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Vintage modern loveliness
I adore this vintage modern apartment in Barcelona (found via The Locals). It's the perfect mix of vintage and modern, except I think I'm over the whole miss-matched chair thing especially in this case.
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Shareen Joel encore
It's still about simplicity, balance, elegance and proportion. The spaces are still clean and crisp. Form still follows function, the modern minimalist feel continues. So what is different from the...
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Jessica Kelly
I'd like to introduce you all to the wonderful world of interior design by Canadian Jessica Kelly. She lays the groundwork for contemporary spaces in cool, calm neutrals and then all the homeowners...
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A couple eye-catchers
I spotted the following photos on the website of New York design firm Carrier and Company and had to feature them here. I was drawn to the window treatment in the dining room. It's super casual and...
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Shipping container smarts
Clever! Lease the last remaining block in the hottest street in town but need a budget build? Need to retain existing trees because, of course, you have leased? Containers and polycarbonate sheeting....
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Bedroom progress report
I had visitors coming. I had a bedroom in disarray. I freaked out. I cursed, snapped at my husband, almost tripped over the dog and set to work. See more on my page.
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A low budget redo
Anna from Romania emailed about a very low budget project she worked on recently for a friend. This friend owns a gelateria in the old center of Bucharest and wanted a change to the decor. Here are...
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Bruno Warion
To end of the work week, I leave you with some wonderful photos from talented french photographer Bruno Warion (while I go have another nap and try to get over this cold I just caught).
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Go swing your hook
As I mentioned in previous posts, my house addition plans have gone awry (putting it mildly) and my husband and I have got to get our asses in gear and start all over again. We're thinking a tall, 3...
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Too soon for Christmas? Never!
37 days till Christmas ... or is that 38? I hate writing a blog post that appears simultaneously in all time zones. OK just over 5 weeks till the big day. Too soon for Christmas ideas? Not in my part...
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Philip Ficks
Beautiful rooms. Beautiful photographs. Beautiful natural light. Amazing colours. What more could you want? A talented photographer. A painter's approach. A look, a vision, an art director's take on...
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Reader's home - Franca's cozy apartment
We received the following email from a reader named Franca: I'm one of your Dutch fans, and I would like to show my (little) home...I live in a very small apartment (only 60m2) with an amazing view. On...
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Bricks Amsterdam - part 3
I've got one last apartment for you by James of Bricks Amsterdam (other projects here and here). In this apartment the layout was changed, everything was re-built and completely furnished. It's got a...
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We received a newsletter from Squarespace (our blog host) that mentionned that they now have font options for all Google web fonts. I thought our old fonts were BORING so I went poking around and found...
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Friday stalking 1
Somebody cool built a very cool house in 1967. Somebody cool is now selling this house in 2011. What's not cool is the price (over $2 million because it is in Toorak in Melbourne) and the fact that it...
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Friday stalking 2
Just a simple little workers cottage in Richmond, Melbourne. Neat, tidy, in need of an update but in all its 80s dowdiness it's the home of stylish hipsters. I'm having fun making up stories about who...
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Serge Mouille lighting
On Monday Jo blogged the interior photography of Hallie Burton, and in that post were a couple of photos of a VERY cool light fixture. A reader named Martha asked about it, and I told her it was the...
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Where I blog ... my office
Thought I'd show you a little of my office today. The morning light was so lovely the other day that I had to reach for my camera and even now in the late afternoon it's just lovely. You can see more...
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Another UXUS project
The folks over at UXUS (an interiors and architecture firm based in Amsterdam that we have blogged about previously here and here) emailed us Friday with one of their latest residential projects. Here...
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