Saturday at Jo's
Yawn! Stretch! Was I asleep? Really? No! (Hope I wasn't snoring.) I swear I just settled in on the couch to read my magazine and drink my tea. The sun was wonderfully warm on my toes. Oh ... my tea is...
View ArticleSaturday at the cottage
Summer is slowly making it's way to Ottawa and I plan on taking advantage of the decent weather every chance I get. And I did just that yesterday by spending the day at my sister's cottage in Quebec....
View ArticleThe luxury of simplicity
The good things in life can often be the simplest. Family, friends, shelter, water ... the beach, fun and a view ... sun and shade and nothing to do but relax, chill. Sitting squarely in the sand this...
View ArticleMirror mirror on the wall
... does my bum look big in this apartment? It took me some time to figure out how these photos fitted in the plans but what I knew straight away was that all those mirrored walls would drive me...
View ArticleMonday's pets on furniture - part 1
If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. Said piece of...
View ArticleMonday's pets on furniture - part 2
If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. Said piece of...
View ArticleConfection perfection
Soft and fresh. Whimsy matched with confidence. Comfort and a place of refuge but with personality and playfulness. Part grown up, part fantasy but always the perfect place to hang with friends or...
View ArticleI Love Architecture
Too cool! This apartment design in Amsterdam is by I Love Architecture and what's not to love. Open plan, white space anchored by substantial timber benches and a wall of kitchen storage. Yellow...
View ArticleLeclair Decor
Back in September I blogged the home of local Ottawans Sacha and Melissa who were launching a new interior decorating business, Leclair Decor. It seems this new venture has taken off and they sent...
View ArticleUltimate bachelor pad
In keeping with the maculine/bachelor pad theme, the following "man cave" in Sao Paolo, Brazil was created by architect Carol Leães and it's a pretty sweet space that any dude would be proud to call...
View ArticleThomas Kröger
Berlin architect Thomas Kröger. Love the brevity of line, the use of positive and negative, the clean minimal look accentuated by colour. These are stylish contemporary spaces that are strong in their...
View ArticleBelle/Coco Republic Interior Designer of the Year 2012
BKH The Belle/Coco Republic Interior Design Awards 2012 are fast approaching (Wednesday 16th May at Coco Republic) and we have a sneak peek at a selection of the finalists. Now in their second year,...
View ArticleNot your average builder display home
Anna of Ethos Interiors (based in North Queensland, Australia) and the blog my design ethos, wrote us recently about one of her projects: Builder's display homes in Townsville tend to be very safe and...
View ArticleRoger Davies, once more
I am clearly a huge fan of photographer Roger Davies (check out my previous posts here, here and here). I thought I'd treat you to yet another dose of his wonderful interior photos because I think you...
View ArticleR. Brad Knipstein part 1
White wash beauty. The home of stylist Rosy Strazzeri-Fridman captured through the lens of photographer R. Brad Knipstein. Ivory with whites, washed out with natural, old and new, always precious,...
View ArticleR. Brad Knipstein part 2
From the neutral and muted of the last post to the rich and jewel like or crisp and modern here. More images from photographer R. Brad Knipstein. Lush and sumptuous. Clean and cool. It's almost like...
View Articlejunger & beer architektur
Someone left a comment on the blog yesterday linking to Austrian architecture firm junger & beer so of course I went snooping through their portfolio and came across a couple homes I thought I'd...
View ArticleRock star Miami kitchen
Ruben D Gutierrez of Errez Design sent us photos of one of yet another of his latest projects. (See previous projects here, here and here). Here are some details: I wanted to share some images of a...
View ArticleBehind the red brick facade ...
... it's all black and white. Real estate stalking on a Friday and came across this terrace house in Middle Park, Melbourne. Minimal in interiors, minimal in colour palette and minimal in personal...
View ArticleSmall is stylin'
Another real estate stalking to end my posts for the working week. See you can live large in a small space! There is something cute and youthful about this bijou apartment. Perhaps it is because a...
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