{décor inspiration | interior designer : barrie benson}

. . . positively adore everything about this room -- the white walls and layered carpets, leaning artwork and velvet sofa, the soft coral settee and stunning floods of light, and most of all, the glittering flecks of gold . . .


{interior design by barrie benson; photography by chris edwards, charlotte home+garden via christine}

{décor inspiration: leopard print & winter white}

. . . and while on the topic of leopard print & bright winter whites, positively enchanted with the romantic and dusky light flooding through this home in buenos aires, and, of course, the leopard print against white walls and floor-grazing draperies, intoxicatingly intermingled with warm wood, velvet and florals . . .


{images: home of boutique owner Silvia Álvarez Castillo in Buenos Aires, January 2008 Home Journal Hong Kong, photography by Daniela Mac Adden for Surpress Agency; stylist: Mariana Rapoport via Felicity & All Things Bright and Beautiful}

{at the shops: loom, australia}

. . . with recent projects, and after a fascinating tour of a rug manufacturing facility, have been thinking quite a bit lately about how things are made, about the of the time and care that goes into well-designed and well-crafted things, and happened upon these beautiful rugs by victoria-based loom -- a of colours, patterns and textures, each piece is a work of art . . .


{images: loom, discovered via {frolic!}}

{décor inspiration: patterns & texures}

. . . only a few moments this morning before brunch, to flip through the latest issue of lonny, and instantly fell for the chicago home of designer lauren gold; and while a little surprised to be drawn to such deep shades at a time of year when the world feels awash with sunlight, could hardly tear away from the richness of the patterns and textures -- leopard print and tufted velvet, vintage glass and high gloss black, leather and gold . . .









{images via lonny july/august 2011, more at the inspiration board}