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You may be wondering just what in the hell is Mastership Wrights. Well, it’s a London based location home that is available through one of our favourite location agencies, Shoot Factory. Michael, one of the owners of the agency, sent us some big juicy photos of this fairly raw space for your viewing pleasure. I love a raw space – I would LOVE the chance to buy a REALLY old home like this one and start taking it apart bit by bit while living in it so you get partially removed walls, peeling wallpaper etc. It’s so dramatic and edgy. (P.S. Check out Michael’s blog, featuring his home renos).

Maureen of The Inglenook Decor wanted to share with our readers some photos of a home that was featured in the Modern Home Tour in Austin. I love this house – the structure is incredible and the decor is (mostly) modern/mid-century of which I am forever a fan – and how cool that some walls are magnetic! (Photos by Andrew Chan)

P.S. Speaking of modern, 2Modern is having a giveaway NOW on Facebook to win this Blu Dot ottoman!

Here’s the first of 2 mid-century modern homes I will be sharing with you today. This one comes from David and Scott: We’re a small creative agency in Berkshire living in a Mid Century bungalow on the development where Truffaut filmed ‘Fahrenheit 451’ back in 1966 – in fact, our bungalow is of the same design as the one in the film. Though the actual property from the film has been sadly ‘renovated’ beyond recognition, we’ve rescued ours from dilapidation and given it a fresh, modern, modernist feel having remodelled it both inside and out ourselves. The bungalow has been a 4 year labour of love — we live and work in it (using Bedroom 4 as our Studio) — it’s a light-filled haven and we love it… but we’ve got itchy feet and would love to apply ourselves to another property and help it to shine as originally intended. We’ve created a microsite + a full booklet covering the history & provenance of the Development – ‘the estate of the future that time forgot’ – plus a full description of the property. The transformation is extraordinary. I freaking LOVE IT! It was so awful when they purchased it I had to include some before photos to show all their hard work.

I’m off to Sydney this week for a couple of days. (Thanks Freedom! I can’t believe it’s time for the new season’s furniture launch already!) I plan to (window) shop till I drop. Last time I was in Sydney I blitzkrieged Surry Hills and Redfern. Vampt and Seasonal Concepts were stand outs but honestly you can’t walk a block in these suburbs without finding a retail gem. Now I need suggestions for my next design hunt and gather. The Society Inc is on the books but number one is a visit to Sydney’s hottest new shop Pure and General. Owned by Linda Gregoriou (her home sent the blogoshere into fits of jealousy) and managed by Cassandra Karinsky. Definitely can’t wait to meet Cassandra at last! But I’m greedy. I need more suggestions. Shops, cafes, hole in the wall coffee, spill the beans so to speak!.

Got a problem? Need some help? Just standing there shaking your head? Don’t know what to do? You’re not alone. Send us a link to photos of your design quandary and let the Desire to Inspire design crew help you …. that’s you lot… the readers!

Peach from the Philippines (check out her blog Grace in Full Measure) emailed…

I read your recent blog entry about seeking help for design dilemmas thru your blog. I hope you can help me out with my living room. My living room space is cavernous and the ceiling is high. My very limited furnitures look way too tiny in the space and there’s so much unused areas. I don’t want to fill it up with too much stuff but I do want to make it look homey and cozy, Pottery Barn style 🙂 Suggestions are very much appreciated.

Here is the sort of look that Peach is hoping for.

I think the pictures are a good place to start Peach. Move the furniture away from the walls and….. OK now it’s your turn DTI readers to come up with more suggestions.