You see this dining room?
Ya, this one. It and I, we’re kind of having a bit of a love affair going on, oh probably a year or so. It was love at first sight for me, and if I had the means, I’d be all over plopping this beauty spec for spec right down in the middle of my apartment. I love it. I want it. I need it.
So you can imagine my sheer delight when, after all this time, I found the rest of the interior space it belonged to! Oh, happy day! And the rest of the apartment is just as drop dead gorgeous. It’s filled with copious amounts of light, beautiful mouldings, rich wood tones, an array of textures at every corner, an envy inducing mid-century modern chair collection (jealous!), and of course, that gorgeous, gorgeous dining room.
And you know what else really tickles my fancy? The light fixtures in this apartment. They make the entire space. No room is forgotten; it’s just one perfect fixture after another. The shapes are simple, the lines are sleek, they’re the perfect combination of basic geometry and elegance. Plus I love the various bursts of unexpected colour with the yellow one in the living space, and the gold in the dining room.
Watch out dining room, these light fixtures might give you a run for your money!
Images via Houzz
Folks, I’ve found my dream office. Right down to the smallest detail, I’m positively smitten with this white-filled studio space. My, oh my, my heart beats just a little bit faster at the sight.
This is the studio space of Daniella Witte and from this day forth, I’ll be super duper jealous of her and her gorgeous work space, from the gorgeous wood floors and bookshelf wallpaper, to that giant modern work desk and copper pipe light fixture. And, obviously, all of that white! Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin…
Images via Daniella Witte.
Remember English frozen yoghurt chain, Snog, that I fell madly in love with last year? Well now my love affair has passed on to its Australian cousin, Twisted, an equally as delightful frozen yoghurt shop in Sydney, Australia! Kya and I visited it for a tasty little treat while I was down unda last July, and it certainly lived up to and surpassed our expectations! Delicious! So delicious, in fact, it was 110% worth the bus fare out to Bondi for nothing other than a cup of frozen yoghurt. Yummmm.
With summer in the northern hemisphere just around the corner (sorta… spring needs to get on up in hurr first), meaning ice cream time, I was re-reminded of how awesome the design of this place was. I love it. I love the shapes, I love the colours, I love the geometric & graphic elements. It’s just a rad place. And I can 100% attest to it being just as rad in person since I actually did visit instead of just constantly lusting through my computer screen like I usually do! Score!
Add someday designing an ice cream/fro-yo shop to my list of “spaces I someday hope to design” (along with a hair salon – that’d be super fun too!).
Images via Morris Selvatico.
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P.S. Hey look, I was a nutter and submitted my lowly little apartment to Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool contest this year. I have zero aspirations of winning, but if you feel so inclined and want to be my BFF forever and ever, I would lurrrrve it if you’d throw a little favourite-action my way. :) Kristi’s Head Over Heels in the International Division — shh, pretend my name isn’t misspelled. It’s still me. ;)
Ermkay, so I kinda have a huge, huge crush on this studio space featured on Apartment Therapy earlier in the week. It’s delightful! I’ve had lofts on the brain like crazy lately, so it’s only natural I’m superduper enamored with this space. (I’m even designing a lofted guest suite into my hotel for university – seriously, lofts on the brain.)
This little (or rather, big) gem is the shared studio space of a handful of creative ladies and gents, and it seems like such an inspired place to head off to each morning. Classic pieces of furniture, an industrial edge, hints of vintage, and lots of bright bursts of colour throughout. There’s so much personality! It’s pretty rockin’, isn’t it?
P.S. Happy Easter weekend!
Images via Apartment Therapy.
Call me a freak of nature, but I do not drink coffee. Never have, likely never will. But it doesn’t take a coffee drinker to fall truly, madly, deeply in love with Starbucks’ concept store which recently opened in Amsterdam. I’m awestruck! I want, scratch that, I need to be on a plane across the Atlantic right now to see this space for myself in person! As photos typically do not do justice to interior spaces, I can only imagine just how AWESOME this space is in the flesh. It’s so easy to forget that there’s so much beauty in simplicity and natural elements, and this design has embraced and championed that concept throughout. I love it and wish this Starbucks was in my local neighbourhood. I’d consider taking up liquid insomnia for an afternoon here. ;)
Images via The Contemporist
