Displaying posts from January, 2014

A monochromatic palette punctuated with dusty pastels. New modern apartment living in Hampton, Melbourne. Living large in a small space with beautiful finishes and a casual elegance. All is crisp and contemporary at the Crisp Street Apartment with interiors by Mim Design. (Architecture by NRA.)

I have never been to Paris, but if I were to go, I want to stay here. This is exactly how I picture living in Paris to be like. A studio apartment with original herringbone hardwood floors, fireplaces, massive gilt mirrors, ancient looking leather club chairs, classic antique light fixtures and portraits, stacks of old books and suitcases…it’s perfect. I’d spend all of my time here or in a café drinking copious amounts of coffee and wine. Via The Village. 

A ritual. A habit. An obsession. Saturday morning coffee. Do you jostle for a seat or grab a takeaway? Place your order. Flick through a well thumbed newspaper while you wait.  A quick pit stop or a more of a linger? You tell yourself it’s all about the coffee but the coffee bar is important too. It’s got to be cool, a little edgy, small because it’s your little secret. A serious case of coffee bar love when it comes to the work of Melbourne based design studio Larritt-Evans.

It’s pretty incredible that Maison Hand can make a white space look so fabulous, and then do up a home in almost all back and absolutely CRUSH IT. I adored the last post, but this one makes my heart skip a beat. Twice. I thought for sure my next home would be mostly white, but then I see dramatic, edgy spaces like this and I completely change my mind. This is what I want. Every little bit. 

Neutral decor at its finest, at the hands of Maison Hand. So beautiful and calming I could stare at these photos forever.