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i love it all... down to those candied white details! white floors, white walls, white ceilings...
sign me up. 


i work out of my home as a designer and always love an artful representation of a multi- functional space.  a place to get the work done that is also a work of art itself. 

CLEAN is the word.

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CHURCH BOY

my oh my this one steals my heart away.  artist nick kenny performed some finely crafted magic on his renovated, 19th century, "tin chapel" home in historic faversham. i have always had a thing for the temple aesthetic, and this place is the best of all worlds... 

first of all, the palette is simple and rich and the well curated collection of antique and flea market scores are so tasteful. who can deny that a spiral staircase is enduringly awesome? and that kitchen, full of bits and bobs, made cohesive by the industrial white tile. 

well done nick.

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TERRARIUM TUB

last summer i got really involved with making terrariums for my brother's wedding. 

i find it infinitely fascinating, a contained environment that is, ideally, self sustaining. 

i want to bathe in this mystical space - the best of all worlds, feeling immersed in nature, with a touch of shelter. kind of like bathing in a terrarium. 

 

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MILL MAGIC

over the next few day i will be posting places and spaces that inspire me. anyone who knows me knows i adore where we live. on the shore line of beautiful lake monona in madison wisconsin. every day i am reminded that magic is alive as i absorb the vista from my flat. my heart still wanders from this beautiful place though, and i daydream (and sometimes night dream) about lofts, refurbished barns, and old warehouses. i just love a space used in an unexpected way. many years ago, while at university, i did get the chance to live in a barn for a while, there were 4 of us, all wildly artistic, inhabiting the space ~ putting our own bent on how the communal space should be used. some things i recall loving about the barn were the soaring ceilings, the massive window/doors that made you feel connected to nature. the rustic overall nature of this old place was so unique - things of old are so saturated with stories. with a color pop of a modern day painting here and there, a gifted sari wafting from the rafters, and some fascinating folks carrying on, that old barn made for a whimsical, rugged place called home. today i want to show you oswald's mill, an 18th century, 4 story, germanic house-mill in pennsylvania. it so reminds me of the green barn with a few more mature buffed and polished qualities to it. what sort of interior spaces make your heart sing?

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