Went on a blog safari...and found

(cinema via Une Jeune Demoiselle)

(stylish outfits via Sea of Shoes)

(rock and roll via Pretty in Black)


(sexiness via Soir-de-fete)

(Audrey loveliness via Freshly Baked Cookies)

(60's Vogue photograph via A-Red-Lipstick)

Sexy Bedrooms

(Second last image sourced from Loving/Living / Small; Last image from Point Click Home; all other images from Homes and Garden)

Drama

(Add dramatic wallpaper from Loui Loui to your space. Source, Canadian House & Home August 2008)

Canadian Artist, Nathalie Parenteau

(Sweet Grass Moon)

(September Sky)


(Moose Challenge)


(The Way Home)


(Blue Dream)


(Caribou Shimmers)

(Quebec native Nathalie Parenteau who lives in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada is a longstanding professional artist with an easily recognizable style. Her work is collected from all over the world. Nathalie spends significant amounts of time with each painting to reach a subtle balance in both composition and tones. I own a digital print of Sweet Grass Moon (first image) and love it. Nathalie's work can be purchased here.)

Simplicity

(I love the simplicity of this room. Two elements really draw my attention, the beautiful glass chandelier and the odd, but surprisingly appealing lamp in the corner. Sourced from Shoot Factory)

THE BEST of Desire to Inspire - June Posts

(Desire to Inspire, in existence since January 2007, is the absolute kaleidoscope blog of eye candy featuring renowned photographers and interior designers. Authors Jo, who hails from Brisbane, Australia and Kim from Ottawa, Canada, met via a Flickr group. Jo rents a two-bedroom apartment in Brisbane (where UNFORTUNATELY due to crazy renters rules she's not allowed to paint or put holes in the walls), and Kim recently purchased a 12 ft wide house in Little Italy that needs a TON of work. Jo lives with her husband and his seeing-eye dog Mickey, and Kim lives with her six cats. Jo and Kim buy everything for their homes in thrift shops, eBay or Etsy. A passion and love of beautifully designed rooms of all kinds are featured daily. Recently I corresponded with Kim, who agreed to allow me to feature the best of Desire to Inspire on a monthly basis. So, this is the first featuring their June posts that I found to be exceptionally inspiring. Thanks so much to Kim and Jo for allowing me to do this. I hope you enjoy looking at these photographs and of course, if you want to know or see more, Desire to Inspire also have a great search feature on their site.)

(John Barman)




(Ellen McDermott)

(Kathryn Scott)

(Paul Fortune)


(Green rooms: Better Homes & Gardens and Fino Lainge)


(Summer Thornton)



(Antoine Bootz)

(Tracey Garnet)



(Stephen Shubel)





(Omniarte)

Happy Canada Day

(Canada celebrates its 141th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Canada!)