Displaying posts from January, 2013

Stylist, art director, interior designer, creative. Many hats, one man – Stef Bakker of the Amsterdam based Studio Bakker. Moody greys, industrial elements, vintage, warm wood and patina. It’s a tactile, stimulating and inspiring.

By now you all know how much Jo and I love Swedish decor. The simplicity of it, the brightness and boldness of a black and white colour palette, the sleek modern furnishings….when life is nuts and winters are dark and dreary, there’s nothing I crave more. Swedish interior designer and stylist Sarah Widman knows exactly what I’m talking about. I love these spaces she has created (and especially love the Ikea kitchen cabinets set up as a bench – seating and storage!). 

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 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!

I was taking photos of the crochet afghan my mom made for my sister, when my cat (called electriCat) showed out of nowhere requiring urgent attention :).
– Aleksandra

This is Clint lounging on my vintage 1950’s trunk.
– desi (Los Angeles, CA)

This is a picture of our one year old Lakeland Terrier Ailsa sitting on our brand New Cuba Chair by Carl Hansen in our apartment in Manhattan, NY. She has claimed this chair as her own personal afternoon nap chair. Should you decide to sit on her chair, she will curl up on your lap.
– Julie

This was for Movember in November…supporting the fight of prostate cancer.
– Lamis

Giovanni is the fat cat. He is sitting on CB2 Chair.
– Sheldon

Stalking a beautifully renovated art deco era apartment in Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay. Open flow living and dining with clever wrap around kitchen. Sunny, bright and all white the space is warmed by the use of timber benchtops with a dash of red in the backsplash as focus. Everything is sleek and clean lined with minimal furniture and art. Something annoys me though. The large piece of leather carelessly wrapped around the couch. Deliberate wabi sabi? Haven’t sent the couch out to be upholstered yet? Forgot to straighten it before the photo shoot? It’s driving me crazy in the otherwise zen like apartment. Link here while it lasts.

An old apartment given a fresh new “do”. Vintage furniture sits happily with polished concrete floors while lighting old and new defines the different zones. It’s bright and fresh, bursting with personality and a just little irreverent. Love the wall of Tretchikoff and David Lynch ladies. Secretly though I would sell my soul for the blue Murano dragon’s tears chandelier. Sigh! A fun apartment makeover by interior design studio Anatomy Design. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa the design duo of Andrea Kleinloog and Megan Hesse has hit just the right balance between high kitsch and high style.