White, wood and bright

Speaking of orange ...

a summer house in Sweden.

Side note: If they had Habitat in the US, I would be very tempted by a Ribbon lamp.

from LASC Studio, via My Scandinavian Retreat

Summer house with orange doors

Kind of awesome.

from Bo Bedre, via Automatism

Dark floor

from Fantastic Frank, via Emmas Designblogg

Stay in

We are having our first run of cool, rainy weather this summer. It makes me want to curl up in a room like this. Who knew black could feel so cozy?

from Simon Upton. Follow the link for more of this interesting home!

Drag the furniture outside

If the ground is dry and you have able-bodied dinner guests, why not? (Dragging out the china cabinet might be pushing it, though.)

Also, giant paper globe lights are always awesome.

via The Style Files

Eccentric in Milan

I really want to see more pictures of this guy's house. The slideshow was not enough!

from the Times. Follow the link for the Trojan horses in his backyard.

Berlin

I'm going to Berlin in October! Woo! This is a city I have really wanted to visit for the last 15 years and it's finally happening. Anyone have any suggestions?

(Unfortunately, I missed this, the wrapped Reichstag.)

Casual chic

Laid-back style, with a lot of great lamps.

from Ensuite. More pics at the link.

Mad luxe

This just says "gobs of money." I like a room like that every now and then. Even if it looks more like a hair salon than a home.

from T. Follow the link for some context.

Fun house

I always enjoy finding new pictures of spaces I've already featured. I already rhapsodized about this room here. Y'all know I'm a sucker for Josef Frank designs. Plus, those amazing leather Arne Jacobsen sofas.

This is the Copenhagen home of illustrator and designer Lisa Grue. She seems like fun.

from Design*Sponge

Wood top, black base

I've thought about doing a paint job like this on my own desk. The green Noguchi lamp looks very chic here.

from Marie Claire Maison

I love lamp

The Excel Desk Lamp. Red lacquer, plus wood, plus cord. All good.

via Remodelista

More summer lovin'

I want to be a kid again and get invited to Scandinavian summer houses with Marimekko pillows. Instead, I'm going to work...

from Hus & Hem, via Emmas Designblogg

Summer lovin'

from Kitka, via Fine Ting Og Sjokolade

Pared-down bedroom

I really like the colors of the bedlinens. (And I've long been a fan of ruby red and pale blue.)

from Marie Claire Maison

Want. Want. Want.

Yes, I suppose this is crying out for a Unhappy Hipsters caption, but I don't care. I totally covet this apartment and I'm not ashamed to say so.

Like what is going on in this picture? Is something reflected? Are there two rooms with bookcases stuffed with interesting stuff? I guess so, since the floors are different. Mmmm, the floors...

Another nice floor in the kitchen. One wall seems to be wallpapered, although the wallpaper does not show up in any other pictures, unfortunately.

The tile floor makes this kitchen seem like a sophisticated little cafe. Or maybe it's the two tables for two (a little weird, right? Maybe the German explains).

And then there's a note of the bizarre with this JUMBO-SIZED Eames Hang-It-All. I had to stare at this photo for a long time before I realized what I was seeing.

Even the floor in the entranceway is cool.

Want.

from Freunde von Freunden. Why did no one tell me there was a German version of The Selby?!? I have been out of the loop.

Black, white, wood

With a bit of color.

from Inspirational Spaces

Hot

Also in the new Dwell, I spotted the latest from Tom Dixon: the Void light. Shiny!

It totally makes me think of the Bean* in Chicago. (I was in Chicago last weekend, although not at the Bean.)

*Officially Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate."

More Dixon pendants here, here and here.

White light

I picked up a Dwell at the airport (ever notice how like every single home featured has an Eames shell chair in it? Just sayin'). I was quite impressed by this sophisticated, compact white house, with some colorful, homey touches amid the high-end artwork.

This great sequence demonstrating the shifting light patterns over the course of a day is notable for actually featuring an illuminated light! Very unusual in interiors photography!

from Dwell

Wood + windows

Just a lil' backyard studio...

from A31 Architecture, via Man Make Home

Wood grain

Stools from Furu Helvetica.

via Fine Ting Og Sjokolade

Windows!

There are some amazing windows in this house. That strip of natural wood that runs along the top makes all the difference.


from The Selby. So much more good stuff at the link.