sailing into miami Day 2 and 3...

Sailing Days 2 and 3 and new 
Avant Garde Logo... 

So day two saw us, well me work on Avant-Garde and some other things while Koa and Jessica worked on the boat even though they started very late to work on the engine and then I sat myself down to working on getting the word out for our new introduction of Avant-Garde's new logo image which is a much more modern logo with the very modern and trendy color Lime green with a very nice dark color border which is actually our initials AG. A great design by Edward Saunders, our creative director and one of our owners and managing partners. Look for lots of changes n the next few weeks as we re-introduce our site and our new business plan with regards to sales.. 

Avant-Garde New Logo... 

Getting back to our sailing adventure both Jessica and Koa actually got things done yesterday with the motor and i expect that at some point today we ill finally depart for Miami waters but having crashed last weekend and having my spare crashed as well by my friend who was taking it to me after my crash has made this trip just something I simply can not afford to do the entire time without having yet another friend pick me up somewhere along the trip on Indian River to go and check on m cars, yes plural and other accident related matters as well as a whole slew of other important items I have to attend to with regards to Avant-Garde. Regardless we will be somewhere along our trip and I will meet them again after I take care of the things I have to do.. 

So this time it seems that we will make it down to Miami and everything so far is still telling me that. Oh by the way the heat jas not been as bad this time since up here we have had cooler nights.. and honestly, that single little difference makes it bearable during the day.. 

I will let you know later today or tomorrow once we set sait and are actually on our way from here and toward Miami.. Until then..

AG Home Goods 

Miami, Avant Garde Home Furnishings, LLC's backyard

Miami, A beautiful modern, contemporary city...

The now famous American Airlines Arena

At Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, where we specialize in everything modern & contemporary for your home, we are so lucky that we call Miami our home base. This is a fast paced city where the words Modern, Contemporary are just about every-where that you turn. From buildings, to homes, to condos to just about every corner of this city you find that the style of choice in this modern city is minimal modern contemporary with accent pieces of other styles and of course Art Deco, the home grown movement back in the day but even all those places have transformed themselves on the inside as beautiful glamorous modern contemporary inter designs and now we have places like the Ritz, Sagamore, Delano, who are still very much art deco on the outside but a totally different world inside. It seems all these places now compete with one another to see who gets the better designs in the style we call Modern, contemporary...

Biscayne Blvd Buildings 

Everyday new items such as  modern faucets, modern sinks, modern cabinets, modern furniture come into the market place but with so many new and exciting modern contemporary furniture stores here in Miami, Avant-Garde has a real front row seat to see all the new creative designs come out and which ones actually catch on before the rest of the country dos and really gives them a good perspective on what to expect about certain items. For example anytime a PRODUCT COMES OUT AND YOU SEE IT show up on the design interiors of famous hotels like the Delano, Ritz, Lowes, then you know it will be big.

These places have made and broken designers for being good and getting in the door and of course for being bad and not making it which sends their careers spiring down. These guys present the new standard in the modern contemporary design world and Miami is full of these types of places. Take the Icon on Brickell, the W on Miami Beach, the renovated Eden Roc Hotel, Fountain Bleu Hilton, all of which switched from more traditional designs of the past and revamped themselves into a more current modern contemporary feel. These places from the outside look just as beautiful as they did back in the 60';s but on the inside they are a new modern world of modern kitchens, bathrooms, furniture pieces, accent pieces, bedding, living rooms, unlike anything we had back then. They are all now minimalist designs where less seems to be better and hardwood floors and modern area rugs have taken the place of old grand marble floors, where old grand banister staircases have been replaced by new glass and steel minimal and very clean cut modern wonders.

Heading into downtown on the freeway looking at the new Wells Fargo Tower

Miami can do this because in terms of age just like Avant Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, is very young, energetic in its youth and population, trendy, and determined to maintain its lead in the modern world as the city that designers come to to be made. We at Avant-Garde also fit this profile. It is our stated goal to have the best cutting edge products at the best prices and with the best quality. We strive to be the Miami of the furniture world.. One step ahead and always new and exciting.. We already have a big advantage.. Miami is our doorstep and everything modern contemporary comes through here allowing us to glimse at new designs, ideas and concepts long before they are made public for you see Miami has become a showplace for this type of design and is reflected in everything that is newly built or renovated.

Miami's modern contemporary tolls 

The new Marlins Stadium is a modern wonder with automated bathrooms, automated modern faucets, toilets, gadgets, and everything in between and its design and retractable roof are the definition of modern contemporary style and design. The Performing arts center downtown Miami, The performing arts center on Miami Beach, all have been completely redone by famous architects like IM Pei in the modern, contemporary world, all with their own unique feel and appearance all with a very Miami attitude and feel about them unifying this city under the modern contemporary umbrella. Then there is the American Airlines Arena which closes the deal with its angles and curves that seem to end and go no where.. A building way ahead of its time and one that is very impressive..

Brickell Skyscrapers 

We at Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, feel very lucky to live and work in a city that is really a showplace for a style we very much love and work for its promotion for we are passionate about how we feel about this style in design and with a city like Miami backing us we see a very bright future for what I believe to be the most versitle dynamic style in design to ever come out... One thing is certain this will be a hard style to dislodge as it has so many variables and characteristics and we look forward to providing you with products that are ever changing, dynamic, new, and unique, much like the City of Miami whose downtown has grown up into one of the best showplaces of this style in the world..

Stay tuned for new and exciting product offerings from Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, Everything for your modern & contemporary home...

Performing Arts Center Miami Beach

Please see above in a gadget posting done right before this one for a slide show for the many modern, contemporary sites of Greater Miami that make this such a great city to be in for Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC..

AG Home Goods

Sailing to Miami Day 3..... Improvements and better conditions

Day 3: Sunshine & Hope - Things get better.. 

So day 3 started off much better after what appeared to be a bad end of day two. Jessica was crying due to the fact that the engine seemed unrepairable and after spending all day trying to fix it she had a really bad sunburn badly, I mean really badly. She was completely over it. After Wal-mart we had dinner and I was so tired I passed out with in two minutes of hitting the sack. It was a long tiresome day for both of us. One with intense heat and disappointing endings.  

Inside the cabin as you enter the sleeping chambers

Today things seemed much better as I woke up. I had a great unexpected night's rest due to our new fans from Wal-mart. Our mosquito nets worked miracles and our citronella candle was fantastic. We bought plastic bins and organized the place and the musty old smell turned into a citrus orange as we bought gelling spray fresheners and spray as well. Bought new carpets for the floor and all of the sudden the little boat looked like something different. No longer hot and humid with a musty air but nice, comfortable due to us using the fans with a combination water ice bowl that made the air blow through them instantly giving us a refreshing cool air inside. With 4 fans we thought we were in heaven and so started our laziest after noon yet. I actually slept from 3:00-6:00 and woke up just minutes ago.

Our Traveling Companion Kiva a 10 yr old Macaw

But still no engine means we will be driving down to Miami tomorrow to get a few things and run a few errands before we attempt this trip again.. At least I think. I still have to talk to Jessica, who alongside me is munching away at chips with dip. Hopefully she will have good news on our departure from this lazy old town called Smirna Beach where it seems 7:00 is the closing time for everything as downtown is deserted after 8:00 PM with not a single person in sight and it seems everyone even in their homes are sleeping for you see no light coming from inside. New concept for me coming from Miami, or the city that never sleeps.

Fresh Fruit in the cabin

Radios for emergencies and other First Aid Stuff

 So finally tonight the engine is being worked on and it looks like we will be ready to go.. Finally good news from our little sailboat.. Stay tuned for our actual voyage.. Finally I Hope.. 

AG Home Goods

My sailing trip from Datona to Miami

A new adventure In sailing

So today marks the first day of a four day trip of sailing Florida's back rivers and dreched out canals in a sailboat belonging to one of my friends. Before you all say WOW he is Sokol lucky and other comments of the same ki d let me explain in detail.

This is not your typical luxury sailing boat with crew and all the fixings of home but instead one that we must get to Miami, fix the motor, make sure it doesn't leak, and manage to get through places called mosquito lagoon which is over 40 miles during the day so that we can actually set anchor in a place that we can sleep covered in off and with the windows open for ventilation and not be forced to sleep sealed up in what will become an oven as we hide from the mosquitoes. In case you have not figured it out this little sail boat also lacks AC.

Day 1...

When we arrived at the marina port smirna beach I instantly noticed all the beautiful and large sailboats but having been warned by my friend, I already knew which boat was ours, the very last one, at the end of the last dock, which made unloading the vehicle located in the front parking lot, pleasent as I say that word with clutched teeth. It looked a little ragged and maybe used would be the word, but I have to admit the more of it Jessica Hale, avant-Garde's new secretary and captain of the ship, opened up the front section, put away materials, organized and put together the various sections of the inner cabin, the better it looked and in the end minus the AC, the fact that we have to rebuild the engines before we set sail, and the likelihood that with our sense of timing we will be stuck in mosquito lagoon tomorrow night forcing us to sleep in an oven because it will have to be sealed right now we are finished with today's chores, about to get in the nicest shower I have ever seen in any dock master area, off to a glass of wine and then laugh about everything that has happened to get us here.

For you see it's been three days we have trying to leave Miami for here and today we finally actually left the house. I think deep down we knew it would require a lot of work to get this trip started and it did, but now the adventure begins and we have 4 days of a journey through Florida's man made dug canals along the intercoastel waterways and the restored Indian River. A trek that is starting from this beautiful beach city near Datona and will end in Miami, officially taking over as guardian of our little ship and will be it's new home. We bring with us food for 20 people, engine parts, back up parts, emergency stuff in case we sink and strangely enough I find myself already attached to this little boat which now looks great but don't forget looks can sometimes be deceiving..

After my shower we will head to walmart while our batteries charge and purchase two portable fans and then we will truly be blessed and I can't help but think that the reason I am on this trip that the people who were professionals who tried last time abandoned ship as they told the owner they had lost confidence in the vessels ability to get them to Miami.

Where is their sense of adventure or challenge. I know we will get this boat to Miami because we are determined... We will make it through the mosquito lagoon before nightfall, and we will be fine in the end and laugh as we turn this little boat into a modern, contemporary sailboat filled with new windows, fittings, sails, kitchen galley, and everything in between for a little company that will one day be huge called Avant Garde Home Furnishings,LLC., Everything for your modern & Contemporary home..

If you all remember the little engine that could think about us as we will be in Miami by Wednesday night because in our hearts we really like this little boat and we love a challenge. that is something I can promise.

Check back for daily pictures and trek stories of our journey from Daytona to Miami in our own little engine that could...

We know we can....

AG HOME GOODS

Another day in Cuba and more info on this beautiful Island

From Cuba and Missing all of you...

Cuba is a very nice but Technologically challanged country ...

I am writting all of you today from the Island Nation of Cuba, A beautiful paradise where I am on vacation with my enytire family celebrating my grandmother´s 105th Birthday PARTY. We have planned a huge celebration and she is as fit as is to be expected from someone her age. We have rented out an entire floor of a hotel in Santa Clara, one of Cuba´s oldest and most advanced cities and have invited over 100 people to join us.

Cuba is a beautiful paradise of jungles, sugar fields, and beautiful scenic mountains. The cities are decaying however not anywhere near as bad as is portrayed by the mainstream media outside the island. For the most part people get by and rarely do they or one hear mention of the government. Mostly people just go about their daily lives. I would send pictures but I can not upload my camera as no one on the island is permitted internet access, only gvernment run centers where you must be a foreiger with a valid passport are you allowed to even browse or communicate through the internet, which is where I am writting this blog from today.

its amazing how in a world full of technology wonders such as the iPhone, iPad, computers, video games, plasma TV´s and all other electronics, this island has none of them and your considered rich if you have a cell phone. iPhones here do not work either the iPads unless you are from Europe or Canada or any other country besides the United States whose connections work through the Cuban Cell network which is run by the government and then at an astronomical cost. WiFi is a thing only seen in rich tourist areas or huge spanish, italian, and british hotels in the capital, which I must say is stunningly beautiful as the government has spent millions renovating the old section of Havanna. I have never seen in my countless travels such beautifilly preserved and restored old section of a capital as the one found in Havanna. It literally seems like you just stepped off a time machine and are instantly hit by bright colors of the Carribean in the paints used to refurbish all downtown buildings. It truly seems your someplace else and at another time in History.

And now to its beaches, not a single place I have ever been, Carribean, Pacific, South America, Africa, Mediterranean, Framce, Greece, Ibiza, Mykonos, compares to the truly clear and crystal waters of the beaches of Cuba. Unspoiled, untouched, and about as nice as you can possibly imagine Varadero is indeed the most beautiful best kept beach in the entire world. Pristine and vigin at tourism its perhaps the world´s best kept secret.

Hopefully I will be able to attach pictures shortly to share with all of you this remarkable Island nation whose peoples are the friendliest anywhere on this planet and they openly share with you everything, even if its little or nothing, that they have and open their hearts and homes to you and welcome you to come back anytime.

Truly a remarkable experience and a truly stunningly scenic beautiful Island Nation, Cuba is an experience more of you should experience..

AG Home Goods

GREAT VIEW, NICE HOME, & KITCHENS for the smallest places

 

Today I am posting some pictures of homes that are so stunning that they are likely to cause you to read the entire posting.. I mean even to me, I simply think these ideal model homes of the modern, contemporary style of design, both in terms of interior design, architecture, and furniture which of course is included in interior design but that field has become so versatile and turns out thousands of new and exciting products every year, each year getting better then the previous year.. Its amazing how far we have gone into this style that is so dynamic and versatile that unlike other previous styles like retro or traditional, I do not see it going anywhere anytime soon, as it has taken the best of those styles as well and incorporated it into itself.. I mean come on how many times do you not see traditional wood pieces or retro pieces incorporated into a modern, contemporary style room or all over the house as simple accent pieces.. Its truly a dynamic versatile style of design willing to adapt and change with the times to ensure its continued use by all of us and not shelved like so many previous styles in design.

THE VIEWS ALONE IN THIS HOUSE ARE: PRICELESS

wooden house surrounded by nature in Aspen

Here’s the modern wooden house designed by Studio B Architects, this house with surrounded by natural in Aspen Colorado.The house is three levels with a floating stair linking them and also serves as a light shaft to the lower level with its open detailing and light. the house spiral staircase that links the terrace with the large walkway that wraps the house in the form of two decks. The public upper level is wrapped by a large walkway serving two decks and there is a spiral staircase from the rear deck that accesses the rooftop terrace. This walkway provides privacy for the house and acts as a roof for the entry into the house. let’s check the Modern Wooden House Surrounded by Nature in Aspen, Colorado

wooden terrace arsitecture for kendrick house design

wooden terrace design in kendrick house design

living room design in kendrick house modern wooden design

dining room, bar kitchen design in kendrick house

bar kitchen design with hanging lamp design in kendrick house

night view kendrick house modern wooden design

kendrick house outdoor garden design

roof wooden terrace design for natural view in kendrick house

wooden staircase design for second floor in kendrick house

night view in modern wooden home design for comfortable living

This the comfort wooden Barrow house design by Andrew Maynard Architects. Everything what is possible is made from wood like table, wall, floor and second terrace floor. one of unique and fantastic design is bathroom design like spas room bathtub in front of fireplace, this wooden home which has all modern features for comfortable living. this house doesn’t situated in the middle of a forest using wooden materials adds feelings of comfort to those who live there.

modern wooden home design for comfortable living garden view

comfortable modern bathroom with wooden floor and fireplace

all room design connected with garden outdoor

dining room and kitchen view in modern wooden home design for comfortable living

living room view modern wooden home design for comfortable living

modern and comfortable wooden home living room with luxury furniture

second floor terrace design in modern wooden home design for comfortable living

unique wooden kitchen design in modern wooden home design for comfortable living

wooden dining table design in modern wooden home design for comfortable living

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE

red stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

Here are the Stunning and Stylish Kitchen Design on Circle Style Solution for Space Problems. Compact Living Inspiration design kitchen furniture manages to address space problems in a highly functional and stylish manner, although it only measures 1.8 square meters. Integrated with the ability to rotate as much as 180 degrees, the Circle Kitchen is able to provide all items that is being offered from a regular sink, to dishes, a microwave and even a dishwasher. It’s very awesome, now you can have stylish and modern kitchen without require a large space and cost this sold between $6,500 and $15,000 not include installation costs

red and white stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

modern silver stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

violet stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle styles

blue stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

creative stunning and stylish kitchen design on circle style

HOPE ALL OF YOU ENJOYED THE PICTURES

AG HOME GOODS