It's all in black and white and in between

Clever, clever, clever. Australian architects just have the knack when it comes to blurring that line between inside and out. Sydney architectural practice Chenchow Little have designed ingenious spatial plays on interiors and exteriors. These contemporary houses employ savvy passive heating and cooling principles that are also standout design features. Award winning Australian architecture at its best.

  

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Subtle changes powerful impact

You've seen this house before in magazines, product shoots and here on Desire to Inspire. It's location78, the East London photographic location house of photographer Graham Atkins-Hughes and stylist Jo Atkins-Hughes. Their design, their styling, their business. Look more closely and you'll see them, the subtle changes that have taken this house to the next level. A few well chosen pieces of furniture and new accessories, touches of new colour (including a black living room), warm timber tones have added a life and a warmth to an already amazing house. To cap it all are these fabulous new photos by Graham. A new look at old favourites, a peek at spaces we haven't seen before and an exuberant garden that is the perfect foil for the moody maturity of the interiors. I couldn't make up my mind which photos to leave in or out. I'm guilty, I'm afraid Graham, of using almost all of them. Available for location hire ... maybe I could hire it permanently and move on in.

P.S. Launching soon an online shop at their website sevenandeight.com and they have started a blog. I'm sure they'll let us know when they have all the content ready.

  

  

  

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Stalking in Sydney

Time to stalk Sydney with me. We are in my favourite hunting ground Paddington. Oh to be able to afford a home here! How about these grey one? Presenting a stylish but private face to the outside world, it's what's going on out the back that has all the drama. I can't get enough of the black sunroom and the black deck is bliss. Join me for a cool drink and perhaps a splash in the pool? Life can be tough when out stalking! Link here while it lasts and of course there is more after the jump.

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Flickr finds - black (mostly walls)

Spring Globe	solutionsoap
Nick Harris1	MandCo.
Amontillada	Pour toujours...
ashley-home deco*	Casper James
Cath's Interiors	notyourgoddess
UNIFORM natural	jadeblade

Dania & Co.
birbant
Barbara Kleinhans
littlewoodstock
moxylyn
phantom kitty
Saidos da Concha
sfgirlbybay
Strange Closets (.com)
the beauty is in the detail...

Todd Yoggy

Classic with touches of modern, boldly elegant and sophisticated yet comfortable, mixes of past and present. Welcome to the world of interior designer Todd Yoggy.