Every project of British interior designer Hubert Zandberg gives me heart palpitations and completely blows my mind. His maximalist, graphic and vintage-loving approach to interiors is everything I love about interior design, and this Paris pied-à-terre is yet another example of his brilliance. I need to go shopping with him SO SOOOO badly.

(More examples of his work here)

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[@]desiretoinspire[.]net, or hashtag your photos #DTIpetsonfurniture. Thanks!

Attached is my cat Eunice sitting on 3 different pieces of furniture all in one day 🙂 Eunice is around 15 years old (adopted her from a shelter as a stray in 2005, they estimated she was around 3-4 years old).
– Alison (Melbourne, Australia) 

Modjadji asleep in chair; Julius asleep on couch
– Anne 

– Liza

Phoebe sleeping on my new-to-me antique Victorian grandfather chair. (Now that this room is FINALLY finished I need to take proper photos ASAP!)

I love this Victorian home I found via jj Locations. Bright white walls and painted floors make the perfect backdrop for subtle bits of colours added through vintage mid century chairs, art, a touch of wallpaper and accessories. Yes, I apparently have a thing with Victorian homes in the UK. They are always fabulous. 

Earlier this week I featured an apartment by Peter Wilds that had a gorgeous pink accent wall and had a decidedly feminine flair to it. This apartment speaks to the same feminine vibe with ethnic and modern furniture mixed together, some glam bits and of course, accents in pink. It’s gorgeous, bright and inviting. Even if you are not a chick. 🙂 (Photos: Janis Nicolay)

The property my home sits on has had essentially no landscaping done in the 80 years it has existed. A couple of weeks ago we had our hydro meter replaced so now we have a pile of dirt and rocks in our front yard so it is worse than ever. As much as I would like to design my own landscaping, I really have no clue in that area. I am hopeful that when the time comes to get this work done I will be able to bring in someone to help. And I would love for that someone to be Ottawa-based Moneca Kaiser. Specializing in both interior and exterior renovations, Moneca’s attention to detail and her vision and ethics always WOW me. For example, this home I featured several years ago. So I thought I would share a few of her oudoor projects that are really special. This first one, A Tea House, is my favourite.

“We don’t usually have a dreamy place, a place for reflection. Rooms always have a purpose: the kitchen is for preparing food, the bedroom is to sleep in. But a backyard pagoda or tea house, now there’s a room where you leave time and purpose at the entrance and let daydreams and reflection take hold.” “… and that nourishes the soul as much as the kitchen feeds the body.”

A Spider and Rain Pergola. This pergola was designed to shade in the summer and let the light in throughout the winter months.

A Backyard Retreat. This is a beautiful backyard shed/garage design we created and built in Ottawa that combined the clients need for a storage space and a natural relaxation space. Instead of using a fiberglass hot tub for this backyard spa, we sourced a beautiful wood hot tub and retrofit the stairs to lean a little more towards the clients preferred style.