Lately I've forgotten about my love for rich jewel-tone walls and deep grasscloth wallpaper. Instead, I'm captivated by simple neutral interiors, curious furniture finds and striking artwork. (A phase? I'm not sure.) This week's Best of the Web blog highlights a few black-and-white interiors that inspired me this week, and an intriguing line of furniture. There's a bit of a floral kick at the end for those of you who need a bit more colour in your life — I haven't forgotten about it completely!
1. Katherine Yaphe of Oliver Yaphe posts photos of Danish artist Tenka Gammelgaard's contemporary home featured in Brazil's Casa Vogue. I especially love the large calligraphy brushes in the studio area.
2. Danielle de Lange of The Style Files looks inside photographer and interior designer Benedikte Ugland's industrial Swedish home.
3. Julie at Remodelista blogs about San Francisco-based designer Antonio Martins' home. Loving the rustic desk turned bathroom vanity.
4. Michelle of Ten June guest blogs for Centsational Girl about the many ways to incorporate the oh-so-popular floral look in your home, whether you prefer modern Marimekko prints or painterly pieces.
5. Harry of Moco Loco shares the "Triplets" — whimsical furniture designs by Steffen Schellenberger. Tweaking chair proportions changes its purpose from a seat into a coatrack, storage, shelf, etc. Creative!
What inspired you this week?
Photo credits:
1. Casa Vogue Brazil April 2012 issue, photography by Idha Lindhag, via Elle Sweden, Oliver Yaphe & Tant Johanna
2. Skona Hem, photography by Anna Kern, via The Style Files
3. California Home + Design, photography by Drew Kelly, via Remodelista
4. Layla Grace via Centsational Girl
5. Steffen Schellenberger via Moco Loco
Oh, to be a kid again! Kids' rooms and nurseries today are home to unique colour schemes beyond the once-typical pastel blues and pinks. This week's Best of the Web roundup features oh-so-cute rooms for little ones:
1. Emma Reddington of The Marion House Book embraces nautical style and deep blues in her son Henry's new room.
2. Apartment Therapy takes us into the eclectic bedroom of two-year-old Jasper in Australia.
3. Katie and her partner Matt, of Katie's Pencil Box, forego wallpaper and paint beautiful peachy peonies in their future daughter's nursery.
4. Shannon of Googiemomma builds a classic bunk bed-filled retreat for her four daughters. Thanks for sharing, Young House Love.
5. Alberta designer Alykhan Velji chooses a sophisticated yellow, grey and white palette for a nursery.
For more kids' room ideas, browse our guide.
Photo credits:
1. The Marion House Book
2. Apartment Therapy, photography by Kate Challis
3. Katie's Pencil Box
4. Googiemomma
5. Alykhan Velji, screenshot from video by Bookstrucker Photography
Working at House & Home, there is no shortage of stunning interior photos to fill my days with, but it's always exciting to find more online, in books and in magazines. This week I fell in love with two Parisian apartments and a few more inspiring spaces:
1. Over at Desire to Inspire, French architect Alia Bengana reveals photos of a Paris apartment she redesigned.
2. Vogue's May 2012 issue takes us inside the stunning Parisian apartment of American fashion designer L'Wren Scott and her partner Mick Jagger. (Can't get over how beautiful it is!)
3. Design*Sponge shares the results of a Detroit design studio's $5,000 renovation.
4. At Desire to Decorate, Wendy proves that white interiors can be packed with personality.
5. And over at Young House Love, reader Erin gives her kitchen a budget makeover. You've heard it before, but a can or two of paint can really go a long way!
Hope you find these interiors as inspiring as I did! See more gorgeous home tours on H&H Online TV.
Photo credit:
Alia Bengana, via Desire to Inspire blog
Thanks to the inspiring House & Home of the Month in the May 2012 issue (on newsstands starting Monday, April 9th), I'm now anxiously awaiting the first few blooms in my garden. After the roller coaster-like temperatures we've experienced here in Ontario, I'm not sure when to trim perennials or plant my late-blooming bulbs or if it's too late for any of that. To console myself as I worry about whether everything will bloom as usual, I'm happily getting lost in all the pretty and handy floral and garden-related posts on the web.
1. Michelle of Remodelista interviews Elysian Landscapes founder Judy Kameon and gets ideas for a modern tulip garden.
2. Courtney Barnes of Style Court shares beautiful photos from Bringing Nature Home: Floral Arrangements Inspired By Nature.
3. Theresa Gonzalez of Apartment Therapy inspires us to think beyond the standard terracotta pot and plant in more unusual containers.
4. Heather Clawson of Habitually Chic brings us more stunning garden photos.
5. Kate Murphy for The New York Times reviews 10 gardening apps for iPhones, iPads and Android phones that help you plot and keep track of your plants, among other things.
For more gardening and outdoor living ideas, browse our guide.
Photo credit:
1. Photography by Rebecca Bullene, via Flickr
Soft pastels shine best with the arrival of spring, and at no better time than Easter — but delicate hues are not the only tones you can use. The blogosphere is filled with ideas for how to give your dinner table or home a pretty, sophisticated look for the holiday. Lucky for all of us, many of these ideas are DIY, too!
1. Designer Brittany Watson Jepsen paints eggs with watercolours and carefully scribes guest names on eggs, over at Brooklyn Bride.
2. Melanie Blodgett of You Are My Fave creates Easter-in-a-box … for grown-ups.
3. Stylist Matthew Mead guest blogs for Vintage Paper Parade and uses greens and blues for table settings.
4. Holly Becker of Decor8 shares the talented styling of Dietlind Wolf. Instead of just dyeing your Easter eggs, dye your linens and decor, too.
5. Courtney of Merriment dip-dyes Easter eggs with neon shades over at Oh Joy. (Okay, so this was actually posted just over a week ago, but it was too cute not to share!)
For ideas on which foods to set the table with, browse our list of Easter brunch and dinner recipes.
Photo credits:
1. Brooklyn Bride blog, photography by Hilda Grahnat
2. You Are My Fave blog
3. Vintage Paper Parade blog, photography by Matthew Mead
4. Schoener Wohnen April 2012 issue, photography by Julia Hoersch, via Decor8 blog
5. Oh Joy! blog, photography by Katie Stoops
As evidenced by our growing design sites we like list and blog roll, we're very inspired by blogs here at houseandhome.com. So, we think it's only fitting to let you know what we're loving on the world wide web. Come by every Thursday for a fresh set of hot links. For this week's batch, you'll see that we're enchanted by warmer temperatures and early blooms, and, as such, favour fresh, colourful spaces! Reno season is upon us, so we've included a link for all you hands-on folks in need of inspiration, too:
1. Heather Clawson of Habitually Chic shares beautiful photos of gardens and indoor-outdoor living.
2. Lucy of The Design Files takes us into the eclectic Australian home of textile designer Sally Campbell.
3. John and Sherry Petersik of Young House Love reveal their kitchen makeover results.
4. Ginny Branch Stelling of Design*Sponge interviews photographer and food blogger Erin Scott.
5. Oliver Yaphe founder and designer Katherine Yaphe considers neon decor for spring. (Katherine's minimalist custom-built home is featured in our April 2012 issue!)
For more inspiration elsewhere on the web, visit these design sites we like.
Photo credit:
Vogue, photography by François Halard, via Habitually Chic
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