Retrouve – to find again, to recapture, to rediscover, to meet again. Retrouve – a small design studio creating interiors, designing courtyards, sourcing furniture. A creative space and a family home for the owner Trudy Gould. A perfect example of her creativity.

I just want to run around and mess it up a bit. Not too much. Just kick off my shoes at the door, maybe leave the mail on the dining table, definitely forget to put out those patio cushions (or probably forget to pull them in in bad weather) and that rug and chair in the front yard wouldn’t last two minutes before someone knicked off with them. A little too over styled for the photo shoot but still with lots of cool ideas. Stalking in Paddington, Sydney. Link here while it lasts.

Perched on the tidal waters of Comporta south of Lisbon, Portugal are two small cabins. Crafted from recycled timber they reference the local fishermen’s huts. The first cabin contains a bedroom and bathroom. The second a living space with basic kitchen. Simple and beautiful, romantic and at one with the wetlands. Cabanas no Rio by architect Manuel Aires Mateus. In my dreams I am there already.

If you have to drag your sorry self into work on the weekend then the office should look this good. Table tennis board room meeting anyone?  By Melbourne Design Studios.

So serene, so sophisticated, so deceptively simple yet intricate in the detail. Classic, tailored, considered and carefully curated. A master of light and shade. Interior designer Michael Dawkins.