Reader's home - Benedicte's bright home in Norway

Benedicte, a photographer from Norway, had sent photos of her dogs for my Monday's pets on furniture feature a couple of years ago (seen here) and I was smitten with the glimpse it gave into her home. She was going to send me photos of it but ended up having to move quickly. She is now in a new home and appears to have spent alot of time and effort into decorating it (interior design is another passion of hers, and it shows). The result is a beautiful, bright and graphic home with lots of charm and adorable vignettes everywhere. This needs to be in a magazine!

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Black beauty

Seduced by black and brass. Kitchen by Catherine Kwong Design.

Colour blocks

A simple modern family home with mid century riffs. Mono-pitch roof, walls of glass, colour blocks and sunken lounge. It's about catching the sun and taking in the views. Sleeping zones at either end of the 4m wide building are connected by living areas that open to a sunny patio. Easterbrook House in Titirangi, Auckland by Dorrington Atcheson Architects.

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Kim's favourite outdoor spaces of 2014

Pearson Design Group from this post

Nathan Burkett from this post

Mitchell & Stout Architects from this post

Urrutia Design from this post

Duncan Innes from this post

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Monday's pets on furniture

If you would like to send me photos to include in next week's pets on furniture post, please ensure your photos follow these basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off...and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, if the photo is too dark or unfocused it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to kim[at]desiretoinspire[dot]net. Thanks!

This is our french bulldog son named "Demetrio" at home:
1 - Sitting on our Eames side chair.
2 - Next to our Stark Louis Ghost chair (when he was just a baby!).
3 - Lying on mom's bed.
- Roy, Gaby & Demetrio (Guanajuato, México) 

These are two pictures of my 13 year old English Bulldog "Kwyjibo"  He loves my Andrew Martin chesterfield sofa with flag 
- Adam (Brooklyn, NY)

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