What a dream house! The TrendHome review today is located in southern Rio de Janeiro. The Leaf House or Casa Folha was inspired by Brazil’s Indian architecture, perfectly suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands. Built by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura, they see this as low-tech eco-efficiency project playing with the wind as a cooling system and the idea of a tropical beach house as a(...) Read More about TrendHome: Casa Folha by Mareines +Patalano [Rio] (214 words)

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Smells like summer, I just stumble on the work of interior designer Alexandra Angle and this bright and colorful Fire Island beach house that she wonderfully decorated. Alexandra and Eliot Angle, founded their company in 1999 and since then they have been working on great project between (...) Read More about Alexandra Angle Interior Design (15 words)

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Beach House, Mims, and Chromeo sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the mash up in a baby carriage. Well, it came in an mp3 and no wedding bells rang, but there definitely was love: the sentiment one feels when introduced to the softer side of Mims. With the sweet, melodious groove of Beach House, the beats of Chromeo, and the rap styling of Mims, Black Glove has hit the medley spot.(...) Read More about Like This (Black Glove Mash) (114 words)

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I realized this week that I have yet to write a post about Beach House. This struck me as being odd, because I have, after-all been listening to them constantly for some time now, and they’re music gets better and better with each listen. Pardon me for overlooking the obvious. Better late than never though! If you aren’t already up on this band’s collection, dig up NOW.

P.S.
Because I have played out my original favorites for  a while, I uploaded this more obscure example of their songs. However if you want a quick taste of their classics, try “Master of None”, “Gila”, and “Heart of Chambers”.

Listen to “Darling” Here

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