Inspiration Home Design

Home on Nantucket

<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">Three sisters share this house by the sea on Nantucket. J. Gwynne Thorsen was in charge of the architectural and interior design. Unfortunately there are not many photographs of the interiors so these will have to do. <img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl02_wathne.jpg" /> <div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">The entrance façade features a pergola covered with New Dawn roses. </div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl03_wathne.jpg" /> <div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">An oil by Ben Austrian, which introduces the living room’s rabbit theme, hangs above the mantel. </div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl05_wathne.jpg" /> Displayed in the bedroom of the upstairs tern suite are 18th- and 19th-century dog portraits.<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl07_wathne.jpg" /> <div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">The red hummingbird suite on the second floor opens to a private balcony. A pair of hand-colored 18th-century botanical prints are near the banquette. </div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl06_wathne.jpg" /> <div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">Dutch doors allow a view from the kitchen, at the south, through the house to the ocean. <img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl04_wathne.jpg" /> Antique kismos chairs around the dining table. Photography by Peter Vanderwarker All images and information from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>. </div></div> </div></div></div></div>

Home on Nantucket

Three sisters share this house by the sea on Nantucket. J. Gwynne Thorsen was in charge of the architectural and interior design. Unf...

4:39 AM

HALLOWEEN: SCARY FUN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN0mlVt34TnGABmehX7mHw6GkqYcZu9h3h6ok8Xzum0X3v2C3-TTA2WI-XBdbEyqpXVpybPA0kE1thvKO_PRyjKxH9WAVvKcL3sdueeAIKIP_6CF2CNVkw1qrN9AYN6zWoNQjoL7YfYc/s1600/Country%2520Pumpkin%2520800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN0mlVt34TnGABmehX7mHw6GkqYcZu9h3h6ok8Xzum0X3v2C3-TTA2WI-XBdbEyqpXVpybPA0kE1thvKO_PRyjKxH9WAVvKcL3sdueeAIKIP_6CF2CNVkw1qrN9AYN6zWoNQjoL7YfYc/s400/Country%2520Pumpkin%2520800.jpg" width="400px"></a></div>A HAUNTING WE WILL GO</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Halloween at my house takes on a sparkly, slightly spooky </div><div style="text-align: center;">and hauntingly fun atmosphere -</div> <div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">there are so many great decorations out there, you are only limited by your imagination</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">here are some ideas that have been inspiring me lately</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/halloween-scary-fun.html#more">Read more »</a>

HALLOWEEN: SCARY FUN

A HAUNTING WE WILL GO Halloween at my house takes on a sparkly, slightly spooky and hauntingly fun atmosphere - there are so many great deco...

1:32 AM

Modern Vintage House

Before taking today's tour, I suggest you play a Beatles song which I think would go perfectly well with the style of this house. Spanish interior designer Teresa Abaitua combined mostly modern and vintage 1960's furniture with a few restored antiques and it is interesting to see how she made this mixture of styles work. Looking at these pictures really takes me back in time and, although not extremely psychedelic, I even expect to see Austin Powers in one of them! <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_1g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 519px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_2g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 811px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_3g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 519px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_4g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_5g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 813px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_6g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 451px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_7g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 811px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_8g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 811px;" /> Loving the backsplash in the kitchen. <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_9g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 476px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_10g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 813px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_11g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 477px;" /> <img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/unifamiliar/unifamiliar19/unifamiliar19_12g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /> All images from <a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/">here</a>.

Modern Vintage House

Before taking today's tour, I suggest you play a Beatles song which I think would go perfectly well with the style of this house. Spanis...

3:07 AM

Villa on Bali

Put on your flip flops and flower necklace as we are going to the island of Bali to visit Annelies and Jean-Jacques Audureaus's home. This weather beaten house is actually quite new. Three very old typical Indonesian houses which originally stood on the neighbouring island of Java were taken down and the materials were used to build this home. Even the roof was made with old tiles from a mosque, where they happily let the couple have them in exchange for a brand new roof. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_6.jpg" title="" /> Dining and lounging area on a deck around the pool. Notice how they replaced some of the tiles of the roof for glass to let more sunlight through. Mold on the wall evidences Bali's humid climate. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/bali_3.jpg" title="" /> European wallpaper and ethnic items found on Annelies's many trips to Asia. <img alt="Hus vid stranden i Seminyak på Bali." class="imagecache imagecache-illustration_large imagecache-default imagecache-illustration_large_default" height="290" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/illustration_large/illustrations/Bali.jpg" title="Bali in a jar." width="613" /> Annelies in her kitchen where glass jars and containers are displayed on shelves and wooden hutches. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali-7.jpg" title="" /> Detail of kitchen utensils hanging above the cooking range. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_4.jpg" title="" /> Very feminine room with floral fabric. The door openings have an angled top which adds interest to the rooms. I'd really love to lie down on all those pillows on the rug. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_7.jpg" title="" /> Small Indian style boxes. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_8.jpg" title="" /> Ornate Indonesian woodwork. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_5.jpg" title="" /> Black, white and grey bathroom. The tiles were custom made in Java. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/Bali_9.jpg" title="" /> This emerald green vignette with matching umbrellas and tin containers is in the porch. <img alt="" class="imagecache-body_full" height="554" src="http://www.mixr.se/sites/mixr.se/files/imagecache/body_full/images/bali_2.jpg" width="380" /> A welcoming porch with a weathered dining table and different coloured wicker chairs. Sweets, I really hope you enjoyed this tour. Thanks to all of you for your lovely comments. I really look forward to them. Have a pleasant Tuesday and I'll be seeing you tomorrow. All images from <a href="http://www.mixr.se/">here</a>.

Villa on Bali

Put on your flip flops and flower necklace as we are going to the island of Bali to visit Annelies and Jean-Jacques Audureaus's home. Th...

4:19 AM

Photographer Donna Eaves

Today I'd like to introduce you to the work of London based photographer Donna Eaves. She photographs interiors and still life and has worked for high profile magazines including Delicious, Tatler, Vanity Fair, Country Homes & Interiors, Aga Living, Sainsburys and Utopia. <img alt="Interiors #5" height="446" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/5.jpg" title="Interiors #5" /> <img alt="Interiors #1" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/1.jpg" style="width: 360px; height: 540px;" title="Interiors #1" /> <img alt="Interiors #2" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/2.jpg" style="width: 361px; height: 542px;" title="Interiors #2" /> <img alt="Interiors #3" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/3.jpg" style="width: 360px; height: 540px;" title="Interiors #3" /> <img alt="Interiors #8" height="446" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/8.jpg" title="Interiors #8" /> <img alt="Interiors #7" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/7.jpg" style="width: 360px; height: 482px;" title="Interiors #7" /> <img alt="Interiors #10" src="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/photos/interiors/10.jpg" style="width: 361px; height: 483px;" title="Interiors #10" /> Hope you enjoyed my selection but if you'd like to see some more of her work go to her portfolio right <a href="http://www.donnaeaves.co.uk/index.html">here</a>.

Photographer Donna Eaves

Today I'd like to introduce you to the work of London based photographer Donna Eaves. She photographs interiors and still life and has w...

1:36 PM

Top Floor Apartment in Linnaeus

This apartment in Sweden we are visiting today is right on the top floor of the building so plenty of sunshine streams into every room. Time for my morning walk so I'll just leave you to enjoy the tour. A happy Sunday to you and see you tomorrow, dears! <a><img alt="Belägen i ett mycket vackert sekelskifteshus" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDB179FF35FC944D159D0FA0AFDBB1E1DC.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 651px; height: 438px;" /> </a><a><img alt="Trapphuset är nyrenoverat, omsorgsfullt återskapat" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD0318489F0EFE4FA68723BFC583DE6980.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 445px;" /></a><a> The building's entryway. </a><a><img alt="Lägenheten ligger på våning sex av sex med hiss" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDCF76656C7FB34D8ABA1EF57327529549.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 951px;" /></a><a> Staircase leading to the apartments. </a><a><img alt="Trevlig entré med klinker och murstock" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD7F857B3DD0CC4B56A92882DFA1861E9D.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 649px; height: 956px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Sovrum vänster, socialt höger & två takfönster" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD9E4FCBE49FE04B53A43EAAD1EC1D0B62.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 955px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Lägenheten har två badrum" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD8DC64883CE5A49EC83AD84D12442517E.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 651px; height: 434px;" /> </a><a><img alt="Väggarna målade i en harmonisk färg, härligt ljus" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD22BDC065CD764CCF957564E129E91807.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 976px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Vindslägenhet med sköna sociala ytor" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD96033A0F0ECF416888AEC3234ED70FC1.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 652px; height: 433px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="En väldigt bra disponerad lägenhet" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDD321EC1331BD4D6782A030D07E6B6F93.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 651px; height: 434px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="En plats för avkoppling" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD1516F7E818AD4AC1905E4B5CE7F6477C.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 432px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Två stora fönster i väster" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDF4317C033A284528BF053507274D1A90.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 649px; height: 437px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Imponerande takhöjd" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD34D98779422C40129FAB499FF5F8C100.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 967px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Ett takfönster skapar en ljus miljö" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD9392D5CE1BD74ACABFBC4541FFF43956.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 954px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Trevlig matplats vid fönstret" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD736E96C2CC414F2DBA02C1711384923B.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 649px; height: 953px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Fina vindsvåningsdetaljer takbjälkar & murstockar" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD48EA9C7159C642EB8C140981EFE92F31.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 953px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Det största av tre sovrum, alla ligger mot gården" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDF9A1A058556744CEB2FC41F81FE460A1.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 649px; height: 431px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Murstocken i hörnet pryder rummet" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDD7A32A54C05D468B863E6EB31CC4068B.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 432px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Detta rum går att dela upp till 2 mindre rum" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDC5E8CFD2BC6746209D3ECF364D78991B.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 432px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Alla fönster vetter mot innergården" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD70964DB9CF854EA8BFE2C2834AEBA90F.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 955px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Det minsta av sovrummen, ev terrassbygge" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD2FD554B62D8C4286BD6AE86BD4147CF8.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 651px; height: 438px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Genomsyn i lägenheten ger härligt ljusflöde" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD816346E179724B9BA33CD0E4C521C4A0.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 434px;" /></a><a> </a><a><img alt="Det sista av de tre sovrummen som ligger mot gård" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDB7C679BE41E34DDA9DA3467244C80C5D.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 435px;" /> </a><a><img alt="Fina ekparketter i hela lägenheten" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFD5F05FE7D2134416CAF1474893811214B.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 650px; height: 438px;" /></a><a> </a><a> </a><a><img alt="Linnéstaden by night" src="http://farm3.pics.objektdata.se/pic/pic.dll/image?url=17735/SFDDC81D59148ED429EA49A6B507856D99B.jpg&sizex=848" style="width: 649px; height: 431px;" /></a><a> Linnestaden by night. All images, while they last, right here: http://www.alvhemmakleri.se/. </a>

Top Floor Apartment in Linnaeus

This apartment in Sweden we are visiting today is right on the top floor of the building so plenty of sunshine streams into every room. Time...

6:08 AM