Displaying posts from July, 2009

San Franciscan Patrice Bevan Cowans creates spaces that are “elegant without being intimidating”. They are often bright and bold with lots of graphic patterns. Timeless and energetic. Fresh and fun.

If minimalism is you’re thing then French photographer Jean-Pierre Lemoine has a portfolio that will warm your heart. When you think of minimalism as cold Jean-Pierre’s shots make it cool. His photos are clean and crisp at the same time adding that hip French touch. And don’t get me started on the light!

I recently went hog wild in a bookstore and bought a ton of decor books and shelter mags, including House Beautiful. While flipping through it last night, I nearly passed out. In the issue was a home designed by Jonathan Berger, and the entryway was painted in the most GLORIOUS pink I’ve ever seen. It’s Benjamin Moore’s Razzle Dazzle (and it looks much better in print), and I’m smitten.

I got it in my head last weekend that I just cannot take the ugliness of my 2 bathrooms anymore. I have decided to redo them on the cheap, while I save up money to gut them and redo them properly. So I’ll be scouring my basement and the basements of loved ones looking for anything I can use to spruce them up. And I will DEFINITIVELY be painting the powder room in this pink (if it’s available in Canada that is). I cannot wait!!!

Meyer Davis Studio, based in New York City, creates such overwhelmingly beautiful spaces that this is an encore post. (Jo blogged about this firm back in ’07). I am completely smitten with the colour scheme first 4 photos – so fresh and modern.

Stylist Tony Hutchinson pulls together a look that speaks of elegance and a time of leisure, the finer things in life but also the things that matter like home and hearth. With a portfolio that is rich and fresh, bright and white it’s no wonder you’re drawn in to this fabulous white wonderland. Images here from Tony’s rep’s site but you’ll find many more inspiring photos on both sites.