Interior Design Sense

Got a problem? Need some help? Just standing there shaking your head? Don’t know what to do? You’re not alone. Send us a link to photos of your design quandary and let the Desire to Inspire design crew help you …. that’s you lot … the readers! This week’s problem comes from Mish, a woman of few words who feels the need for change.

Hi love your blog.  Can I send u some pics of my home? Am so bored with it. Hate try hard or suburban. Love modern. Can u and your readers help with an upgrade. It has good bones. Due for a change need some inspiration. Want to throw a bit of money at it.

I’ve bought a voucher for a glass picture and I don’t know what to put in it.  It’s 80x80cm and I don’t want to get it wrong. Don’t want any family pics.

(Jo says … It’s a customised glass display piece where the image is printed directly onto the glass like the one below.  Except remember no family pics.)

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How about some gorgeous residential photography to end off the work week. Today’s talent is Nikolas Koenig, a German currently living in New York who happens to have photographed some of the most stunning and spectacular homes I’ve seen (for the likes of Architectural Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ and Wallpaper). I’ll take one of each please! (P.S. I blogged a couple of funky apartments last night if you’d like to check them out over on kim’s page.)

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The end of the working week at last. You’ve caught me packing a bag. I’m off to my little weekender. Nothing too spectacular. Just a “bijou” 1890 farm in the Mount Macedon area of Victoria. I hope the grass isn’t too long when I get there. It will take me all weekend to mow it!  In my dreams. The ready made fantasy old family farm. I’ll never be able to afford it. I’ll console myself with the idea of avoiding mowing the front yard. Link here while it lasts.

Every year at this time, my anticipation for summer (all 3 months of it – LOL) is immeasurable. After my last post I developed some serious backyard cravings, and since I won’t be doing any digging in the garden this year (hopefully some heavy machinery tearing my house down will be happening instead) I will have to live vicariously through the blog. So enjoy some photos of beautiful yards via Canadian House & Home with me and repeat after me – “BRING ON SUMMER!” 

You know how much we love Swedish interiors here at desire to inspire. So how about another one to get you through hump day. My sister found this one for me on Stadshem. It may be a bit too white for some folks (me included – seems like they at least some art on the walls) but I love the subtle hint of red here and there (ok, that leather couch isn’t so subtle, and I must add that I’ve never seen a leather couch in that shade of red before…and I almost like it).

Aldridge & Tanno Architects is a firm based in Norfolk, Connecticut and founded by Simon Aldridge and Lisa Tanno. First I have to say that the photo above has me completely mesmerized. I want to pack a bag, not tell anyone and sit on the porch for a week with no internet access. *sigh*. This firm’s classic designs are timeless with beautiful attention to detail. Each space is so serene and uncomplicated. *SIGH*

New from Irish interior designer Gail Wall Morris of Wall Morris Design. (See my previous post here.) A beautiful renovation and of course it’s all in the detail. I’ll let Gail explain.

It’s my own home, a 100 year-old, renovated workman’s cottage, in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

When I bought the house, it needed complete renovation and rebuild, in order to re-layout and optimize the space, raise ceiling heights up to the roof line. The new extension is clad in the original bricks, taken from the demolished interior walls. I allocated budget on designing an interior joinery package, so that all the detailing matched: ie – the kitchen , the external and interior doors, the trim work and architraves all tie in together. Most of the furniture I also designed. Everything is bespoke. The interior layout is built in a ‘U’ Shape and surrounds a courtyard, so that the sunlight comes into the house all day long. The colour scheme is tone-on tone caramel with accents in black glass, black granite and black-stained furniture.

Photography Derek Robinson.

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Britain’s finest Iron Beds, Brass Beds & Wooden Beds
Modern Office Accessories by Deskology
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Property Blog
Order glasses at GlassesUSA.com and take 15% off all eyeglasses with the code: Desire2Inspire
Silent Night Beds & Mattresses
Designer pendant lights; 10000′s of pendant lighting styles
Designer wall art; 10000′s of wall decor accessories
Modern Childrens Furniture at My Urban Child
Memory Foam Mattress Specialist
Interior Design Ideas; 1000′s of interior design portfolios at Design Shuffle!
Colorado real estate and homes
North Carolina Discount Furniture at Carolina Rustica
corner sofas from nabru.co.uk
Streetwear
Create and send stylish Christmas holiday cards at Storkie.com
Bedroom furniture from space2
Buy high efficiency Boilers from Wickes – heat home for less
Fitted Wardrobes From Hammonds Bedroom Furniture
Idaho real estate and homes
Fantastic range of luxury Rattan Garden Furniture
Beautiful and stylish Oak Furniture
Shop for Telescope Casual furniture at our store
Visit couponcroc.co.uk for the latest money saving vouchers
Bedsos for Leather beds & Mattresses
Cute baby shower themes & personalized party favors
UK Bathrooms sell a wide range of high quality bathrooms
Rattan Garden Furniture from Living It Up
Discover the closest Uncle Bob’s Self Storage facility near you and save $$ on storage units!
Holiday Cards
Oak Bedroom Furniture
Check out Magnet’s fitted kitchen designs
Cormar Carpets has the widest carpet ranges in the UK
First time home buyer in the UK? Check out Barratt Homes
Be inspired by the contemporary furniture at Go Modern
Buy quality bedding and duvets at Dunelm Mill
High quality designer radiators from the radiator gallery
iola supplies high quality rattan garden furniture to the discerning retail and contract markets
Brays Furniture – UK retailer of Rattan Garden Furniture
Buy beds online at Dreams.co.uk – the UK’s leading bed retailer
Countertop design ideas
Are you looking for a functional yet gorgeous small kitchen remodel?
Premium German Kitchens by KutchenArte UK
Sale now on dining sets, dining tables at furniture italia
Carpetright offer a choice of different rug sizes and colours including shaggy rugs
Buy Dining Furniture including circular dining tables from Homebase
Stunning range of Wood Burning Stoves and Fireplaces at Manorhouse Fireplaces
Order custom holiday cards for your small business
For stylish interior design options buy designer lighting from Iconic Lights
Find quality beds at bedworld.net the UK’s largest online bed retailer

Here is a peek at a home once again from Croatian magazine moja 4 zida (Thanks again Sanja!). This one is actually located in the Bavarian hills of Germany and designed by architects Ippolito Fleitz Group. The views are incredible and easily enjoyed through huge windows. (Photos: Bruno Helbling)