What more needs to be said?Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Linda's House
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Here is another one of my internet friend's home. I will have to do a "part 2" for her as well. These pictures just scratch the surface of her lovely Florida home. Her guest house is better then most homes! I will need to do a part III on the outside alone! Linda you have great style and I LOVE your house!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
living room brainstorming
My dining/ living room space decorating confusion consumes most of my mind when I ponder my apartment. The rest of the space is coming along well, with only minor adjustments needed to start seeing big improvements. But my dining/ living room is a toughie. Similar to the photo above, you enter the joined space from the side (right in the middle) and it's the first thing you see when you enter my apartment. Directly across from the entrance are three cathedral-esque, iron-paned windows (which I love). At one end of the room is a fireplace with built-in bookshelves on both sides of it. At the far end opposite the fireplace is a blank wall with a view over the half-wall into my kitchen. Are you visualizing this? Anyways, my struggle comes in part to the furniture pieces I already have (a lovely antique square table that used to be my grandmothers (although I kind of wish I had a round table instead - easier to work with), a yummy rich-brown leather tufted chesterfield, a rectangular ivory-coloured shag carpet that's not big enough to fill the space, a soft blue tufted chair on wooden legs and a few random side tables that currently hold my tv, blankets, computer and overflow kitchen dishes). There is definitely potential, but given my tight budget, I'm trying to do as much to improve the space as I can without spending a penny - okay, well, limited pennies. If a splurge is in order, I would purchase an identical shag rug and sew the two together to make a larger, more space-fitting rug and a much-needed coffee table (preferably of a modern rustic natural wood variety but I flip flop on coffee table preferances all the time). But really, I needn't worry about any of that because my limited budget has been put aside for an upcoming east coast roadtrip, so furniture reorientation and already-owned or future paintings by moi will have to suffice. For now. (I realize that my space might not sound that difficult to work with but the real tough bit is that it's challenging to create a 'living' space encircling the fireplace because the entrance to the room cuts right into the middle of potential said-space...okay, okay, I'll post photos soon to make better sense of this)...but all of that to say that I am gobbling up ideas wherever I can find them on dining/ living room layout ideas and am stoked with all the yummy visuals that domino magazine has to offer - my favorite of which you see here. And before I go, definitely worth noting is sfgirlbybay's super inspiring living room transformation.
alison spear
I came across Alison Spear's interior architecture site via desire to inspire's blog and really like her use of space and light and large-scale art. These are definite keepers for my e-mental scrapbook of ideas...
And I thought I'd throw in a couch she designed that I love. I can't really tell if it's plum or charcoal-coloured, but either way, a great, timeless, classy piece that would look fantastic composed as is against a solid or wallpapered wall, as well as surrounded by ornate lamps with a fluffy wool throw and a few graphic pillows on it. Hurray for versatality!
Colorful Tile
I know I tout white a lot here, and I will always love a white bathroom with colorful accents but I'm seeing some of the most beautiful blue and green tile work for baths. Such aqua and greens are so inspiring for a bath, reminds one of water and the outdoors. I'm loving so many colorful tiles that next time I redo a bathroom, it'll be very hard to pick a color!!
Monday, July 23, 2007
New Blog Alert: Rearranged Design
A new blog has come to my attention called "Rearranged Design." Ana has just started out so give her blog a look see, its a very nice read and well done! Good luck Ana!! (you can just click title above to get to her blog)
becca stools
Mmmm...I love these bamboo stools. I find myself torn between modern interiors and eclectic interiors that mush modern and traditional and exotic together. One day I want an all-white minimalist, clean-lined look...the next I want Nepalize lanterns and colourful Indian rugs. Which means pieces that could work in either setting are a safe bet because no matter how often my tastes change, the pieces will (hopefully) remain timeless and morph easily from one transitioning home to the next. These modern bamboo becca stools are a great example of furniture that can work either way. Hmmm...I'll add them to my growing list of 'wants'...
Now, if I had them AND a Mark Rothko, I'm sure I'd be a lot less picky about the rest of the interior... 
