Danmade Video #1

I recently shot 5 webisodes with HGTV and here is the first! I hope you enjoy it.

A special thanks to HGTV, my amazing producer, Francisco Aliwalas, and to Peter Koeppen at Scripps Network for their terrific collaboration on this!

Modern Rustic PERFECTION

This home strikes a great balance of modern and rustic. Much of the space is simply a white canvas that gives it a modern, serene feel. That same white canvas allows the warmer elements and furniture to lure you in and appreciate their depth, texture, and rustic history.

I am obsessed with the slatted white wood floors throughout! I also love the exposed beams in the kitchen/dining area and the beautiful crown molding in the living and bedroom areas.

Have a great weekend!

Photo link here.

Gorgeous B&B in Antwerp

The Boulevard Leopold Bed & Breakfast is breathtaking, from floor to ceiling! It is nestled right in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium and was recently featured in Elle Wonen.

Have a terrific Thursday! Don't forget to call my mom, it's her birthday! ;)

Breathtaking old iron bridge

Irresistable Italy

Anyone want to go "splitzee's" on a rustic home in Italy? Check out how charming some of these "fixer-uppers" are; and they're actually pretty affordable. "Dream bigger, everyday" that's 1 of my mottos for 2011!

I found these on a real estate website, so obviously the photos aren't professional shots. However, each home is uniquely OVERFLOWING with SO MUCH CHARACTER, that even these amateur photos are intriguing.

I hope you enjoy the few pics I selected as favorites, including rural farm houses, town-homes, country cottages and even a Trullo home made almost entirely of stone, without any cement!

For more information and photos of homes for sale in Italy click here

modern industrial rustic

This home effortlessly mixes modern, industrial, and rustic elements, which = LOVE to me!

The exterior is simply stunning!!!

However, I will say that I am little disappointed that the interior doesn't have the rustic depth and warmth that is evident from the outside looking in. I realize some people prefer a more simple, clean, modern design, but this house is BEGGING ME to come add an extra layer of texture and coziness to the interior living-space!

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Meatpacking Collection coming soon!

Among many things on the "New Year's Resolution" list, I am SO EXCITED about launching the new Meatpacking line of Capsule Furniture in 2011!

The wood is beautiful, the story behind it better! It is such a shame that the contractor was going to trash these 200+ year old beams. Sadder still, this happens EVERYDAY in New York City. However, the silver lining is that I was able to rescue the wood from the landfill, have it stored, and have been hard at work designing the new Meatpacking Collection!

The city, luckily, has required that the facade of this historic building in the heart of New York's Meatpacking District be preserved. And "your's truly" has the greater pleasure of designing a new line of furniture with the equally historic, solid, wood-beam, skeleton.

The New Meatpacking Collection- coming VERY SOON at Capsulefurniture.com