I’m not sure what I love more about this Manhattan apartment – the hardwood floor, that glorious sofa in the perfect shade of pink, that insane marble or the copper kitchen cabinets. WOW!!!!! By Atelier AM.

Perhaps it’s obvious that Victorian homes are my absolute favourite. Particularly when the architectural details and original finishes are maintained and a more modern touch is added in the decor. That juxtaposition of styles blows my mind. Toronto Interior Design Group is blowing my mind with this one. The jewel tone accent colours really jazz this home up.

For designer Todd Alexander Romano more is always more. Like in his own apartment where he didn’t just paint the walls, he chose some jaw-dropping tones of green, yellow and blue and and then high-glossed the crap out of them. Some graphic abstract artwork and photography adds to the drama.

This 10,000 sq ft East Hampton NY home is what dreams are made of. The exterior is just as fabulous as the interior, and with all the warm wood used inside and the large expanse of windows everywhere it really blurs the lines between the two. Just what us northerners need to enjoy the summer months. Architecture firm: Blaze Makoid, interior design: David Scott Interiors, photos: Joshua McHugh.

I was recently searching for landscape inspiration because my yard is a pitiful mess and came across the portfolio of New York based design-build firm Brook Landscape (Jo featured their work before here and here). They are one of my favourite sources for small-space, urban landscaping. They create such beautiful, creative and incredibly useful spaces that I think my idea of an old-style English landscape to match the style of my 1950’s craftsman house may be out the window. Note: I can’t stop staring at those stairs above!!!

I absolutely LOVE this idea of one of the steps becoming a huge bench