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.)

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!” 

A reader named Sanja from Croatia emailed the other day with a link to her blog where she frequently features Croatian interiors. I love to see decor from different countries around the world and thought I’d share some spaces from Croatian magazine moja 4 zida that she has featured homes from on her blog. This first loft is located in Zagreb and is the home of interior designer Mirena Skoric. Love the bold turquoise sofa! (Photos: Frane Fabris)

I’m not sure where this next home is located but I LOVE the raw, warehouse-like shell and white painted brick/cement walls. And I must mention the inset patch of hardwood in the cement floor. Gorgeous!! (Photos: Guliver/Inside Photo)

{Jessica Claire did it best}

Absolutely love the graphic black and white stripes in this elegant Parisian Room.

I want this chair in my life.  Via Pinterest

A toned-down traditional version by Kerrisdale Design

Pretty sure this has been on the blog before but I just love the horizontal stripes on this headboard…and the giraffe in the background.

Who says, “graphic” and “rustic” can’t go together??

Black & White stripes are nothing new and I don’t think they’re going anywhere!  Be gutsy and upholsterer a piece in a horizontal stripe!

{Jessica Claire did it best}

Absolutely love the graphic black and white stripes in this elegant Parisian Room.

I want this chair in my life.  Via Pinterest

A toned-down traditional version by Kerrisdale Design

Pretty sure this has been on the blog before but I just love the horizontal stripes on this headboard…and the giraffe in the background.

Who says, “graphic” and “rustic” can’t go together??

Black & White stripes are nothing new and I don’t think they’re going anywhere!  Be gutsy and upholsterer a piece in a horizontal stripe!

 … is one talented photographer. I guess I end up saying something like that every time I wax lyrical about a photographer I feature here on the blog. (I wouldn’t be posting work if I didn’t think it was fabulous. That defeats the purpose!) What I really love about Emily Johnston Anderson‘s body of work is the intimacy she manages to capture through her lens. These aren’t snooty, high falootin’, unobtainable sandcastles in the air. These are lovely, achievable, stylish real interiors and lovely, accessible real photos. It’s how I’d want to live. Emily makes it real and makes me want it even more. Oh that and the light is lovely, dreamy. (Emily’s site is undergoing a new site design so I can’t wait to see what new shots go live. In the meantime there is always her blog … great wedding photography!)

{Jessica Claire did it best}

Absolutely love the graphic black and white stripes in this elegant Parisian Room.

I want this chair in my life.  Via Pinterest

A toned-down traditional version by Kerrisdale Design

Pretty sure this has been on the blog before but I just love the horizontal stripes on this headboard…and the giraffe in the background.

Who says, “graphic” and “rustic” can’t go together??

Black & White stripes are nothing new and I don’t think they’re going anywhere!  Be gutsy and upholsterer a piece in a horizontal stripe!

Enter to win the Crate and Barrel sweepstakes – tomorrow, April 4th is the last day!

Enter here for a chance to win your favorite spread from the 2012 Spring Inspiration Catalog, valued up to $15,000!

For more information about the Crate and Barrel $15,000 Pick Your Page Sweepstakes, including terms and conditions, please visit www.crateandbarrel.com/Sweeps. Good luck!

Enter to win the Crate and Barrel sweepstakes – tomorrow, April 4th is the last day!

Enter here for a chance to win your favorite spread from the 2012 Spring Inspiration Catalog, valued up to $15,000!

For more information about the Crate and Barrel $15,000 Pick Your Page Sweepstakes, including terms and conditions, please visit www.crateandbarrel.com/Sweeps. Good luck!

One Kings Lane has launched their first ever online marketplace for Vintage & Market Finds selected by the country’s top collectors and dealers.  The site feature will offer sales up to 70% off the retail value for premium antique furniture, decor, accessories, art and more.  It’s the perfect spot to find those rare pieces that you can’t quite afford in the antique shop.  Take a look today and see for yourself how OKL has done it again!  There’s a reason they’re the leading flash sale site for the home market

Check out some of my favorite  OKL Vintage & Market Finds

Amazing South African tapestry

Mixed media artwork

Antique horns

Red lacquered tabouret

White opaline table lamps

Asian inspired teak console table

Chinoiserie hall chairs

What are you waiting for?  Head to OKL now and start shopping for your one of kind vintage finds.

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