another one bites the dust

image via scotch & scones

that was a quick week if i do say so myself. hope yours was a good one.

have a colorful weekend!

Award-Winning Glen Mills Residence

This custom-designed home, which recently won a 2011 American Residential Design Award from the AIBD, is reminiscent of the Tudor style, and was created to meet the needs of any homeowner. From extra garage space to entry lockers, to a main floor equipped for entertaining, the Glen Mills is a home that gracefully couples style with functionality.

The inviting front entry leads to the living room and hearth area. Pocket doors lead to the attached study, while columns separate the living room from the dining and kitchen areas. Ample counter space and seating make the kitchen the center of the home, and the ideal place for entertaining guests.

There is no lack of sleeping space, either. A large upstairs master suite includes a full bath, sitting area and walk-in closet. Also on the upper level are three guest bedrooms and a full guest bathroom.

This home was built by Infiniti Custom Homes.

To view more photos of this award-winning design, please visit our website: www.visbeen.biz > gallery > residential projects > american neighborhood > glen mills.

fashion || highlighter

sandra is so ridiculously stylish. i'm completely addicted to her blog, 5 inches and up.

images via 5 inches and up

interiors || colorful contemporary

love the vibrant color combos and furniture mix in this contemporary home.

i don't consider myself especially talented when it comes to vignettes, so i appreciate a beautifully styled bedside table as much as anyone.

images via nuevo estilo

lighting || on a house hunt

so, husband and i are on the hunt for a new home. we're one for 50 so far. someone snuck in and beat us to the punch a couple of weeks ago, and i'm sort of sick over it because the house was nearly perfect, but i know that it just means there's a better one out there. blah blah blah.

last weekend, we actually looked at a house across the street from the home i grew up in. weird, right? well, it was weird. i'm not sure the house had been touched since it was built in the 70s. which, honestly, is what i'm wishing for so we i can update it to our my taste, but this one was a little too craaaaazy.

everything except the light fixtures, that is. i was absolutely obsessed with every last one of them! obsessed.

images via the awesome husband

don't you feel like that chandelier is begging for some fancy red wallpaper, velvet drapes, an ornate moroccan table with big upholstered armchairs on either end, a mismatched set of vintage decanters on the barcart and gold accents dripping everywhere? i don't even like red and i'd still honor this chandelier with the room it deserves. i wish you could have seen how it sparkled.

wish i liked it enough to buy that crazy house. the search continues . . .

Bringing Home 8 ARDA Awards!

At the American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) banquet, in conjunction with the American Institute of Building Design's 61st National Convention, held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI, Visbeen Associates took home 8 awards, including 7 first places. Forty-six awards in eleven categories were presented to talented recipients chosen from the 124 entries submitted from all over the country.

Take a look at our winning designs!

Duneside

1st Place - Model Homes

4,001 sq ft & above

Stockton

1st Place - Model Homes

2,501 - 4,000 sq ft

Kearney Hill

1st Place - Published Design

4,001 sq ft & above

Traverse

1st Place - Published Design

2,501 - 4,000 sq ft

The Riverfront

1st Place - Conceptual Design

Non-Residential

Woodlea

1st Place - Conceptual Design

2,501 - 4,000 sq ft

York

1st Place - Conceptual Design

2,500 sq ft & under

Glen Mills

2nd Place - Model Homes

2,501 - 4,000 sq ft

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