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I'll be here

I wish Via Homelife, photo by Brigid Arnott P.S. A couple of days left for our Bungalow5 lamp of your choice giveaway! Details here

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Herringbone House

If your weekend is hectic, like mine, take a little time to drink in the stillness of this beautiful house by London based architectural and design firm Atelier ChanChan. The repetition of herringbone...

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Two beautiful homes in Spain

I had to share these 2 beautiful homes I found on Nuevo Estilo - both are in tune to my architecture and interior design obsessions. This first one I adore - a rustic farmhouse in the country (located...

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Family beach house

A new build house is given a super dose of character and colour. Savannah, Georgia based Rethink Design Studio has taken a basically "nice" shell and created a fun family beach house. It's about...

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Teenager's bedroom

If I was a teenager and this was my room I'd never come out. OK OK. Most teenagers never come out of their rooms no matter what the room looks like but this is a special case. Trapeze skills anyone?...

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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 these basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...

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Kara Rosenlund

Sublime. These spaces, gloriously styled and flawlessly captured on camera, are the work of Brisbane stylist and photographer Kara Rosenlund

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Minimalist beauty

It may take a lot of discipline to live the minimalist life (and in this case a lot of money) but, oh, how beautiful is the simple line, the intersection of positive and negative, boxes balanced on...

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The barns

Over the years a jumble of 19th century barns were moved and remodeled, added to and almost disappeared beneath new work. Owners came and went until the current occupants engaged architectural firm...

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Eichler remodel

San Francisco firm Klopf Architecture sent over some details of their latest project. The owners dreamed of an Eichler remodel that they would live in forever. Their vision was clean, contemporary and...

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Rustic alpine ranchiness

Cottage season is upon us Canadians, and LAWD DO WE LOVE A GOOD COTTAGE PARTY!  My sister and BIL were up at their Québec cottage over the weekend getting it all set up for the summer and I am beyond...

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Inside Out

I'm always excited when I see an email from Inside Out magazine's managing editor Lee Tran Lam. It means that the latest issue is about to hit the stands and that we are getting a sneak peek at one of...

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Showcase

A modern take on tradition. Antonio Martins' master bedroom for the 2014 San Francisco Decorator Showcase pays homage to his Portuguese heritage but this is no dusty old museum piece. Hand painted,...

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Stalking in Québec

A big thanks to Jeason, from Québec City, sent me a link to this home for sale. It is located in Saint Sauveur, Québec, and was the location of a printing company. Completely renovated, this incredible...

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Sara Niedzwiecka

How about a little eye candy to get you through the day...these stunning photos are the work of photographer Sara Niedzwiecka (who splits her time between Paris and Warsaw. Lots of black and white...

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Light Cannon House

Light filled alterations and addition to an old house in Annandale, Sydney. As is so often the case in the older suburbs of Sydney, houses sit cheek by jowl on zero boundary lines or are part of a...

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Stalking in Richmond

An architect's own home. So the real estate blurb goes. Which architect is left unsaid. (A little searching reveals that the design is by Neil Architecture but whose house is it? Does it matter? Am I...

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A church conversion in New Orleans

Here is a church conversion doozie for you all, as we here at DTI love our converted churches! This link was sent by Beverly of Houston, TX, who thought we might enjoy this former church turned...

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John Merkl (again)

I want to pack my bags right now and move in to the house above. Forever. I might bring the cats. Ok, I suppose the husband too. ;) Photographer John Merkl really knows how to capture the essence of a...

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Chelsea Hing encore

A contemporary home in Melbourne with interiors by Chelsea Hing. A restrained palette with rich texture and flash of accent colour. Simple lines, simple truth of material, simply stylish.

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