I love this beautiful 1911 villa – home to a couple with 5 children – in the Danish town of Frederiksberg. It’s serene, simple and bright. Styled by Katrine Martensen-Larsen (other posts of her work here and here) and photographed by Stuart McIntyre (previous post here).

I came across the portfolio of San Francisco interior designer Gary Spain the other night and was immediately smitten with his work. He’s like a less wacky version of Jonathan Adler. You may have seen him on a few blogs already (as I noticed when googling him) but I had to jump on the bandwagon because I really admire his funky spaces. A plethora of colour, pattern and furniture of different eras creating an ecelctic and modern vibe.

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 and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim[@]hotmail[.]com and PLEASE don’t send me closeups of your pet!)

“Sophie & Sebastian on a vintage bergere covered in Dedar Ikat fabric. Brilliantly photographed by my dear friend Ursula – www.ursulaliv.com”
– Abigail

“This is SAM, a vizsla.”
– Angie (Argentina)

“I should have know our Italian Greyhound Audrey would get the most enjoyment out of our new sheepskin fleeces! You can almost tell she’s just waiting to be booted off… I had only hung them over the chairs a minute before this picture was taken and she made herself right at home immediately!”
– Louise

“Magnolia sitting on the desk I made from 3/4″ plywood, cut to fit the bay widow, sanded then coated in white enamel and bracketed in place.  She loved sitting up there looking down at the street below in Beacon Hill, Boston Massachusetts.  Clear chair and sheep skin throw from IKEA.”
– Sarah

“Mia loves her Eames stacking chair. Sometimes she even lets me sit in it.”
– Anna (San Francisco)

“This is our boxer called Benia. As you can see in the back (no door) we are in the middle of a little make over in our living room. Befor Benia came to live with us from the shelter this red couch was completly fine and clean and pretty. Now it’s a mess, she’s treating it as her bed, she sleeps there, eats, plays and God knows what else.”
– Anna

“Our boxer Raven on her 1 yr birthday. She loves relaxing on the couch.”
– Jamie

“This is Harry and his favorite afternoon nap location!!”
– Sandy

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– Charlotte
  

“This is my 4 year old blue heller, lab ,border collie mis Felix. The first picture is of him as a pup on our sectional couch which we have since replaced.  We just couldn’t get rid of his couch so we kept the ends and made a love seat for Felix. As you can see Felix is allowed on all of our furniture. He loves being tucked in under the blankets. As far as he is concerned he IS people and don’t you dare tell him otherwise. If you try he will give you the dirtiest look he’s got.”
– Tara

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I found the 16th century retreat of Italian fashion and jewelry designer Maria Calderara on the Marie Claire Maison Italy site and I think it’s the perfect ending to a chaotic work week (not only did my fiancé and his cats move in and we had a 5 day or so heat wave but I also started a new job.) I could use a little serenity, calm and peacefulness like this home exudes right about now. Maria’s refuge from her work life in Milan is exquisite. It is white and cream and simple and relatively unadorned which is perfect in such a beautiful setting. I love that there are hints of modernity here and there providing contrast to the rustic shell of the home, with a couple Tolomeos, Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs and a Gaetano Pesce Donna chair.