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Bureaux is the New Zealand architecture firm of Jessica Barter and Maggie Carroll. I featured one of their incredible projects here the other day. This post is a sample of the other residential projects under their belt – from rustic country home to modern renovations. It’s all good. 

Mauricio Guillen emailed us about his latest interior design project, and because I absolutely adore Mexico, this one gave me that warm and fuzzy feeling. Casa Delina is located in historic downtown Comitán, Chiapas (close to the Guatemalan border). The hotel is a home built in 1851 that has undergone some serious renovations to modernize it and provide all the necessities you need. It has eight rooms in which each one has its own decor theme, and each showcases art from artists located throughout the world. Its central courtyard and lush landscaping make this hotel SO appealing…and over the winter when planning my yearly trip to Puerto Vallarta, I might see if I can squeeze a trip in to stay here for a few days. 🙂

Oh I need a little calm in my life at the moment. Frantic is the word that best describes my work load. I’d love a little zen like corner like this. I don’t think I’d sit here though. No I’d stand just where the photographer has and muse or perhaps I’d just smile slightly as I rushed past on my way to work! Found in the portfolio of photographer Romain Ricard.

Vancouver interior designer Andrea Johnson is all about style and comfort, chic and elegant spaces that are fresh and timeless. The first thing I thought of when I began looking through her portfolio is ‘this is what sells houses’. Lovely. 

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!

Please see the attached photo of our French Bulldog puppy Truffle. She lives in Melbourne, Australia and is three months old. (She’s on instagram @trufflethefrenchie). It was an unplanned photo, it’s the first time she’s laid down like this. She’s usually quite a character, such as the below… so to get her off guard like this was quite funny.
– Michelle

Molly, our chocolate spoodle enjoying her favourite spot on the back of our couch.
– Ash & Michelle (Melbourne)

This is Bandi our funny dwarf rabbit. He sits on the garden furniture. Your website inspired us to prepare our handcrafted wood bench for the garden.
– Edina (Hungary) 

Bruno (black poodle mix) and Pequita love the same couch.
– Cristian (Chile)

I’m always waiting with curiosity the appointment on Monday and finally Voilà Giuni, my boyfriend’s cat, 2 years old, while he relaxes in a hot summer afternoon on a lounge chair Ikea and, in the third picture, the first day that has been adopted and taken home, when immediately takes possession of the sofa! I love her!!
– Daniela (Bergamo, Italy)

This is a picture of my younger brother and little rescue Piko on a Danish sofa. Piko passed away due to lung cancer 2 years ago at age 12, and looking at this picture brought tears to my eyes. Also, loving my brother’s hair. Classic.
-Elli (Sydney, Australia)

This is the little ginger kitten my son just brought home. My son named him Ares (after the god of war), but my granddaughters call him Pumpkin and lately I’ve been calling him Fred Weasley because he’s into so much mischief that I’m afraid it’s going to get him into trouble! At any rate, here’s a photo of him completely worn out from upending my houseplants!
– kath

So here’s my little cat, Pixelle who turns 2 years old on the 31 of August. She’s named like that because she enjoys watching me play video games on my computer (and because Pixel is a boy’s name, we all know that ^^) On the first picture she was still a baby cat, sleeping on what used to be an Ikea shelf, that I turned into a climbing tree/cat house. On the second one, she happened to jump on my newly acquired 19th century wooden chest when I took the picture. By the way she loves to hide and sleep in it !
– Marie (Alsace, France)