What! More retro!

Time for more inspiration or desperation from Windows Beautiful. Your complete guide to window treatments. How to plan, measure, and buy or make them. Decorating and energy ideas. Volume VII, Kirsch Company, 1980, Sturgis, Michigan. Check out that red pool room. Yeah baby!

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Patricia Gray

Patricia Gray is a Vancouver based interior designer. Her award winning interior designs have a warmth to them and are personal, livable, elegant spaces with clever use of space as well as innovative materials and furnishings. Patricia has worked with some notable personalities including John Travolta and Rob Feenie and her firm's projects are throughout the US and Canada, as well as in Japan, Singapore and Africa. She has just started her own blog which promises to be a great new edition to the design blog scene. Check it out.

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Qora & Shaï

Fred Qora & Nanoo Shaï have an amazing online store where they sell retro FABULOUS canvases and posters. I've had my eye on these for quite some time and am happy they emailed with some cool photos.

Jake Curtis

Jake Curtis is a photographer with a great eye for detail. Check out these blog-worthy photos of his interiors, plus token cat photo.

Banquettes

Banquettes are so much fun for use in casual dining spaces. I just adore them and the vibe they give off. I wish I had incorporated one into my dining room but sadly, it's too late. I noticed I have many pictures saved of dining spaces with banquettes, so I thought I'd post them in the hopes that this will inspire folks out there to think about a banquette as a seating solution for an eat-in-kitchen or dining room. They are fantastic space-savers too, and get everyone cosying up together. (Mark Cutler posted about banquettes a while ago here as well so have a look.)

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