Just Folk
The images below are from California shop, Just Folk. There are treasures at every turn. I would live there in a heartbeat…giant hands, mannequin lamps and all.
images from here
Category Archives: Attention to Detail
Lately I’m Loving…Michael Angove
The artworks above are by Michael Angove – the images to the right of each shows the extraordinary detail that he captures in his works, making ordinary objects something to gawk over. Below shows Angove’s work applied to housewares. Your opportunity to take a bit of the wonder home.
images from here
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Cool Fridge
Posted in Attention to Detail, Inspiration
Tagged Big Chill, fridge, refridgerator, retro fridge, retropolitan
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Design Ideas for Small Spaces
You can fit a lot into a very small space. These photos of a 500 square foot apartment in NY prove it. This design scheme won the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2010 Small Project Award.
design by Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture
Posted in Architecture, Attention to Detail, Inspiration
Tagged American Institute of Architects' (AIA) 2010 Small Project Award, Architecture, design ideas for small spaces, interior decoration, interior design, interior design inspiration, Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture, small NY apartment design
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Dollhouse Interiors MADNESS.
I’m still not sure I believe that these are dollhouses – look at the detail! Stunning.
all imges from Stylist.co.uk
Mad Sconcery
Sconces are the new black. You heard it here first.
Check out these mad and magical creations – like hats for your wall!
Staircase Monday
Playing with Scale
I adore spaces with an element of whimsy. Playing with scale is a fabulous way of achieving the whimsical effect. Some of my favourite haunts incorporate oversize objects which have the effect of transporting me to another, more magical world.
Soho House Berlin – with beds and headboards bigger than most New Yorkers’ apartments (we won’t even mention the showers).
The Clift Hotel in San Francisco with its giant chair.
Here are some inspirational ways that oversize furniture can be incorporated into a domestic space (read: your place!)…
my what a big lamp you have
oversize mirrors make one look thinner
giant anglepoise
a sofa with junk in the trunk
extreme knits
Iron Shutter “Dogs”…
…also called shutter tie backs or hooks. I came across these on a recent trip to Bruges. The devil (or God, depending on who you ask) is in the details. I think this is a very sweet one.
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Tagged bruges, cast iron boy, iron, shutter dogs, shutter hooks, shutter tie backs, unique shutter hooks
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