Jansje sent us a peek at another one of her photography projects – this time a houseboat in Amsterdam. (Check out previous posts of her photos here). The owner, who is in one of the photos, has done the rebuilding of this houseboat himself, and happens to be an interior designer (see his basic website). I think living in a houseboat would be a blast! When I first saw houseboats up in Yellowknife (that was back in my university days) I was mesmerized. Coincidentally I saw an episode of House Hunters yesterday where someone was looking for a houseboat in Seattle and was reminded what a cool lifestyle that would be….especially if you can take your house out for a spin down the river!

Karina Holmen set up her interior and styling company in Oslo, Norway in 2009 and has been spicing up private residences, commercial spaces and hotels ever since with her easy-going, refreshing, and sassy style ever since. Love that she mixes modern pieces with vintage. Below is a sampling of her residential work along with a bit from hotels, but do be sure to check out her fabulous commercial work on her website. 

If you’d like to send me photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.comand PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

I have just rearranged the entire living room at my home with a new sofa, chair, coffeetable and a lot of other stuff. The first week our cats wondered around frustrated that they couldn´t find the usual sleep places. But now one of our cats, Raphaello, found his new best place – my Acapulcu chair! Also look for the other animals in my livingroom on the photo 😉
– Annette

This is Oscar Wilde taking a well deserved nap.
– Annika (Sweden)

They’re Mr Balin (my 7 months puppy) and Maxito+Madelein (my 2-y.o. kittens)… and they’re the proof that cats and dogs can live together in peace. Lolz. We moved a month ago to my present home –a small flat in Murcia– and I’m sure that all of ’em loved the change. Here they’re on my bed… I really love my bedroom: lamp was customized by a friend, bedspread by Paula Eider, round 70’s table by Kibuk and striped box+photoframe from Ikea.
– Antonio (Spain)

Here’s a fun one of a custom ottoman I made for our cats to enjoy!  I’ve started creating design videos for Youtube and posted a making of it!  Our orange kitty Elton is just a charmer.  While we were making the video, if you watch very closely in the opening scenes, you’ll see him in the bottom left corner just hanging around!
– Mark (Scottsdale, AZ)

Here is two pictures of my cat Pusur posing on a green chair, he doesent really like posing but with a little patience he makes a great photo model!
– Gunda
  

These are pictures of my dog Rumor. She is my beautiful Shetland Sheepdog! She was my grandparent’s dog and when they both passed away she was left to me because I have always loved her and wanted her as my own since the day the rescued her!
– Alexa

Here is Veronica in our living room in Houston, TX.
– Elisabeth

This is my boy Charlie, on my brand new-to-me sideboard. It had been in the apartment about 15 mins and I started snapping pics to send to my dad, and Charlie hopped up to be part of the photoshoot…
– Jenny (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

This is a picture of Molly, our recently adopted terrier, sitting on our/her new ottoman.
– Brandi & Larry (Dallas, TX)

This is Emma on her favourite chair.
– Ana
 

While Jo is showing some blog love this weekend with her reading lists, I thought this would be a great opportunity to update our blogroll (since I’m off work until Wednesday). I love getting to know new blogs (Jo’s reading lists are a start!) so feel free to leave your blog URL in the comments of this post. We have a bit of basic criteria first – that your blog be at least somewhat related to interior design, that you blog fairly regularly and that you share some blog love and please reciprocate by including us in your blogroll. So that’s it – hopefully over the next few days I’ll get a chance to go through them all. Thanks! (P.S. I took the photo above at one of my favourite local restaurants – see more on Kim’s page).

We received an email about a new book that has recently been published called 50 US Architects: Residential + Planning. The author, Damir Sinovcic, sent along some info and fab-u-lous photos.

This beautifully illustrated, 11″ by 11″ volume presents a curated collection of exceptional residential and master planning work from leading American designers. Meticulously detailed and site-specific, the featured projects focus on sustainability, technology, and the human spirit. They reflect ideologies and philosophies that are rooted in the modernist doctrine or distilled from vernacular precedents. Each state in the country is represented with designs that are intended to showcase a sense of place through concept, craftsmanship, and material selection. Demonstrating a profound understanding of local history, natural environments, regional traits, and other site-based factors – such as climate, light, views, and topography – these projects skillfully and creatively reflect their physical and cultural milieus. While individually they express the character of a specific geographic setting or state, together they form a contemporary portrait of exemplary American residential design. The book is available at: www.50usarchitects.com

Photo 1 by Michael Biondo. Courtesy of ROGER FERRIS + PARTNERS ~ Photo 2 & 3 by Michael Biondo. Courtesy of ROGER FERRIS + PARTNERS ~ Photo 4 by Paúl Rivera, Archphoto. Courtesy of ROGER FERRIS + PARTNERS ~ Photo 5 by Alan Karchmer. Courtesy of SCHWARTZ/SILVER ARCHITECTS ~ Photo 6 by Alan Karchmer. Courtesy of SCHWARTZ/SILVER ARCHITECTS ~ Photo 7 by Raul J. Garcia, Aspen Architectural Photography. Courtesy of STUDIO B ARCHITECTS ~ Photo 8 & 9 by Raul J. Garcia, Aspen Architectural Photography. Courtesy of STUDIO B ARCHITECTS ~ Photo 10 by John Clemmer. Courtesy of PHILIP BABB ARCHITECT ~ Photo 11 by Erica George Dines. Courtesy of PHILIP BABB ARCHITECT ~ Photo 12 by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Productions. Courtesy of AKAR ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN