Interior Design Sense

Buenos dias everyone! I am back from my too-short trip to Mexico, having arrived late last night. I had a blast as I always do in Puerto Vallarta (that was my third or fourth time there). I took lots of photos which I hope to share here and on Flickr and bought as much stuff as I could cram in my suitcase (which I will get photos of ASAP). Luckily I took today off work so I can get groceries, do some laundry, clean the house and hang out with my boyfriend who unfortunately did not accompany me on the trip. I don’t have time to get a regular post ready but I thought I’d show you some photos I took of a shop I found in the cool surf town of Sayulita.

This town was an hour bus ride from PV, and was worth the trip. We spent the day there and had a great time hanging out on the beach watching the surfers, shopping of course, and eating the best freaking burritos I’ve ever had. I uploaded a photo a couple days ago on Flickr of the floor in this shop (whose name I cannot remember) and it’s been such a hit that I thought I’d put it and some others here. I love painted floors and this floor has to be my new favourite, hands down. Frankly, everything about this shop was hip and funky which is relatively uncommon. (Pardon the quality of some of these photos – it was often easier to sneak them instead of trying to explain why I was taking them).

The early 70s what a wonderful time for interior design! I’d love to say that that’s a photo of me above but my room back then was nowhere near as groovy. I must be getting old though because I need to turn the volume down on the colours on most of these. Thoughts please on the built in tiled toilet and Mr Super Smooth. Today’s scans from Golden Homemakers 100 Ideas to Beautify Your Home, Gudenian Rockail & Mayer, Marshall Cavendish, London, 1972.

This Furniture Friday is dedicated to a very controversial piece of furniture…the skirted table!  It has even inspired a blog/radio show.  I like mine stream-lined with a graphic punch or done-up with dress-maker detailing! 

{Julie Neill}

{Above two photos, Palmer Weiss}

{photo from here}

{Beach Dwelling via Patricia Gray}

Pam Pierce via Cote de Texas

Ballard Party Table

Linen Table Skirts from Wisteria

I think the above three tables are the best options from the big stores.  There are also a few great tutorials on how to make your own out there in blog land… try here, here, or here.  If anyone decides to brave trying to make one yourself, please email me photos!

Once upon a time I fell in love with a photo of a room, a bedroom that just spoke to me. Ngoc Minh Ngo took that shot. Ngoc is a contender for my all time fav photographer. We’ve featured her work before but it’s time for an encore. Love everything that she captures with her lens. There’s a spirit, a joy in her images. Photographer crush to the max. Not hard to see why!

On Saturday Jo WINKed photographer Ty Cole’s online gallery and today I’d like to showcase some of his architectural and interior photography. His photos are sharp and bright and he frames interesting elements so perfectly. (And I had to include that last photo – I am going to dream about those rough timber floors tonight…)

Kim here with a quick note as we’ve been noticing something on the blog since we moved off Blogger. Jo and I LOVE receiving comments and we read each and every one, and in doing so it’s come to our attention that there seems to be some confusion as to where the link is to access a post’s comment section. It’s not located at the end of the post but next to the title of the post. I know I read blogs where the comments are located at either the top or the bottom so I often end up double-checking before I leave a comment in case I end up leaving one where it doesn’t make sense. Sorry for the mix-up!

Since I can’t leave this post without a photo, how about one i just took of a new tshirt ordered on Etsy that I found in my mailbox when I got home from work. It’s from coup, and will be perfect with my 2 new pairs of Frye boots (oh yeah, and OH YEAH). (And check out the packaging!)

My apologies for using the blog as a classified ad, but I’m looking for a fabulous photographer to do an interiors shoot for me THIS SATURDAY!  Please email me if you are a photographer or if you know someone I should contact!

On another note, I’m in love with Anna Kohler’s apartment (her kitchen is the photo above) as on Caitlin’s blog.

David Spence, Graham Harris and Neil Hogan form the London-based firm SHH that dabbles in architecture, interior design and branding. They are multi-disciplinary in every sense – including their style. Whether it be rooms bathed in white (my fav of their portfolio), traditional or funky and a bit out-there, they just seem to have alot of fun and enjoy what they do. (And I crave a massive media room like the one in photo 10).

Happy Friday everyone! Today is one of my Fridays off from the day job so I am going to begin a little house project here that I’ve been wanting to start for months (well, in reality, since I bought this place). I’m not going to say much about it until it’s done – I will say it’s a small in-the-meantime project to deal with some current UGLY that I cannot live with anymore. So while I gulp down a cup of green tea I thought I would share with you all another photographer friend of Robin (yesterday was Ryann Ford) based in Austin, Texas. Introducing the stellar photography of Casey Dunn. (I am in love with the stairs in the first photo and the black tiled bathroom).

{photo from here}

{Fiona Newell Weeks via Southern Accents}

Loveseats and settees are wonderfully versatile pieces.  From small living spaces to the foot of a bed, they can make the most awkward space exceptional! 

{Anne Hepfer via Canadian House and Home}

{Canadian House & Home}

{Carrie’s NYC Single Pad}