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This is Weego enhancing the decor on a sunny spring afternoon. She’s a formerly feral rescue who has been almost totally tamed over 10 years. Her sister Harvie is probably splayed on the sofa out of sight.
– Tel Francois Bailliet (New Orleans)

My name is Luíse Schilling Becker, I´m from Brazil and I love Cats!!!

Some from me…It was a really hot day when I found Frankie and Phoebe sprawled on my Moooi rug. And Felix is not much of a helper when I’m trying to get work done.

I spotted this fabulous and spacious apartment for sale in Stockholm via Lagerlings and had to share. The detail in the hardwood floors is TO DIE FOR, the moldings, the elegant bathrooms, the neutral colour scheme also have captured my heart. And for reasons I can’t quite figure out, I am obsessed with the curtains in the main living spaces.

San Francisco designer Alison Damante calls this “New York minimalism meet Berkeley funk”. Here’s the scoop on this inspiring project: Recent East Coast transplants wanted a sparse, white backdrop for their expansive art collection, as well as an authentic design response to their mid-century home, with its bay views, exposed wood beams and original 1960’s cast concrete fireplace. Vibrant colors, handcrafted fixtures and modern furniture take cues from each installation, unifying the space and meshing art with life. I really dig this house. Everything about it architecturally is awesome, and then Alison kept the basics all in bright white so you can really change things up easily by swapping out the art/cushions/accent chairs etc. (Architecture: YamaMar Photography: Bruce Damonte)

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I’m almost at a loss for words. This home in Wentworth-Nord, Québec designed by Montréal architect Alain Carle is so incredibly beautiful from the outside in. Most of the wood and stone throughout the house are reclaimed and are what really make this home special. Alongside the concrete floors, plaster walls and crittall windows, it is a winning combination. Bonus points for the dark stained wood adding in some moody drama. This is everything I love. (Photos: James Brittain)

Italian architect and interior designer Elisa Ossino has completely captured my heart with these spaces her team has created. Our work combines geometrical abstraction, monochromes, metaphysical and surrealist references, giving rise to a coherent and allusive relationship between space, light, and objects. The projects that we create are defined by lightness and intensity, two apparently opposite concepts; we pay attention to the composition and the weight of the objects in the space with few but very strong marks, in which the objects themselves become symbols developing meanings. These rooms I selected from her portfolio are somewhat mystical and every corner is a work of art in an of itself.