Eat... Drink... Americano!

Yet, another black slate... The perfect medium to announce the perfect gluttony fest. Big beautiful letters that don't fall short as a decor asset. But it goes on... Worn furniture. Check! Brick walls. Check! Reclaimed wood. Check! Perfect photos of food... Yup! Right after the jump!

Chalk Wall

The Smitten Studio of Sarah Samuel, with a great view on black slate. You might consider it a somewhat risky investment, because you must also embrace the fact that chalk dust can be tricky to clean, and accept it as a decor asset.

In this case in particular, we love the way how this was applied as another regular black wall, that can be used to make contrast with art, plus the bonus of... Writing! Also, you can't miss the fact that matte is sexy. Browse through these pictures and see by yourself why this new black can be so charming.

Minuscule Chair by Cecilie Manz

Yeah, we love Fritz Hansen. Here, the Minuscule chair, by Cecilie Manz. A fresh one, pulled out from the Milan fair. It's a straight shot on good taste, and it's elegant enough so it doesn't clog your space. Also, beautiful upholstery colours for everyone.

Free Mind of Shantell Martin

Don't have the dough for wallpaper? Do you fancy drawing and wish for better walls? Do-it-yourself... With a sharpie! Even if you can't do it, c'mon! You must know someone with a knack for drawing! Seriously, there's a lot of talented people out there. No excuse here!

This is the room of Shantell Martin, a Broklyn-based artist. So, she's got a flair for this, but she wasn't sure about the whole idea until she tried it. So go ahead! You can always paint the walls again. All this below the price of wallpaper. Curious about the results? More after the jump!

Light by Jean-Marc Palisse

It must be really inspiring to work in these environments, when the models are pure beauty. And in this case, Mr. Palisse negates any secondary light sources to give emphasis on THE light source available. Which is a clever choice, as you can see, because you get contrast to define your space volumes and colour sharpness.

This makes it a good matter of interior design. One must get full awareness of the light sources available, be them natural or artificial. And by the act of simple observation, choose the best decor placement. Don't let a powerful colour fade out, steeped in shadow, for example. Get more after the jump.

Weekend Sofa

Yup! Thy favourite tool for weekends. A killer sofa from the Fritzies, designed by, yours truly, Jaime. It almost doesn't matter if your room is just clumsy and clutter-ish, because it will enlighten your space for sure. We invite you to take a walk through these incredible photos by Ditte Isager, and get the inspiring details and colours below, before you get to your now-boring tool.

NEW by Campana

It's not exactly new, but you might need to see this again. We just handpicked what we think it's the best from this hotel in Athens. After all, it's Campana... Everything you love about them is everywhere, plus, there's faceted furniture. It's all for your futuristic soul pleasure! Colours are top notch, and gold fits in beautifully, adding the class. Check the beautiful scenery with reclaimed wood, after the jump!

The Comfy Headquarters

We love the practice of Ábaton, a madrilenian studio. Perfectly humble housings, delivers more of the content than the "structure", and we more than agree! This is their showroom designed to represent their vision, and it's also their office, down in the basement. But it's the social spaces that surprised us! The white is there, decor is sculptural, and beautiful points of colour that enlivens the spaces. Check it out!

Brown Ombré — Palette Inspiration

Beautiful, beautiful color shades! See how these, apparently unpromising, raw walls gracefully fits in. It's incredibly inspiring. Look, we've prepared a small palette to boost your inspiration!

Photography and styling by Daniella Witte. Via Design Porten.

Industrial Classicism — B&B Italia

I think we've never seen such this good presentation, by the fellow citizens at B&B Italia. The right pieces in the right place. Elegant, sexy, and it obviously manages to have an italian flavor, a well round modernism. Maybe it's because it looks like an old sculpture barrack... It's indeed a nice workshop with the right ingredients. You can have pretty great indoors with raw walls and high-quality furniture. More below!

Grey Interplay

Today, a swift change towards grey. It is indeed dramatic, certainly not for the faint of the heart. In our humble opinion it's worth it. You'll get this strong, flavorful, and dense environment full of attitude, and still, it's neutral enough, with a generous margin for free expression: pink, orange, blue, red, green, gold, silver... By the way, you can even play with different slabs of grey, interplaying with the chromatic temperature, with the warmth and the coolness of it. Get more of this scenario, after the jump!

Femininity Fête

Another australian home, this one is owned by Annabelle Kerslake, ex-florist, half Fête Press. You quickly get clear femininity from all details. The clean background, floral everywhere, the furry carpets, the fluorescents pinks/blues, together with dark, earthy tones that make those sweet contrasts along the way. And an overall organic and gossamer feeling, make this a classy and classic decor. Just maybe, we would love to see more of the brown tones.

Get it all after the jump, and then, have a look at their publications at Fête. Ready yourself to drool!

Open Bar Colour Party in Brazil

Brazilian homes, we love them! Bright happy colours and the best sunshine! This one, in particular, has one of the most spectacular and functional kitchens we've seen in awhile. It's practically a bar, we love it! And together with the openness of the social space, it's perfect for dance parties. More colours after the jump!

Mint & White

A perfect colour combination on these pics. Pay attention to this Weekday Carnival blog. Besides the fact that it's pratically stuffed with only-perfect items, it is managed by some kind of DIY master and respective family... Interesting...

MEOW!!!

MEOW!!! More black, white, grey and patterns... In a kitchen! Check it out!

Yet Again — Pink

Super-happy to have found this. Another soft pink sofa surrounded by goodness. And here, it's contextualized in a more masculine set, which absolutely gives an important super-warm and sensitive look to a commercial space.

The owner: photographer Jeremy Harwell. It's a narrow studio, but has a lot more of magnificent details to look at, specially wall art — after the jump!

Georgian Via Somerset Via Ilse Studio

Ilse Crawford is kind of a godess to us, and it shows up here as a no-surprise post. She masters at almost every aspect of the interior design spectrum.

This house has great natural charms, and is gifted with generous spaces and hasting sun light. Probably, an easy decision to bet on the dark walls, because it's the obvious path if you need to concentrate some coziness, in spacious rooms. As always, Ilse's colour combinations are flawless and every piece the right one. Don't miss all this goodness them after the jump!

L'amour (Fusion) à Paris

This marriage is amazing. Apart from the undoubtedly/possibly cute/devilish 7 year old daughter, it's a fusion between contemporary art, him, and antique collectionism, her. As you can see, it went a great deal more than plain simple horrid. Just beautifully inspiring!

Allow this reminder about lighting, use colour to light up your house. You might as well get coloured lamps, but you won't even get near the greatness. With light and paint, contamination is reciprocal and you'll notice a more enriched outcome: the surfacing becomes gradiented, and the reflections will gracefully hit the adjacent rooms. Results may vary, but thats the beauty of it — get used to this!

Get that last picture, after the jump. THE best way to integrate art in your decor.

Georgian House in London

Again, with a pink sofa! The base colours are wonderful and yummy. Very light and fresh! And all is left to do, for that spicy wow factor, is to bet on the vivid and fluorescent colours. It's done deal!

If you're drooling already, you can rent it at Light Locations. Maybe you can fill it in with your style and photo-shoot it. Get more of this gem after the jump!

NY With a French Twist

That essencial soft pink!

Today it's NY! Let's go to Brooklyn, take a look at this dreamy apartment with a delicious french touch. Every detail is great in a way that it delivers something elegant but also a strong, bold confidence, with a good sense of opportunity, and it's a nice collection of good decor pieces.

We absolutely love the black room (after the jump). The nice contrasts with the white tables, decorative mirrors, jars... And everything in its rightful place.

Light Vs Black Paint

Do you have a big window? OK, you can paint your house with black! Just everything!

One big, narrow and yellow abat-jour will surely guarantee a happy customer in any scenario.

This is the eclectic, eccentric, semi-clumsy and hippy style of Abigail, in her own house. A dramatic turn from our usual white swedish into black british. Learn how every detail communicates with the dark background. How colour must turn vivid in order to work properly. Check her classy bathroom after the jump!

Hat tip to Madrid

Check out this paraphernalia of textures! This is what we love the most about latin interiors: the extroverted style in the usage of colour and pattern. Makes it all so welcoming and much more happy.

This is the house of a madrileño hat designer, you can see a couple of hats around. It's zero-shame when combining two similar patterns, with the same exact colours (see those zebra patterns). There's a powerful sense of placement and fluctuation between the mediums and all is decor, the books, the cut-outs, frames Vs sticked-papers-on-the-wall, eclectic furniture, savage plants, dead birds... One rule: make it count!

Get to work!

We've seen this around, not sure where... But this is inspiring, and that brass lighting pipe kills it. We just needed it in this blog!

That is one rad wallpaper. One of the best solutions to break the white vastness and to add a bit of an eclectic feel to the room.

Ready Yourself for Indoors

It's finally raining here in Portugal. Sad... Avoid weather adversities and hit the indoor pitches. Pick a nice restaurant, visit some friends, and in extreme situations go for a semi-wet walk in the park, with the fanciest umbrella.

Here, a good combination for the daily life. Gather the warmer textures, like woods and fabrics, avoid using too much plastic. Control the hues to neutral tones. Life will give you the best: a green coat on a chair, your pink wallet, magazines and colouring books, those vivacious flowers from the market, red boots, bra spread across the floor...