Home Sweet Home Tour No. 5: Geninne Zlatkis

Living Room
Today we're honoured to share the stunning new home (fondly dubbed, La Casa Azul) of artist Geninne Zlatkis and her family situated in the beautiful hills of Queretaro, Mexico. Built and designed by her husband Manolo, the home is made of concrete and stone, custom wood kitchen cabinets and boasts a mountain view to die for. Manolo also custom built most of the furniture using Tzalam wood to compliment the beautiful concrete interior. With sprinklings of Geninne's magic styling touch and art, together they have created an amazing living space that we can all be inspired by. (Thanks Geninne & family for letting us share here).

Living dining area
Seaweed Prints
Above: Wood molded concrete.



Dining
KitchenThe niche at the end of the kitchen will have a custom wood cabinet. In the mean time Geninne put one of their wire baking shelves so she could put the microwave there. The wood they used is called Tzalam.


Kitchen cornerCorner Windows
With Geninne's beloved Chilean clay soup pot.


Two Windows
Two Windows
The small hallway that connects the studio from the living/dining area has facing windows with beautiful view on both sides. Geninne took this photo from the little patio just outside the dining room.


Israel's roomOne of her son's rooms (Israel, age 14) features this vintage WWII US flag they gave him last month for his birthday.



Geninne's Studio
A cheery robin's egg blue sets the tone to Geninne's art studio. They have since placed the desk she usually paints on to the corner window to take advantage of the pretty view (see image below). Also note her inspiration wall (below image).


Inspiration Board 09/2010
Desk with view
Studio sneak peek
West viewLa Casa Azul from the outside.


Geninne on the web:
- Blog
- Shop
- Flickr

Jan Halvarson

31 comments:

tiel said...

both Geninne's home and art are always lovely to see. she is so talented.

Maryam in Marrakesh said...

such a lovely open and airy space. And in Mexico! What a lucky family!

Sonia / COZY MEMORIES said...

I had already seen them (or rather, drooled on them !!) on Flickr, but it's such a treat to see them again here. Geninne & Manolo have built their dream home, I am so happy for them & their lovely boys.
oxox

Unknown said...

Beautiful - great post, great home. :)
~ Laura (Moags)

Will @ Bright.Bazaar said...

Loved the grey-washed wood panelled wall and the views from the kitchen are a delight!

MagicMarkingsArt said...

Gennine's home, like her art and her blog, is elegant and beautiful. Taking full advantage of the amazing color and view of nature. Absolutely stunning!

Unknown said...

This is really beautiful!

Faith said...

Beautiful! But, most of all, I love how bright and sunshine-y the rooms are!

Heartfire At Home said...

What a stunning and beautifully detailed home. The rooms are so light and energising, and the view looks to be fantastic! I love her inspiration wall... (I have a 'thing' for trees and butterflies), and those kitchen cabinets are superb.

Gorgeous.

Linda. :)

sfgirlbybay said...

so beautiful (and also so well-organized!). i love geninne, and her home as well!

Emily Greene said...

wow, this is gorgeous.

shellie said...

what a dream....i LOVE her studio...i just gave up mine for the kids because i have an itty bitty house!

forget.me.knot.weddings said...

This is an amazing home..so gorgeous inside and out!

Swell Papel said...

Queretaro is such an amazing place!

Pinecone Camp said...

Well, I have tears of joy. Am speechless. I. want. this. house.

Eva / Sycamore Street Press said...

gorgeous gorgeous home and decor. so many inspiring ideas. thanks for sharing!

Jan Halvarson said...

Janis - you. and me. both. : )

christine, just bella said...

I love that vintage print collage! I love this house!

Unknown said...

I love Geninne! Her new home is gorgeous - so inspirational.

kickpleat said...

Wowzers! This is a total dream home. Sigh. Incredibly lovely.

Margie Oomen said...

if one mixes two of the most creative and gifted people on earth with love, imagination. a little bit of magic and one of the most beautiful natural environments what you will get is la casa azul.

lesley [smidgebox] said...

oh my gosh, i just died a little inside. this house is perfection to me. sigh............

TotallyToTheT said...

Her home is beautiful but comfortable and relaxing too.

Unknown said...

So lovely. I've always loved her art and her new home is so cozy. I lived in Queretaro for a while years ago and remember it fondly.

Geninne said...

You guys are so generous & sweet! Jan, you have the nicest readers EVER! Thank you so much :)

Jan Halvarson said...

Geninne, thank you for sharing with us, your home is so inspiring. And yes I'm so lucky to have amazing readers!

abby try again said...

geninne is the best and her home is beyond beautiful!

thanks for this peek, jan :)

HAZEL AND HUNTER said...

what a gorgeous space!!

Coco Cake Land said...

GAK. insanity!!! so amazing!

love the giant table and benches.and the ceiling in her studio... and the views from the windows...

incredible.

Julie @ www.downtimeweblog.com said...

What a lovely space!

marlenedesigner said...

The house is amazing... although I can't get over the fact that they name it La Caza Azul, Frida Khalo's house in Mexico City is named like that!... is this on purpose or a coincidence?