Where in the world?

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 by midcenturyjo

Morocco? Not quite. Just across the Mediterranean in Italy. Il Convento di Santa Maria di Constantino, Marittima in Puglia. I love the relaxed vibe of these shots by Australian award winning photographer Greg Elms.The light is soft and lovely, the colours rich (orange walls anyone?), the photographs intimate and revealing. Just a quickie to share Greg’s wonderful work.

Hundreds and thousands

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 by midcenturyjo

Do they call the multi-coloured sprinkles on top of cakes “hundreds and thousands” in your part of the world? I never know anymore if a saying I have taken for granted all my life is common currency around the world. But it’s hundreds and thousands that sprang to mind when I saw this cute as a button home shot by photographer Patric Johansson and styled by Myrica Bergqvist. A white, bright confection of a house with just the right sprinkle of colour.  A perfect way to rev up the energy to start the week. (Via Söderberg Agentur.)

Stalking on a sunny Saturday …

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 by midcenturyjo

… and what better house than one with  a generous dose of sunshine yellow. So bright and fresh, light and white, yellow and… green. How fab is that green bedroom? Hope your weekend is as fun as this cute sandstone terrace. Ah Darlinghurst, Sydney I love you. Link here while it lasts.

Black as night (with dirty floors)

Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 by midcenturyjo

More photos of my bedroom paint job over on my page! Floor is now washed… thank goodness. Might start putting it together tomorrow if the fumes have cleared.

Bijou brilliant

Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 by midcenturyjo

First admired on Remodelista (still my number one go to blog) this elegant space saving loft bed solution by Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture is only surpassed by the actual project.  The loft bed image led me to this bijou studio/workspace that is not only beautiful in its simplicity but inspiring in its spatial solutions to small scale living. Brilliant. (Those ingenious stairs remind me a little of these.)