The dark side of Melissa Collison
Deep, rich, sophisticated. The dark side of interior designer Melissa CollisonSwoon. Design and food and travel. A magic carpet ride of style and colour. Â
View ArticleStalking in the UK
Jo isn't the only one who enjoys stalking real estate sites. Savills is a great resource for spectacular properties in the UK and abroad (Savills is HUGE. They have more than 200 offices and associates...
View ArticleSimple on a Friday
With all of the interiors I am exposed to because of this blog, many times I find myself really enjoying the simple, neutral spaces that are soothing to the eye. Like these photos of a Parisian...
View ArticleReader's home on a Saturday
Saturdays are normally about helping readers with their design dilemmas. Today, instead, it is all about a wonderful retreat in an exotic location, full of creativity and it's a reader's home. Maureen...
View ArticleA little bit of country on a Sunday
I was poking around homelife, one of my favourite Australian websites that combines content from Inside Out and Country Style magazines, and came across two homes that really caught my attention. This...
View Article... and oh the view!
On and on forever. Blue sea melts into blue sky. The perfect backdrop for this small but casually elegant seaside cottage at Palm Beach north of Sydney I recently found real estate stalking. As lovely...
View ArticleOn the alotment
A beautiful little house perched on a garden allotment in Groningen in The Netherlands. A wonderful getaway on a tiny lot in a communal setting. Don't pop a portable shed or generic lock up on it. No....
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 ArticleReader's home - Carolina's typography-loving apartment
Carolina had sent in an entry for a pets on furniture recently (her pooch Ella is the first pet featured here), and thought our reader's would like to have a peek into the rest of her home. Here is a...
View ArticleStill spot
I'm lost in the London listings on onefinestay. "A fresh alternative to a hotel for a short stays, live like a local without compromising on service and comfort." May be a slogan but it seems to be...
View ArticleDown on the ranch
Caterpillar House, a modern interpretation of the ranch style house with a serious mid-century riff. It's low slung and open planned, sitting comfortably in its surrounds. A rammed earth home rising...
View ArticleJordan Carlyle - a first glimpse
Jordan Carlyle of NYC interior design firm Carlyle Designs emailed us about his work and thought we'd like to share some of his projects with our readers. You'll see why I didn't hesitate to say yes in...
View ArticleJordan Carlyle - more goodies
Here are more goodies care of Jordan Carlyle that are sure to please if post #1 got you all hot and bothered. This first set of photos are I believe from Jordan's old apartment. LOVE the artwork,...
View ArticleMatthew Hranek
Matthew Hranek gets people. He gets the spaces they live in and the lives they lead. He gets it. Then he captures it through the lens of his camera. Homes are lived in. Homes are the people that live...
View ArticleThe natural (brown) collection
I'm having a design crisis. I'm finding myself drawn to brown. Not just brown but neutrals, no ... naturals, maybe wood ... and stone ... maybe brick. Grass and feathers and gnarly old branches next...
View ArticleGray Organschi
The firm of Gray Organschi Architecture is based in New Haven, Connecticut has a portfolio that is total eye candy and such a wide variety of randomness. They've designed a footbridge, a storage barn,...
View ArticleEclectic in Notting Hill
I recently got my hands on another property from London estate agents Domus Nova, this one is eclectic and modern and gorgeous. It's a 5 bedroom, 5 story home in Notting Hill that was refurbished by De...
View ArticleThuss+Farrell
Husband and wife team Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell. Photography, set design, styling, creative direction, graphic design. Dynamic duo. Great portfolio. Graphic images and stylish ideas. The drama...
View ArticleThe home of photographer Caroline Otteni
Sitting in a meadow of flowers, surrounded by fruit trees, not far from the Baltic Sea in Germany is Haus Otteni. This old farm workers' house has been lovingly restored by its photographer owner....
View ArticleBlack and white
Back in May I featured the home of interior designer from Poland Lucyna Kolodziejska. She emailed with some photos of a design project of hers that I adore. Some details: this flat I have designed for...
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