Tour a Luxury Villa for Sale in Cambodia

Irwin Weiner ASID - I enjoy video tours of premium properties around the world, and today's video features an exotic "architectural villa" 15 minutes from the city center of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the Mekong River.

Pool, guest rooms, poolside lounge, library, gourmet kitchen, library, office, sweeping master suite - you'll enjoy taking this tour.

Visit the Villa Souane Chbar website for more information and a slideshow of this impressive property.

 

 

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Video: Jack Lenor Larsen, Fabric Designer

Irwin Weiner ASID - Elle Decor magazine recently featured short quotations from fabric design icon Jack Lenor Larsen, and it became immediatley apparent why this creative man became so successful. For those not entrenched in the interior design industry, his signature Larsen Fabrics company is now owned by Colefax and Fowler. Here are a few of his gems of wisdom, which I find very inspiring.

Sparrows build their nests to suit. Homes should be like birdhouses: Build them out as needs arise.

A common problem is that someone will have a blue rug and a blue sofa, and the two shades don't go together. What do you do about it? I would buy five more shades of blue, in pillows and other things. Pretty soon you'll have a color symphony.

If you want a color contrast, do it in small quantities. Take risks, but ones that can be changed.

It's more important to reinforce one's identity than to worry about taste. You won't learn taste until you've made some mistakes. Be courageous. Experiment. It's much more fun.

Click on the Jack Larsen link above to see the Elle Decor article, and enjoy today's featured video, an earlier "Handmade in America" interview, to learn more about his process.

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The Way We Cook: Photographs from Kitchens Around the World

Jay Johnson - If you enjoy cooking the way Irwin and I do, plus you love home design, you'll fall for the new photography book from Saveur magazine called The Way We Cook: Portraits from Around the World. There's nothing more thrilling than to peek inside the homes and kitchens of the world's peoples, and this book offers us a rare and special vantage point.

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Design Video: Special Window and Door Features in Modern Japanese House

Irwin Weiner ASID - It doesn't take me long to begin my New Year's Resolution to present more smart ideas for home architecture while 2012 is still with us! I came across this great Japanese house, designed by Shigeru BAN Architects, backing onto Hanegi Park in Tokyo, and admired its sliding windows, expanses of glasses for adding plenty of natural light, and large doors that open into the park and natural views. It's not a stretch to say that U.S. homes should try to use more innovation with custom window and door products. This video will give you some great inspiration - and visit the Japan Architecture + Urbanism website for more videos.

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