Closed Doors

How often do you wonder what's happening behind those closed doors?

 

Usually you'll never know and that's why it's good to have an imagination that can run free.  Just make it be whatever you want it to be. 

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 via Hei

Just a Reminder.

Hello Tad Carpenter!  I love this little robot illustration! Your work always makes me happy.

A Glamorous Week

It's only Tuesday...yes, yes i know.  But soon, and even before i know, it will be Friday.  Thinking only glamorous thoughts about these days ahead.  Hope you all have an amazing week!

images via the decorista

From Dark to Light

The old world charm and character of these spaces makes me feel all cozy inside.  The darkness on the inside subtly glows as the soft rays filter in through the hazy gray skies. The windows stand tall, and because of this, there is no wrong!

 

 

I'm a sucker for big windows, what can I say.  As much as I like feeling all cozy inside I also like feeling fresh and clean.  The glistening light billows in from the gray skies as these white interiors shine brightly.  Aww so fresh...and this puts me at ease.

Now which of these styles are more me?  Ask me today and ask me tomorrow and I'm sure my answer will never be the same.  Give me one here and one there and let's just call it a day!

Goodnight everyone!

Giorgio Possenti

I'm just going to let your jaw drop as you take a look at the interior photography of Giorgio Possenti.   I sit here dreaming of mountains and snow as the first days of summer hit Southern California...again.  I feel the warmth and the character within each one of these spaces even though the colors are neutral and the elements are raw.

the double sided sofa is genius!  This is something I've been seeing so much of lately and loving them more and more.

to just lie here under the moonlight and the sparkly skies with my favorite book and glass of wine.

the sheepskin rugs make wood bench look so cozy.

 

it's like there's a grizzly bear on the bed.

love how the modern light fixture contrasts with raw concrete.

ummm yeah...everyone come over for a dinner party pretty please!

all images via Giorgio Possenti

For the Love of Books

As the rain slithers down to the ground and fall drifts into the air, I dream of being cuddled up reading books of fantasy and make believe. Set me in a room wrapped in books, wrap me up in a blanket, feed me some hot chocolate and I'll see you in a few....weeks or months that is.

images via coco and kelley, insight into design, desire to inspire, living etc.

Oh Really ...

office you think you can get away with being this amazing!  I'm about to quit my job and just come wait outside until Jay Jeffers hires me.  I mean really how fabulous would it be to walk into this space everyday and work?  I wouldn't mind at all...AT ALL!

creative space...let the ideas flow.

client meetings...ok just relax! 

waiting room...sit and just be inspired.

library...come on!

and finally my office...yeah ok!

images via Jeffers Design Group

Modern Industrial Workspaces

So last weekend felt like the first days of summer.  And this weekend, well, the first days of fall.  The skies were gray, the breeze was cool, and the smell of wood burning stoves drifted through the air.  I missed out on the hayrack rides and the trip to the apple orchard, but I did enjoy myself a pumpkin spice latte...I guess that will do. 

These offices make me want to put on a nice warm wool sweater, the perfectly worn pair of jeans, and a pair of moccasins.  Once I'm dressed I might as well go chop some wood for that wood burning stove, right?!  These spaces make me feel all cozy inside even though the elements are raw.  The wood just brings in such warmth to the modern industrial spaces.  Wishing you all a wonderful work week! 

Leave your ego at the door.

And who wouldn't love to have this workspace?

The black floor, chalkboard, and raw wood...drool.

I would use this everyday.

My reading corner pretty please.

That lamp is incredible!

ummm yeah!  i'll come work for you!

images via fffffound and an abundance of

Happy Friday!

Looks like I'm getting into a habit of posting only on Fridays, huh?!  I woke up on Monday, said I'm going to dive into this week head first, and honestly I feel like I just came up for a breath of air!  Wow! 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  This brought a big smile to my face and reminded me of the days that were no work and all play!  Happy Days.

Thank goodness...you know what!

When I discovered the work of Natalie Perkins I giggled and melted a bit inside. Seriously go check out her site, you'll see! 

This one here goes out to my work week [and a few other things in between].  Honestly what a week. 

 

Too stinkin cute!

Hehehe.  Sometimes this is so true.

I'm going to start doing this more often.

Also I'm going to send you off to the weekend with a brand new track my friend Jillionaire just released with Harlem Soul Collective.  I can't stop listening to it on repeat.  Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

  Jungle Mind feat Bajka by Harlem Soul Collective

Design Milk: The Beat Boxed 18

Check out my latest Beat Boxed for Design Milk.

Next month will be The Beat Boxed 1st birthday so please send me any suggestions of artists you would love to see.  You can take a look at all of the Beat Boxed posts right here.  Also please share any ideas and comments because I love to hear your thoughts!

 

Five things to know about The Naked and Famous:
1. The first time I heard the song Young Blood on KCRW its pure energy shot through me and shocked me out of my morning trance.
2. They are from Auckland, New Zealand.  One of my favorite places!
3. The Naked and Famous is an awesome name and they took it from the lyrics of a Tricky song.
4. They just won the APRA Silver Scroll, New Zealand’s most prestigious songwriting award, for their number one single Young Blood.
5. Their video for Young Blood rocks and is directed by the über-talented Special Problems. Don’t trust me though…check it out for yourself NOW!
 

The music of The Naked and Famous magically makes me feel carefree and at ease. As it plays, all my favorite things in the world start flashing through my mind. My favorite country in the world is New Zealand, my favorite place to be is outdoors, and an outdoor shower on the mountainside… yeah that’s in my dreams! Oh and music, well it just makes my world go round. So take a look into The Naked and Famous inspired “room” (aka outdoor shower on the mountainside in New Zealand) and see my dreams come true! After you spend just a bit here you’ll feel fresh and rejuvenated just as the music makes you do. 

1. Hills Clubhouse Patterson Architecture 2. Dyno Outdoor Shower by My Your 3. Chameledeon Lights 4. Oil Lamp 5. Tambor Table + Arpa Lounge Chair
“Rock The House” this back-to-the-basics project transcends the simplicity of nature in its most usual forms. This guest house was carefully fabricated on the rocky coastlines of Spain. It blurs the lines between architecture and landscape and appears to be just another mossy colored boulder on the coastline. It’s not that at all. “It’s a piece of nature built with our own hands,” García-Abril says. “A space within a stone that blends with the surroundings. A contemplative space, a little poem.” The music of The Naked and Famous speaks the same way to me. Their latest album Passive Me, Aggressive You isn’t genre-breaking or even genre-defining, but it quickly dives into you, makes you feel all giddy, and carves out its own magical space on the inside.