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

Gone For It

 

This home had some very cool details that I loved. First off, that leather armchair - I've been scouring the second hand sites looking for one exactly like that. Wish I could copy and paste it here at the Splendour.

 

The partition between the bed and the dressing area in the bedroom is such a great idea. It doesn't close in the space like a stud wall would, but allows the bedroom space to be a restful space without all that clutter.

 

Loving the little shelf straddling the bath, it reminds me of this one I've posted before. I just need the bath to be installed as part of our renovations, and I'm installing one of these with a glass of wine the first night!

 

And then I also think the scale of that art work in the living room is sensational. With enormously high ceilings like this, you can cut loose with hte scale of art. And I love how they've gone for it.

 

Wonder if they want a house sitter?

 

Images from bolig magasinet

No Wonder

 

Did you spot this amazing home over at Apartment Therapy last week? I had serious home envy when I spotted it. The scale, the bathroom, the beams, the bathroom, the painted brick, the bathroom.

 

We have one bathroom renovation on the cards for this year, but I seriously wish it was my bathroom and not the family one that is getting done - I'd love to pull off something as gorgeous as this one. {{I also wish my bathroom was three times the size and had beautiful exposed brick and a fireplace!}}

 

All round great looking home full of individual treasures on the boho chic end of the scale. No wonder I love it.

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

Leaving On A Jet Plane

 

I hope everyone had a very jolly Christmas and that Santa brought you everything you wished for.

 

We're about to leave on a jet plane off to Bali for a while, so I thought I'd show you a taste of the places we're staying. I've rented two houses for our time there, one coastal and one in the hills. Can't wait.

 

Now I just need to pack! : |

 

I'll try and organise a few diversionary snippets to roll out Tumblr style while I'm away. I hope that everyone rings in the new year with much fun, and all best wishes for a year ahead filled with happiness.

 

 

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!