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There are so many things I want to share with you, but alas I am not a robot and require sleep! I’ve been so busy during the day, and yet so caught up and inspired by night with what I find “falling down the rabbit hole” as I call it- that’s my euphemism for having …

I’d love to stay at this hotel that I found through one of my favorite new blogs, Ideas to Steal. Yes, it’s in Norwegian, but the Google translation lets me get the gist of it, and the pictures speak a thousand words. I’ve wanted to go to Norway since the second grade when I discovered …

I can’t get enough of black and white, or either one alone! (I’ve even got more awesome graphic boldness coming up again soon.)  So when I found this crazy-prolific design firm, Candy Black I was crazy-inspired!  According to their site they not only provide graphic design, but interior design services as well! Their new studio …

I am completely enraptured by the concept of a live/work space. I’ve always been drawn to commercial spaces and that leads me to incorporate some cross-over aspects into my residential concepts.  This probably stems in part from my earliest influences in home decor: my father worked in every aspect of a large construction company and …

All of the stores for Australia-based international skincare company Aesop are beautifully designed.  Their new Mayfair, London store was designed by Ilse Crawford of StudioIlse who has brought together several other lovely interiors as well. Pictured here are some of the various Aesop stores followed by some other lovely examples of Crawford’s work. And now …

First constructed in 1754, Raven Row is now an art museum which opened in 2009 in east London. Previously two adjoining houses built for Huguenot silk merchants and an office building built in 1972, the buildings were ravaged by fire in the 1950s and again in the 70s. 6a Architects have revived the building and …

Let’s get right to it!! These are all the beautiful things I found for creating that ecclectic, modern+vintage combination I love so much. If you have a favorite designer that does this well, or a favorite antique dealer or place to shop because of the atmosphere, please do comment and share with us! 1. 19th …

My style in design school and even for the last few years has been ultramodern and is gradually moving farther and farther back in time- it started with Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry, went to Charles & Ray Eames (though I’ll never EVER tire of them) and Verner Panton. And now while I still love …