We recently received an email from Natasha with the following request: “I’m just wondering if you can do a post on bedroom vanities for some inspiration – preferably ones with a mirror (not necessarily attached). I love the antique + glamorous style but I also love simple, steamlined, and functional. Some of the main colours in my room right now are ivory, silver, and antique gold.” My personal favourite for bedroom vanities are small mirrored desks/tables for some sparkle and glam with a vintage mirror from the 40s hanging above. I did seem to have a hard time finding vanity photos in my stash – I guess they aren’t as popular as they used to be. And the ones I did find seem to be on the sort of french/country side and almost completely absent from more modern bedrooms. But below is a selection I did find – hope this inspires you Natasha.

Udom	Homes & Gardens
Tori Golub	Living Etc.
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles	Country Home
Katie Sellers	car möbel
Sköna hem	Lucyina Moodie

Kate Hume

Oak Management

Lucyina Moodie

Zownir Locations

Graham and Green
Traditional Home

Max von Eicken

Living Etc.

Living Etc.

The following is a creative idea for a vanity. Take an old metal desk (imagine the black glass in the photo is where the chair pulls up), sand off the old paint down to the metal, and add a funky mid-century chair or an antique boudoir stool, hang an ornate mirror above and you’ve got the funkiest vanity around.

Kishani Perera

It’s been over two years since I blogged about San Francisco interior design firm Jugendstil Design. Gari Camaisa emailed the other day with a link to a bunch of photos of design projects they’ve completed in the past year. I was stoked because I’m a big fan of their pairings of rustic, earthy and ethnic pieces with mid-century classics – totally unexpected, and it works. The result is sophisticated, warm and timeless. (Thanks Gari!)

Jennifer Merritt Koskinen emailed the other day to share a gorgeous photo of her friend’s cat for the next Monday’s pet on furniture post and it turns out she’s an architect turned architectural photographer. I took a gander at her portfolio and almost fell off my chair. WOWZERS. Her crisp and bright photos are beautiful, and she has photographed some of the most spectacular homes – most of which are located in Telluride, Colorado. She has captured the grandeur of the homes as well as the beauty of their surroundings. So impressive. (If her photography is this impressive I can only imagine what her architecture work was like). Thanks for letting me share your work here Jennifer!

Tess of Cozy Little Cave had emailed me a little while ago to say how much she loved my DIY couch and that it would work perfectly in her space. It’s finally done and she posted about it on her blog here. It looks fantastic and I’m so glad it worked out for her as well as it did for me. And I reeeeeally like the legs she chose for it. YAY Tess!