I've only seen the 1st episode and the Hulu clips (we don't have cable), but I'm sort of in love with Bob & Cortney Novogratz and their amazing style. Not to mention their cool kids' names: Wolfgang? Five? I *love* it!
The family moves constantly, but it is amazing how much personality is instantly added to their home when they introduce art (in the form of hangings, rugs and chairs) to their consistently neutral background. Looking through the pictures I also loved noticing how they used and then re-used art from house to house.
Bob & Cortney really like making friends with artists... the flag above is from
artist Ann Carrington's Flags of the World (they used a number 24 of her flags for a hotel they were designing and hung this one over Major's crib. This paneling on the outside of their house commissioned from
Richard Woods is also really great.
Finally, because I couldn't do this entry without mentioning them, the 1st thing I saw by Sixx Design was actually this house, and I fell *hard* for those yellow shutters. Every project really attempts to make the outside fun and functional, sometimes even blending it with the indoors.
There are a ton of interviews with the power couple, but I especially like
this one by New York Social Diary. And here is
a link to their main site as well as
9 by Design on Hulu. My favorite clips are their tips and
my personal pick are their tips for buying art. (I also love
Bob's personal style tips.)
I hope you're having as fun a day as I am!
ttfn~ HannahB.
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