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Kim's favourite chair porn 2013

this post via Jean-Marc Palisse this post via Jonas Ingerstedt this post via Jonas Ingerstedt this post via Derek Swalwell this post via Femina this post via Femina this post via Benjamin Dhong this...

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Style Labo

This past Friday my husband and I took a little road trip to Montréal so I could take advantage of some end of season clothing sales (I've got some photos of my scores on Instagram or my other blog),...

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City cool

A 21st century apartment in a 19th century house in Kiev, Ukraine. A sleek contemporary space pieced together carefully within a rough brick shell. Subtle changes in floor heights lead you from living...

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On and on and on

Sometimes it's about respecting the site. That's all. Sunset Rock House by Canadian MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

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Beach house in an olive grove

The holidays are over and now I need a holiday to recup. Actually, I just need a holiday to get out of this godforsaken cold weather. I would be more than happy to visit this wonderful home by Spanish...

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New art

Jo mentioned back in this post a few weeks ago that the lovely folks over at Arte Limited offered us some prints that they carry in their online shop. I was super excited because I love art, was...

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Beach shack

They cling stubbornly to sand dunes and hillsides along the Australian coast. Simple beach shacks slapped together in the 50s and 60s. Collective histories of family summer holidays, fishing, sand in...

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Pretty peek

Pastel pretty behind the blue door. Vaucluse house by one of my favourite Australian interior designers Karen Akers. Images by Thomas Dalhoff

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A dump turned jewel

About a month ago my husband and I took on a quick project in our home that was literally life changing. I wanted to share it with you all now that I finally have photos thanks to a bit of free time...

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A Victorian kitchen

Jessica Helgerson is the queen of kitchens, and I had to share yet another one of her amazing kitchen renovations. The kitchen and dining room were remodelled in this old Victorian home in Portland,...

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4site

Small is often a necessity not a choice. This alteration/addition to a terrace house in inner city Carlton, Melbourne by architectural firm 4site was constrained by the narrow site. Compact and clever...

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I want this house

  This is the Toronto home of interior designer and architect Stephane Chamard. I think of all the homes I have lost my mind over that I have featured on the blog, this one is my absolute favourite. To...

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Saturday work place

It's Saturday. Most of us are relaxing far away from the workplace grind. We don't have to return to the hamster wheel to earn our living until Monday. If this was my workplace though I'd never want...

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Mid-century mod

I think this house is reason enough to move to Salt Lake City - would you agree? Mid-century modern homes are one of my favourite styles - simple architecture but with just enough funk, floor to...

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Shiny bright and new

Older apartments have a lot going for them. They are often bigger and, dare I say, better built but what you gain in extra square metres and solid walls is counterbalanced by tired old decorating...

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Monday getaway

Run away! Run Away! It's Monday. Let's keep the weekend going with a virtual getaway to the Hospedería Convento de La Parra in the Extremadura region of Spain. We could call it a retreat. It is a 17th...

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Monday's pets on furniture

If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...

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Amy Bartlam

It's nice to see some photos of ordinary people's homes every once in a while, where the decor is totally achievable. These spaces were beautifully captured by Los Angeles photographer Amy Bartlam.

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I'm on the porch

"Hi! Come on through. I'm out here on the porch." That would be my usual greeting to callers if I owned this Upstate New York home by CWB Architects. I might just never move. A place to daydream and...

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Blackpool House

Rising like a dark tower through the dense vegetation is a modest one bedroom house. Changes of level and expanses of glass provide views that slice through the tree canopy while the house seems to...

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