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Charles Mellersh

Contemporary and custom combined with vintage and one off. Beautifully layered modern rooms with personality and wonderful detail. Calm and elegant, sophisticated and restrained but warm and inviting....

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Il Duomo

The renovation of a coffee bar in Lleida, Catalonia explores texture and light. Rope and slates made from fruit boxes from the local area provide visual interest while light and more importantly...

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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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Javier's holiday home update

Back in July of 2011 I blogged the Spanish holiday home of interior designer and artist Javier Requejo. Javier emailed the other day to let us know his home was recently featured in Elle Decor España....

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Can Lis

Can Lis, Jørn Utzon's family home in Majorca built in 1972. Utzon settled in the Balearic Islandsafter leaving the Sydney Opera project in 1966. A house built using traditional building methods and...

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HeadRoad 1815

Perched high on a ridge with views to infinity this three storey home in Fresnaye, Cape Town by SAOTA - Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects takes advantage of a difficult steep site. Balancing...

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Alexander James

Alexander James. Photographer from London. Light and shadows, creating captivating eye candy. It is as simple as that, really. 

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A little extra

I would absolutely LOVE to have a super long dining table. AWESOME. And the lighting almost send me over the edge. Add in bookcases and chalkboard and I am having heart palpitations.  I love a mostly...

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Chris Barrett and Aderno Street

I'm late! I'm late! I'm late with my posting but ... aaaahhhh ... deep breath ... time to immerse in the casual elegance of this home designed by Californian Chris Barrett. Colour, light, scale,...

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Angelita Bonetti

Loving these photos and spaces, captured by Italian photographer Angelita Bonetti who now calls Australia home. Not sure why but they make me crave Spring something fierce. (It's slowly coming to...

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Bjornsdotter Design

I thought I'd share a little peek into the portofolio of Swedish decorator and stylist Ewa Björnsdotter. I'm always a fan of black furniture - and this post makes me want to grab a can of black paint...

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Maddalena's home

Maddalena Cannarsa of extrArchicture is an Italian architect living in London and this is her recently refurbished flat. Love the light and the period features. Those floors! That wall of wooden...

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Chinese Jesus

What can you say about a design firm with the moniker of Chinese Jesus? Wow springs to mind. Modern, luxurious, bold with midcentury riffs. Seamless and streamlined layered with texture. Mike Lee,...

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A church conversion - victorian to modern

One of our lovely readers sent us a link to this phenomenal church conversion in Melbourne, Australia. Bagnato Architects was responsible for this incredible transformation, marrying an 1892 structure...

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Henrybuilt

It's been several years since I first heard about Henrybuilt kitchens. I have lusted after their kitchens from that moment on. Modern and clean lines yet they exude warmth. We don't usually blog...

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Mirella Sahetapy

What makes the work of stylist and photographer Mirella Sahetapy so striking? It's simple. It's the power of simplicity. Limited, muted colour pallette, clean lines, nothing extanreous, the faded...

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Villa Can Mar

Ibiza is on my top 5 list of places to visit. I would lose my sh*t if I was able to visit and stay in a villa like this. Villa Can Mar is the absolute epitome of Ibiza, zen-inspired style. Achingly...

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A Miami condo

Ruben Gutierrez of Errez Design sent us photos of one of his latest projects - a sweet condo in midtown Miami that affords fabulous views of Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami. Ruben utilized a...

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Eyescream

I scream. You scream. We all scream for  ....eyescream? A self service shop in Barcelona selling little monster bowls of Taiwanese shaved ice cream. From product design to branding, graphics and...

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