It’s a concept that is growing all over the world. A pop up shop styled as a hip and happening home where everything is for sale. One minute an empty space. The next a drool worthy abode where shoppers can buy one item or the whole concept. In the case of The Loft in Amsterdam I doubt they would have been able to get the customers to leave at the end of the day. Never mind if you missed it’s recent three week run though. The pieces are also available online or perhaps you’ll just hang out for the next super cool pop up.

Like salted caramel. Luscious and rich. Morish. An adult space layered with texture, carefully strewn with objet d’art, the luxe and somewhat foppish countered by the industrial and abstract nature of the artworks. An elegant, masculine home. Vivienda Santiago Castillo by Madrid-based designer Lorenzo Castillo.

I’m dreaming of a weekend in the snow. I’m sure winterphobe Kim will scoff at my hankering for the white stuff but snow is so much better when you’re looking at it from the picture window of a renovated barn perched in a picturesque village high in the Swiss Alps. Rustic meets modern minimalism by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.

The perfect white kitchen nook by Dungan Nequette. I’m thinking angel food cake and milk.

A neutral palette contrasted with variations of black and darkest blue, layered with texture and suffused with soft light. A warm, modern design, a casual elegance, comfortable and stylish. Manhattan Beach house by Los Angeles-based Disc Interiors.