Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 7, 2009, 1:52 pm
Breakfast: Le Pain Quotidien, Sablon, Brussels Shopping for Champignons: Vismarkt, Brussels Smoutebollen or Belgian doughnuts and other sweet stuff at the Christmas Market Too busy eating and chatt...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 6, 2009, 3:20 pm
Brussels: Rue Blaes, Roberto Barr Papier Mache sculptures Brussels: Sablon, Anne-Claire Petit knitted toys Bonus: The artist at work in his atelier - Roberto Barr, 41 rue Blaes, Brussels
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 5, 2009, 4:01 pm
Big art, small art, insects and of course, houses at Nadine Bouler's show, part of the current exhibition at Ripe Art Gallery. Part of the House series - just prior to the red stickers going up....
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 4, 2009, 3:07 pm
All these wonderful antique/junk stores are on Rue Blaes, which runs from the Sablon (chi-chi) to the Marolles (traditionally the downtrodden part of Brussels). You can find everything you ever search...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 4, 2009, 3:37 am
... that never comes on. The light on the refrigerator side of the alarmingly expensive Sub-Zero 690 that is - the freezer is lit so I can check the vodka is ok and I know the fridge is cold but I hav...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 3, 2009, 8:55 am
Knoll: Eero Saarinen Table & Chairs - Boulevard Saint-Germain Baccarat: Crystal Chandelier - Place de la Madeleine Michel Cluizel: Chocolate Shoe - Louboutin, I imagine - Rue St. Honoré Maille: Mu...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Dec 1, 2009, 7:36 am
I was amazed when I uploaded the photos of the Thanksgiving weekend trip to Paris and BXL to find out I'd taken 167 shots on the iPhone and 333 on my fantastic Canon EOS Rebel. After I'd remov...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 30, 2009, 2:57 am

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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 25, 2009, 9:45 am
escape to Europe! Which is exactly what I'm doing. It's part birthday celebration/part make-up for missing Paris in September. We'll be staying in the City of Light and taking the Thalys ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 24, 2009, 9:17 am
The pink sectional has gone and we have gained a beautiful waxed parquet floor Notice the difference from the left side (where the sectional was sitting) to the left - or high traffic area. The unuse...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 22, 2009, 3:29 pm
Say good-bye to the big pink sectional. The 12-piece Harvey Probber-designed 1968 chair and ottoman combination that is original to the house is about to get a huge, fabulous makeover. Jacques Brel up...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 22, 2009, 10:04 am
A couple of creative bloggers and their significant others joined The Guy and me on an international voyage with an American twist at CREW Kitchen in Huntington Harbor (Halesite) last night. An evenin...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 20, 2009, 11:30 am
The DWR Annexe sale in Secaucus last weekend had plenty of bargains - there were lots of King-sized beds on sale, including the Matera that I loved, and all these tables that I've previously consi...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 19, 2009, 5:00 pm
The fence is finally up, all the blue plastic chicken wire has been removed and the old gate has a new set of hardware with self-closing latches. Dogs are securely on one side and the landscapers/poo...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 19, 2009, 10:29 am
Apparently an upholstered bed will work in a modern, mostly wood room. Check out this gorgeous house for sale in Vancouver The bathroom is pretty awesome, too and I'm seriously in love with the...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 18, 2009, 2:28 pm
So with The Great Interview Experiment comes the payback - the bit where someone interviews me. That sorry task fell to the very thoughtful and amusing Ozma whose blog title sums it all up: Hah!. You ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 17, 2009, 2:36 pm
Neil Kramer of Citizen of the Month is celebrating bloggers by challenging his readers to interview one another. I was interested to take part because I figured it would be a great way to find blogs ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 16, 2009, 2:04 pm
Back yard at peak fall colour Willow Pond Bay Crest Beach Association
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 15, 2009, 11:29 am
I am seriously re-thinking The Guy's role in the design/decor decision-making process. Yesterday I took him to look at the last of my selection of walnut beds.... and we came home with a table. Th...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 14, 2009, 8:17 am
The quintessential Santa Monica beach experience in four shots: Santa Monica Pier Filming an Italian movie on the beach - the girls in red swimsuits, the boys playing volleyball and all Frankie Aval...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 13, 2009, 11:10 am
With all the reupholstery/renovation/yard/maintenance drama that's been happening on the home front I completely forgot to post some of the photos from LA where we ended up after our trip to Palm ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 12, 2009, 6:36 am
I couldn't leave the whiney, moaning post up front any longer - on to brighter, more positive topics. The wonderfully creative author and painter Nadine Bouler of Bouler Design Group dropped in to...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 11, 2009, 5:45 am
Yesterday at twilight I dug up the iron form around the rear driveway, bent it into a small hoop and hauled it to the trash collection point. Today is plastic and metal recycling day and I'm hopin...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 9, 2009, 5:10 pm
The Guy nixed half the bedroom inspiration. I had done all the prep work, all he had to do was tell me which of the three options he liked the most. I don't think he quite understood his role in t...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 9, 2009, 7:45 am
According to the source of all legal stuff I need to know (and a shedload that hadn't even entered my realm of consciousness), fences fall into this category of tort law. I do think it's less ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 8, 2009, 7:28 pm
As all the design tips and comments, including the last, which was obviously born of a scarring design experience, seemed worthy of winning the book giveaway, I decided it would be fairest to randomly...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 2, 2009, 9:00 pm
Challenged by scale? Always choosing paint colors that are too dark or too wishy-washy? Wonder why the chair that looked perfect in the store looks like children's furniture in your living room?...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 2, 2009, 6:00 am
Halloween was eerily warm and spookily windy; a strong breeze out of the south whipped the water and kept the clouds scurrying across the bay and the natural division of sand, water and sky reminded m...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Nov 1, 2009, 1:32 pm
Quite a lot has been done outside over the past week or so and the best way to view it is from the second level/first storey. Sealcoating: Through a screen, darkly. Nevertheless you can clearly see t...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 30, 2009, 3:38 pm
Because you can't have a master bath remodel without a master bedroom rehab, here are a few items I would absolutely love to use to redecorate the space: This colored version of the classic Georg...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 29, 2009, 8:35 am
Meanwhile back at the house... things are definitely moving on the master bathroom front. Can you even recall when I first knew we had to go in and fix this 80/90s redo? I'm ashamed to say that a...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 27, 2009, 4:00 pm
My Krisel crush is well-known, and it's been happily fed recently, first by the sneak preview of Jake Gorst's upcoming documentary "William Krisel, Architect". I cannot wait to see the full v...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 25, 2009, 4:34 pm
This is perhaps the most stunning of the fifteen so-called "Swiss Miss" houses on the Las Palmas Estates in Palm Springs. Designed by Charles Dubois, and built by Alexander Construction in 1959, these...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 22, 2009, 4:15 pm
Driving around the Old Las Palmas neighborhood I was surprised at the number of For Sale signs, often four or more on one side of a block. I knew that California had been one of the areas most badly a...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 21, 2009, 9:42 am
So where was I? Oh, yes back in the desert... I spent a couple of days doing the Modern Palm Springs Tour, a self-guided street-side peep around the exteriors of the best examples of mid-century mode...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 18, 2009, 7:40 pm
Another Palm Springs moment.
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 15, 2009, 10:07 am
It's currently 42 F and raining, all the cats are huddled together and I'm having to consider seriously turning on the heating. It's not news, it's just Fall on Long Island and it woul...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 11, 2009, 12:21 pm
What can you say about Palm Springs that hasn't been said before? Driving from Los Angeles on I -10 the desert air hits you full force as you drive through the San Gorgonio Pass that divides the S...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 4, 2009, 3:00 am
Once upon a time I had a subscription (paid with unusable airmiles) to a popular home decorating magazine. That magazine - let's call it Domino - used to delight, disappoint and drive me crazy in ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 3, 2009, 4:55 pm
The Guy installs the hardtop on Beach Car whilst unbeknown to him the Triffid plans its attack....
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Oct 2, 2009, 3:53 pm
We're about to embark on the biggest (in terms of finances) part of the ongoing gentle update of Beach House, the master bath That is biggest so far, we still have the kitchen to sympathetically u...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 30, 2009, 8:12 am
I'm a restless sort of person so the only drawback to traveling is the amount of time I have to spend sitting in one place. If I'm forced to be on a plane for 6-8 hours I better have plenty to...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 28, 2009, 10:00 am
Things we did not get done this weekend: Choosing tiles and fixtures for the master bathroom Picking a fence style so we can order it and have it installed before the ground freezes Winterizing the b...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 25, 2009, 3:07 pm
The heat of the last few days has finally broken and although it's still sunny, it's much cooler. Outside the kitchen door I found this blue butterfly slowly opening and closing its wings in t...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 24, 2009, 1:12 pm
I have a plan in my head of how the final section of the yard should look but I'm having a hard time explaining it. So here (courtesy of the comprehensive Better Homes and Garden website) are some...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 23, 2009, 4:43 pm
and some that prefer bright sunlight in the newly rescued part of the yard. This section goes from deep shade to full sun so it gives me lots of possibilities and I've taken full advantage of them...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 21, 2009, 11:00 pm
but I need cheering up and ever since I saw this faboolos post I've had this song in my head. The language is West-Vlaams, a dialect of Flemish that leaves most Dutch speakers shaking their heads ...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 21, 2009, 6:32 am
As is my trip to Brusssels wasn't frustrating enough I learnt on my return that my beloved handyman had sold his house, packed his bags and was moving South - retiring for the second time. He wasn...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 20, 2009, 10:57 am
Since I got back from our challenging European vacation I have been (unsurprisingly) obsessed with comfort food. The very first night, despite jet lag, I made Fusilli with ground Buffalo and Three Che...
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Jane J. posted an article on Beach House - Sep 19, 2009, 11:12 am
... were excited to see the newly opened Musée Magritte Museum that I blogged about earlier this summer. A whole museum dedicated ... the lighting is atrocious, it's almost impossible to read ...
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