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Visiting
a beautiful home, on perhaps the most prized and unique locale on
Mother Earth that I’ve ever witnessed, is a genuine privilege of this
job. When the homeowner exudes aloha spirit and the interior designer
is a genius in her laboratory, the job only gets easier, and becomes a
mini-vacation. Throw in a world-class photographer and Darin Isobe, our
art director with an eye for the uncanny, and … well, you get the idea.
Such
was my experience at the interview and photoshoot for this month’s New
& Improved Home feature on Pacific Home—a mental souvenir I’ll
carry with me for a long time. Lest I forget: My sincerest mahalo to
everyone there. Being surrounded by this much talent, I can only hope
my writing holds up!
True
beauty will stop you in your tracks. It’s timeless yet, strangely, a
very personal encounter. When I saw the photography for our other New
& Improved Home feature, on Lyle Hamasaki Construction, I had to
stop and just gaze at my monitor. The mess on my desk could wait (for a
moment or two, at least).
Look
up “conundrum” in the homeowner’s dictionary and you might find an
illustration of a wall. Do walls protect individuals and enhance our
privacy? Or, do they dishearten social opportunities and cheat us of
community membership? I’d like to believe they reduce the potential for
conflict, yet you can still drop by to borrow a cup of flour. Merideth
Kimble, our associate editor, discusses some options in Love Thy
Neighbor. Read on!
Correction:
Cheryl Orallo in June’s “Showroom” article was misidentified as an
American Society of Interior Design (ASID) member. Her appellation is
Allied Member ASID. We regret the error.
markb@pacificbasin.net
Publisher’s Pick
Be
prepared … with this handy GE SteelBEAM Fluorescent Lantern, $15.99,
from Costco. It’s the sole item in my hurricane survival kit (now all I
need are some D batteries.)
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