Displaying posts from May, 2014

Will you excuse me if I start back to front today? I’ll work my way from the outside in. Amazing outdoor entertaining spaces in this Canterbury, Melbourne home by Neil Architecture. Stylish, mod/traditional home too. Join me for a hit of tennis, perhaps a dip in the pool or just kick back in the cabana? Yes please.

Returning from Brazil in the late 19th century Portuguese migrants brought not only new wealth but architectural influences from their adopted country. Who would have known that a chi chi alpine chalet design would have been popular in Brazil at the time? Fast forward to the 21st century and the”Chalé das Três Esquinas” (Three Cusps Chalet) in Braga, Portugal was in desperate need of repair. Tiago do Vale Arquitectos have breathed new life into the crumbling building with a lightness, a transparency that is defined by the sinuous original staircase that rises through the newly opened spaces. A modern work and live space in a reborn historic building.

It was a very crazy day yesterday. My husband and I made a very quick somewhat drastic decision that still has me a bit shocked/speechless. But it’s time for a change and so this will be the beginnings of many new projects and I can’t wait! I’m being a bit cryptic but you’ll hear more in the near future. I have to run (it’s going to be an unbelieveably hectic few weeks – at my day job too so really bad timing – so please bear with me) but I wanted to share some photos of a really cool studio in a converted factory in Barcelona. (Via Elle Decoration Sweden, photos by Pia Ulin)

Clinton and Diana Grobler of Cape Town, South Africa architecture firm Grobler Architects did quite a number on the cottage. Unfortunately there are no before photos on their website but WOW after some renovating and additions this house is gorgeous! All of the white makes it so calm and fresh. And I really love the kitchen – very cool idea to make everything on the back wall black and the island all white. 

OMG I’m feeling blue! Not sad. Definitely not sad. The colour blue. I’m in love with this beautiful Scandi kitchen photographed by Jonas Ingerstedt for Residence Kitchens.