If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our 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[.]com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is Pixel the Weimaraner trying out our brand new bed! We have just completed renovating our 1920s townhouse and are slowly filling it in with furniture. The bed is our own design made to order for us, and we love it! It is great for leaning on to relax and reading a book in the evening.
– Marta & António (Porto, Portugal)

Noah, our 6 year old weimaraner, lounging on a sunday afternoon.
– James

This is our three years old pug Lino, on my mom’s red couch. 
– Tamara

This is the feline love of my life, Minnie. She passed away in August and all the pictures I have of her seem to be closeups, these are the most zoomed out I have. I made her a bed out of a cola crate to keep her from sleeping on my hands and keyboard while I worked. First picture is the trial run where she was slightly suspicious, second picture she was madly in love with it.
– Julia (St.Paul Minnesota)

fifigigi on a DPstool by danielmoyerdesign
– Daniel (bushwick.brooklyn.NYC)

Joey on Crate & Barrel sofa, Riley on Z-Gallerie faux-leopard chair and Jack, Joey and Riley in a rare photo together on our Karastan tea-stained persian rug. 
– Sue (Naperville, IL)

This is old Jessie lying on a new Anthropologie rug wishing she could be on the old Ikat cushions instead.
– Mandy

Lulu, our feisty little chihuahua, lounging on her favorite spot at home.
– Mary

 This is our 4-year-old cat Cosmo we adopted from a shelter who loves to lay on all furniture.
– Sharon (NYC)

OLD BRAND NEW

Jeroen van der Spek via 79 Ideas

covet garden

automatism

cherry blossom world


47 Park Avenue.

design & form

Remodelista

Helt Enkelt

Vosges Paris

the boo and the boy

Fjeldborg

To end of the work week, I leave you with some wonderful photos from talented french photographer Bruno Warion (while I go have another nap and try to get over this cold I just caught).

Anna from Romania emailed about a very low budget project she worked on recently for a friend. This friend owns a gelateria in the old center of Bucharest and wanted a change to the decor. Here are some details from Anna as to what went down: I must say that originally the place was too much orange for my taste. If I had to dislike a color, that would be definitely orange. So I got some headache, trying to figure out how to trick that orange, without getting rid of it. Anyway, my strategy was to use other colors and shapes that catch the eye, before it gets to the orange. And I ended up actually loving the bits of orange that are still very visible. I used as much as it was possible recycled material to decorate the place. A wall right next to the entrance and a transversal one has been covered up with old book pages. The brownish edges of the books kind of make the orange blend into the whole picture. A big mirror that was already on the wall has been framed with all types of frame rest pieces kindly donated by a framing shop. We used some of this frame pieces also to spice up the book shelves we build from scrap wood and painted in mouse grey, to link it to the old beams on the ceiling. A purple velvet curtain covering the entrance into the kitchen but also communicating with the glamorous chandeliers, a vintage clothing hanger, some transparent glass lamps from IKEA and a little bit of styling and repositioning, transformed the whole thing into one cozy, more coherent, welcoming space. I think the final product is certainly cosier and looks more finished. Great job Anna!!

Here are a few before shots:

And here is the result of Anna’s craftiness (more after the jump)!

I spotted the following photos on the website of New York design firm Carrier and Company and had to feature them here. I was drawn to the window treatment in the dining room. It’s super casual and works so well in a rustic/country setting. And I have such a strong desire to find a really large industrial sink when we rebuild our house. The sink in the bathroom below is SO cool! (Jo blogged this firm back here).