There was a Leslieville home featured over on Apartment Therapy! It belongs to Mazen El-Abdallah, founder of Mazen Studio. My favourite part are the drapes throughout the home – I love how the curtain rods are hung high above the window casings. It really showcases the 10-foot high ceilings, and makes the rooms look dramatic – especially the living room (pictured above).
Read more about the home here, and see all the photos here.
Seems like everyone’s thinking about reorganizing and tidying up this time of year. Must have something to do with New Year’s.
Whenever I need to clear my mind, I usually have to clear my space too. Which then makes me want to redecorate my office. If you feel the same way, then maybe some of these images of Desire To Inspire’s Favourite Workspaces will inspire you. My favourite is the one pictured above – don’t you love that lighting fixture?
Do you get intense wanderlust for a quiet place in the woods, like I sometimes do? Check out Cabin Porn, “inspiration for your quiet place somewhere”. Dreamy.
I just discovered this website: Modern Toronto. It features contemporary art, design and architecture in the city. I love looking at the modern homes… I had no idea there were so many cool dwellings in Toronto.
My favourite is the one on Ward’s Island – it’s spectacular, and only 1500 square feet (more than enough space, if you ask me, but much smaller than some of the other homes featured). Wouldn’t it be amazing to live in this house?
Did you see this post on Design*Sponge about rooftop gardens in New York? Isn’t that atrium (pictured above) gorgeous? I would love to sit up there with a cool drink and read a good book. Or maybe watch a thunderstorm. Dreamy.
Whoa… Check out these photos that were just posted on The Selby of sculptor Gidon Bing in his studio in Auckland. He can row a boat right up to the door. So cool.
You know I love me some modern architecture. So of course, I love modular, pre-fab structures. Check out this dandy by kitHAUS, featured on desire to inspire on Monday.
kitHAUS structures come in all different configurations and sizes. They’re surprisingly affordable and easy to install.
Wouldn’t you love to find some wonderful place in the woods or on a secluded beach, and put one of these homes there?
The Selby has posted a roundup of his favourite images from 2010. That’s Karl Lagerfeld’s book room up there at the top. Swoon.
It’s chilly willy and there’s some snow on the ground here in Toronto, so when I saw this posting on Desire to Inspire, I was overwhelmed with real estate envy. This beach house in Noosa Sound, Queensland (Australia) has such a gorgeous blend of modern design with beach-house casual coziness.
If you have an extra 5 million, it can be yours… here’s the real estate listing.
Andy and Kate Spade’s home was featured on The Selby last week. Doesn’t it look so warm and inviting? I want my house to be like this. Full of art and books and colour and personality, but somehow it looks pulled together and not cluttered. Delightful.
