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California interior designer Lindsay Pennington creates spaces that I really enjoy, mostly for their eclectic vibe with bold colour choices. Lindsay brings a fresh mix of classic elements and contemporary updates to each of her projects. Pennington’s approach to interior design incorporates the comfortable traditions of her Southern upbringing with the sophisticated tastes of today. Her designs have been recognized as beautiful and eclectic, creatively blending colors, textures and patterns to achieve rooms with elegance and warmth.

When it is not just about filling your shelves with pretty things, but a visual story. Spaces created by Portland’s Casey Keasler of Casework. 

Attainable spaces, contemporary and timeless with vintage touches. Add an English bulldog and you have a recipe for success. These are the designs of Emily and Diane of NYC/Connecticut based Rehabitat.

Yes I could live here surrounded by the little treasures, the carefully scattered physical memories. Harper Avenue by Los Angeles based interior designer Wendy Haworth.

Just before the holidays I settled on a paint colour for my kitchen. It was not a difficult decision – I wasn’t even going to bother trying a sample on the wall because I was so sure it would be perfect.

When I had received the fan deck from Farrow & Ball and came across Stiffkey Blue and Hague Blue I knew immediately that my kitchen needed to be blue. I went with Stiffkey because the colour just seemed perfect with black and white (and it is less dark and bold than Hague which seems to be much more on the teal/aqua side). Below is a beautiful bedroom painted in Stiffkey Blue.

Sean Santiago via Lonny

Here is a before photo of my kitchen. It is all Ikea and very small and very boring. So imagine the walls painted in Stiffkey Blue. *SIGH* I might keep the ceiling white to ensure the space maintains its brightness. The faucet and cabinet handles will be replaced with brass ones. I just noticed in this photo that the dishwasher is just a large panel of stainless steel. Now I am wondering if I should cover it in white somehow. Anyway, even the light fixtures are Ikea (I think) and beyond boring so I will replace those (there is one in the middle of the ceiling too).

I was thinking this Vega 3 chandelier from Schoolhouse Electric would look fab in the middle of the room.

Then for over the sink I love a couple of different lights by Gubi – like this Bestlite pendant BL9

or this Greta Grossman Grasshopper pendant

I hope now that I am finally starting to get over the miserable infection(s) I had over the holidays that I can manage to get the painting done this weekend. Fingers crossed! And I hope to gawd the paint is ok – idiot UPS delivery guy left it out on my porch in -20C weather.

I went poking around the internet while I was sick to get some inspiration of kitchens with brass, and I found several that have blue as a feature colour as well.

Workstead via Dwell

Emily Henderson

brittanyMakes

Blakes London

Domaine Home

Helén Pe

Michaelis Boyd

Jessica Helgerson

Stadshem

Yanic Simard

Lovely Life

Design*Sponge

Gisbert Pöppler