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Somebody cool built a very cool house in 1967. Somebody cool is now selling this house in 2011. What’s not cool is the price (over $2 million because it is in Toorak in Melbourne) and the fact that it will probably be demolished to build one of the pseudo-French McMansions that are growing like weeds in this very upmarket suburb. I could move in right away if only I had the cash. Love the original kitchen. Would living here make me cool too? 😉 Link here while it lasts.

I’ve got one last apartment for you by James of Bricks Amsterdam (other projects here and here). In this apartment the layout was changed, everything was re-built and completely furnished. It’s got a similar vibe as the other 2 – moody, comfortable, and monochromatic. 

As I mentioned in previous posts, my house addition plans have gone awry (putting it mildly) and my husband and I have got to get our asses in gear and start all over again. We’re thinking a tall, 3 storey structure now with the top floor being a media room/office – hopefully with exposed beams. I came across the photo below in my stash and immediately thought how cool it would be to have a hanging chair in a corner up there. Fun!!

via Hus & Hem

Lazy summer days at a beach cottage. If maximialism is your thing and comfort means overstuffed chairs, flowers, found objects and family clutter then how perfect is this shingle shack brought to live in all its intimate detail by photographer Thibault Jeanson. I can almost hear the surf, the cicadas and the rustle of the sea breeze in the trees.

The Mechanics Institute Hall that is. Think Victorian era guild or trades halls. Almost church like. This modern conversion plays with scale and height, positive and negative space, open and enclosed. Love the kitchen, the spiral staircase and the soaring grey ceilings, the clever use of half walls of storage to divide spaces and the privacy of the bedroom and bathroom tucked away in the mezzanine but a little confused by the large box like lights. The Old Mechanics Institute Hall 1857, South Melbourne. Link here while it lasts.