Jumble jumble

I like it when bookcases run over doors.

from Petra Bindel

Tabletop

I was really struck by this photo by Famapa of the wonderful blog, My Funny Eye. How is it the table looks so good, after the meal has been served? There's just a lot of great pieces (on a super tablecloth). It makes me want to rethink all my housewares and go all modern, graphic and colorful. Too bad I already have housewares coming out my ears! Only my Aalto glasses fit the bill.

Artists live here

Well-worn artists' home in London. Quite disheveled, but beautiful.

from The Selby

Saturation point

Beautiful blue paint that combines wonderfully with the other colors in the room and really makes the art pop. Probably tough to pull off in real life, though.

from François Halard

Fabulous in New York

Ruben and Isabel Toledo's loft.

from New York Magazine

Maine

I'm heading up to Portland, Maine for a long weekend tomorrow, and that seems an excellent excuse to run this classic Wary Meyers dining room. I still love it!

Layering

Saarinen table over tufted ottoman.

from James Merrell

Black and wood

I quite like this bench for the foot of a bed. The rest of the room ... eh.

from Lizette Bell

Comic book hero

Just a punchy, graphic space.

from Daniel Hertzell

Frank-spotting

Ah, I totally love this Josef Frank headboard. This is pretty much exactly what I would do with such a fabric, if I had a bedroom. The rest of the room is spare, to give the fabric its due.

Another room in the same home. Great play of textures!

from Metropolitan Home

Bed nook

I like how the little half wall defines the bed's space in a larger area.

from Rum Magazine, via Les Carnets du Design

CD storage

from Dwell

Monochromatic art

I like how this luxe, formal room is given a dose of irreverence by the art wall. The art itself all seems to be black prints (rather Hugo Guinness-like), but there is a wonderful assortment of vintage frames.

from François Halard

Garret apartment

The Times ran one of my favorite features today: "Who Lives There," this time about a tiny Greenwich Village apartment that I've often gazed at from the street (it's above Tea & Sympathy, one of my favorite breakfast spots). Now I know that the place is rented by a very chic woman who works for Barney's. It's 350 square feet and a fourth floor walkup, but still pretty awesome.

No slide show for some reason, but there are more pictures with the link that show the amazing skylight.

Tropical tile

I love the texture of this tile against the modern furnishings.

via Man Make Home

Old books...

... framed for their covers.

from Design*Sponge

Clean look

High ceilings, window-wrapping bookshelves, Prouve chairs, doggie. What's not to like?

from Pieter Estersohn

More whites and brights

Just another summery shot.

from James Merrell