(***Those wondering where Monday’s pet post is will have to wait until next week. My vacation sadly ends today and I’ll be spending the day on airplanes, but I had this ‘regular’ post ready in my absence.)

Design firm workshop/apd is based in New York City and Nantucket, Massachusetts specializing in high-end residential renovations, new home construction and commercial development with an emphasis on sustainability. “Our approach to design looks beyond the singularity found within current architectural trends and takes advantage of the multiple perspectives that make up our society. This allows for a more intriguing and less predictable relationship between design and its context. Conventional boundaries between adjacent spaces are often transgressed, allowing activities to transition naturally across fluid thresholds. This results in performative spaces that collapse the form of function into the function of form.” Their portfolio includes modern, contemporary and downright funky, ecelctic spaces. I had a hard time picking out my favourites, but this about sums it up:

[ V I V I A N ]	mcminteriors
J Lucero	Jacob Morse
jmayzurk	lucyandorla

casey.marshall
m.bibelot
goodiesphoto
james addiction
mviamontes
Nathan Young
pnwbot
revolutionary girl
rmay61
obsessilicious

While I’m sitting by the pool enjoying yet another sangria, how about a little non-alcoholic enjoyment for all of you in the form of the photography of the talented David Meredith.

…from Hus & Hem. Or I could have titled this post “How to whip up a quick post to keep for while I’m in Mexico”.

I was craving some photos of “pretty”, and when I came across the portfolio of designer Phoebe Howard, I immediately thought I scored some pretty. Her style is traditional but with some spaces featuring non-traditional bold colours, and some slightly modern touches to keep things up-to-date. So here’s a dose of pretty for ya.