Displaying posts labeled "Dark"

Light and shadow, solid and pierced, concrete and timber, private and public, inside and out. Family home, coastal home, another home by Wolveridge Architects. Eltham South, Blairgowrie in Victoria and, yes, also shortlisted for the Australian Interior Design Awards 2014.

I always like to see what people have hidden at the back of their houses. Extensions and additions give me unexplained pleasure when I’m real estate stalking. particularly when a modern design is hiding behind a traditional facade. And if this extension just happens to be a glass sided box with a killer futuristic fireplace? Then it’s a winner in my book. Prahran, Melbourne house for sale here while the link lasts.

Whether capturing an OTT home, a darkened nightspot or the richness of a riad New York based photographer David Prince revels in drama. Rooms that could overwhelm challenge with their beauty and passion.

I am embracing darkness more and more each day. The intensity, drama, warmth, depth…it’s simply beautiful, especially when photographed with such precision and perfection. Paris based photographer Tommaso Sartori is a master at capturing dark or light spaces. They may be minimal but they speak volumes.

Monday means escape day. Run away from the beginning of the work week and dream of faraway places. Enter the dark and moody luxury of the Canal House boutique hotel in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district. Waiting within is a secret green oasis bathed in dappled light. Light and dark, old and new, drawing inspiration from Dutch history and art. Shall we run away to the dark side? Work can wait.