Displaying posts from December, 2017

My guest bedroom transformed into a media room

Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2017 by KiM

The other day I realized I needed a project. Nothing too time-consuming because I have some work coming up on the house I want to tackle but something to tide me over until then. An idea came to mind, and luckily my husband was totally on board. Our guest bedroom never gets used, except for a place for cats to nap. It seemed like a complete waste of a room. We have 2 TVs in the house – one in the living room and one in our bedroom. Watching a movie in the bedroom meant one of us falling asleep within 5 minutes, and watching in the living room meant we’d each take a couch. Neither one an ideal situation. So we turned the rather small guest bedroom (10’x8.5′) into a media room. Every piece I used in the space was either already there, taken from other rooms or was pulled out of our 3rd floor storage room. And we LOVE IT!!! Here is what the bedroom looked before the transformation:

And here is what it looks like now. (Resource list at the end).

From trips to Mexico: wool rug on floor, everything on walls but large canvas, all pillows
Vintage: pots on coffee table, vases on white shelving, blanket on sofa, fabric used as curtains, stereo cabinet used as TV stand
Sectional sofa: Furniture Maison
Art over sofa: Madame Clamour by Villa Betula
Pendant light: Wunderkammer
Coffee table: built by my husband
Plant pot: Ikea
Table lamp: semi-built/semi-restored by a friend
Walls: Farrow & Ball Inchyra Blue (hallway wallpaper = Tourbillon)
Featuring 3 of the herd: Phoebe, Mimin and Felix 🙂

Warehouse living in inner-city Sydney

Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2017 by midcenturyjo

I’ve always dreamed of warehouse living but this Surry Hills conversion by Josephine Hurley Architecture takes it to the next level. Those windows are to die for, the brick on fleek and the modern minimalism the perfect counterfoil to this historic industrial building.

Photography by Tom Ferguson

Belgian colour

Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2017 by midcenturyjo

You know it’s not true. The Belgians just don’t do greige. They do rich yet muted colour too. Blues and rusts and raspberries. Purples and oranges and… grey and white. I am in love with the very Belgian look of these rooms by Antwerp-based Natalie Haegeman Interiors. Rich and refined, rustic and restrained.

An edgy apartment in London by Jimmie Martin

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2017 by KiM

A blend of antique and modern, edgy artwork and bold colours, and a provocative yet playful air is what you get when your home is designed by Jimmie Karlsson and Martin Nihimar of Jimmie Martin. This London apartment is sooooo sexy! (Photos: Montse Garriga Grau)

Southern belle

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2017 by midcenturyjo

I don’t think I’ve seen such a lovely entrance hall in ages. The colour, the textures, the mix of old and new, traditional but not at all stuffy, country but not saccharine sweet. If you love these three showhouse rooms by Ashley Gilbreath Interior Design you must see the rest of this Montgomery, Alabama based design firm’s portfolio.