Living in a small apartment in London for as long as we did, means I have a new-found appreciation for the clever use of space. Small doesn’t necessarily have to be pokey and awkward - it can be cozy, snug, comfortable and welcoming, and if you are smart about it, storage doesn’t have to be an obstacle. This is what you can do with a 290-square-foot (prefab no less) house…
Source | Remodelista | Photography via Ábaton Architects
January’s days are numbered… and not a moment too soon! The cold, dark and grey days have felt particularly long this year! The weather most certainly affects what inspires me – like at the beginning of winter I could think of nothing else but dark panelled timber rooms and roaring fires, but now I only want honey coloured floors, white walls and the unmistakable smell of sea air blowing through voile covered French doors! I found a beautiful all-white house yesterday that blew me away! Now I know I always say that I am not usually drawn to all-white interiors (and realistically, I don’t think I could live in a house this white) but I still can’t resist falling in love with them! I For me, this house has the balance of all-white just right – I really love the neat black touches that break up the white and I couldn’t have chosen better furniture myself!
What do you think? Are you drawn to fresh bright rooms during the colder weather?
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There are many things that bloggers go nuts for: peonies, easy craft projects, cake pops and a good ‘before and after’ story. Personally, I am drawn to seeing the potential and possibilities of the before shots and then seeing how dreams have been realised in the after shots. I spent the majority of my Saturday morning oohing and aahing over these before and after photos I found on Country Living (it was a fabulous way to spend a Saturday morning with a pot of coffee)! Here are some of my favourites:
Central Park – Wishful Thinking
I’m back from five crazy days in New York and I miss the hustle and bustle already! I know I promised photos but at last count, I took over 750 photos so I still have a lot of sorting to do before I can do a NY post justice! So keep posted and I might tell you a little tale of my very harrowing experience in a New York taxi. In the meantime, let’s take a look at another one of my dream houses. You would be forgiven for thinking that this little red house is a barn somewhere in America but it’s actually perched on a wooded hilltop in Sweden! The beautiful green door and the neat white little windows are my favourite features but just take a minute to imagine this landscape covered in snow with fairy lights twinkling in the trees. Magical!
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Between mowing the lawn, waiting in endless traffic queues, giving myself a haircut (I don’t trust hairdressers since this incident) and cleaning the living room, my weekend lacked a bit of glamour to say the least! So I thought I would start the week with some fabulously glamorous interiors by British based designers SHH Architects. I was initially drawn to the intricate moulding and the beautiful black and white tiled floor in the first few pictures but then I discovered the chic furniture and fittings used in the other spaces… Can’t you just picture yourself sweeping into this entry in a glamorous outfit?
All images via SHH Architects
