architectural digest features micahel jackson at home in november 2009 issue

Inside Michael Jackson's Private Kingdom

Architectural Digest has dedicated its November issue to Neverland Ranch. Harry Benson Rumor has it that Michael Jackson's family plans to turn Neverland Ranch into a Graceland-like tourist attraction, which will include a museum, a concert venue, and amusement park. Whether or not that's actually going to happen remains to be seen, but if you're curious about the King of Pop's 2,700-acre estate, Architectural Digest has dedicated its November issue (on sale September 30) to MJ's fantasy home.The magazine features rare shots of Neverland taken by photographer Harry Benson, who also gives a first-person account of his visits with the superstar over the years. Check out a few of Harry's photographs and memories of Michael Jackson below:
"In 1997, I visited Neverland to photograph Michael with his firstborn, Prince Michael," says Harry Benson. "Michael told me Prince had inspired him to write more music than he had written at any other time in his life." Harry Benson
"Michael took me into the rehearsal studio where he had refined the moonwalk," recalls the photographer. "He told me he often brought Prince there to watch him practice in front of the mirrored wall and said they would dance together someday. I was convinced that was going to be the next act." Harry Benson
"One could see how Neverland could take Michael's mind off all his worries and transport him from the reality of his stressful life," notes Benson. "He had everything he wanted there." Harry Benson "Standing outside his bedroom was a wax figure of a queen's Household Calvary guard," he explains. "The bedroom itself was dark and quite plain, in tones of beige and brown, and, to be honest, a bit depressing." Harry Benson "All the photos were done quickly," notes Benson. "That's the thing people forget -- you have to work quickly so that your subject doesn't become bored. When Michael asked what I wanted him to wear, I said, 'Just be yourself. Wear what you feel comfortable in.' " Harry Benson

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Dellis Cay Villa - Luxury home

Dellis Cai Villa, designed by Shigeru Ban architect, located in the Caribbean.


The following information is from Dellis Cay:

Shigeru Ban has created two contrasting designs of Beach Villa for purchase: Maison H and Maison S, both of which come with their own over-water pavilion, Maison O.

Maison H is alluringly classic simplicity with its elements centered on expansive living and dining spaces. Fully retractable glass walls open out to a reflecting pond and swimming pool make beach villa appear to float on water.

Maison S is futuristic and organic, whose sinuous curves enfold a circular reflecting pond and flare outward towards an angular swimming pool and blue sea. “Both villas” as Shigeru Ban explains “are carefully designed to be sympathetic in their own right to the nature of the site, and both aim for the closest possible relationship between interior and the predominant presence of ocean.”

Fifteen villas will be located on 0.5 – 1.1 acre lots. Each villa includes its own over-water pavilion, which is a complete self-contained house in itself, and links to each main villa by private bridge.

View more information about Dellis Cay Villa [via] modern house design.

material girls - the uber girl blog now on my list

material girls has the most and the latest design and decor info.
i'm proud to add these girls to my blog list.

tablescape thursday on friday

somehow i lost a day so tablescape thursday is happening 4 me on friday.

see how the pros do it here.




have a great weekend!

and go 2 between naps on the porch to see another tablescape pro!

pee wee herman finally making a comeback

it's been 2 many years. pee wee has been more than punished 4 something that should not have been a crime in the first place.
he's bringing a live show 2 los angeles 2 the music box theater in november. it's called "even o'clock number" & will be a live version of pee wees playhouse, a place i loved to visit.

Pee-wee Herman showed off a new piece of jewelry Tuesday night when he made an appearance on 'The Jay Leno Show' last night.

from the ny dailly news:

He's ba-ack! Pee-wee Herman, aka actor Paul Reubens, appeared on "The Jay Leno Show" Tuesday night and showed off his new "abstinence ring."
No, he's not getting married. Instead, the bow-tie wearing comedian was making a tongue-in-cheek reference to his 1991 arrest for indecent exposure at an adult theater.
"I'm only two days into it," Herman told Leno. "Not easy!"
Wearing his trademark gray suit, white shoes and red bow-tie, Herman also discussed recording his first song, Hailey Mills' "Let's Get Together," as a child."My plan was to send the record to Walt Disney, but it didn't happen," he said. "When I got home…I put it on the record player. I had never heard my voice and when I heard my voice, I was like, ‘oh my goodness, no!' "And so I went and smashed it on the sidewalk and didn't sing for years and years and years," he recalled. Thankfully for his many fans, Herman, 51, is taking his act back to the stage in "Eleven O'Clock Number" at Los Angeles' Music Box Theater in November. The on-stage version of the comedian's "Pee-wee's Playhouse" franchise is expected to include Miss Yvonne, a character who was obsessed with beauty and often flirted with Pee Wee, and Cowboy Curtis, a "cowboy" who had his hair in a jheri curl mullet.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/09/23/2009-09-23_peewee_herman_shows_off_abstinence_ring_on_the_jay_leno_show.html#ixzz0RxeOChDu

Underground House - Luxury Home

Underground House, designed by EM2N architect, located in Greifensee, Switzerland.

Haus Gross in Greifensee, Switzerland, looks like a typical house by all accounts. But this modern and inventive design proves that looks can be deceiving. This understated, low-profile house holds a buried treasure in the form of an underground living space. The 721-sq.-ft. sub-grade home addition includes two sunken open-air courtyards leading into the three children’s bedrooms, a bathroom and a state-of-the-art home theater for private film screenings. A two-storey glazed façade lets light flood every corner, above ground and below.

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adding color outside the lines to the blog list

a cute sweet sexy guy with tons of talent, & i love the name of his blog: color outside the lines

when models were great!

jean shrimpton


twiggy

yes or no? tv easel & mora style clock

yes.
restoration hardware here (and thanks vicente for thinking of this idea in the first place. go here to read about it.)


no.
it had to happen. cheapo mora clock from ikea. they could have done better.

vicente wolf smart and sexy is now on my blog list

besides wanting to make out with him, he is so smart, talented, kind, & successful.

i don't think this is his room but it was his genius idea first 2 use an easel for a flat screen tv.

this is his room. if you want to see more of his brilliance go here and here.

House Presenhuber - holiday house

This holiday house is located in the middle of the village of Vnà in the Lower Engadine. The particular challenge of the project was to bridge the divide between the old-world charm of the village and the modern flair embodied in a holiday house for an internationally successful art gallery owner. In urban planning terms, the building closed a permanent gap in the village structure whilst the dimensions correspond to those of the adjacent houses.

Over time the village was periodically hit by fires, meaning that the original timber structures disappeared and were replaced by the stone houses that give the settlement its indigenous character today. The resulting massiveness of the walls has a great similarity with traditional means of building and enabled the typical corbels of the window reveals. The windows are arranged according to interior criteria, giving the façade an informal appearance typical of old Engadine houses.

Finally, the traditional and modernist elements of the sculptural volume blend into a unified whole. The interplay between simplicity, rural straightforwardness and contemporary comfort and architectural sophistication lend the house a very specific character, which pays respect to the village without being obsequious.

Architects: AFGH
Location: CH-7557 Vnà, GR, Switzerland
Project year: 2006-2007
Construction year: 2006-2007
Client: Eva Presenhuber
Planners: Jon Andrea Könz
Budget: 900.000 CHF (US $866.551)
Constructed Area: 224 sqm
Photographs: Valentin Jeck

source [via] modern house design.

my favorite and my best is now on the blog list

this chick is the best and my favorite. don't miss one word. here. really go now.

junk fuel

beautiful witty graphics.


skateboard company. even if u don't roll, u could hang them on the wall.

this is reggie. he's 15. he's the artist, and junk fuel is his company.
buy it here.

how 2 hide flat screen tv cords

get some plastic leaves, in this case plastic boxwood from the floral supply store. tack up the greens (use a staple gun) on the wall over the cords. u can pull thru any cords that you need & tuck them back in behind the greenery.
let me know if it works.

best blog i don't understand is now on my list

love your homes here

Alan-Voo Family House

Alan-Voo Family House in Los Angeles by Californian practice Neil M. Denari Architects.




This is a Project Description from Neil M. Denari Architects :

The scheme leaves half of the house for the daughter’s bedrooms and incorporates the other half plus new extensions in front and back into a public zone and a private bedroom for the parents.

This strategy amounts to a new 16 ft wide linear house being inserted into the existing house. Multi-toned, bright colors accentuate the new pieces which suggests a graphic expression representative of the family’s interests.

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the most beautiful blog is next on my blog list

velvet and linen. what a sexy name. gorgeous blog. go here

first one on my blog list - race of style

jan has a great blog here
go to the link to see this post about john and yoko.
emaill me if you'd like to be on the list.

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