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my dog Haru
– Sora (NY)

I like all pets and this is my dog Vee, a female german shepherd and she loves sharing the sofa with me and sometimes my bed, too.
– Christina and Vee (southwest germany near darmstadt)

This is Schumi discovering our new house… How fluffy?
– Marie (Belgium (City of Liège))

Well, not exactly furniture… We noticed a dim light in the laundry room as we were heading off to bed a couple nights ago. When we went to investigate, this is what we found. I had apparently not closed the dryer door earlier in the evening and our 4-year-old brown tabby, Maisie, decided to test the fluff factor in our clean clothing.
– Susan

One from me. Now that fall weather has started, the cats are now snuggling with each other much more. This is a scene the other day of Phoebe and Lucky together on my new-to-me Victorian chair.

My sister Jen sent me this photo the other day of her lonely cat Carl. Since Carl’s sick buddy Minnie was put down recently, he’s been depressed and lonely so I am happy to say that yesterday they brought home TWO cats from the Humane Society to keep Carl company. Photos of Spencer and Zoe coming ASAP 🙂

I snapped this photo of Carl yesterday at my niece’s birthday party. It was hilarious – he couldn’t keep his eyes open.

Mid-century modern architecture always makes my design juices flow and this home is doing just that. A location home available via jj Locations, it is so open flows beautifully and THOSE WINDOWS! The decor could be SO much better so I am sitting here re-decorating it over and over in my head. Built by the architecture company Edgley Design, Pear Tree House was shortlisted for the Stephen Lawrence prize and awarded a RIBA London Award in 2015. The house has been built around a 100 year old pear tree, which was once part of a Victorian fruit orchard, creating an internal courtyard bringing light and air to the centre of the building. The house is long and thin, and the layout is arranged around the changing light of the day with the lowered snug in the centre of the building forming cosy retreat with views out into the garden. The building was designed to blend into its wooded back land context as far as possible and views through the building are defined by slender vertical elements which echo the experience of looking through trees. The ground floor walls are cast in concrete with vertical timber and contrast the polished concrete floor creating abstracted reflections. The house features crafted joinery made from oak veneered ply with brass detailing. Two handmade chandeliers, hang in the double height void spaces at either end of the glass link. The smooth ply finish staircases create dramatic, naturally lit spaces from the roof lights above.

Layne Jones Postilion a.k.a The Jones Fix is taking bohemian chic to a whole other level. I discovered her on Instagram and her home, where several of these photos were taken, and client’s spaces are rocking my boho world with tons of plants, bright colours and funky vintage finds. She’s bringing it big time. (Photos: Jessica Giesey)

I have been a fan of Courtney Nye‘s designs since featuring some bits of projects here and this kid’s playroom. This mid-century home is a dream with tons of windows letting in all kinds of natural light (If this were my home I would have an obscene amount of plants) and the timber ceiling that feels right at home while living amidst the trees.  The mid-century modern vibe of the decor suits this home perfectly. 

Earlier this month I featured some projects by designer Amie Corley (#1, #2), and because it was so all so fabulous I figured a third time would be an absolute charm. More bright, cheerful spaces with bold colour accents that are just enough to make even colour-phobes take notice.