Displaying posts from August, 2007

Coburn Architecture has a fabulous portfolio on their website…so good because it seems they also specialize in interior design. The rooms featured are decorated with such great colours and furniture, without alot of attention focused on any sort of obvious architectural features. The first 2 photos below are my favourites. I think it’s totally brilliant to make a cozy desk area out of an otherwise unusable space.

Ian Schrager’s Gramercy Park Hotel is located in New York and was designed by artist Julian Schnabel. The rooms have a bohemian Spanish feel to them and are swathed in jewel-like tones of pinks, blues and greens. What an amazing experience it must be to spend a night there.

Maryam from My Marrakesh has the mammoth task of fitting out 12, yes 12, bathrooms in her guesthouse currently under construction. She’s asked us for some inspiration and we’ve come up with a few ideas. Key words for bathrooms on the cheap – colour, rendered walls, repurposed vintage furniture, tiles where necessary and unusual wallcoverings (sealed of course).

Alan Tanksley	Marie Claire Maison
Michael Luppino	Crossan Clarke Carnachan
David Parmiter	Michael Smith
Bluelines	Steven Gambrel
Pieter Estersohn	James Merrell
Barclay Fryery	Betsy Burnham
Domino	Home Portfolio

P.S. These were some quick ideas thrown together. Hope you like them Maryam. I’m craving indoor outdoor bathrooms with plunge baths and open air showers. Very spa like and organic. Think Balinese resort but with Moroccan twist. Ahhhh to dream!

Lisa, a loyal lurker from Canberra, Australia sent me the link to this 70’s time capsule. What do you think? Is this the home of a little old groover hanging on to the past or is it the lair of a hard core retro buff? Either way it is an amazing trip back in time. Love it all!!!!!

OK, maybe some of you don’t care for cranberry velvet but when I saw this couch on Craigslist I had to have it. My boyfriend and his friend picked it up for me tonight. (Thanks guys!) It was advertised as a Bauhaus sofa but that term seems to be used so loosely I figured that meant the style was Bauhaus. Turns out it is actually made by Bauhaus because it’s printed all over the fabric under the seat cushions. I really have no idea what that means – if the $80 my boyfriend paid for this was a steal of the century or not. If anyone out there knows any details of Bauhaus furniture, please share…I’m very curious. (P.S. My green wall sadly will have to go.)