Quarto & Sala

I've been dealing with a massive headache for about 12 hours now and I'm not sure what or who to blame it on - perhaps the 20 degree celsius drop in temperature overnight, or the 3 times I flew out of bed in the middle of the night at the sounds of a cat barfing (each time a different cat). All this to say I have little motivation for blogging at the moment but I pushed through my misery to put together a selection of photos from this website that in a previous post I refered to as the Brazilian Selby. Enjoy. (And no need to feel sorry for me - I did arrive home to find a little package in the mail which made me feel better).

  
  

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Studio Guilherme Torres

A few weeks ago we received an email from Xenia Itikawa who works for Studio Guilherme Torres Architecture in Brazil. Xenia kindly offered to send some of their projects for us to publish. Clicking over to their website I quickly emailed back and said yes please! Xenia I couldn't wait any longer. I'm so impatient to share more brilliant Brazilian design. What is it about this design scene that excites so much? Studio Guilherme Torres' work is both reverent and irreverent. It pays homage to modern design but takes it further then lifts it up even more with wit and sexiness, serious sexiness. Hot, hot, hot! (More after the jump.)

Xenia just because I'm jumping the gun it doesn't mean that we don't want to see more photos. PLEASE send us lots of lucious and sexy Brazillian design.

  

  

  

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The Brazilian Selby

Before I begin the main topic of this post, I just wanted to thank everyone who has left kind comments on the main blog and on my page regarding my upcoming wedding. The big day is Saturday, and due to the fact that this event is happening on the gorgeous property that is my parent's backyard, there is ALOT of setting up and that sort of thing that needs to happen in the next couple of days. Because of this I will be taking a bit of a break from the blog starting tomorrow but I'll be back on Tuesday (Jeff and I aren't really having a honeymoon on account of the huge addition {=expense} we want to put on our house in the near future but we'll be going to Prince Edward Island next month to visit Jeff's family and friends). Jo is AS ALWAYS insisting she publish posts on my behalf because she is a hardass and doesn't believe in breaks so you all won't be missing anything. On that note have a great rest of the week and weekend and I'll see you back here Tuesday!

The other day Rodgrido Martins, an interior designer from São Paulo Brazil, emailed with photos of his pooch for the latest pet post. At the end of his email there was mention of a website called Quarto & Sala. The site is a bit confusing as to what exactly the point is, but it seems like the Brazilian version of The Selby (a popular subject here as a couple weeks ago I blogged about the German version). It features wonderful photography of the homes of seemingly ordinary people who don't really follow the "rules" of interior design. Which is why I love this site so much. The spaces are quirky and completely lived in, and many are filled with vintage finds. Some photos randomly chosen from the site are below. (Photographed by Gabriel Valdivieso and Maira Acayaba).

  
  
  

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