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A guest house in Southern Oregon
DeWayne Lumpkin had quite a challenge put upon him. He was given $15,000 to completely furnish this 2800 sq ft guest house in the middle of southern Oregon wine country (it only had beds, a leather...
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Stalking leftovers
It's that time of the week. The ones that made the cut but then didn't because I hummed and hawed and changed my mind. My stalking leftovers. Why? I'm very fussy. Call me particular, finicky, choosy...
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Garage
An unexceptional old garage with an amazing view. What to do? Take it apart, re-use its components (along with a few more), build a structure that celebrates the vista, the moments and the memories....
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Stalking the 70s
Retrolicious brought back to life in Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. This 70's architect designed home (Hassell & Partners) has been lovingly brought back to life by the current...
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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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David Ross encore
This post took me ages to complete, as I could not stop going over and over these photos. Such unfussy yet perfectly arranged spaces, beautifully captured by South African photographer David Ross...
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Phooey
The Cubo House, additions to a heritage listed double storey building by Melbourne architecture firm Phooey. Why Cubo? "The project applies the surrealist technique of “Cubomania” to catalogue, re-use...
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Outdoor fireplace
The autumn days are warm in my part of the world. A chill nips at bare arms only as the sun starts to move low in the west. Perfect weather for an outdoor fireplace. You can linger in the late...
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An office that makes you want to go to work!
For those of you who work in a ugly office building surrounded by cubicle wall after cubicle wall, industrial carpeting, ripped mismatched chairs, BRACE YOURSELVES AND PREPARE TO WEEP. This may be one...
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Our gathered home
I am not sure how I ended up on the blog Our Gathered Home the other day, but there I was and smitten I became. Our Gathered Home started out of a need to share honest, authentic homes lived in by...
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Spine
Timber joinery like a spine down the back of a gut renovation of this Paddington, Sydney terrace house. Providing storage and screening, room definition and warm wooden tones to the stark white shell....
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Meagan Camp
With the temperature starting to drop here I'm drawn to the autumnal tones of these vignettes by stylist Meagan Camp. But of course I couldn't stay all faded leaves and patinaed walls for long....
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Made by Cohen
I want to live here. Badly. A home (a warehouse in fact) where the architecture is a focal point, and furnishings are a bit sparse. Where space is not an issue, and it's all about the sunlight....
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In the window
In my next home I want some windows with deep ledges, so the cats can congregate for squirrel watching and have a nap, and I can have a spot for sun-worshipping plants. It is also a great place to...
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Foam Street House
"Foam Street House features the adaptive reuse and transformation of a cold, dark and inefficient 1915 Edwardian house into a warm and light filled family home that has direct connections to the...
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I want to blog from here ....
Sigh. Wouldn't it be perfect. Tied to a computer terminal but just steps away from this lovely courtyard. From a townhouse in the upper east side by Rees Roberts.
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Reader's home - Nicole's renovations continue
Nicole of Victoria B.C., and the blog The House Diaries, is at it again with more renovations to her in-desperate-need-of-updating home. Back in March I featured Nicole's main floor bathroom and...
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la SHED architecture
Montreal's la SHED architecture is a force to be reckoned with. This group of super talented Canadians create gloriously modern spaces out of old relic homes (and build new, but their transformations...
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Friday night drinks
Heading out for some well deserved Friday night drinks. The hair comes down and the heels go up. Just because it's time to party after a hard week at work doesn't mean the design inspiration has to...
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Tuft love
About 7 years ago I did a post titled Tuft love, to share my love for all things tufted. It seems tufted furnishings never really go out of style, and I noticed many spaces lately while doing blog...
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