Timber walls

I especially like this shadowbox montage on the wall.

A 1960's East Sussex house was filled with natural wood (reclaimed) and other eco materials. I like homes that look like they could blend in with the outdoors. Love the timber wall behind the bed and the wood-covered kitchen drawers. Also liking the vintage 60's, California vibe in the rooms. (From Living etc. January 2011)

fun, undone childrens' rooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some sweet French kids' rooms to enjoy! From Milk Magazine August 2008. (Top four photos by Julie Ansiau. Lower four by Karel Balas)

conversion experience

   

This home and work space is a converted church, built in 1867, in Wiltshire, in the south of England. Love the beautiful exterior, and the fact that it doesn't anymore look like a church on the outside. Inside, there are a couple of areas- the bathroom with the huge glass window, for example-  that look quite modern for an old church conversion. In the main room, they've retained the main "churchy" feature, which is the balcony. Cool! (photos: Antony Crolla, World of Interiors May 2010)

Matchbox wall art at Anthropologie

I thought this was an eye-catching use of some old matchboxes.  Seeing these colorful boxes nailed onto the simple grid made me want to start gathering matchboxes of my own to make some kind of art work.  Anthropologie's creative installations always inspire me and the London Regent Street store has some fantastic displays.

More eclectic nests from Milk Deco

These photos are from the Gramercy Park, New York City home of Carin van der Donk, owner of Sons and Daughters a now-closed East Village shop.
**About that interesting ceiling chandelier in the first photo- it is a special order from Lindsey Adelman using hand-blown bulbs. If you like that, you simply must check out her work here. Her lights are amazing!





These four photos are from the home of Laurence Gautier and Gabrielle Soyer, in a suburb of Paris. They fill their house with souvenirs from their flea markes and antique store hunts. The article says the house is just not big enough to hold all their finds! Hmmm, I know how that feels, although my house is much smaller.





This set of five photos above is from a French visual artist's home in Tangier. Yto Barrada grew up in Tangier and says she has her grandmother's sense of style in that she loves "antique flowers and lace, collecting dresses and fabrics, accumulating and juxtaposing."
And I thought this little old-fashioned sleeper couch was interesting. The photos was from a home in Utrecht. (all photos from Milk Deco Issue No.3, Oct. 2009)

Milk Deco favorites

I really like peeking inside real homes that aren't completely styled perfectly- which meant I was thrilled when I discovered Milk Deco last year. (From Milk Magazine, the French childrens' style magazine). Not that thought, preparation and cleaning up didn't happen before these shots were taken, but these photos still manage to capture a sense that you're seeing real homes in which families, which children, live. All the furniture doesn't match, and everything you see couldn't have been bought in a day. Love the cute, quirky styles, especially in childrens' rooms. These photos are from a few different homes, so they aren't all from one series. (From Milk Deco Issue 2, Nov . 2008)