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Throw me a throw

20:52 interior design, love the look, throws and blankets, want it No comments

I'm a little over contrasting throws. But I adore them when their sole purpose is to add texture and warmth, rather than colour. These just make me want to sit and stroke them.

Stitch in time...

19:55 interior design, want it No comments

This is so cute. Designed by Norwegian artist Siren Elise Wilhelmsen, it's a clock that actually knits as time progresses. After two years of time stitching on, you have a 2m long scarf.

Paradise found

14:47 interior design, love the look, want it No comments

Check this out. Imagine sleeping here. You might imagine only an exhibitionist would enjoy it but it's actually a building on a private island (somewhere Scandinavian I think). Bliss.

Ahead of the bed

23:00 headboards, interior design, the renovation, upholstery No comments

We're back in the house. Can't say I can see much of it – there are boxes everywhere – but at least I'm no longer cooking in a workshop next to the weed-eater and old paint cans. Now comes the exciting bit when we start to pull it all back together. We still have no wardrobes, no bookcases, things still need painting and the exterior is a total mess but we're sleeping in our own bed (albeit looking at a big hole in the ceiling where a speaker will eventually go). I'm looking forward to making the finishing touches. High on my list is an upholstered headboard. Headboards make a huge difference to a room. If you're after one, too, a great place to look is the new website of Lis Burt, formerly of Mercatini. Called Privato, it offers a fabulous made-to-order luxury headboard range – from buttoned to paneled to studded. I'm thinking panels in our room, in either black satin, linen or velvet. Yum...

Here are some more images of headboard treatments, some a little over-the-top but you get the picture.

The beautiful life

13:52 French interiors, interior design, love the look, Strange and Beautiful, walled gardens 1 comment

Love this little French beauty. It was decorated by an American stylist now permanently living la belle vie. I particularly ♥ the living room, especially the furniture placement. And how magical is that garden? But I'm not so sure I'd like to sit my well-padded bottom on those un-cushioned kitchen chairs. Click on the images for a closer view. Reblogged from French By Design.

Bookworms

16:40 home libraries, interior design, interiors, the renovation No comments

I've been a bookworm since I discovered Enid Blyton. Tales of towering trees and the adventures of Timmy the dog coloured my childhood. For as long as I can remember I've had at least one book on the go and have developed a rather unhealthy fascination with crime novels (what's that about?) It's no surprise then that the house of my dreams has a proper library – a cosy space with comfy chairs that I'd retreat to whenever I had a spare moment. Sadly, there are no rooms left in our current house to dedicate to books so I'm making do with a huge, floor-to-ceiling bookcase in an converted hallway just off the kitchen. We're planning how it will look now. Here's some inspiration. Click on the images for a closer view.

Work-a-day

19:45 interior design, love the look, offices, want it No comments

How much fun would your day be if you worked in an office like this? Light, space, lots of books... I could definitely get creative.

Lofty living

14:30 interior design, kitchens, love the look, want it, William Tozer No comments

London's all the focus at the moment. Achievement, obviously, is in the air. And speaking of excellence, check out this amazing loft conversion. Printed in New Zealand Home – and now all over the net (these are just the unpublished outtakes) – it's the work of Kiwi-architect-in-London William Tozer. Oh, to live there. What an elevating space. Click on each image for a larger view.

All a flutter

14:13 butterfly chairs, Flutter Design, interior design, love the look, want it No comments

You can’t get in and out of them with any grace and you can’t sit upright... but that’s the charm of the butterfly chair, a design classic made popular in the 50s and 60s. Made out of steel and replaceable canvas, the mid century originals were cheap, different and fun. Argentinian architect Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy is credited with their design, in 1938, and the chair won two awards at the 1940 Buenos Aires design fair. But it was two purchases by Edgar Kaufmann Jr that really made the butterfly chair famous; Kaufmann Jr bought one for his parent’s house (Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater) and the Museum of Modern Art where he worked. You can get butterfly chairs (the one below made even more stylish by interiors architect Penny Hay) in New Zealand from Flutter Design.

Heavy metal

15:48 interior design, lighting, love the look No comments

I'm becoming fixated with heavy metal pendants. Shot this one from French Country Collections for an upcoming issue of NZ House & Garden last week and loved it. It's enormous and would look amazing in a large modern country kitchen. I'm also a fan of supersized metal lanterns and chandeliers and Moroccan-style pendants... love the exotic shapes, the light plays from the pierced metal and the ornate decoration. What do you think?