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Punk's kinda dead
That's what the print says and that may be true ... or not :) What I am noticing though is the demise of the overstuffed, the over thought, the over tweaked, the overdone. I love this Eagle Rock,...
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A not-so-Victorian apartment in London
A big thanks to Selina for sending us the link (via The Modern House)to this fantastic and strange apartment in London. Here are some specs: Designed by architect David Kohn, this very special...
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Stalking leftovers
Saturday again and you know the story. I've spent my spare moments flitting from real estate listing to real estate listing during the week. I'm a stalker but I'm fussy. Not quite right, bad photos, I...
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Random on a Sunday
I have been scrambling to get my living room in somewhat decent shape for some photographs (I still have a couple of things I need to paint today - it never ends!!!). Hopefully I will have a post...
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A certain something
There is a certain something that defines a French room. An effortless style, a casual (but oh so carefully curated) elegance. It may look thrown together but it's the height of fashion but without...
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Christian Maldonado
Half the battle is getting the decor just right. The other half is taking that perfect photo to accurately capture the mood invoked by the designer. In these cases, Brazilian photographer Christian...
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Love this space!
I love this dining room. What's hotter than mirrors and Panton S chairs?! Via Christian Maldonado
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Normandy House
"A space between modern style and old fashioned charm .... " The renovation of a half timbered building in Normandy by Charles Zana.
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An island in a sea of grass
A renovation of a 70s Sydney home by architect Noek Witzand of noekdesign allows connection between the inside and out through a wall of sliding glass. Minimal style is warmed by wood and washed with...
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The Farm
On 100 acres with a view of Lake Ontario sits The Farm. Architect Cindy Renderly's clients wanted something modern but appropriate for the country. A gabled roof line is in keeping with a typical barn...
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Manzara Ayvalik
Perfectly imperfect. Manzara Ayvalik by Istanbul architects Gabi Kern-Altındiş and Erdoğan Altındiş. Modern minimalism within a once crumbling historic shell in a village on the Aegean Sea. See. What...
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Food for thought
Somewhere to feed the soul. Somewhere to feed the body. And somewhere to do both. What? Don't you read books and munch on a snack in the bath? This somewhere by Laurent Bourgois.
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New around my house
Having just ended a four day weekend, I managed to get some photos taken around my house and get them organized for a couple of posts. This first post is to show you the new dining chairs I purchased,...
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An infill project in Toronto
I have always been intrigued by infill projects (especially over the past couple of years when I thought I was going to take on my own infill build). To see what an architect can come up with - does...
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Corrugated
A modern take on the Australian corrugated shed vernacular this interior alteration to an existing 3 bedroom 1919 house provides open plan living, dining and kitchen with study mezzanine above while...
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Pretty Please
It's the OTT entrance to a nightclub but my head is spinning with the possibility of including something like this somewhere in my house. Pretty Please. No that's not me begging. That's the name of...
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My newly painted living room - part 1
It is finally time to reveal my now very dark living room. This freaking room took me FOUR weekends to complete. What a pain in the arse. And I didn't even sand the trim like I should have. The result...
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My newly painted living room - part 2
So here is part 2 of my living room paint makeover. I think I should begin with a before photo. :) And by the miracle of paint, Farrow and Ball's downpipe and plummett in this case, VOILA! And here is...
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