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Annette Nordstrom
Annette Nordstrøm is a Finnish photographer and interior designer currently based in Norway and Morocco, whose work is really beautiful. I love the following spaces - the first 3 are from Annette's...
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Catlin Stothers
A seamless melding of old and new, a simplicity, a truth to the designs, whether contemporary or with a nod to the traditional, a sense of humour and a love of the quirky, the found object and a...
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Book storage
I love books and magazines. I have a pretty healthy collection, especially of decor magazines (although on black box recycle days I am slowly getting rid of old ones as I don't think I'll be referring...
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Design 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...
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itswhatiminto
I blogged back in March about itswhatiminto, a group of 6 editors reporting on all sorts of happenings (interiors, fashion, food etc.) in South Africa. Sara, one of their editors, emailed to let us...
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Armelle Habib+1
New work from Melbourne based photographer Armelle Habib. Her work is hot at the moment appearing in all the major Australian interiors mags. No wonder. Her photos are bright and breezy. Creative,...
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Justin Bishop
Timeless, classic and traditional, layers of history and collections, life's experiences held tight. At other times a spare asethetic, the sense of less is natural. It's a look that harks back to 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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Stalking in the Byward Market
It's my turn for a change for a stalking post. This one is located here in Ottawa, and was submitted by Isobel (ironically enough I had come across it on MLS the day before she emailed). Isobel's...
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Bronnie Masefau
Australian interior designer Bronnie Masefau's work is all about the family. In fact she embraces it whole heartedly. Home as sanctuary, home as hearth, home as centre of it all. It's about gathering...
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Sunset cabin
Toronto based Taylor Smyth Architects create poetry or so they say. Buildings relate intimately to their surroundings, embracing the site, celebrating the vista. The Sunset Cabin at Lake Simco,...
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Incorporated - part 1
My twin sister sent me the link to the architecture and design firm of Incorporated, based in New York, and the heart palpitations began the second I started peeking through their residential...
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Incorporated - part 2
This next home by Incorporated (called Sixteen Doors - guess why) caught my eye beause of the mid-century vibe and the simplicity of the structure. In such beautiful surroundings, anything more would...
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Stalking a suburban resort
Want to get away from it all without leaving home? Ever craved a resort style oasis in your backyard? I think this Paddington, Sydney house might just be the answer. It feels like a tropical beach...
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Indulge me ...
... if you will. I have always wanted to find an old cottage, some place that hasn't changed in all the years it has stood. A time capsule. The simple life. A few spartan rooms stained with history,...
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Quentin Bacon (again)
A photo of a room can just be a photo of a room. Or it can be much more than that. Quentin Bacon's photographs are so much more. These photos are beautiful. Quentin takes an ordinary space and makes...
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Mark Egerstrom
I need a little dose of rustic in my decor - I appreciate the beauty of the outdoors and all things in nature. Earthy appeals to me. Mark Egerstrom's most definitively aesthetic appeals to me. He's all...
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Parents' retreat
Something a little different for today's post. The Melbourne Central Parents' Retreat by Clare Cousins Architects. "The brief called for three key zones: a wet area for toileting/baby change; a...
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Brick house
Modern and sculptural. Brick plays off concrete and timber, linear patterns meet sweeping curves. It's a funky Melbourne house by Clare Cousins Architects that takes the raw to a new level. Bright,...
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Annsley Interiors
A fresh, hip take on traditional decor. Annsley Interiors, comprised of Annsley McAleer and Lindsay Nason, is just that. These ladies are not afraid of mixing up LOTS of colours and patterns to really...
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