Casa Mollino

You have got to head over to All Items Loaded and check out the full story of this incredible home, Casa Mollino, in Turin. Here is a snippet:

A house should be a reflection of both the essential and what is really important to you. If that is the case, good luck with deciphering the home of Italian designer Carlo Mollino (1905-1973 Turin). The apartment located in a picturesque two-story 18th century villa on the Po River, was never his actual home. He simply never lived there. Mollino designed the rooms from 1960 through to 1968 as a lavish and intricate settings for one of his more obsessive photographic interests, female portraits to create an inexplicable, vast collection of erotica.

(Text: Magali Elali Photography: Bart Kiggen)

Grassroots Design

Along with this post comes a little story. The other day I noticed some fabulous interior photography by Ottawa photographer and the king of lighting Justin Van Leeuwen. He mentioned the spaces were created by local interior designer and small renos firm Grassroots Design. While perusing this firm's impressive website, I noticed they are located a few blocks from my house. Then while snagging some photos for this post, I discovered that the first 5 photos of this post are the kitchen and bathroom of the house next door to me! (The brick seen through the window in photo #4 is the side of my house). CRAZY! Anyway, their kitchens and bathrooms are the bees knees. LOVE!

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Daisies in the backyard

Vital and vibrant. Form, function and fun. Winner of the 2014 Western Australia Architecture Award for residential alterations and additions. Hamersley Road Residence by Studio 53.

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The outdoor room

Not quite indoors. Not quite outdoors. Something in between. A transition, a connection. By opening and closing shutters and sliding walls/doors the owners of this house extension can choose what and where the room is. Award winning small project design by Fremantle, Western Australia based Philip Stejskal Architecture.

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Montana Labelle

Montana Labelle is a young interior designer from Toronto whose work I really admire. Her aesthetic is largely influenced by fantasy, luxury and most importantly, fashion (her mom is a fashion stylist) and it is all about lushness, glamour and intrigue. Her 700 sq ft Toronto condo is featured in the first 9 photos - what a fabulous home! Skulls, fur, zebra, quirky art...what's not to love?!

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