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Awwww.....nings - Ayres Interiors Blog
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August 5, 2016. Awnings. Not a very exciting topic, I know. But I wanted to dash off a quick blurb about a recent experience. We got a call from a frantic client that their new loft had a very sad front door off the alley. What could we do to turn their unfortunate entrance into a charming, welcoming little spot? After seeing the door in question, we decided they needed to “own” this entrance and make known to their guests that this is the SPOT. Come right in to our wonderful home! By new york interior d...
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July 2016 - Ayres Interiors Blog
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July 25, 2016. 8220;Everyone of us has had the experience of realizing that suddenly one had, for an instant, seen beyond the boundaries of the ‘ordinary.’ Such is the sudden realization that ‘I am alive.'” -Edgar Miller. The former Walter Guest apartments at 2150 N. Cleveland St. How many times have I passed by the red gate at 1734 N. Wells Street? And the very visible Frank F. Fisher Apartments at 1209 N. State Parkway? The red gate at 1734 N. Wells St. A Burton Place courtyard. In his own words, ̶...
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June 2016 - Ayres Interiors Blog
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A Stroll in the Majorelle Gardens. June 17, 2016. There’s a magical garden in the heart of Marrakesh. The Majorelle Gardens. This is the spot in Marrakesh where Jacques Majorelle, a French painter, moved to in 1919 and created the gardens for himself as an ideal painting place. For years after the painter’s death, this 12-acre botanical retreat remained open for the public to enjoy the many varieties of cacti, tropical plants, handmade pottery, and koi-filled lily ponds. I’ve found photos of severa...
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THE HANDMADE HOME - Ayres Interiors Blog
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July 25, 2016. 8220;Everyone of us has had the experience of realizing that suddenly one had, for an instant, seen beyond the boundaries of the ‘ordinary.’ Such is the sudden realization that ‘I am alive.'” -Edgar Miller. The former Walter Guest apartments at 2150 N. Cleveland St. How many times have I passed by the red gate at 1734 N. Wells Street? And the very visible Frank F. Fisher Apartments at 1209 N. State Parkway? The red gate at 1734 N. Wells St. A Burton Place courtyard. In his own words, ̶...
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September 2016 - Ayres Interiors Blog
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8220;Fun With Flowers”. September 13, 2016. I really love the work of Florist Sarah Wright. Or should I say Botanist, Agriculturalist, Expert of Everything that Grows Sarah Wright! Thanks to my north shore friends, I discovered Sarah and her Evanston shop, Four Finches, before my daughter was married last year. We had gorgeous floral arrangements at every event throughout the year, and a great working relationship with Sarah that made our floral orders quite effortless. Providing flowers and greenery for...
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Summer Starts Here... - Ayres Interiors Blog
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Summer Starts Here…. May 19, 2016. At the Blue Moon Lodge. Even though it’s 45 degrees and raining. It’s always a challenge to choose the perfect weekend to open our cabin and pull out the porch furniture. This weekend has failed us. No sun, strong chilly wind. Yet I’m about to set out my bright, summery rugs and cushions and hang graphics that depict moments of summer that are still a fantasy. So I may postpone the porch until further into May…. I’ll take you on a tour instead. We lost half of one of ou...
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August 2016 - Ayres Interiors Blog
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Kay Smith – Artist Laureate of Illinois and Friend. August 22, 2016. Thirty years ago, I wandered into a storefront down the street and met a woman who would become a friend for life. Kay Smith. She had a small studio where she held watercolor classes. Seven or eight of us would meet weekly to struggle through trying to capture the shape of a lily or the shadow of a fruit bowl. One of my favorite portraits of Kay still hangs over her fireplace. Kay has been booked for speaking engagements by many venues ...
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The Wonderful Worlds of Renzo and Tony - Ayres Interiors Blog
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The Wonderful Worlds of Renzo and Tony. June 2, 2016. The New York Times style Magazine recently ran a fascinating article on Renzo Mongiardino. If you don’t know this name, he was an Italian who became the decorating idol of the rich and famous in the 1970s and 80s. Mongiardino was a brilliant and well-trained architect and lighting expert, but often departed from his training by focusing on the final effect rather than the approach. He seemed rather indifferent to the materials he used (i.e....I thi...
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Shop - Ayres Interiors Blog
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PROJECT: NURSERY! - Ayres Interiors Blog
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January 4, 2017. When your child tells you she’s having a child, it’s a sublime moment. Flashes of your own dear grandmother run through your head. A quick take on yourself with gray hair and an apron is quickly rejected. A few moments on the idea of a continuum causes some eternal sparks to fly…. Then for me, the most important thought popped in: we get to design a nursery! I’m a huge fan of Land of Nod. One of many wonderful Land of Nod nurseries. Another nursery by Land of Nod. We could recreate it!