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Railway House

I love a well-executed conversion. This one is a former railway cottage situated between a railway line and a national park in Velsen, The Netherlands. It was designed by ZW6 Interiors and is such a...

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The Herringbone

Similar to The Oyster Catcher that Jo had featured a few months back, The Herringbone is another holiday rental property of phootgrapher Paul Massey in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK. After the week I have...

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Stalking the girl with the pearl earring

A long, narrow, one bedroom apartment in a complex with great facilities. So often the private space pales in comparison with the public areas. But the girl with the pearl earring seems to have...

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Stalking the 70s 40 years on

First home buying in Australian capital cities can sometimes mean sad, down at heels 70s apartments (or 60s or 80s ... you know what I mean). Cheap and often larger than their modern counterparts the...

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Cicero

Tommaso Guerra contacted us about his newest interior design project and I absolutely love it and had to share. This can easily translate into designs for the home so get your imaginations going! A...

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More from Hannotte Interiors

Toronto interior designer Jenn Hannotte was featured here over a year ago, and her style is so appealing to me that I thought I would share just a little bit more. She's all about timeless design -...

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Fearns Studio

Deep timber reveals frame the view through sliding doors in this Sydney terrace house extension. White is warmed by timber while walls of growing green will eventually soften external views. Light...

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A mid-century loft

Some random googling the other day led me to this incredible Brooklyn loft and I had to share it with you all. It is the home of Brin Reinhardt and Nathan Ursch of Breuckelen Berber - 960 sq ft of...

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Casa Kulanu

Casa Kulanu is a collaboration between interior designer Rela Gleason and architect Bobby McAlpine. This home is so stunning (although the decor is more traditional than I typically get excited about)...

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Working on a Saturday

If you have to drag your sorry self into the office on a Saturday then it certainly helps if your work place looks as stylin' as this Surry Hills office by TFAD. Natural light, open space, fabulous art.

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Set in stone

A sandstone cottage has had new life breathed into it by Sydney based interior designers Morris Selvatico. (Time to confess that it is actually the home of one of the directors Amy Morris.) Exposed...

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Haptic Architects

London and Oslo based Haptic Architects have reached into the unused loft above this top floor Olso apartment to create a light filled home. Vertical lines heighten the space while positive and...

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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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Romain Ricard, again

Jo mentioned last September in this post that photographer Romain Ricard was a magician. She was SO right. He captures spaces to highlight all of their glory. Like the space above. I am going to have...

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Studio You Me

A family home with a sense of drama, a sense of style and a sense of fun. Melbourne multidisciplinary design firm Studio You Me has renovated a 70s home with great bones, the final product being a...

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Almost perfect

The only thing stopping this bathroom from being perfect is that it's not real. Oh how cruel (and life like) computer rendering is these days. Can't wait to see the real thing when it is built. Design...

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Fern Santini - cove house

What a weekend retreat this would be! A tract house on a verdant cove on Lake Austin was nearly awash in bad seventies architecture and interior design. But the site was incomparable, with the lake...

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Fern Santini - compound interest

This casual compound designed by the San Antonio architecture firm Lake/Flato is the second home for a busy couple who lives near San Francisco and loves the water. High above Lake Austin, the main...

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The Urban Tree House

Living up amongst the branches. Eating breakfast with the birds. Sleeping in your own tree house. Pander to your adventurous inner child next time you need somewhere to stay in Berlin. That's right....

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