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Those quirky Brits

West London estate agents Domus Nova sent along photos of some of their latest properties. Here's one that caught my eye - for obvious reasons. A spectacular maisonette with a very imaginative interior...

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Parisian gone wrong?

Here is another Domus Nova property. This one seems to have a Parisian vibe....and then the owners have added in some modern furnishings. I have to say the red sofa and chair and leather...

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New finds reading guide

my latest finds ... Indian wood blocks Time to settle in. Time to surf the net. Time to share "new to me" blogs. Yes it's time for a DTI reading guide. There is so much to explore. I hope you have the...

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A couple new books

I got my hands on a couple new books this past week that I wanted to share with you all today. This first one I LOVE. L O V E. It's written by a mother/daughter team - Suzanne McGrath is a former Style...

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Antonio Martins Interior Design 1

An eclectic mix of antique and contemporary, the found and the precious. This Tennessee Street, San Francisco home by interior designer Antonio Martins is about an artist's soul and an artist's eye. A...

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Antonio Martins Interior Design 2

Thanks to designer Antonio Martins for sharing another of his projects with us. The house is a casual weekend retreat in the Sonoma wine country of California. Once again Martins plays with an...

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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 my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...

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Hans Blomquist

Like a bower bird, a cabinet of curiosities, dark light and light and bright. Layers and meanings, beauty and quirkiness, memories and stories. Rough and luxe, ordinary and natural and found but...

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Singapore apartment

A tiny rundown 550 sqft shoebox flat in Singapore has undergone a remarkable transformation. The owner and her mother needed a stylish and modern home. It was time for a complete rejuvenation by...

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Reader's home - Kathleen's mid-century home in Belgium

I've got a reader's home to share with you today, thanks to Kathleen: I am a painter and interior design student from Leuven, Belgium and I love all vintage and retro things. I am a big fan of the...

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Casa la punta

We mostly feature homes on DTI that have fabulous interiors. The following home is more about the architecture. It was sent to us by the folks of newly established Mexican architecture firm Central de...

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Camilla Krishnaswamy

Telling a story, conveying a dream, aspiration, inspiration and creating rooms we all covet. A stylist weaves their magic with material objects in spaces real or not but once the photographer snaps...

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Stalking another Queenslander

I find myself drawn to the familiar, the homes that I knew and loved as a child but never had. When I was growing up the traditional Queenslander house was enclosed and clad, old timber windows...

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Andrew Meredith

We've blogged some of the best interior and architectural photographers out there, and for some reason we have not featured Andrew Meredith. He is based in London, has shot for some big name magazines...

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Reader's home - Shirley's not-your-average B&B

We received an email from Shirley who wanted to share her home with us: I am an artist but my husband and I are semi retired and just opened a Bed and Breakfast between Montreal and Ottawa in L'Orignal...

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Patrik Lönn

There is a bi-continental style to interior designer Patrik Lönn's work. His Swedish roots are evident but this US style shines through. With offices in New York and Stockholm Lönn's designs are...

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foley & cox encore

Comfortably luxe. Casually elegant. Sumptuously stylish. It's layers of luxury and a true insight into living the fine life. foley & cox create homes (and yachts and planes ... no trains and...

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A dreamy London flat

A huge thanks to Marie-France of Montréal for sending us a link to this breathtakingly fabulous flat that was for sale on Foxtons (it has since sold and was listed at a gotta-love-London price of...

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A modern and colourful apartment in Finland

Maurizio Giovannoni, and architect and interior designer in Rome, emailed us about an apartment he designed: The apartment is a little penthouse (about 65 mq.) in Turku, Southern Finland. Before...

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Modern pearl

In the exclusive costal enclave of Pearl Beach north of Sydney is a fabulous modern take on the beachside holiday home. I am real estate stalking amongst the trees just back from shore. This family...

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