Swedish bliss..

I just realized it was a while ago since I posted some good old Swedish

real estate.. Here is a great little flat for sale in the very South of Sweden.

Aren't these violets just divine. They were my grand mother's favourite flower and

every time I see some I think of her. She was an incredible woman. Miss her lots!

Loving that little potted plant on top of the vertical bookshelf. So modest, yet so much presence!

Love the raging bull. Marshall would say it suits me to a tee - the crazy Taurean girl that I am.
A million years ago when I worked as an interior designer for an architect's firm in Sweden, I
managed a refurbishment project of a dining hall for a local school. The hall hadn't been done up
since the 60s and hear and behold was filled with over a hundred 'Ant' chairs by Arne Jacobsen.
Not the original three legged designs that he did for the Novo Nordisk canteen, but the four-
legged Fritz Hansen produced ones -all sprayed in a deep beautiful green colour.  Some were
beyond rescue however others had that wonderful worn feel to them and the school board allowed
us to buy as many as we wanted for 100 kronas each!! Can you imagine!?! I bought twelve -
sold six and kept the other six.. Why on Earth I didn't buy 50 chairs is really beyond me..!

The kitchens are always nice, functional, to the point yet very stylish.

..and of course no Swedish home comes without a cute little outdoor space.

via Bolaget

x Charlotta

Quirky concrete..

This is the home of Johannesburg based

architect Greg Katz and his family.

Though they call themselves 'minimalists'

the house is far from 'minimal' in the

true sense of the style. Instead it has a peeled

back look where old & rustic meets new & sleek

in a nice and balanced manner. Though what they

call their 'concrete box' may give a stark and 

impersonal impression on the outside,
the inside is all but that..

Personally I like the quirk in some of the detail

and the odd splash of off-the-beaten-track colour..

 

 

 

 

 

 

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xCharlotta

Plain and simple..

Imagine being two years into the building of your

dream home and a storm hits the site and everything

to date is ruined.. That is the reality for Steven Pitt

and his wife Faline Edwards in South Africa..

With huge financial constraints they bit the bullet

and started from scratch. This here is the result:

 

 

 

 

via Living Etc. 

xCharlotta

London Loft

Now this loft I do like!

It has that authentic industrial feel but without the boldness
or starkness of the place featured in my previous post.
The creamy colour palette, the chandelier by the seating area,
and the wooden beams and columns that have that weathered
raw & natural feel to them all help create a soothing softness
with warmth and personality - a place you could actually live in.

I also like the bedroom - the raw metal doors vs the feminine decor.

Overall a nice little bachelorette pad.

Photography by Jordi Canosa

xCharlotta

Daryl Carter's Washington townhouse

This is decorator & furniture designer Darryl Carter's

sleek and elegant town house in Washington, D.C.

There are plenty of amazing and fun details in

this house and I love how certain items have been

used in ways they were never intended, and how others
have been purpose made in unexpected materials...

 This is the library. Love the long bench in front of

the fireplace, and the antique desk that is anchored

in the room by that magnificent zebra skin on the floor.

The black shutters are from Allison’s Adam & Eve.

 The creame coloured reclaimed Belgian shutters

at the back are from Added Oomph!, the table

is 18th-century Regency is nicely teamed with a

1920s sofa with wooden detail.

A 19th century grand piano - how wonderful it would

be to have a proper music room! I dream..

 This dining table is made out of concrete!

I love how it has been teamed up with that crystal

chandelier and antique gilt mirror. Nice contrasts.

 An antique Italian étagère is the focal point

in the kitchen that is clearly designed for cooking

for plenty of friends - love the triple stoves!

The Van Dorn cabinet from Thomasville

is one of Carter's own designs - so lovely!

Those antique bordello doors behind the bed are

so cheeky and really make this room!

I'd love to have a large and airy bathroom like this!

 The double bathtubs were salvaged from the

Russian embassy, and those fantastic shutters

designed specially by Carter himself.

The vanity in the bathroom is an adapted 20th-century server.

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xCharlotta

James May's LEGO house

TV host James May's mission to celebrate Britain's best loved

toys by taking them on a massive scale, is building a two

storey house out of LEGO in the idyllic Dorking, UK.

The life-size house is said to need more than 3 million

lego bricks, and will include a staircase, toilet and shower.

What a great initiative!!

You can read more about this project HERE and HERE. 

Another of James' amazing projects is the

'Plasticine Flower Garden' featured at the 

Chelsea Flower Show in London UK.

See more HERE.

xCharlotta

P.S. For those who receive BBC, you can follow 

his series 'James May's Toy Stories' on TV.

Barton Myers

Set in the hills of Toro Canyon Montecito, California is this

steel framed residence designed by Barton Myers Associates.

Simply put the house is a series of open plan lofts

with gigantic glazed 'garage door' walls leading

onto leveled outdoor spaces and cascading pools.

The openness and large panes of glass allows ultimate

vistas of the stunning surroundings and mountain views,

as well natural ventilation and airflow through the house.

More about Barton Myers designs from HERE.

xCharlotta