This fabulously eclectic newly-built home filled with art is located in Moscow and was designed by Anna Erman. (Note: there are a couple of dead animals pictured for those who take offence). Lots of quirky art pieces are displayed throughout the home but my favourites are the chandeliers over the dining table (by Winnie Louis). Nothing floats my boat more than statement lighting! The lighting over the pool is also fabulous I must point out. Via Architectural Digest Russia, photos by Stephen Jouillard.

This time of year I always get a bit antsy with my decor and start thinking about making spaces over. If you’re based in Australia and you’ve got the decor itch, head over to Fantastic Furniture. They’re a great resource if you’re looking for budget-friendly furnishings, and they have a wide range of styles to choose from, on top of offering everything you could possibly need for your next project. 

A modular sofa with chaise is a family-friendly, movie-night watching necessity. This is the Dakota 5-seater modualr chaise with storage.

Futons are awesome for compact spaces and great if you need a place for friends to crash. I love this Siesta 3 seater futon.

Photo by @alwaysloved_designs of her Jazz 3 seater sofa. 

I’m shocked. This is a futon!! The Drift 3 seater futon with a cool scandi vibe. There are also several options for lounge sofas from Fantastic Furniture.

I’d love a new bed frame (as much as I appreciate husband having built our current one). This one is lovely! It’s the Willow queen bed frame in black.

My bedroom is TINY! Extra storage under the bed would be a dream! This is the Modena queen bed with storage. (I should note Fantastic Furniture sells mattresses too).

Fantastic Furniture is your one-stop shop for dining sets. This one is the Zoe 7-piece dining set with Zara chairs. 

Love this rustic scandi sort of style dining set. The Toronto 7-piece dining set with Parker chairs. Also digging the buffet in the background. Find it here. 

This set is really classy in this space. Love the green walls and the marble top on the table. Monaco 5-piece dining set.

I know I’m not the only one always lacking decent storage solutions. The Coda range could work in any room. 

To finish a space off you must add some eye candy in the form of wall art. Fantastic Furniture has some great choices. 

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When a home hasn’t been renovated since the 1950’s, you know you’re going to get small, dark, uninviting rooms and lots of unnecessary walls. Put a crew like Regan Baker Design on the project and you’ll end up with something that is now fabulous like this West Clay Park, San Francisco home. It blends the traditional architecture and historical details of the home with the homeowner’s contemporary, eclectic and tribal style that features unique artwork and collectables from Africa. And with the main living spaces now opened up there’s a clear view of the kids causing mischief. Also, lots of graphic, bold tile! 

There’s nothing like coming home from work and finding goodies in the mailbox. Just before I left on vacation I received a few things that I didn’t get a chance to photograph until last weekend. First up is a very special piece of art by Juliet Vonturi, a textile designer based in the Bay Area, California. My heart broke when Juliet mentioned she had to flee the area due to the forest fires 🙁 Despite that setback she managed to send me a gorgeous panel of blue silk that she hand-painted – something she recently started offering. 

I didn’t have any frames on hand that were square so I improvised and taped it into my antique fireplace screen. 

Juliet’s atelier produces marble stone silks, linens, printed fabrics, as well as design coordinate pure botanicals made by expert artisans with sustainable colours. The marble prints are absolutely exquisite and I am totally in love with them. Some samples…

I also received a couple more books from Vendome Press that are just what you need to add to your Christmas list. First up is Life at the Top: New York’s Most Exceptional Apartment Buildings. By Kirk Henckels and Anne Walker with photographs by Michel Arnaud.

This is all kinds of eye candy. A broad range of styles are included from totally traditional to funky and modern. This book shares fifteen incredible apartment houses throughout New York – several addresses on Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, Central Park West and more. One of my favourite features in the book are the floor plans. OMG!!! I have never seen such spacious apartments! 25 rooms, with 10 of them being maid’s rooms! Seriously?! This book really blew me away. I really enjoyed seeing how the other half live. 

Next up is Outside In: The Gardens and Houses of Tichenor & Thorp  by M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp with Judith Nasatir with photographs by Roger Davies. 

This one is a bit more down to earth than the last book. I was surprisingly unaware of the architecture and design husband-and-wife team of Tichenor and Thorp, but perhaps because they are dubbed “Hollywood’s best kept secret”. Deeply fluent in the Mediterranean and American vernaculars and the modern forms of the California Tradition, Tichenor & Thorp design exceptional properties that integrate large-scale residences and luxurious gardens and landscapes into a singular, unified vision: house and landscape imagined as one complete expression for a given site and particular client. Featured projects include a Spanish-inflected courtyard house and garden in Las Palmas; a Newport Beach hilltop hideaway that evokes a Portuguese quinta; a Provençal bastide and surrounding gardens transplanted to the côte sud that is Rancho Santa Fe; two luxe contemporary Manhattan apartments; a modern mountain getaway at the foot of the Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and several more. What’s really cool about this pair is the diversity of their projects and the broad range or periods and styles and all executed really well. The outdoor spaces are dreamy. 

I love the gothic vibe and drama that comes with a Tudor-style house. This home in Hertfordshire, England is gorgeous and plays up on the Tudor architecture with dark blue and black accent colours. Some bold choices like the lighting and stools in the kitchen, a ceiling in high gloss navy and another in red, and black tile in the bathrooms help add to the drama. Another amazing project London-based Studio Duggan.  

See more of Tiffany Duggan’s work here and here.