Breathe Architecture, based in Australia, have the whole package. Their architecture skills are mind-blowing – so much attention to detail and various materials used throughout their homes that it’s almost a shame to fill them with furniture. Their interior designers know exactly how to work a space so as not to overshadow the details. They stage their work for their portfolio in a way I have never seen before – creativity and humour abound. Then they get a great photographer (Andrew Wuttke) to work his magic. Et voila – the result. Welcome to Stonewood.
I have gone and done it again. I rescued a stray cat from the frigid -36 temperature here in Ottawa. Agnes (her temporary name I came up with last night) is now living in my bathroom and I am desperately looking for a home for her.
So far no one has offered to take her and in the next day or 2 I will have to either take her to the Humane Society or a cat rescue organization. I’m trying to avoid both. She was obviously someone’s pet at some point because she has no front claws. She is not microchipped and it appears she has not been spayed (WTF?!). I discovered she has a hernia in her belly that will need to be dealt with (a friend of my sister bless her heart has agreed to help pay for the surgery, as have I). I would keep her but when we lost Edgar and Cheeks in August and November, I swore to myself I would keep to the 5 we have, to maintain my sanity. Please pass this info along to anyone in Ottawa and help me find this sweet little cat a home. (And on a side note, if you have stray cats you’re feeding and it’s beyond freezing out like it is here, please think about at least letting them in until the weather warms up. No cat should have to be outside in this. It’s inhumane.)
A compact and stylish addition to a bijou cottage in Kensington, Melbourne. By sinking the extension into the ground Architects EAT have created a large, open living area that spills into an internal courtyard. Further down a corridor that skirts the courtyard (hi there cute reinforcing rod vertical garden!) is a 2 storey addition containing an enviable studio workroom and master bedroom and ensuite above. 165m2 of clever solutions to living large in a small footprint. Photography by James Coombe.
I am embracing darkness more and more each day. The intensity, drama, warmth, depth…it’s simply beautiful, especially when photographed with such precision and perfection. Paris based photographer Tommaso Sartori is a master at capturing dark or light spaces. They may be minimal but they speak volumes.
In 12 days I will be headed to one of my favourite destinations on earth – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. While I walk 40 minutes to and from work in -30 C weather I dream of the sun, sand, food and booze I will be experiencing very soon. I would be pretty content to chill in this villa located in Phuket too. This villa boasts panoramic views over the Andaman Sea, Phuket Bay, Koh Rang Yai and Koh Maprao with a 55m2 infinity pool, the expansive al fresco dining area and the 1,519m2 garden. It offers 930m2 of constructed space, with five bedrooms, gym, home office, home cinema…everything you could want in paradise. Those views!!! All this can be yours for 3.15 million USD. Via Modern Homes Worldwide.