Kitchen Confidential

November 06, 2006

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A Modern update on a great Mid-Century Home (Check out the Video for this blog here)

My idea of a dream house is not the Spanish one I currently own. Don't get me wrong. It's nice and I like it. But if I won the lottery I'd rush out and get something pure 50's.

Picture a ranch style bungalow with low ceilings and big windows. I'd look out over my pool, a bunch of Kartel patio furniture and glimpse either the ocean or a desert with mountains in the distance.

And while I'm dreaming I'd have cool cats like Sammy Davis, Jr. and Peggy Lee around my piano, singing and downing martini's with lots of olives. While that part of my dream's impossible, it's easy to turn some other design dreams into reality.

My inspiration for this is my friend Jill. She's a fabulous designer who is a VP at 3-form, which makes amazing modern building materials. Whenever I am with Jill we laugh our asses off. And one time her ass was literally the reason.

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