Displaying posts from August, 2024

Working on a Saturday

Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024 by midcenturyjo

It’s like I say week in week out. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend it helps if it’s somewhere stylish like the offices of Studio AR & D Architects. Check out the double height pivoting window!

Photography by Lance Gerber.

Designer’s own

Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 by midcenturyjo

The Hartley House Project by Alison Lewis Interiors is the designer’s family home in Melbourne’s Inner North. The scope of work involved restoring period features of a Californian Bungalow while adding a modern rear extension. Once dark and monochromatic, the home now boasts light-filled spaces with warm white, wood grain, and natural stone. Soft green, burgundy, and terrazzo accents bring interest, while greenery adds movement to the revitalized bungalow.

Photography by Dylan James.

Juan Cano I by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados is a townhouse project in Mexico City, designed to optimize a narrow plot of 6m by 30m. The design prioritizes vertical space, creating functional areas with a smaller footprint. Existing trees were preserved, shaping the architecture. A black facade blends the house into its urban surroundings, while light interior tones and warm wood accents create a cozy atmosphere. The project balances built and unbuilt spaces, offering innovative solutions for urban living in a growing city.

Photography by César Belio.

Olivia Outred

Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024 by KiM

Olivia Outred is a London based designer whose portfolio is delightful and she has yet to be featured on our wee blog so how about a little intro?
While traditional decorating techniques, classic furniture and antiques are a feature of her work there is a freshness and a pared-back modernity to it. Olivia is a confessed colour enthusiast and lover of great art and unexpected furniture, which when combined, result in stand-alone spaces that appear to have developed over time. Her interiors are full of life and character, each piece of furniture is worthy of conversation and each room feels harmoniously coordinated but not staged.  Olivia and her team bring colour, textiles and antiques into their designs, often using treasured items their clients have collected over the years along with new pieces they have found.

Another curse of orange knotty pine walls

Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024 by KiM

Back in 2017 Jo featured a home with knotty pine walls that has gotten lots of traffic ever since, and when I spotted the cottage of Barrie, ON based designer Ashley Montgomery I had to share another wonderful example of knotty pine done right. What was once her family’s horse stable (with stalls) outside of Toronto, then became storage, then was transformed into a cool “bunkie” or sorts that sleeps ten. The pine is original from when it was built in the 1950s, and was in such great condition it was simple cleaned and lacquered. She added in some flagstone on top of the concrete floors and with a colour scheme of black and white, it turned into a functional and modernized rustic space. Knotty pine at its finest.