Displaying posts from March, 2014

Multiplicity

Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2014 by midcenturyjo

Dreams are made of this. The adaptive re-use of an old school hall, its new interior folding and unfolding within the original space. “… where to start when to blur when to infill what to leave out what to detail when to stop …” Westwyck Unit4 by Melbourne based multiplicity

Moar please

Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2014 by midcenturyjo

I’ve been spoilt lately. Beautiful, original content has been mine for the sharing. The team at the generalist (my new must read) have been sending me images from some of my favourite homes, like landscape architect and TV presenter Brendan Moar‘s home. A retrolicious, colour saturated inner Sydney terrace house brimming with art, ceramics and glass. Of course the outdoor spaces play a major role too. Check out that deck! You can read more about Brendan’s home here on the generalist.

Around my house

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2014 by KiM

There isn’t anything too exciting going on around my house but I figure if I make myself share some photos every now and then it will keep me motivated to keep puttering about. 🙂

First up – there is a new piece of art in my home. One of my favourite homes I have featured since starting this blog with Jo 7 years ago is Tom’s apartment in the Hollywood Professional Building on Hollywood Blvd. We have kept in touch since then and the day after the Academy awards Tom sent me an email. Tom often strolls along Hollywood Blvd and takes photos of wacky people (check out his Flickr), and did so the day of the Academy Awards. Included in his email was a photo, and I insisted he send it to me in high-res so I could print it and hang it in my home. So awesome! (Thanks again Tom!)

Mr. Cool Dude Kitty is now hanging in my bathroom.

I did a bit of rearranging of my kitchen shelves yesterday. It was my successful way of avoiding doing my taxes. 🙂 I want to spend more time rearranging these shelves, and create different types of vignettes since it’s really the only decent display area in the whole house. Right now it is a mix of vintage stainless tea pots, my beloved Catherine Hold pot, some West German, Japanese and Oaxacan pottery, a couple of Danish teak candle holders and my Tivoli radio.

I went to Ikea Friday to get a frame for Tom’s cat photo (I wanted thin black, which to my horror was nowhere to be found so I had to use a silver one), and spotted this really cool chair cover. It is supposed to be for the Esbjörn chair but it seems to be pretty close in fit to my J104 chair by Hay Denmark. I use it as a desk chair, parking my butt on it for hours on end so I was desperate for some cushioning. I think it’s adorable – like a little duvet for my chair but sadly the cover only comes in a natural colour (I would have preferred grey).

I KNEW the cats would take it over!

Monday’s pets on furniture

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2014 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, if the photo is too dark or unfocused then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to kim[at]desiretoinspire[dot]net and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Attached is my “Little.” My sweet/adorable rescue “chi-russle” or “jack-wawa” (whichever works for you) She loves digging in the sheets and snuggling/hiding/burrowing under everything.
Jen (Scottsdale, AZ)

i’m sending you a picture of my cat elli on a red tolix. we were shooting a couple of pictures for my tumblr when she decided to sit on the bags that we were taking pictures of.
– Brigitte (Vienna)

This is Amalie Noether (Emmy), who was homeless and living in the bushes in front of our house here in Santa Cruz, California. She’s a little more comfortable now!
– Karin

This is Adler, the sweet, silly shelter cat who made a foster failure out of me. She quickly claimed this chair as her own.
– Jenna

I live in Germany, Stuttgart with my beloved long-haired Chihuahua Jimmy. He tends to jump into every picture I take. Here you can see a shot of my living room (and a totally exposed puppy ‘draw my like one of your french girls’-style).
Jasmin

After several minutes of whining, then barking, then howling, I walked over to see what all the fuss was about. Seems I had failed to put Boo’s toys within reach (usually the bin is on its side under that table). The chair was a yard sale find, now reupholstered. 
– Alexia (Altadena, California)

I thought I would share some of the latest pics of my cats from my Instagram feed….because I truly believe I have some of the coolest and cutest cats on the planet. 🙂

Felix on the sofa

Lucky on my Green Light Shop chair

Felix on a bench in the window

And not on furniture but OMG I got them all in one photo!

Cottonwood Farm

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2014 by midcenturyjo

Please, please, pretty please can I go to Cottonwood Farm? Right now? Do not pass go, do not collect $200? I’m exhausted. I think it’s Monday. I spent one day in bed and the rest of the long previous days at my new venture (more of that to come soon I hope). I think I deserve a fantasy break. In real life fabulous but even in my dreams pretty darn good. 61 private acres below a World Heritage National Park, stylish cottage, peace and quiet. Bliss. Ah! if only….