metaphorical headaches. Dean Ryan promised his men a ‘few beers’ on the journey back from Newcastle but the road to Premiership safety is far harder.In fact, amid all the euphoria at the end of their 22-game losing run, one inescapable truth was temporarily obscured. Warriors are still almost certain to be relegated.So likely that online betting aggregator Oddschecker shows only one company is still offering odds on them pulling off the greatest escape. 100-1 against.Not even a modicum of momentum nor the fact 11th placed Newcastle haven’t won a league game for 12 matches can lead one to any other conclusion than happy, though they might be now, Worcester are going to be pretty miserable in the next month.
One only has to look at their remaining fixtures to see the chances of them avoiding the drop are very, very poor. Exeter at home, Saracens and Bath away and Gloucester at Sixways on the final day does not make promising reading.Let’s start with Exeter. Worcester have never beaten Rob Baxter’s men since they were promoted to the Premiership. In fact one has to go back ten years, to March 2004, to find the last time the Warriors beat the Chiefs.John Brain’s men were en route to the top flight and a perfect 26 out of 26 when they won 25-14 at County Ground. It was that long ago.Since then the six meetings between the sides have brought the princely total of three losing bonus points.Since then the six meetings between the sides have brought the princely total of three losing bonus points. The same number of gut-churning defeats they have suffered in the last three seasons.

Each suite is a capsule of luxury boasting

Each suite is a capsule of luxury boasting its own style, charm and design with fireplaces, claw foot tubs, private balconies, fainting couches and separate entrances.The Inn is open September through May and Thursday to Sunday in June. It was built in 1925 for William Mead, a wealthy resident of Los Angeles.The brand new Blue Residence Resort, the first upscale condo property to open on Aruba`s Eagle Beach in 20 years, is offering travellers beach-side luxury accommodations at affordable grand opening prices.
Rates at the chic property start at $225 per unit per night for a deluxe ocean view hotel room. Two-bedroom units that will accommodate up to six people rent for $500 per night and three-bedroom units that will sleep up to seven people cost $700 per night.Budget OptionsAras Sobooti has my head tilted back and a blade at my throat. In any other circumstance this situation may be disconcerting, but here in the barber's chair of Truefitt & Hill it is a pleasurable close shave that is coming up.Sobooti's hand is sure and steady as he pushes the cut-throat through the rich shaving cream, dabbed on with a traditional badger-hair brush.London-headquartered Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barber shop chain in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, and this old-fashioned hot-towel wet shave is one of its most enduring treatments.I'm at the restored colonial-style Majestic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, which has taken the barber-shop brand into its 1930s-era Smoke House, modelled on a gentlemen's club with a bespoke tailor, a cigar room, a small movie room screening black-and-white classics, and a bar with billiard table.

Budget Options

With a little more cash you can stay at the coolest hotel in town, the Phoenix, which will cost as little as $169 per night some weeknights. The courtyard may be noisy and it's on the edge of the Tenderloin, but you have the chance to see a rockstar (Joan Jett, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers are just some of the rock luminaries who have stayed) and they offer up free passes to the Kabuki Springs & Spa in Japantown. Or, head to the Phoenix's sister Hotel del Sol, which is a family-friendly former motor lodge transformed into a kitschy boutique hotel. There are palm trees and hammocks in the courtyard and afternoon cookies and milk are served, but their website warns that bathrooms are small.
At the other end of the scale is the St. Regis. Rooms start at $675 per night, but they do come with the signature St. Regis Butler service, which will press your clothes, unpack your suitcase and bring you a personalized weather forecast in the morning. Rooms at the St. Regis are all at least 450 square feet and have 13" LCD TVs in the bathroom.One of the biggest differences between luxury and budget is the decorating. Budget options tend to offer up older furniture in an eclectic style, while the Mandarin Oriental, which starts at $725 per night, boasts Italian marble showers and and furnishings "decorated in the soft colors of the sea, sky and clouds." In splurge hotels, robes and slippers are also on offer, and they all have spas and top-of-the-line fitness centers, some of which offer classes like yoga and spinning, onsite.

Fantastic Awarded Residence with Symmetric Concept

The appreciation should be given to this awarded residence. The house built by Belsberg Architects has been awarded with the 2013 Ontario Association of Architect Design Excellent. This house deserves the award because the design is fabulous with the symmetrical design. The concept is clearly modern with the clean lines and carefully organized. The exterior of the house is stunning with the neutral colors emphasizing on the earth elements and nature.

The swimming pool with the earth color refresh the exterior look with the green living plants and grass surround it. The simple and soft lighting gives the soothing ambience of the swimming pool. The exterior of this house is made from the combination between the stones, woods, and glass. It has the large glass windows from floor to ceiling to give the impression of brightness and sleek appearance. The backyard is filled with the grass, colorful flowers, and trees that are well-organized and treated. The symmetrical concept is employed to organize these plants and flowers so they are matched with the symmetrical concept of the house. The perfect organization of the exterior and interior is the main consideration to build this innovative awarded residence.

The interior is just as symmetric as the exterior. The wooden flooring gives the warmth impression of the room, The contemporary furniture with the neutral colors give the modern look of the interior. The exterior furniture such as daybed and chairs make the exterior cozier. The modern fireplace in the living room with the modern and sleek design make the room looks sophisticated. Wooden furniture is still the accent of this room. Its natural color fits with the view outside brought by the large glass windows and doors.

The kitchen is elegant with its dark color. The black color dominates the kitchen color theme. The natural lighting over the black dining table and chairs give the natural touch of this modern kitchen with the bold colors. The dining room furniture is lighter. It gives the accent and variation to the kitchen color which is dark yet classy. The awarded residence symmetric concept is one of the innovative contemporary house designs that inspired the designers to build the modern houses.