Displaying posts from April, 2015

Don’t you just want to sit here drinking coffee, flipping through a magazine waiting for whatever amazing creation you have in the oven to finish cooking? A beautiful fantasy come to life by Ames Ingham.

What was once a derelict warehouse so full of bird droppings it was nicknamed the Pigeon Shed is now a stunning, contemporary home by Sydney architects and interior designers Marsh Cashman Koolloos. Levels of luxury and style in an historic industrial shell.

Maddalena Cannarsa of extrArchitecture is an Italian architect living in London, and Jo featured her flat a while back here. She emailed recently wanting to share a couple of her recent projects with us. This first project is the interior design refurbishment of a home in Notting Hill. The flooring is beautiful (wide plank all the way!) and the kitchen is simple and sleek. 

Here we have a refurbished flat in Chelsea with a new side extension. Pops of yellow in the kitchen alcoves and the bold tiled shower in the bathroom are a fun way to add colour in an otherwise neutral space. I hope the homeowners are big fans of yellow! 

Sadly, MoSmitty’s life ended this past Thursday April 23rd. I am hoping that you might run his pic in his memory. He was my 18 pound fearless protector and defender, 24 hr. a day constant companion. He was smart beyond words and looked at you as if he understood anything and everything. He was THE MAN…my lil man Mo. I am a very private person and shy away from camera lenses, selfies, etc… But, I want to honor my boy. I hope you will honor my boy. He DID love furniture, especially anything with down cushions. Down pillows and beds with down comforters were his favorite. In the photo he was at the Westin in Seattle on one of their “heavenly beds.” Although they supplied a dog bed, that was not for him.
We here in dogland, me and his devoted brother Dexter feel lost and adrift without our MoSmitty. 
– d of dogland (aka Donna)

This is Suri, our 8 month old romanian street dog, on her newfound 2nd favourite place in the house.
– Nina (Berlin)

This is Bella. I rescued her about 2-1/2 years ago. She greets everyone that comes into my home and if they ignore her she will meow up at them until they acknowledge her. LOL
– Alison (Houston, TX)

My dog is Standard Schnauzer Wilibald (Wili), and he is working with me at my studio.
First part of the day he is spending in different poses on the sofa

His friend Bali- Swiss Shepherd is regular guest

Wilibald often goes with me when I’m working out of office (here, he is checking construction of staircase 🙂 )

…or he is just chilling in atelier 

We have more friends…this is Borzoi Zappa, being our home guest while I was in the middle of relocating, with house filled with boxes and furniture without its place…I can t say that he did any helping job exept ironing my sofa 🙂

– Ana (Split, Croatia)

I didn’t think I would have enough pet entries for a post anytime soon so I didn’t manage to get any decent photos of any of my herd on furniture. But I did take this – fatty Felix in a vintage wooden crate turned cat bed. So here you go. 

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If you would like to submit a pets on furniture entry, please send photos to kim[@]desiretoinspire[.]net. I would love to try and keep this series alive. 

Simple palette. Simple beauty. Simply inspiring. By Sydney interior design firm Suzanne Gorman Projects.