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… dreams. Definitely when at one end of the master suite you’re floating on a cloud…

… and the other end is all tree canopy and fabulous funk. By Ann Lowengart. And then there’s the kitchen…

If you would like to send me photos to include in next week’s pets on furniture post, please ensure your photos follow these basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, if the photo is too dark or unfocused it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to kim[at]desiretoinspire[dot]net. Thanks!

We are the Steyns. We have 4dogs and 2cats. They are all rescues:
Dingo is the caramel coloured Dachshund/Jack Russel cross
Mila is the chocolate coloured Dachshund/German Pointer cross
Bella is the black coloured Large French Poodle/Boerboel cross
Penny is the caramel and white coloured Jack Russel/Chihuahua cross
Oliver is the Tabby cat
Max is the large black and white one
They are all considered kids in the house. They are allowed pretty much everywhere and on any furniture.
– Alet

This is Monkey and Brutus on my bed. Brutus likes to wake him up and then all hell breaks loose. Love them both, so I leave well alone.
– Deon (South Africa) 

Rocco likes Le Corbusier
– Francesco 

Charles, the dog of my daughter Isabela, very cute and cheerful. He was a street dog and she adopted him three years ago. Today he is the joy of the house and loves to sleep on my black leather couch in the TV room. 
– Margarete (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – Brazil)

This is Benson, 15 month old Whippet. Since we brought him home, he loves this chair in our front entrance, and greets all guests like the prince he is.
– Rob (Vancouver, Canada) 

And one from me. I was playing around with my new camera (Nikon D7100!!!) and caught Lucky being a big baby (and snoring) on the sofa.

It has been ages since Jo featured the home of designer Julie Holloway of Milk & Honey Home, so when I happened across the website of her and Anita Darnell’s new interior design firm I wanted to share some of their work. It is classic yet fresh and bright with lots of white, and just seems to hit all the right buttons. And WOW, these kitchens! SMEG!!

It is a nice change of scenery to see spaces with PEOPLE in them. And pets of course. Because gawd forbid someone actually LIVE in all these perfectly styled spaces like we so often feature. HOW WE LIVE. A simple yet brilliant concept. Dogs hovering around the dining table hoping food will appear. A kid jumping on a bed or sofa. A woman rifling through a stack of decor mags…. Photos by one of my favourite photographers Melanie Acevedo.

Gabriel Fontes de Faria, a designer @ Homepolish (and an IG buddy of mine – him, me) sent us over a link to a feature on Freshome of the Chicago home he shares with his hubby Grant. It is totally gorgeous, but I laugh when he agreed with me that a designer or a design lover like myself are always dealing with our own homes as a work in progress. The decorating never ends! As soon as I finish I need to go back and start again. Anyway, his home is filled with my favourites – Bertoia chairs, a whole whack of different Eames chairs, a Saarinen tulip table and some vintage randomness to keep you intrigued. I love it Gabriel! (Photos by Dustin Halleck)