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MY FAVOURITE DECOR SHOPS IN OTTAWA
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kitchen remodel in my last house
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my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog
"Industrial" and "Shaker" - not two words that usually go together but this showroom kitchen sees Bristol-based Sustainable Kitchens take a classic shaker-style cabinet and up the ante with a concrete counter, industrial-style tap, copper pendent lighting and reclaimed scaffold plank flooring. The wall of larder cupboards has me swooning but then you all know I go weak at the knees for a good British kitchen.
Yes ANOTHER kitchen I love and yes it's from my favourite kitchen designers DeVOL. As their motto states - simple furniture, beautifully made. Love the artisan feel of their Sebastian Cox range. (Plus how about that touch of unexpected colour?)
I love everything about this California house designed by architect/designer Eric Olsen. There's the understated dark exterior, the semi-dark-painted kitchen with awesome upper display shelving, the wood stack in the dining room and modern mismatched chairs, the creative paint job in the bedroom, the tile in the bathrooms and the backyard oasis. Dreamy!!!
Originally two keepers cottages this West Sussex flint house was extended and remodelled but not into a modern McMansion. No. Something just a little more special was achieved. Newly constructed rooms were given character and warmth with the extensive use of reclaimed oak and elm timbers and old York stone slabs. A modern glass link almost disappears while allowing light to flood into this quintessentially English home. Even the "new" oak beams were hollowed out to hide modern services. Truly a labour of love. Eckensfield by Caroline Holdaway Design.
It must be the scorching hot days that are plaguing my part of the world that has me obsessing over beach houses. Normally I'd be happy with a simple shack with a view and a breeze. That is until I see something just a bit more special.
On a rolling site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, this beach house brings together two contrasting ideas – nineteenth century Shingle Style design, and a contemporary preference for material and textural expression over architectural detail. While the exterior captures the local design aesthetic, the interior treats light, space and surface in a distinctly modern fashion.
Compound in the Dunes by Ike Kligerman Barkley.
Thu, 22 Dec 2016