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Designing Paradise, by Juan Montoya

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Designing Paradise with Juan Montoya, reviewed on CourtneyPrice.com

This book focuses on residences owned by a handful of Juan Montoya’s storied clientele that occupy breathtaking sites in Cap Cana, Miami Beach, Punta Mita, and other idyllic oceanfront settings. His portfolio is stunning and this book offers a virtual vacation to upscale tropical luxury homes he has designed. Montoya has a keen sense for incorporating the exteriors with his interiors. His aesthetic is precise, refined, uncluttered, and seductive. [Read more…] about Designing Paradise, by Juan Montoya

New York Interiors

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New York Interiors by Simon Upton, reviewed on CourtneyPrice.com 

New York Interiors, by Simon Upton and Karen Howes

I love everything about this book. Simon Upton, one of the foremost names in interiors photography, created this book as a thank you to the people he has worked with and befriended throughout his career. If you know Upton’s work, which appears regularly in The World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Vogue, and Elle Decor, you most definitely know how visually appealing this compilation is. Not only that, but the layout and typography are vibrant and striking. Each chapter invites us into a high end home in New York that Upton has photographed. The range of styles represented propels the reader into a diverse journey of design styles. Added bonus is that we get to hear about the homes from the owner’s point of view, which is unusual for a design book.  [Read more…] about New York Interiors

Kips Bay Show House Dallas

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Kips Bay Showhouse via CourtneyPrice.com

Show houses are the place for participating designers to go big and bold with design, which you don’t ever need to tell a Texas Designer twice. This one, located at  5138 Deloache Avenue, is packed with an entertaining range of Texas-sized personality and styles, offering wonderful exposure to the 24 participating design firms. 

This classic Georgian estate in Old Preston Hollow on 1.44 acres of impressive landscaped grounds is perfect in every way. Totally re-imagined by [Read more…] about Kips Bay Show House Dallas

What’s New in Smart Home Technology

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What's new in smart home technology, as seen on CourtneyPrice.com

While 2020-2021 brought furniture market attendance to a near halt, it was a robust year for residential real estate and home updates. The leading Kitchen and Bath design show KBIS went entirely virtual this year, and the furniture/accessory markets are proceeding on a delayed schedules as business returns to normal. The trends that have emerged from 2020 are unsurprisingly: 

  • Heightened focus on health, well-being and low maintenance
  • Collective consciousness is focused on products that enable more sanitary habits 
  • Homeowners are jumping on the Home Gym Trend
  • Reduced travel has inspired homeowners to upgrade with splurges on home spa sanctuaries
  • Homeowners are all-in on smart home safety features

There are some great new products offering timely innovations – and note which brands were already on point with what the world needed before we realized it ourselves: [Read more…] about What’s New in Smart Home Technology

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