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First random piece of business today is the Urban Barn chairity competition I am a part of. Thursday night I got to see my chair in person and I am so happy with how it turned out (photo above). I love it. The chair is SO comfortable and the grey fabric I chose is heavenly (and perfect for pet owners!). Today is the last day to vote, and then from Monday until the 18th it will be up for auction. (The like buttons under each chair will turn to a bid button. People will then be redirected to eBay where they will place their bids.) Proceeds go to charity, and I chose a local cat rescue organization that helped me recently with a stray cat I rescued. They are overflowing with cats (200 last I heard) and are desperate for funding. So please vote today, and bid if you’d like to take my chair home and help a wonderful organization. I am tempted to bid but I have zero space for another piece of furniture in my house. 🙁 
At the in-store event Thursday night I took a few photos around the shop of items that caught my eye: 

And of course, I had to bring some goodies home with me:

Yesterday I met a new blog advertiser at his shop, Elevenfiftyfour. I am SO STOKED about this shop. James carries some awesome brands like Cherner (no repros here my friends…I think this was my first test drive on a real Cherner chair), Artifort, Artemide and one of my favourites, Normann Copenhagen. I fell in love with so many pieces…including everything in the following photos:

Afterwards I stopped in at an antique shop down the road and picked up this cool vintage Laurids Lønborg iron and orange enamel dish made in Denmark for $25.

Do you love interiors books as much as I do? I LOVE INTERIORS BOOKS. Got my hands on a copy this week of More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors by Andreas von Einsiedel and Johanna Thornycroft and I’ve been through it so many times it is already looking a little dog earred. From sumptuous and OTT to quirky, rustic and back to elegant this lovely book features homes unified with a traditional aesthetic but each with a different inspirational riff. It’s a treasure trove of fabulous spaces. Historic gothic masterpiece, city apartment, farmhouse retreat, treehouse and more. Each project is fully illustrated with beautiful photographs by Andreas von Einsiedel with Johanna Thornycroft helping us understand just what makes each home work. You can find more information at Merrell Publishers including links to bookstores and online retailers. Don’t you just love that front cover?

All images are © Andreas von Einsiedel.

And just because I love it so much here is the front cover room without any the distractions.

Rachel Duister, founder of the shop Fashionology where she sells awesome jewelry she designed, was recently interviewed for I Love Fashion News in The Netherlands regarding her new workspace. She kindly refered to desire to inspire as her main source for inspiration. 🙂 She did a wonderful job – what a fantastic space to get to work in every day! Thanks Rachel!

Two for today. Two family homes that start with similar bone structure and end up with two different results. It’s like aging. The first old dear has seen a plastic surgeon, gone under the knife and filled up on botox. Still I wouldn’t call it mutton done up as lamb. Or would I? The second home has excepted growing old and tarted up with a little makeup and a lot of attitude but still looks a little tired. Perhaps a visit to a cosmetic clinic is in order? One thing I know for sure is that a “woman of a certain age” needs sympathetic lighting to take a good picture.  Links here and here.

Because I really can’t get enough of Phillip Erickson‘s photography, I give you some more of his eye candy. Enjoy. 🙂

P.S. Urban Barn‘s chairity event is going on this evening down in their Byward Market location featuring ME of all people. Details are HERE and you can still vote for my chair HERE. Hope to see some of you locals there! (FYI: They’ve got some great stuff in stock right now. I bought a few things when I was there designing my chair).