Brick Bay House

This home in a small coastal town on the North Island of New Zealand is all kinds of amazing!  Architects Glamuzina Paterson have created a seamless integration of interior and exterior spaces in this stunner of a home.  The surroundings are just divine, and I love how the house perfectly compliments its natural rural environment.

The interior features blonde timber flooring and milky white tones, teamed with exposed ceiling beams and timber wall panelling.  Large expanses of stacking slider doors allow light to fill the living areas and capture the stunning outlook.

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Isn’t it just amazing!  I’m a little besotted with the outdoor fireplace, the hanging chairs and that hammock!

Source: Contemporist
 Images: Samuel Hartnett
Architecture: 
Glamuzina Paterson Architects

 

A Vintage Delight in Warrandyte

I’m a passionate Aussie, and I love discovering little Aussie gems so when I came across this character-filled Melbourne home in the suburb of Warrandyte I knew I wanted to feature it’s vintage style gorgeousness on the blog.

It’s owners have only lived here for 8 short months and whilst they have big plans to knock-out walls and eventually add a modern extension, the home of Paula Mills and family already has a truly lived-in homely feel.

The house has loads of amazing treasures, most of which have interesting stories about how they came into possession of the Mills family.  The 50’s pink dining table was found at an auction whilst the family resided in Johannesburg.  The beautiful pale blue vintage-style dress was Paula’s grandmothers.  Industrial style pendant lights in the dining, living and verandah were being thrown-away by Paula’s art school, her husband Pete brought them back to life.

Paula Mills is a seriously talented Illustrator, and along with her sister owns business “Sweet William”.  Examples of Paula’s work can be seen throughout the home, the Pink Peony Canvas displayed on the mantle piece in the first image is a recent creation of hers.

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The exterior of the home was painted in tones of muted greys and greens, and true to creative-form the Mills family added their own touch by painting the door a vibrant red.

I love everything about this place, especially the story that it tells of it’s owners.  Just by glancing at the images of the interior you get a real sense of the delightful family which call it home.

source :: Design*Sponge

Pearl Valley Residence

I stumbled across a snapshot of this impressive home whilst scanning through Pinterest last night and just had to see more of it and boy am I sure glad I did!  Designed by Antoni Associates, this amazing residence in the exclusive Cape Town golfing estate of Pearl Valley has so many stand-out features.  I’m just a little (ok a LOT) envious of the indoor pool and bar area, and I think I could quite happily gaze out the window towards the 18th hole of a golf course – I know my other half sure could!

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Scandinavian Inspired Interiors

I’ve always been a whole lot in love with Scandinavian Style Interiors.  Milky white palettes with subtle hints of pastel colour, accents of black, layers of texture, natural stone and wood elements all create a real sense of relaxed luxury. ScandiStyle_moodboard 1d23f83ef4a7d9d52a5027741b2bc9ac 6e8a1682f57f69e571603d37bfc68d5a 0c189d2aa9f5f87f4b3737cb7e7fced3 32f3dd12220add0bf228a1a9c00d6043 ec482367eb3656fc2c58f93ea113ee13 39acc88729304b572c44e37b41f1bd4f 090eadd8db966bcc665b9c5173f0fcf6 8485a3a5e0f2d7c1be76ea9c77cd2a4b 392412cd047a0753ecdf9e25defdaad2 62936428bc12bb950e78de8a4f59b799 ac5ba96d8c675d37fe27140b3940ca01 fc2d67c5940c0787d958bcc9f8cf693c dfa3823ad6f948fcad919846114958f3

Mid-century Modern

This split-level ranch-style home in Portland has a real sense of tranquillity.  The interior features white walls, ebony floors and subtle hints of green with loads of interesting artefacts (those are a pair of Portuguese eel traps hanging over the fireplace!)FireplaceThe living room.

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Many of the gorgeous furnishings featured throughout the home were vintage finds, including the rocking chaise in the living room, and French blown-glass bottles.

Photos by Lincoln Barbour  Interiors by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design