Warehouse Style Bachelor Pad

A former wool store was converted to create this warehouse style apartment for a bachelor in Brisbane, Australia. Designed by Wrightson Stewart, I like the masculine materials palette chosen here - timber flooring and joinery, marble bench top in the kitchen, black industrial lighting, tan leather sofa, white walls and the grey wool fabric. I am working on an apartment for a gentleman and while the building we are working on is more refined than this warehouse, I can still be inspired by the materials collated together here.

Photographs by Kylie Hood via Vogue Living.

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A Place Called Home

Happy New Year! I am back in the office today and ready to tackle another year ahead. I hope you all had a great Christmas and enjoyed a relaxing break. I'm looking forward for the 'real' summer weather over the next few months and have several cool projects to work on.
Here is the Bondi apartment belonging to Australian stylist, Jason Grant. Last year he released his book, A Place Called Home, in which he teaches how to decorate your home just like a stylist. The overall vibe of the book is fresh, summery and colourful.

 

Photographs by Lauren Bamford for Inside Out via Homelife

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Colour Zoning

 

Check out the clever use of colour zoning in this French apartment and family home of designer/illustrator, Caroline Gomez. The open plan apartment has expansive areas of white, yet 'rooms' have been defined with zones of lovely colour. See the rest of the apartment here.

Photographs via yellowtrace.

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Stylish Model Apartment from Sweden

This morning I was captured by the stylish living room above - isn't it great? Love the pieces - chair, tables, sofa, floor light and the awesome 'C' on the wall. I was sold in an instance. The rest of this model apartment for a development in Stockholm ain't too shabby either.

Photographs by Petra Bindel for Folkhem

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Kiwis Living In New York

Kiwis Gus McKay and Miranda Dempster share an apartment in Greenwich village.

The secret to living in a small space? Being ruthless about unneccessary furniture.

The letters on the mantlepiece came from an old sign for a neighbourhood dry cleaning business.

Photograph by Stephen Shore hangs above the mantlepiece.

The print by Kate Small, an NZ artist, hangs in the dining area.

The fish poster is a true touch of kiwiana - these are often found in our fish and chips shops.

The bedroom has a prime view of the park.

Here is the New York apartment belonging to kiwis Miranda Demspter, an art director and her partner, tailor Gus McKay. This home made an appearance in HOME New Zealand magazine last month and has been featured in this week's NY Times.
The area of this rental apartment is 56 square metres - and Dempster talks of being ruthless while furnishing the small spaces carefully. Read the rest of the article here.
Photographs via NY Times.

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St Kilda Apartment Renovation

One stylish, recently renovated and beautifully furnished apartment in St Kilda, Melbourne.
Photographs by Sharyn Cairns via Homelife.

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Comfortable Scandinavian Apartment

Here is a stylish and comfortable Scandinavian apartment that I came across on Facebook today and it was getting a lot of love from all around. It's a great mix of crisp whites, rich rugs, great lights and cool furnishings - another cool Scandi apartment.

Photographs by Mikael Creative via Ecletic Interiors.

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Classic and Urbane Manhattan Apartment from Lonny.

Dining area with the eclectic art collection

Living area with built in book shelves.

Leach's office.

The kitchen with cool Charlotte Perriand stools.

From the latest Lonny magazine, here is the home of Julia Leach, founder of the cool lifestyle brand, Chance. If you're like me and love stripe tops, then you'll love this fashion range. The good taste of the founder has extended in to her cool, relaxed and urbane home in Manhattan. Read more about it here.
Photographs via Lonny.

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