Displaying posts from October, 2014

Can you buy a house just because of a kitchen and its garden courtyard outlook? I think you can. The rest of the house is nice (I’m sure it looks fab in real life) but it’s the breakfast window seating and that wall of plants clinging to the Sydney sandstone outcrop that has me in a twirl. I’m stalking in surprisingly leafy Paddington on a very busy road but from these photos you’d never know. Link here while it lasts.

Time to take some inspiration from our favourite Finnish interior architect Joanna Laajisto and one of her latest projects, Story, in the Old Market Hall, Helsinki. There are so many ideas to steal from this space. Love the lighting including the old fish trap installation, the colour combinations, the paint with trim finishing part way up the wall, the vertical herringbone tile and the brass kick plate to pick up on a few. As much as the photos really, really make me want to try a meal at Story, they make me start rethinking my kitchen even more.

Gawd I love this. I need streaky matte black walls somewhere. Such gorgeous subtle texture. Via Derek Swalwell.

My bedroom is mind-numbingly boring. I can’t wait to get started on it eventually. I want to hang my Moroccan wedding blanket on a wall somewhere in there (maybe across from the bed this time instead of as a headboard) and have a shelf with all of my nature/wunderkammer-ish knick knacks I currently house on my living room mantel. And I want it to be very serene. I was searching through my photo stash looking for inspiration, and I quickly realized that I do not want white walls or anything close to white (wow there alot of white-walled bedrooms out there….WHY?!). I think ideally I would like either dark brown or a medium grey-ish colour. We shall see. I have a bunch of Farrow & Ball paint samples to try out. Here are bedrooms I found that really work for me.

Design*Sponge

Domaine

Sköna hem

Elle Decoration

Lonny

Lonny

House & Garden

VISI

Elle Decor

Abigail Ahern via Heart Home

Dwell

Design*Sponge

MilK Decoration

Elle Decoration

On the subject of bedrooms, I do need to invest in a larger bed. The queen with 2 adults and a plethora of cats just isn’t enough space. This means our current mattress will be used in our guest room – we finally have a guest bedroom after 8 years!

Day beds with trundles are great for keeping your guests warm and cosy these coming winter months. Lounge area by day, bed by night – your guests will love relaxing in the comfort of your home.

Everyday I see this house. No that’s a lie. Everyday I see the roof of this house from my window at work. Everyday finds me wondering what it looks like and who designed it. Now I know. Switch by Aardvarc.