Oh So Far

 

Just when I think I couldn't possibly find any more homes to go into my top 10 of fave spaces, something like this comes along.

 

White upon white washed walls {but showing through the rustic brick finish below}, stunning country views, gorgeous shots of colour, some vintage, and a timber clad sanctuary.

 

I also love the simple framework of the house. A gorgeous big white box, but made up of the classic white washed brick and steel, it is oh so far from a modern generic sugar cube.

 

Images from marie claire maison

Vestibule Of Cool

 

 

 

 

Everyone is well aware of my unswerving love for concrete right? If not, or you're new here, take it for a given, you're going to see a lot of concrete.

 

Needless to say this place stopped me in my tracks. What a perfect lovely grey vestibule of cool these walls make. I particularly love the cut out of the white plastered wall in the dining space. Its almost as if they couldn't bare to completely suffocate the gorgeous grey stuff.

 

On another concrete front, I had a little win in the bathroom reno planning stage this weekend. While having breakfast with a friend in a very fab café I found the most perfectly concrete plastered walls, AND got the number of the tradie that pulled off such a fab finish.

 

What a relief, I was dreading trying to find someone who would a) agree to do it without giving me a sideways look and b) would be good at it. Oh I do like the unbridled pre-reno enthusiasm stage. May it long last.

 

Images from inside out via homelife

Crisp Details

 

This modernist home was screaming 'BUY ME' on the weekend. But sadly, as it's in Florida and costs $2.4m, I thought it imprudent.

 

The concrete floors are gorgeous and the crisp details - not a skirting board or architrave in sight. The sliding mirrored door is a little detail I'd like to steal and use here. But I think that black bedroom was the killer for me.

 

Images from new york times

Soft Cloud

 

 

 

 

 

Gorgeous houses usually make me dream of packing up and moving there immediately, but when the house is in France, and you can rent it out for holidays, the urge is even more intense!

 

Any place would do really, given that its in France, but when you're presented with such beauty as that bedroom which looks like sleeping in a soft cloud of linen, or that stunning kitchen, the instinct to pack a case really kicks in.

 

Images from the marston house via some beautiful blog but I cant recall who now. If it was you, please let me know!

Did You Spot This...

 

....cool pad at apartment therapy this week? I love my suzani with a love that is deep and true, but that red number up the top there, can come hang out on my bed any day.

Images from apartment therapy

Sweet Softness

There's a sweet softness about this latest feature from Slanted Mansion. A tranquil femininity that really appeals to me as a woman that shares her home with strictly the male gender.

How about you - do you play down the feminine?

Images from slanted mansion

Little Space

What a clever use of space this place is. None of the spaces are particularly large, but the open void through the building really gives the impression of space.

But I just melted at that little girl's room, with the canopy blind festooned over the ceiling, ready to pull across at night and block out the light, but retract in the morning to let the sky light open up the little space.

Images from ellit

Into One

This place is supremé luxe to the power of fifty don't you think. Soft greys, silvers, and low gloss combines to create a look that encapsulates luxury.

My favourite space is that bathroom with its silvered and mirrored walls and peach marble, now that is just stunning!

I also love the panelling with its soft sheen. It stops the overall look from being overtly feminine. And what a clever use of it in the bedroom, as one continuous low panel, pulling together the bed and the bedside cupboards into one plane.

Images from casa