Night and day
I'll start this post by saying that I would happily move into Les Interieurs' studio in Newport Beach and blissfully live amongst the stock. I adore Pamela Makin's work. Remember this ... from this...
View ArticleSL:ID STUDIO
SL:ID STUDIO is the California design firm of Samantha Lyman. She begins with a foundation of classical principles and integrates modern elements to create a fresh aesthetic. Although relaxed modernism...
View ArticleWHITE
It's the beginning of a long weekend for us Canadians (YAY!), and it's been a loooong and busy week. I cannot wait for the weekend to begin - but first, I am leaving work a bit early to get a little...
View ArticleDesign Crew
Got a problem? Need some help? Just standing there shaking your head? Don't know what to do? You're not alone. Send us a link to photos of your design quandary and let the Desire to Inspire design...
View ArticleSwedish inspiration on Canada's birthday
Happy Canada Day fellow Canadians! It's one of the biggest party/cottage weekends of the year and I am heading up to my sister's cottage this morning to enjoy a (hopefully) sunny day, warm...
View ArticleHome and away
When is a hotel not a hotel? When it is an unhotel. A home that is let when the owner is away. Home and away. Take this stunning Georgian townhouse in Thurloe Square in London. On trend interior...
View ArticleMonday'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...
View ArticleGirly girl
A tutti-fruitti confection of spritzy pastels, pattern riot and frills and frou frou. Girly girl to the max and boho to boot. Want a getaway that takes you beyond your comfort zone or need a break...
View ArticleMikkel Vang encore
It's the light, I think. soft, syrupy, seductive light. The rooms as retreat. Retreat from the world, the harsh light, the overwhelming "outside". It's about haven and home and wishes and dreams....
View ArticleRut Karadottir
Rut Karadottir is an interior designer based in Iceland who studied and spent some time working for an architecture firm in Italy before opening her own design studio in '97. I love her work, a mix of...
View ArticleThe architect's home 1
I'm fascinated by the spaces that architects call home, by the designs they create for themselves. Today I am posting the homes of the principles of Italian architectural studio b-arch. This is the...
View ArticleThe architect's home 2
Still continuing the relationship that the architect has with their home space. In the previous post it was b-arch's Alessandro Capellaro. Now it is his colleague and co-founder at b-arch Sabrina...
View ArticleLisa Hubbard
Loving these wonderful spaces photographed by the talented Lisa Hubbard of New York. 'Nuf said.
View ArticleSecrest Architecture
Steve of Tuscon's Secrest Architecture heard about our blog from his nephew who's a follower of our wee blog and provided us some photos and details of one his projects. I love the mid-century vibe and...
View ArticleAnna Williams+1
More dreams. More wishes and wantings. More beautiful images captured by photographer Anna Williams. Images that whisk me away to another place, images that whisper to me. Simple but lovely. (Previous...
View ArticleHello!
Where have I been? Why haven't I seen photographer Bob Martus' work before? The light. The colour. How everything is so real that I feel I can just reach through the computer monitor and pick up a...
View ArticleIan MacDonald
I'm feeling a bit patriotic today so I thought I'd feature a Canadian architect I discovered recently. Ian MacDonald's firm is based in Toronto, and he has won a whole bunch of awards for his...
View ArticleFrom Lithuania
Back in January I blogged about a new e-magazine from Lithuania called Lamų slėnis (Llamas' Valley). The photography is spectacular, so I thought I'd do an encore and show you photos from one of their...
View ArticleThe light side of Melissa Collison
Simple luxury and luxuriously simple. An eclectic mix of old and new whether casually elegant or out and out glam. Layers of texture and eras. Today's interior designer is Sydney-based Melissa...
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