I did a post on wallpaper a couple of weeks ago and a few of you raved about the damask patterns…well I have a great product for those areas where wallpaper may not stand up, ie. your bathroom! Tile. You can even get a damask pattern with your tiles. Check out the one below. Very [...]
Vietnam’s socialist government places a strong emphasis on the arts, particularly because it regards them as a prime vehicle for the propagation of socialist values. All of the main artistic forms such as theater, literature, cinema, and painting have state-controlled organizations that artists are encouraged if not forced to join. The government at times severely [...]
I received a lot of requests for more information on the architecture of Vietnam and thought I might address it in this post since landscape & architecture often go hand in hand.
Vietnam’s cities carry the architectural traces of the many phases of its history. The city of Hue, capital of the Nguyen dynasty, features the [...]
If you haven’t been to Vietnam, then you are missing out on the best food in the world. The Vietnamese people go to the market everyday to purchase food so everything is fresh. There’s nothing better than street food either! The smell of grilled meat, smoke in the air, people buzzing about, vendors yelling out [...]
One of the highlights of my trip to Vietnam was the people . I have never felt so welcomed and safe. They are overly helpful and they want to know about you, your family, your friends, and where you come from. They also do all this while offering you platters upon platters of food. They [...]
Just finally got the all the pictures of our trip in Vietnam from my sister. It was a lot of fun going over them. Makes me want to travel again! Next post will be People…Enjoy!
All photos courtesy of Gwen Nguyen Photography. Contact me if you wish to purchase.
A client is considering wallpaper for an accent wall and recently revealed that a few of her friends have tried to talk her out of it. They think it’s passe and a nightmare to install. It is a nightmare to install if you don’t know what you’re doing. It certainly is not passe. With a [...]
Frank Gehry’s architecture is at worst a collage of found materials and at best a collage of found materials! “What was he thinking?” and “That’s crazy!” are usually said when speaking of Gehry’s buildings. His deconstructed architectural style emerged in the late 1970s and has seen the creation of many infamous buildings (the ones you [...]
Spring is definitely on its way…slowly but surely! I was so determined to push it through the door that I wore my lime belt (a very thin one) over grey dress shirt today…and it certainly perked me up! So here’s a list of everything lime to gear you up for the season…Becareful not to get [...]