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Installed in the Shapiro's Malibu villa by the...

2015-04-23T11:29:14.480-07:00

Installed in the Shapiro's Malibu villa by the sea. As seen in AD Magazine April 22, 2011. Image by Tim Street Porter, Architectural Antiques provided by Ancient Surfaces. www.ancientsurfaces.com Phone: 212-461-0245

Wow, seeing this beauty took my breath away. What ...

2013-11-12T22:27:56.844-08:00

Wow, seeing this beauty took my breath away. What a beautiful combination of elements between the decor and architecture. Am doing a bathroom remodel, may I ask where that tub came from?

This is my definition of bohemian right here. Putt...

2013-05-16T14:53:05.290-07:00

This is my definition of bohemian right here. Putting all those sweet-looking furniture inside a house that looks like a filmset is definitely my idea of ideal living.

Seeing what Mr. Shapiro did with the building'...

2013-05-09T14:23:39.013-07:00

Seeing what Mr. Shapiro did with the building's interior is nothing short of brilliant. The way he put together contemporary furniture designs with old-world art pieces in a Mediterranean-like setting is just magnificent. I wish I could have him design my house.

Absolutely gorgeous and inspiring.

2013-04-19T09:29:06.873-07:00

Absolutely gorgeous and inspiring.

I've seen this house in Architectural Digest a...

2013-03-22T14:34:41.053-07:00

I've seen this house in Architectural Digest a few years back, it also made an unbelievable impression on me then. Mr. Shapiro is an artist with great sense of proportion and history. I wish you could have seen the photographs A.D. had taken at sunset, the light bouncing off the metal framed windows. A treasure from another era...
Dorota

What a beautiful house! Who wouldn't want to l...

2013-03-12T22:38:02.822-07:00

What a beautiful house! Who wouldn't want to live in that place? The design of the house's decking and balustrade is just so amazing.

All of this is done with tremendous style, and a t...

2012-10-09T13:10:28.609-07:00

All of this is done with tremendous style, and a truly informed eye. It is all just sensational. Yopu posts are truly a treat, Diane.

Dear Ingela- Hello, in Sweden! I hope the weather...

2012-10-07T09:25:12.220-07:00

Dear Ingela-

Hello, in Sweden!
I hope the weather still feels of fall rather than winter..and that the warm sunny days are lingering on.
I'm so happy you like Richard's house. You have such a great eye--and such a refined sense of what makes a house a 'home'.
If you read Christopher Alexander's important and classic book on architecture, THE PATTERN LANGUAGE, he addresses many of he essentials of a comfortable and life-enhancing 'home'. They are all in Richard's house--for example, places to be private, places for contemplation, places for sitting beside a window to read ot gaze, and places to sit beside the fire. Richard has created soaring rooms filled with light and air--and his smaller darker study that is hidden, and overlooks the garden. He has the contract of modern sculptural stairs--and all the rich architectural detail.
It is a wonderful feeling to be there--one great discovery after another--and to breath in fresh sea air, sip an espresso at the dining table, and to be 'at home' in this house, an entirely new creation.
best to you, DIANE

Sigh....this is the closest one can get to perfect...

2012-10-07T07:56:25.446-07:00

Sigh....this is the closest one can get to perfection.
The property breathes perfect harmony and warmth, I would say that anyone who gets to visit, also comes to peace at heart.

This is a little Nirvana !!

Dear Friends- Yes, as my friend in Bangkok said,...

2012-10-05T08:22:32.096-07:00

Dear Friends-

Yes, as my friend in Bangkok said, it has been a week of a 'chorus of praise' for Richard/s house and garden.

As Griffin, in the far north, said, it is a little piece of heaven. Indeed it is.

I'm so happy this house has given everyone their slice of happiness and an insight into a simply superb, harmonious, small-scale, and beautifully decorated house. Many of you--and friends on Facebook--have commented on Richard's collections. I agree--they are inspired. best, DIANE

I'm just adding to the chorus of praise, but t...

2012-10-04T23:32:09.618-07:00

I'm just adding to the chorus of praise, but this is both beautiful and serene, and completely believable, (as in not contrived), and well "lived in". I too love the hemispherical alcove, but the oversized windows, (French windows), are the real key, allowing as they do, light and views.

This is a gorgeous property and Shapiro is genius....

2012-10-03T16:56:31.056-07:00

This is a gorgeous property and Shapiro is genius. Thank you so much Diane!

xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena

Perfect! just perfect!

2012-10-02T13:30:02.933-07:00

Perfect! just perfect!

The whole place is magical and brilliantly arrange...

2012-10-02T08:07:26.873-07:00

The whole place is magical and brilliantly arranged,
but the hemispherical niche on the terrace bowled
me over. Mr Shapiro's understanding of scale is evident
everywhere in that amazing house. Simply wonderful,
and none of it looks contrived-- which sets it apart.

I loved it all so I'd be hard pressed to pick ...

2012-10-02T05:56:42.471-07:00

I loved it all so I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite feature, but the terrace niche filled with the sofa is certainly noteworthy. I even liked the Suzani quilt in the Master Bedroom (a pattern that's been terribly overexposed in the decorating books & magazines, but entirely suitable here). And the landscaping is fabulous, too.

Dear Diane, Thank you so much for this most beauti...

2012-10-02T04:22:57.982-07:00

Dear Diane, Thank you so much for this most beautiful and picturesque post - a miniature version of heaven, perhaps? The collection of beautiful tiles, colourful quilt and antiquities speak to my strong classical taste that lingers somewhere deep inside of me.

Best wishes, G

Stunning!

2012-10-02T03:12:00.126-07:00

Stunning!

i would really love to live here. such a beautiful...

2012-10-02T03:07:35.710-07:00

i would really love to live here. such a beautiful house.

Dear Diane, I am so glad you posted about Richard ...

2012-10-02T01:27:11.795-07:00

Dear Diane,
I am so glad you posted about Richard Shapiro! I am totaly smitten with his style!
He is brilliant!

Hi Tracey- It's lovely to know I have a reade...

2012-10-01T22:43:04.481-07:00

Hi Tracey-

It's lovely to know I have a reader (probably more...) in Brisbane. I've visited Brisbane...on my way up to Cairns and the Daintree rain forest, and then a crazy flight (took off from a field) on the Flying Doctor's prop plane to LIZARD ISLAND. Highly recommend.
I love Australia, so I'm so happy to hear from you.
Stay in touch, DIANE

This is the ultimate house! It doesn't get be...

2012-10-01T22:38:11.761-07:00

This is the ultimate house! It doesn't get better than this in my humble opinion! Tracey xx

Dear Friends--Penny, Dean, Tara- Yes, it is indee...

2012-10-01T19:47:12.689-07:00

Dear Friends--Penny, Dean, Tara-

Yes, it is indeed perfection.
Imagine that it was a tumbledown shack about to fall down...on the most poetic site.
Perfection.
Have had great comments also on FACEBOOK--where everyone says 'How can I arrange a visit'...
love hearing from you all, DIANE

If CS Lewis could have done house & garden.......

2012-10-01T17:18:21.247-07:00

If CS Lewis could have done house & garden...........this is it.

XO T

Perfection!

2012-10-01T12:39:53.674-07:00

Perfection!