Displaying posts from June, 2012

An amazing set of images by an amazing photographer of an amazing house by an amazing architect. What more can I say but amazing. A Richard Neutra home in LA captured through the lens of photographer Jason Madara.

Monday’s pets on furniture – part 2

Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2012 by KiM

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 furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.comand PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Lolita Maria, age 2 being a little lady boss on my leather bucket chair.
– Annie (San Francisco, CA)

This is Jack, a rescue kitty, sitting on the bed in his recently re-modeled bedroom (note the Japanese influenced art behind him ready to be hung again). He prefers the quiet of the bedroom to the clutter and noise in the office which his sister Annie likes a lot.
Rebecca

Here’s two photos of our mini dachshunds, Dash and Oscar. While Dash may be content to hang out in his dog bed under a vintage tile table (I guess that makes that photo more of a “pets under furniture” submission), our dappled mini doxie, Oscar, prefers to be covert by camouflaging himself on our vintage Arne Norell rosewood and cowhide safari chair.
– Lynn

Attached, you will see the lovely Mimi who just adores her velvet chair.
– Patricia (Montreal)

Buckley is a royal pet. He is truly an elegant creature, always perching perfectly on each piece of furniture he rests on. Here in Santa Fe on my mothers day bed, blending in with the mood of the adobe room… I love how deeply black he is against the orange, the lighting was so yellow it casted this beautiful warm tone to the room.
– Sael

Sending you a photo of my beloved cat, in my powdery pinkish brown rococo chair. She is an Oriental Shorthair named Billie Holiday. The other picture is another rococo chair, embroidered with roses, I love this chair dearly. I am crazy about roses! 
Inger

Just a relaxing weekend…
– Leah

Monday’s pets on furniture – part 1

Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2012 by KiM

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 furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.comand PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Pepper is our 4 month old English Springer Spaniel puppy. When she’s not playing she loves to lounge on our black leather Poang chair.
– Kerri (Halifax, NS)

My pets name: Skippy (like the peanut butter) and Charlito (the mass of black curls). After a brisk walk through the park Skippy draped himself over the edge of the chaise and I had to take his picture.
– Deborah (Oakland, California)

I thought I would share this picture of our beautiful Cavalier, Honey, doing what she enjoys the most on the chair she loves the most.
– Trudy (Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia)

This is our Shetland Sheepdog, Henry, spending a little QT on the bed. I will blame him for a lack of pillow alignment.
– Meredith

This is our rescued little girl January (Beagle Foxhound mix) making herself quite comfortable, as she does every morning, in the mess of pillows on our bed.
– Jennifer (Ottawa)

Morty likes to sit on the smoked glass and chrome table to survey his kingdom.  My life does not allow him to be on the table, but I allow him to do so.  It is our little secret.
– Javier

I’m sending you a photo of my diabolical cats.
– Ilaria (Ragusa, Sicily, Italy)

Feeling blue

Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2012 by midcenturyjo

No not sad but glad. Not a colour I’m normally drawn to but I’m changing my mind. Think indigo and shibori, natural dyes and fabrics all with a crisp, fresh vibe. All that is fab about blue interpreted by Swedish stylist Eva Lindh.

Dana Gallagher encore

Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2012 by midcenturyjo

Some people just have “it”. A talent that is innate. An eye for a shot. An understanding of how to take a photo that speaks to the heart or the mind, that just speaks. The ability to capture the personality of a room. This is not the first time I have been drawn in by photographer Dana Gallagher‘s work (via). It’s easy to see why.

I couldn’t leave Dana’s portfolio without revisiting 3 of my favourite photos I featured the last time I waxed lyrical about her work.