It’s been ages since Jo blogged about Vancouver interior designer Kelly Deck. I stumbled across some of her work recently in a magazine and was pleased to find many fabulous spaces on her website crying out for an updated post. I always thought of her as the queen of exteriors but it appears she certainly knows what she’s doing on the inside as well. Her kitchens and bathrooms are what dreams are modern and totally dreamy.

I was nosing around in my inspiration folder and I have in there a grouping of art photos. In just about every one of them was photography as art. I much prefer photography hanging on my walls than paintings or other forms of art, as the graphic (and no-need-for-interpretation) quality appeals to me. Here are a few of these photos that have captured my interest for quite a while.

Daniel Hertzell (also seen here)

Sarah Blee (also seen here)

The Selby

A couple of weeks ago I featured the work of stylist Solange van Dorssen (here), and she sent along a bunch more photos, including the beachfront home of architect Alejandra Galvalisi. It’s located in Punta del Este, Uruguay and was featured in Argentinian magazine Revista Living. It’s an interesting mix with rooms covered in corrugated steel, bright and airy rooms painted all white, and ends in a backyard oasis of stone and wood. (All photos below = Stylist: Solange Van Drossen/Revista Living Photographer: Santiago Ciuffo/Revista Living) P.S. That’s Sol in the first photo.

I have a thing for little loungey nooks like this one. Somewhere to curl up with a good book and chillax (ideally where the cats and husband couldn’t find me).

(via Shoot Factory)

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!)

Attached please find a photo of our beloved house mate, Stripey Cat, curled up in our bedroom. Stripey always seems to find the prettiest places to sleep – making sure the all surrounding colours match her stripes completely. Such a princess!
– Joanne & Alexis

Here are a few pictures of Toby, our 16 ¾ year old Yorkshire Terrier – an old man now but still the light of our lives. Of course at his age he is allowed on all our furniture (although sadly can’t jump up any more) and can be seen here relaxing on our leather bean bag and resplendent on the cowhide lounger!
– Rachel

This is typically where I find our Persian cat, Daisy, when I leave and return from work each day.  She’s sporting her annual lion haircut in this photo.
– Rachel (Somerville, Massachusetts)

This is Elvis, the only one in the family who ever sits on our retro chair.
– Vanessa (Cape Town, South Africa)

This is Yager, my 7 year old Ridgeback and Lab mix in Chicago.
– Daniel

Our greyhound Hawk cooling his lollies on our Dino Mark Anthony custom sofa. Hawk turns 10 on August 21. 🙂
– Sara Young (Austin, TX)

Here’s my little Char Siu Bao (loosely translated to Barbecue Pork Buns) who is a 10 yo pekingese. I recently fostered her but just couldn’t let her go. She has one eye, buck teeth but is super sweet.
– Anna (Central Hong Kong)