Displaying posts from July, 2014

Stalking leftovers

Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2014 by midcenturyjo

It’s that time of the week. Time to stalk the leftovers, the ones that didn’t make the cut. Call me particular, finicky, choosy and hard to please. Not quite right, bad photos, I need more photos please, house is amazing furniture is deplorable or even fab furniture shabby shell. Can’t quite put my finger on it listings with something that has me nodding “yes”. This week’s finds include yet another church, a couple of cute kitchens, a tub to soak in and a little terrace full of retro finds. All via realestate.com.au.

Inspiration for my new house

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2014 by KiM

Boy do I have decorating on the brain these days! Now that we are settled in our new house (in case you missed my posts here and here earlier this week) all I can think about is what in the hell I am going to do with this blank canvas. For the past few years I have been really excited about Scandi/industrial/modern spaces in white/grey/black and lots of wood. The more time I spend in my new house, the more I realize that I have to completely re-think how I am going to decorate. This has thrown me for a loop and while it freaked me out a bit in the beginning, is starting to become more exciting and less of a daunting task. One thing I cannot get out of my head is how beautiful dark and dramatic colours would look in this house. With lots of windows and very good light coming through, I think I could totally get away with it. And with this in mind, I immediately thought of Abigail Ahern, the queen of darkness. I love how she paints out floors, ceilings, woodwork…everything! I won’t be painting my floors (unfortunately) or the wood work anytime soon I am totally up for going to town on all the walls and ceilings. And Downpipe by Farrow & Ball seems to be the most perfect, dreamy colour. 

If anyone has any suggestions of what I should do or ideas for paint colours let me know!

Photos above: Abigail Ahern

Photos above: Michael’s 47 Park Avenue home, also a huge source of inspiration.

Milk Magazine – Jo and Graham Atkins-Hughes home

Derek Swalwell

homelife

House & Garden

House & Garden

Rue

Jessica Helgerson

Yatzer

Milk Decoration

Dwell

Eades&Bergman

Tower of books

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2014 by midcenturyjo

A house of bricks. Bricks laid in the patterns of kilims and rugs. Texture upon texture, rough against smooth. A modern interpretation of warehouse living, a striking contemporary home. A considered sense of place. Then at its core, rising like a tabernacle, an altar to the written word, the avid reader’s fantasy, the tower of books. Reaching through to the second floor it is accessible by ladder or from a second floor walk way. Book storage brilliance from Melbourne based architects Jolson.

An eclectic home in France

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 by KiM

OMG this home is A M A Z I N G! I spotted it on The Socialite Family and had to share. It is a glorously eclectic home in Nantes, France that has me devouring each space over and over again. I want to commit it to memory and dream about it every night. Yes, I love it that much. (Photos by Constance Gennari)

Rita Konig

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 by KiM

I have been a fan of interior designer and style writer Rita Konig for eons (since her days at Domino) and was shocked to discover we have never featured her work. Better late than never I suppose. She is all about casual sophistication and mixing colours and patterns that entice the senses. Gorg.