HAILEGIORGIS ADAMU good house materials are the base of good life

Dura Supreme Cabinetry HAILEGIORGIS ADAMU - Very true!

babazar How about some vacation rentals in an unusual place like Bodrum, Turkey, where they started building stone houses 5000 years ago.

Here are 5 of them to view and ponder.
http://babazar.webs.com/apps/photos/

JudithAbraham It looks beautiful. I wish it existed when I went there over 20 years ago. A wonderful destination.

ploefff Since the headline says "designer hotels" Hotel Fox in Copenhagen is worth a mention. Each room is decorated by an different artist and no 2 look a like. They have good service and a nice breakfast buffet - I know because I chose to stay their for my honeymoon.

mugsy1703 Just my opinion, but the Gehry Hotel in Spain is a blight on the landscape.

KSID Studio, LLC The Minnesota Chapter of ASID 2013 Showcase House opened this weekend. The historic Victorian home is part bed and breakfast and part private residence. Tours of the home are open through June 9th. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to design the Parlor and Powder Room on the project.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/207894031.html

terrybabuder Just spent our 40th anniversary at Harmony Hill just outside of Sparta NC - Wonderful southern hospitality from hosts Barbara and Jim - Beautiful view of Blue Ridge Mtns. Wonderful breakfast served by Barbara. What a memorable weekend we had!

DTStone recommendation for Dorset, SW England:

http://www.woodencabbage.co.uk/

thebsquared01 Kalm B&B (www.kalm.co.za) in Clarens, South Africa is any design minded travelers dream. The owners are an interior designer and a landscaper. Each of the 5 rooms is decorated differently and Karen and Malcolm are the best B&B owners I have come across.

The town of Clarens is a dream destination with some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in South Africa. The town has become a Mecca for artists and creative minds.

felixgrantham The FRICK! http://www.frick.org/visit It's a house, built around turn of the century, taking up a full block next to Central Park with the family's fabulous Art Collection. Absolute Magic!

Cathedral of St. John in Harlem http://www.harlemonestop.com/organization.php?id=275 is also fabulous if time allows.

Also - Chinatown for food and great decorative accents!

If you're going, check out 1/2 price theater tickets the day of the show at TKTS TKTS (the line is long, but it only takes about an hour) - second location on Wall St. has a very short line if you're staying anywhere near.

cynthia scarlett Thanks so much for this post! Great ideas and it so helpful to have the address, where and how to enter some of the more obscure sites, and fantastic array of not so common sites!

maisoui1 Hmmm. Great ideas for that whole side yard that we don't use. Excellent use of the landspace

angela_flute52689 Bocce is an Italian game. Therefore, the correct spelling is "bocce" and it's pronounced BO-chay, not BAH-chee.