room candy

welcome! this is a collection of interior style files ...and maybe a bit of food+cocktail cravings, the men in my life--luca and chewy, and other giddy pleasures. enjoy!

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retail color therapy...

streetology | facet studio | sydney, australia

photo: katherine lu via architizer via facet studio

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art at your feet...

after matisse rug | sonya winner

photo: via sonya winner via contemporist

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cabin fever...

hardanger retreat | todd saunders and tommie wilhelmsen | hardanger fjord, norway

photo: bent rene synnevag via todd saunders and tommie wilhelmsen

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behind closed doors...

flowing lake residence | david vandervort architects | washington, usa

photo: mark woods photography via david vandervort architects via archdaily

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soe ker tie house | tyin tegnestue | noh bo, tak, thailand

here is another inspiring and creative project by tyin tegnestue in thailand; it is dubbed locally soe ker tie hias (the butterfly houses) because of their unique appearance. the houses, built by combining local materials and skills with modern innovative techniques, provides orphaned refugees a home to live in and a neighborhood to play in.

photos: pasi aalto via tyin tegnestue via archdaily

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on the flip side...

d'espresso cafe | nemaworkshop | new york, new york

photo: david joseph via nemaworkshop via contemporist

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to sleep, perchance to dream...

cavagnari/quiros summer home | james cavagnari and erin quiros | salina island, italy

photo: scott frances on architectural digest

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organizing by numbers...

i'm loving the stenciled numbers on the storage baskets!

hank azaria's bel-air home | trip haenisch | los angeles, california

photo: roger davies on architectural digest

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transparent beauty...

glass/wood house | kengo kuma & associates | connecticut, usa

photo: scott frances via architectural digest

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life's a beach...

private vacation home | martyn lawrence-bullard | punta mita, mexico

photo: tim street-porter on architectural digest

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secret garden...

photo: jean-pierre gabriel via architectural digest

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handmade style...

saipua store | tacklebox | brooklyn, new york

photo: via tacklebox via archdaily

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image: ernst caramelle via mary mary gallery

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old market library | tyin tegnestue | bangkok, thailand

i love it when good design goes beyond creating beautiful spaces. that's why i got giddy when i saw this humble yet awe-inspiring humanitarian project by tyin tegnestue in a depressed area in min buri, bangkok. through collaboration with the local community and the use of local resources, what used to be a 100-year old abandoned market was brilliantly transformed into a calm and intimate library.

image above: the main room of the library featuring colored box shelves for books and a quiet reading area.

image above: the study room beyond the main room. notice the squat toilet on the right that has found a fresh new life as a planter.

image above: the backyard, with new plantings of jasmine and climbing plants, protected from the hot sun by a pergola.

image above: the high ceiling of the building affords a loft that provides another area for cozy reading

photos: pasi aalto via tyin tegnestue via archdaily

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rememberme chair | tobias juretzek

photo: tania feghali on tobias juretzek via co.design

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casa torcida | spg architects |osa peninsula, costa rica

photo: charles lindsay via spg architects

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morris iemma indoor sports center | mcphee architects | marrickville, australia

photo: sharrin rees via archdaily