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Enjoy this fabulous guest post, thanks to author Susi from DesignShuffle.com! Hi, everyone, I’m Susi and I write as a guest blogger for Design Shuffle, a fabulous social media site that promotes interior designers and their work from around the world. My writing focuses on things I’m passionate about: interior design, decorating ideas, home furnishings, …

Today’s beautiful images come from the Singita Game Reserves which consist of nine different lodge locations from which to choose your ultimate African safari. I have collected here some of my favorite spots around these beautiful locations for you to enjoy as well.

Keep Calm Jack I’ve been seeing this lovely little trend all over the place and so decided to compile a few favorites. I’ll lead off with one Rachel from Brown Paper Packages will love most.  Her Keep Calm Craze post taught me the full history of the poster. Having the knowledge of how close it …

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 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 …

Shootfactory is a unique site I happened upon recently which connects filmmakers and photographers to amazing places for their shoots. I had a hard time narrowing it down to these favorite images- I’m sure you’ll agree that every single place is worthy of a fantasy movie-life to inhabit it.  They have a little of everything …

I’ve always been really inspired by European architecture, especially Scandinavian, and lately Scottish and Irish.  While exploring this fascination I found a great resource, ScottishArchitecture.com and I thought I would share with you a few of my favorite images culled from that site. What is your favorite country or region for architecture & design inspiration? …

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 …

In case you (like I, not being Catholic) weren’t exactly sure why we drink beer and eat corned beef and cabbage today, according to history.com: St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a …