I am swooning over the photography of Frédéric Vasseur. Simple spaces, filled with light that appear so peaceful. I so badly want to just curl up in that daybed in the second photo and have a granny nap.

I have 2 bathrooms (well, 1.5) in my house that could really not be any uglier. I hate spending any time in them, hate cleaning them, just plain hate them something fierce. When I found numerous gorgeous and luxurious bathrooms in the portfolio of Toronto-based firm McGill Design Group, I honestly wanted to cry. If I could renovate my bathrooms to look even an iota as incredible as the ones they have designed…*sigh* Oh ya, their other spaces are fabulous too. 🙂

Everyone loves a contest. Especially one involving amazing prizes. Ed and Doug of Swank Lighting have signed on as a sponsor of Material Girls blog virtual design contest. Inspired by Metropolitan Home Magazine’s collaboration with SHOWTIME on Met Home’s SHOWTIME House Contest, Material Girls have launched a wonderful competition that you can all be part of. Swank Lighting is pleased to provide promotional assistance and the prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

So check out Swank Lighting’s post or Material Girls’ post for all the details about the contest. Looks like alot of fun!

I LOVE the following home that was featured on New York Social Diary a few weeks ago. It’s the townhouse of Lisa Mahar, a mother of three and owner of a toy store. I think it’s so great that she’s got toys and photos of her kids and their artwork scattered all over, and mixed in with all sorts of mid-century classic furniture. It’s a space that is perfectly comfortable and perfectly lived in. And cool.

In keeping with my white theme of the day, here are some more dazzling white photos from one of my favourite sources, Sköna hem.