Spark Plugs * Skona Hem
Posted on | February 8, 2010 | 4 Comments
I wish I could truly read Skona Hem and understand what it is that I am seeing. Unfortunately, I am limited to very few recognizable words, such as “inspirerande” – that’s inspired or inspiration, right? I’m afraid I can’t tell you much about this interior that I am sharing today, but what I can say, however, is that it’s really lovely.
I’m loving the lighting in the very first picture and the one above – they’re unexpected and far from boring. I bet the first one would actually make for a fun DIY project! (Any takers?)
I also love these small display shelves for books, arts, and whatever else a person may find inspiring or sentimental to them. The way the books and artwork is displayed reminds me almost of library shelving.
This gorgeous rug really brings color into the room and creates a relationship with the chair and artwork.
Even more artwork is displayed in the kitchen – and do you see the little figurine sitting on top of the hood? He’s such a quirky little guy!
For those who are lucky and have the ability to speak or read Swedish, here is the full article at Skona Hem. Enjoy!
[Images: Skona Hem – Martin Cederblad]
Tags: inspiration > interior design > Martin Cederblad > skona hem
What’s YOUR Favorite Chair?
Posted on | February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
My best friend, who is also an interior designer, forwarded me an e-mail this morning filled with pictures of chairs. She wrote: “I *heart* the Beatrix Chair! Lovely.” I looked at it and I liked it well enough, but something about the legs bothered me. As I scrolled through and looked over the other pictures of designer chairs, I saw Bertoia’s Bird Lounge Chair and Ottoman and, no lie, my heart fluttered. In fact, I instantly pictured it in a black and white tweed.
This little scenario got me thinking about all of the differences we, as designers, have. Truth is, my best friend and I have thousands of similarities when it comes to our likes and dislikes regarding interior design. It’s fun to see where our styles differ from each other and how.
So, my friends, I’m very curious – what is your favorite chair? If you’re anything like me, you don’t have just one. I love Bertoia’s Bird Lounge Chair and Ottoman, but I also love Mie’s Barcelona Chair, and the Eames’s LCW Chair.
Tags: Barcelona chair > bird lounge chair and ottoman > Charles and Ray Eames > harry bertoia > LCW Chair > Mies van der Rohe
Mirror, Mirror on The Wall
Posted on | February 5, 2010 | 6 Comments
(via Dress, Design, & Decor, Beautiful Things to Share – Traditional Home)
I spotted this beautiful photograph on Daniella’s blog and fell in love instantly. If it were possible to take this vignette and insert it into my own interior, I would. I would only change one thing: that lampshade. Granted there’s nothing wrong with it – my reasoning is simply personal preference. I rarely like bell or chimney-shaped lampshades for myself. Nine times out of ten I’m a drum shade girl! Still, this photograph is dreamy. I love the Polaroid pictures taped to the mirror… it really lends itself to a casual, effortless glamour.
I’ve noticed that is something I really like: spaces that appear to have come together effortlessly and over time.
I’m really starting to hone my personal design style. The Design Book project that I am completing for my Interior Design Seminar class has proven to be a worthwhile exercise of examining myself as an interior designer. After scouring hundreds of images and tear-sheets, to uncover 24 distinct photographs to represent my personality and style is amazing. It’s really interesting to see all of these random threads of inspirations come together to create an entire aesthetic that is, essentially, unique to me.
I think it’s one thing to tear an image out of magazine because “we like it,” and it’s entirely another thing to actually examine this photograph and determine what it is that we like or even what works and doesn’t. I’m guilty of tearing out or saving images that look “pretty” and then not looking at them again until I accidentally stumble upon them. Usually when this happens I can’t even remember why I saved it. Is anyone else “guilty” of this?
At any rate, I’d be happy to share pages from my Design Book when it’s finished (about a month from now) if any of you are curious! Just let me know.
Hello Archer, I think I Love You.
Posted on | February 5, 2010 | 8 Comments
(via Typography.com)
I’ve been meaning to take the “What Type Are You” quiz ever since I spotted it on Dress, Design, and Decor. It’s a really fun quiz and I think, in my case, it’s very accurate! I’m totally Archer Hairline. (PS – The password is character).
At Home with Anna of tip-til catre un vis
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
Yay! Another At Home interview to share with all of you! This one is a first for Discover: ID – today we’re being treated to a peek inside Anna’s home in Romania! If memory serves me right, we haven’t had anyone from overseas yet, so I’m really excited about this interview. I came across tip-til catre un vis and Anna via Desire to Inspire’s blogroll and found myself coming back to view all of the lovely interior images she shared. I hope you enjoy this tour of her home – it’s full of unique fixtures, cute little heart details, and pops of red!
Tags: anna > romania > tip-til catre un vis
Good Morning!
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | No Comments
(via Fotolog)
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m in a such a good mood today and I feel extremely energized right now (despite going to bed after 3am). The second I woke up I started knocking things off my to-do list. Which, being the little OCD girl that I am, makes me very happy. I even took some time to poke a little fun at my boyfriend while he was still sleeping and being lazy in bed at 11 in the morning! I played this song for him. (I saw him smile so I think he secretly liked it, lol.)
White Rooms photographed by Jordi Sarra
Posted on | February 1, 2010 | 9 Comments
I went to my school’s library for the first time this Friday and can I just say how smitten I am with their collection of Interior Design books? I swear, I felt like they owned almost every single book that I’ve always wanted to buy and ones that I didn’t even know I needed! I originally went to the library to research coffeehouses for a paper that I’m working on and, well, ended up spending a solid 2 hours sitting in what I now call the “Interior Design Book Aisle from Heaven.” After those two hours I left with 5 books in my hands. Only 1 was for my paper… the other 4 were for me to read and drool over.
One of the books I picked up is White Rooms by Jordi Sarra. It is, as you might have guessed, about the color white in interior design and full of interior photography. Most of you have probably figured out how much I love the color white and neutral color schemes by now, so imagine my delight when I found this book! But enough about that – I thought you might like to see some of the yummy interiors instead.
The image above is by far my favorite. It’s got to be that perfect chaise – I just can’t get over how pretty it is with the fabric, the stripes on the side, and it’s “roughness”!
[All Images photographed by Jordi Sarra and published in the book White Rooms; scanned by me]
Tags: graduate school > inspiration > interior design > library > scad > white
Spark Plugs * White Interiors
Posted on | February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Oh, sweet goodness…
Don’t you just love all of that white? And the architectural details from the ceilings – aren’t they some of the sexiest exposed ceilings you’ve ever seen? There’s a lot that I love about this interior – the color scheme, many of the pieces of furniture and that WHITE! Hell, even that dog is cute! Admittedly, there are several things I could do without; such as some of the artwork and the noose hanging above the bed. Seriously, what’s with the noose?
[Images via The Bedlam of Beefy and Yatzer]
Tags: architecture > inspiration > interior design > white
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