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Stalking dark and light ...
... and old and new. An Edwardian era home with an up to the minute extension. I must admit that the dark living room is my favourite ... or maybe the glass walls in the extension ... or maybe a...
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LOVE this house
I absolutely adore this home - just about every inch of it. It's newly built, located in El Ampurdán, Spain, and is the home of a couple with three children. Priorities for the owners were the...
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A jewel of a hotel
Check out this fabulous Pasadena hotel designed by Southern California interior designer Julie Khuu. I adore the jewel tones, and I love the idea of staying in a hotel whose decor is super glamourous...
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Hello Mr Waller
Me again. I must admit I made a bit of a fool of myself gushing on last time. Just wanted to tell you how much I love this 1880 Victorian terrace renovation. The juxtaposition of old and contemporary,...
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House within a house
The Lawns, Highgate Village, London. Owned by leading British designers John and Frances Sorrell, designed by Eldridge Smerin, link via WSJ and Savills via Raina. Cool new house wrapping around...
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Inga Powilleit
Happy Friday everyone! Isn't the first week back from holidays the LONGEST EVER?! I need something to get me through the day, so I have a little treat to share in the form of gorgeous eye candy at the...
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Designers and their blogs ... and their pop up shops
You will remember Steve and Helena Trupp from this post featuring their Sydney apartment. Things have moved on in the last few years. Steve (runner up on Australia's Top Design) and Helena have moved...
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Open and close
Innovative use of space, fluid, adaptive. It's open and shut. In and out. Across and away. Changing over time and across needs. Simple, clever, stylish. London-based architectural firm Openstudio. Of...
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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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Silvia Rademakers
Silvia Rademakers is an interior designer based in Barcelona whose work I discovered the other day when I blogged this home (she was the designer). Her spaces are understated yet very eye-catching,...
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Yes please Joséphine!
Rustic barn meets exuberance and style. Quirky meets practicality. Concrete and chandeliers, modern art and aged oak beams. A barn conversion in Burgundy by Joséphine Gintzburger is pastoral...
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TaC Studio
Light, space and views on a small infill lot in Atlanta, Georgia. Simple levels of living climb up and down to provide a home big on style and small in footprint. With the kitchen as the hub...
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A personal house tour (part 2)
As I mentioned earlier, here is part 2 of the tour of Scott and Jenny's home in the Glebe. I'll take you through the second floor that contains the dining room, kitchen and living room, the third floor...
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Andrew Bordwin
A wonderful way to end the week. New photographer crush Andrew Bordwin. Beautiful shots of beautiful spaces. What more could you want. Thank you Mr Bordwin.
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The shearer's quarters
An iconic building in the Australian built vernacular. The shearer's quarters. A home away from home for the itinerant workers who trekked from one sheep farm to the next. This new building sits...
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A converted hospital
A couple weeks ago I was perusing Victoria's always awesome blog and came across a post about a new online magazine out of Iceland called Home & Delicious by husband and wife team Gunnar Sverrisson...
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More from Iceland
I had to share this home, also from Home & Delicious (photos by Gunnar), as it is serene like the last one but has quite a bit more drama and elegance. It is the home of decorative painter Auður...
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Happy birthday Kim! I bought you a house.
Just kidding ... about the house that is ... and your birthday is the 24th and I'm a day late but nice house eh? Historic stables with modern extension in East Melbourne. Just a few hundred meters and...
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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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Random photos around my home
I spent the day at my sister's cottage yesterday (trying to enjoy every last bit of summer while I can) so I had no idea what to blog today. I decided to simply take some photos around my house -...
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