Displaying posts from May, 2014

You may have noticed I love Paris-based magazine MilK – their decor features in particular. I was pretty stoked when I came across the latest issue of MilK Decoration at a local magazine shop a few weeks back. There are lots of fantastic homes inside but one in particular knocked it right out of the ballpark. It is the vacation home of Laurence (co-founder of the shop Serendipity) located on Île de Ré, an island off the west coast of France. This is the home of my dreams – every single inch of it. Ocean views for starters, large windows, high ceilings, wide plank wood flooring, earthy colour palette, beautiful lighting (Jieldé!), raw & natural textures (those linen sofa covers and bedding!), vintage re-purposed items (tubs from washing machines used as bedside tables), large artwork….it is an endless list. If you can find this magazine, BUY IT. It is worth every cent, and more. These photos look even more glorious in print. This has become my new bible. I sleep with it under my pillow. 😉 Photos via Karel Balas.

That photo above? That is heaven. 

Amsterdam photographer Anke Leunissen and stylist Kim de Groot are the dynamic duo behind the blog Get your kicks on. It is a showcase of their work for that has been featured in magazines such as MilK, Elle Decoration, Flair and Est. And their work rocks. They even made me fall in love with a blue and red kitchen (my 2 least favourite colours).

Beautiful and inspiring. The perfect spot to put pen to paper and create even more beautiful and inspiring spaces. From the portfolio of architect Virginia Kerridge.

This addition to a Edwardian house in a suburb of Melbourne with a heritage restrictions saw architects Jackson Clements Burrows choose a common building material, brick, but contrast old red with new black.The twin peaked roof follows the double valley hip roof line of the original building but interprets it in a modern way. Once inside the contemporary lines of the new spaces bring this family home into the new century.

Another way to add drama with art – a grouping of prints. When hung in a grid the impact is POW!

James Mohn

Stephane Chamard

Lonny

Nuevo Estilo

Design*Sponge

Lonny

vtwonen

Homelife