Contemporary Powder Room by Pound Ridge Interior Designers & Decorators SGH Designs inc. Special effects. They make a ordinary room.Well. Extraordinary. Adding a statement piece to every room is one of the tricks the experts use when they want to bring drama to the room. It is an easy way to draw the eyes in and make the room pop. […]
From Zen Living by design It took my breathe away. On first sight, I was transformed from the foot hills of a Japanese Ryokan, to the future of East meets West. The Japanese bath has arrived and to such a heightened level of interpretation that is nothing less than pure artistry. As a designer, my eyes are always open to […]
A bespoke copper bath. A fireplace as a backdrop. A man made water way that replicates the sights and sounds of a waterfall flowing into the copper tub. Heated floors. Sounds too good to be true? It does sound good and no its true. This client wanted her master bath to be one that would be an escape from it […]
Custom Japanese Bath by Diamond Spas The National Sleep Foundation just came out with a list of items that help improve sleep. Taking a dip in a soaking tub topped the list as one of their keys to achieving better sleep through the night. In a 1997 sleep study at Cornell University, 44 patients sleep patterns were observed after soaking […]
Creating great inground pool designs can be overwhelming with all the options that can be incorporated into the layout these days. With all the great pool design websites now on the internet including Luxury Pools and HOUZZ, it is easy to discover the endless possibilities of enhancing your custom swimming pool with a multitude of options. Swimming pool islands that […]
With Labor Day upon us, that means two very sad things in my house..Back to School and the pool closing for the summer. With the holiday weekend coming, consider planning a swim-in-movie at your neighborhood pool or if you are lucky have it at your own luxury swimming pool. Finding a screen is as easy as pinning a sheet […]
Clients ask us on a regular basis..What will my natural copper look like as it begins to oxidize? It’s a hard question to answer because it really depends on many different factors most importantly where you live. Pollution, temperatures, and moisture can have different effects on natural copper. We always like to say that if you look at several old […]
Well, well, well…Sounds like New York mayor Michael Bloomberg appreciates the finer and shiny things in life. A news report from fox.com is reporting that Mr. Bloomberg is the new owner of a custom copper tub! We were a bit disappointed that he didn’t look for the same product that is made in the USA, but…we enjoy that Mr Bloomberg […]
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) just came out with its results of its survey of more than 4,000 landscape architecture firms about future residential and hospitality design and product selection. A whopping 97 percent of those surveyed said that their upcoming projects will include water features including lap pools, fountains, and reflecting ponds in their residential and Hospitality Design […]
You have most likely heard the phrase “Do what you love”. Well we like to say “Build what you love”. And that was the case for the New York City executive who is an amateur violinist and swimming pool enthusiast. Finishing touches are going into place in the Westchester county custom lap pool built in the shape of a violin. […]
