Inspire Notes: Ah, but it’s all so simple when you have The Eye isn’t it? Designer John Rocha’s home oozes easy sophisticated style and the knowing Eye. The feel is clean white geometry and it is no surprise that this house is to be found in the South of France, St Jean Cap Ferrat to be precise. In the warmth of the Mediterranean sun, Mr John Rocha has created calm and oasis-cool with his prodigious use of white walls and limestone flooring. When you a utilize such crisp lines, even a simple bowl of fruit looks like a …

Inspire Notes: Ellen De Generes and Portia Rossi opened their lovely home to Architectural Digest’s November 2011 issue. They bought the original house for approx. $30 million and added surrounding properties to the compound. The single storey Coldwater Canyon property has it’s very own street and sits on a highly secured 2.87 acres.         Part of the renovation to the property included this beautiful and restful koi carp lake.     Note the beautiful carving and the rough sawn table beside it. Rough sawn wood adds so much more character to the right environment. Note also the …

Inspire Notes: Ms Jenna Lyons who demonstrates her impeccable taste running J Crew let the cameras in to her home to show off her home style choices. The home is peppered with quirky pieces mixed with modern highlights and several nods to mid twentieth century classic furniture. The super-elaborate, rather lovely, talking-point chandeliers have their potential pomposity tamed by the height of the room, the functional, stylish furniture and accessories and the casual vibe to the room. Ikea rugs which have loyally cushioned your humble Editor’s tootsies for many years on the floor are used here as funky throws on …