A classy beach house
Soothing shades of white, cream, blue, grey and green. This is beach decor at its absolute finest, in this California beach house by interior designers Owens + Davis. It is classy yet weathered, with...
View ArticleNyla Free (again)
I spotted a few new photos in the portfolio of Calgary interior designer Nyla Free since my last feature on her work a few years. Her spaces are bold and fun so I had to share, especially because I...
View ArticleStalking 1
The footprint is miniscule. The price tag is mind boggling. Inner city Sydney living may be tight on space but in this case it's big on style ... and parking space. I'm stalking a renovated Redfern...
View ArticleStalking 2
A 70sqm apartment in an old house in Potts Point, Sydney. I'd love to see this one in real life. I'm sure the photos don't do its personality justice. I want to sit on the quirky balcony with the...
View ArticleChris Dyson taking you back
Of course, I had to start this post off with a cat on a bed photo as I have cats on my brain these days (my 2 little ferals are breaking my heart they are so sad/scared). British architect Chris Dyson...
View ArticleDon't be shy
In these spaces, someone was not shy with colour - whether in large or small doses. A little colour pick-me-up for your afternoon. From the portfolio of photographer Thomas Loof.Â
View ArticleThe Recycled House
Built from recycled materials and designed to accommodate the owners' love of warehouse living the Recycled House in Perth, Western Australia is by Etica Studio. While the design takes its reference...
View ArticleCharlotte Vauvillier
The 40sqm apartment of Paris-based interior designer Charlotte Vauvillier. A perfectly formed little gem of bespoke furniture and fittings accented with midcentury pieces. Small is beautiful.
View ArticleThe Ottawa Antique & Vintage Market is back!
It's that time of the year again! The The Ottawa Antique & Vintage Market is back at The Fieldhouse at Carleton University this weekend and my husband (Daff Design) will have a booth there again...
View ArticleDesign from Taiwan
Whether their firm's name is HAO Design Studio or Ivan House Design or just House Design, I am smitten with the creativity and edginess of this Taiwan based interior design firm. These is a smattering...
View ArticleMews house stalking
An extraordinary mews house, over 4 levels, beautifully refurbished by Fossey Arora. As for the location how about St Luke's Mews in Notting Hill? I'm real estate stalking in London via Domus Nova. A...
View ArticleLiving with plants (and cats)
While moving from gate to gate at the Puerto Vallarta airport (they are so freaking disorganized) a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across this apartment in the latest issue of Elle Decoration Mexico....
View ArticleHappy Friday!
Happy Friday dear readers! It has been a doozy of a week - I managed to trap my 3 feral kittens (HOORAY!), and now I am helping my husband get ready for the Ottawa Antique & Vintage Market...
View ArticleWorking on a Saturday
So starkly elegant. So, so restrained. Like the essence of good taste, distilled, concentrated and stoppered in a crystal bottle. Open it and your head hurts. A hairdressing salon with Art Deco...
View ArticleNorwegian inspiration
Before I dash off to another day of craziness at the Ottawa Antique & Vintage Market to help with hubby's Daff Design booth, I wanted to share these spaces from Norwegian magazine KK Living that...
View ArticleFusionD
A perfect balance between the beautiful old bones of this Bordeaux apartment and the owner's contemporary tastes by interior designer Ninou Etienne of FusionD. I'd move in in a heart beat.
View ArticleBovina House
Proving the point that simpler is sometimes better. The main structure of this home in the Catskills (NY) is a timber frame from an nineteenth century barn that has been restored and raised on this...
View ArticleWheeler Kearns Architects
Chicago based Wheeler Kearns Architects design homes that are works of art for any modernist. This first home before the jump is STUNNING from the outside in. Built in the 1870's, this two-story brick...
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