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April 3rd, 2007
hable construction

i have a major girl crush on half of the women who work with hable construction. theirs is a studio full of smart, talented, funny and above all, incredibly friendly, women. one of them, llubav obando choy, also happens to be a talented jewelry and accessory designer (who won the jewelry category of the d*s dyi contest in 2005). llubav was kind enough to share photos of her nyc home with us and i was thrilled to get a little peek inside. i love the way she’s combined antiques (i love her mirror collection) with collections of odds and ends (the wall of keys is beautiful).

[click here for full-sized- and extra- photos of llubav's home]



23 comments
Anonymous said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:17 am

More pics link seems broken…

design*sponge said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:20 am

the link works for me, anon…?

d*s

Anonymous said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:24 am

Would have been really cool to hang the wall of keys in the shape of a key.

jenny said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:25 am

I tried looking at the extra pictures too and got a page on Flickr that says “This page is private. Oops! You don’t have permission to view this page.”

zita said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:28 am

It seems to be a private Flikr page that permission is needed for… Shame, the pictures on d*s are really sweet. I love seeing other people’s clutter and collections!

Michelle said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:32 am

Hi d*s,

The flickr page says “Oops! You don’t have permission to view this page” when I click on the link.

design*sponge said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:32 am

ah, i see! sorry about that, it’s fixed.

d*s

Michelle said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 9:33 am

Eeek sorry - the rest of the page loaded and the other commenters obviously told you already. Sorry for spamming you (just dying to see the pictures)!

kik said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:00 am

yay, this one might be my favorite sneakpeak so far! gives me great inspirations for little nooks of my own.

bluebird said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:10 am

i love the antique key installation so much.

Porcelain said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:13 am

that key wall is great!!! also love the group of little antique mirrors.

beklina said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:22 am

I like this one too!!
The table with all the little bottle of color. -I’m a sucker for that.

ShoezyCakes said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:48 am

Wow, that workspace looks so inspiring, great pics!

Abigail said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 10:54 am

As much as I have seen Habel Construction around - I don’t think I had ever visited their website….thanks for the reminder Grace, it is dreamy :)

Love seeing this interior - it’s so real and lovely. I like llubav’s style a lot..very ecclectic and quirky……thanks for sharing :)

Emily said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 11:01 am

Oh, so pretty! And, above all, really homey and comfortable-looking.

casapinka said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 11:34 am

grace, thank you for sharing this inspiring space. what really struck me was how assymetrically her mirror montage was hung. it really spoke of the person who hung it - “i may have sweet things but i’ve definitely got some ideas up my sleeve, so you’d better look out!” the cluttered bottles on the worktable are like a treasure chest of secret potions. this is one of my favorite sneak peeks and i just want to sit down and have a cuppa with her.

jodi said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 11:35 am

lovely! keep these coming grace! =)

cruststation said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 1:56 pm

Love house peeks, thanks!

kstyle said:
April 3rd, 2007 - 5:08 pm

My niece had an antique key collection while growing up and I always thought that was such a clever idea. I’m going to send her a copy of your post. Such a great idea to display like that. k

Design Hole said:
April 4th, 2007 - 6:38 pm

Love Hable’s felt pillows. So creative. Their Christmas things are great, too.

eye v said:
April 4th, 2007 - 10:13 pm

i love the “home sweet home” feel to it, i love the keys on the wall and the cowboy hat on the mannequin!
=]

Sofia Barao said:
July 17th, 2007 - 6:57 am

Love each and every of the sneak peek homes you’ve presented here, but this one really is my favorite, I can identify myself from each piece in it, love it.

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