Better Execution

Seeing this loft by NZ architects Fearon Hay took me back, many many years. To a time when I was lying in a hospital bed as a girl, and looking at the ceiling, bored out of my little brain. I clearly remember looking at the curtains that formed subway lines around the massive ceiling and thinking, wonder if I can talk mum into putting these up in my room so I can shut out my sister!

So glad to see it like this in a domestic application, carving an open space up when needs be and creating a more intimate space. Far better execution of the idea than just for screening out an annoying older sister and her Bay City Rollers posters.

Images via design folio

Joy Oh Joy

Yep, you guessed it, it's the concrete. Joy oh joy. But at the risk of boring you to tears with concrete floors, let's move on to the other winning attributes.

Gorgeous location, rustic charm, red Pantons, lovely rugs and vintage goodness all rolled into one brilliant beach side bunker.

Images from mixr

Barely A Moment

This house masterfully achieves what many others try and fail to do - have an easy transition between inside and out. It is by the same architect that blurred the lines between pond and bath, that I showed you last week here.

I particularly love the way the wing wall materials are carried through in one straight line from the exterior to the interior that almost begs the question "are we inside now?" The door frames and windows barely cause a moments pause. And the rock introduced into the man made hard elements is something that we do quite a bit in our practice, seeing it used inside the home here like this is brilliant.

Images from schuchart dow

Flickr Triptych

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1. here, 2. here, 3. here

Holy Trinity

OK, so this place personifies the holy trinity in my decorating book, grey + white + natural timber. {OK, one of the trinity's, because as we know, one is never enough}. And the fact it is a stunning home full of great detail like the panelling really takes it up a notch.

Add in some colour and some cool touches left right and centre, and I'm done for. One little detail I'm particularly in love with is the alignment of the two paintings next to the door in the image above. So perfect, and so going to have to replicated somewhere around my place soon.

Images from bo bedre

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Ga-Ga

There's not much that I don't love about this aussie place, it's ticking so many boxes in my book. The grey, the timber, the fabulous art. But I am particularly developing a shade a green over those light pendants. The multi grouping is stunning, but I'm totally ga-ga over the shiny silver in the living spaces. Shiny + silver, a match made in heaven.

Images from peter bennetts

Down To Earth Glamour

I love the colour and individuality of this home. It's timeless don't you think?

The tiles, the shade of green in the bedroom, the down to earth glamour (may seem like an oxymoron, but some places have just got it!), the stunning height and detail of the architecture. Definately an oldie but a goody in my book.

Images from suzan fellman