A new visit to 40 Winks
Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2017 by KiM
It has been some time since I have featured 40 Winks, dubbed the world’s first ‘micro boutique hotel’ when it opened in 2009. This 2 guest room space in East London is packed with charm and whimsy and I had to share more photos because it is absolutely stunning. (It is designed by David Carter)
Photos: Marc Rogoff, Alionja Adrianova, Paola Russo, Annalisa Cosentino, Melissa Gidney, Lorenzo Melissari, Helen Wilson, Lydia Chang
My guest bedroom transformed into a media room
Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2017 by KiM
The other day I realized I needed a project. Nothing too time-consuming because I have some work coming up on the house I want to tackle but something to tide me over until then. An idea came to mind, and luckily my husband was totally on board. Our guest bedroom never gets used, except for a place for cats to nap. It seemed like a complete waste of a room. We have 2 TVs in the house – one in the living room and one in our bedroom. Watching a movie in the bedroom meant one of us falling asleep within 5 minutes, and watching in the living room meant we’d each take a couch. Neither one an ideal situation. So we turned the rather small guest bedroom (10’x8.5′)Β into a media room. Every piece I used in the space was either already there, taken from other rooms or was pulled out of our 3rd floor storage room. And we LOVE IT!!! Here is what the bedroom looked before the transformation:
And here is what it looks like now. (Resource list at the end).
From trips to Mexico: wool rug on floor, everything on walls but large canvas, all pillows
Vintage: pots on coffee table, vases on white shelving, blanket on sofa, fabric used as curtains, stereo cabinet used as TV stand
Sectional sofa: Furniture Maison
Art over sofa: Madame Clamour by Villa Betula
Pendant light:Β Wunderkammer
Coffee table: built by my husband
Plant pot: Ikea
Table lamp: semi-built/semi-restored by a friend
Walls: Farrow & Ball Inchyra Blue (hallway wallpaper = Tourbillon)
Featuring 3 of the herd: Phoebe, Mimin and Felix π
An edgy apartment in London by Jimmie Martin
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2017 by KiM
A blend of antique and modern, edgy artwork and bold colours, and a provocative yet playful air is what you get when your home is designed by Jimmie Karlsson and Martin Nihimar of Jimmie Martin. This London apartment is sooooo sexy! (Photos: Montse Garriga Grau)
Monday’s pets on furniture
Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2017 by KiM
If you would like to participate in the Monday’s pets on furniture series please send photos, your name, location and a brief description to kim[at]desiretoinspire[dot]net, or hashtag your photos on Instagram with #DTIpetsonfurniture. Thanks!
One from me of my buddy Felix on his throne. He’s going for a check-up at the vets today – hoping one of these days we’ll be told be no longer has lymphoma. π
The Beijing home of an art collector
Posted on Sun, 10 Dec 2017 by KiM
When home and art live in beautiful harmony together. This is the Beijing home of art collector Tian Jun. I love that is is filled with super comfy furniture and is totally liveable. A bit of a contrast to the last art collector’s home I featured. Via Architectural Digest China, photos by Manolo Yllera.
