Yesterday in Victoria was amazingly warm and sunny for this time of year. Got me inspired to spruce up my small space dining area with fresh infusions of spring.
from www.storminteriors.com
From the book Living With White
from FFFFOUND! www.fffound.com
from my old files
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“Signs of life are good design elements”, says Daryll Carter in his book The New Traditional. It can be a challenge in our high-tech society to find a human trace. I think it’s always important to bring any design idea back to the basics, put pencil to paper, use your senses and work with what inspires you.
Carter also makes a statement that rang true with me regarding client relationships. “I always know when my clients and I have reached the defining moment in our relationship. As in any relationship, you have to feel out your partner…. What a relief it is when everyone finally gets comfortable. Nothing is more liberating than truthful, fluid dialogue. The first time a client says ‘I hate it’, I know there is trust. Nothing is more counterproductive than gratuitous deference.”
I think the fireplace treatment above (scanned from “The New Traditional”) is a concept worthy of a new home or a clever way to cover up an unsightly existing fireplace. I’d like a firewood nook to go with it, please.
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December is here.
Let’s not get too excited with decorations or Christmas music just yet, but I’m thinking about what will greet my friends and family on my front door this year.
Inspiration from Design Sponge, Country Living, Apartment Therapy, Living Etc and House Beautiful.
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This is the way to kill outdated cabinets, vanilla appliances, old lino and florescent lighting. Check out more inspirational details from Lauren Liess, a wife, mother and Interior Designer at Pure Style Home.
Kitchen before and after
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Condé Naste recently announced that Gourmet magazine, which been inspiring us in the kitchen with it’s gorgeous delivery of photography, written word and recipes since 1941, will cease publication with the November issue. Three other magazines are also taking the fall – parenting magazine Cookie and the wedding publications Elegant Bride and Modern Bride. My passion for print design coupled with my hereditary addiction to magazines of all kinds has taken a serious hit. What does this transition to online publications mean for the future of magazines, books and the art of reading?
Domino, House & Garden, and Blueprint have also fallen by the wayside this year. I’m reluctant to join the bandwagon, but if change must come, then at least I can spend some more time on my computer mouse-clicking my way through recently launched Lonny, an online magazine founded by Domino alumni Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline. Be patient, it takes a few clicks to get to the good stuff, but there are pages and pages of home decorating inspiration here. Thanks to LB for the hot tip.
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Let the outside in. More window, less wall. Is there anyone who wouldn’t want to live this way? Click on the images to flip through.
Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff (Sweden)
Marc Gerritsen (Taipei)
Belinda George (New Zealand)
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Blue probably wouldn’t be my first choice for a bedroom colour, but this is a room I could spend some time in. Warm wood + gorgeous painting + amazing colour = no more bedroom blues.
I think you could create a similar sleek look with the “Sweet Dreams” bed and nightstands from Nood. Newsflash – everything in Nood is 50% off right now. Have you noticed that happens a lot? I noticed a bus in Vancouver with an ad for 50% off so it must not be a passing thing.
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