Happy Thanksgiving!

My dining space might not look quite like this, but I plan to enjoy good food and good people on America's greatest holiday.

from Côté Maison

Low key

It's rare to see a piece of modern architecture/renovation that is so striking, but doesn't ever feel like it's trying too hard. This just feels very organic and handmade. The rough edges haven't all been sanded off. I'll start with the mural in the...

courtyard.

Then come the usual suspects for a Roseland Greene home: giant bookcases, exposed brick walls, wood furniture...

and a nifty kitchen.

from OWI. Lots more at the link!

Barn kitchen

Rustic beauty.

from The Selby. Follow the link for some cute dog photos.

In Tangier

Moroccan interiors always seem so striking, but I don't know if the look really works if you're not actually in Morocco. So even though this is definitely a fantasy look ... what a fantasy! Perfect for dark dramas — or maybe just a cozy afternoon with a Paul Bowles book.

Special shout-out to the black and white check floors, which I'm loving since seeing them used so elegantly in Buenos Aires.


from World of Interiors, November 2009. Photos by Roland Beaufre

Art-filled

Living in a small apartment, I tend to think art is that one thing I can buy with abandon — after all, it's flat! But I find myself now reaching the point where I seem to have more art than wall space. I've concentrated my small pieces onto an art wall, and I wonder now if it's getting too crowded and hectic. But then I look at a picture like this... Admittedly the art here is of greater value than mine, but it still looks quite lovely, and most importantly, personal, which is what one should want from her art collection, I think. Also of note, the elegance and sparkle of the old gilt frames.

Another image from the same home. Man, I love the frame job on both these pictures.

And yet another. No framed art, but I adore the look of that built-in bookcase with the natural wood. Homey and high-end, elegant and cozy. Very good.

from World of Interiors, November 2009

Guess what I bought?

Bought a little treat for myself this month. There were so many good features in this issue that I felt the pull irresistible. But it's taken me a while to find time for scanning (I didn't bother with the adorable English cottage spread, because several of the images were in this recent post at Head Over Heels).

This is from the cover story — sort of a "art gallery director brings his work home with him" type place. But the bedroom does have some practical value. One tends to think of one big piece of art over the bed. But here's a set of small pieces. It works.

from World of Interiors, November 2009

Cute

I feel like I'm always spotting cute little workspaces like this — and then noticing they are conveniently devoid of computers. Don't care. This looks like the desk of someone unconcerned with cruel deadlines (I'm tempted to tag it "fantasy").

from Bolig Magasinet

Semi-retired

An office that is practical, not ostentatious.

They seem to be living the good life.

from Dwell

Who's the boss

While we're on the topic of offices that put underlings in their place, how about this stunner? I love how boss lady gets a comfy Eames, but the guests get something stiff-backed and Gustavian.

from François Halard

Crazy

I have been working crazy hard since I came back from vacation, and the craziness looks like it will only intensify until Thanksgiving. So, if there is less blogging going on, that's why. But let me take a moment to fantasize about working here, in this very imperious office. It looks like if I met with someone who displeased me, I could just send them upstairs to be executed.

Or forget working all together. Why don't I just be crazy rich? Then I can just buy a palace, paint it grey, and install lavender sofas. Sounds like a plan.

from AT Casa