Inspiration for Casual Dining Room.

I've put together some pieces which I would love to have together for a casual dining room. The dining area would also have a corner for folks waiting for dinner to be ready, and also a console table that would also double as a bar or buffet. I have selected vintage chairs for their simplicity and beauty. The Arne Vodders would flank both sides of the length of the table and the Grant Feathersons would be at both ends of the table. Above the Concorde table would be the Nautic Portreath pendant lamp. The reason why I picked the Concorde table was that usually the casual diner would be near the kitchen and it could also double up as an extra prep/pastry table (being marble). The decanter lamps would be hung above the console table.

I think that a casual diner should always fun and different without all the chi chi stuffiness that is usually in a formal dining space. It should be a space that people want to hang out in, sometimes even do work in. Something to think about. Enjoy.

Nautic Portreath Pendant Lamp.

Poliform Concorde Table by Emmanuel Gallina.

Arne Vodder Dining Chair in Teak.

The Arne Vodders to be re-upholstered in a purple tweed.

Grant Featherson R152 Dining Chairs.

Lee Broom Decanter Lights.

Another Country's Console.

Ercol Studio Couch.

Living Room Inspiration June 2010.

Sorry for not being able to post new stuff lately. I have been busy a design project of late which I will share more with you as time goes by. I promise it to be very different and special; worth the wait.

Anyway, today I have decided to put together a couple of pieces together as a living room inspiration for those who are thinking of putting together your living room or lounge area. I thought it would be lovely to have an entertainment area where you can just have a nice group of 8 to 10 people to just sit around and chat, while waiting for dinner or even play a little after dinner games. My kind of dinner would end with some form of game like gentlemen versus the ladies in trivia, pictionary, taboo or even trivia. It is such good fun, throws in a little competition and keeps the evening light and engaged.

My kind of lounge at the moment is a tat mismatched, rather than polished, it is nicely collected and fun to look at. The two long sofas facing each other with two marble coffee tables end to end between them, on adjacent to the sofa is the circle chair and next to the quack sofa on the other side is the crate table for the magazines. Above the coffee table are a collection of different cage lamps with different bulbs. Leaning up against a wall on the far side of the room opposite the circle chair is the side board.

Cage Lamps.

De La Espada Box Sofa.

Quack Sofa by Cappellini.

Vitra Plate Table with Carrara Marble at 120cm long.

Circle Chair by Hans Wegner.

Crate Table by Jasper Morrison for Established and Sons.

Sideboard #26 by Arne Vodder.

Vintage Globes.

Vintage globes have a certain nostalgic charm about them. Their colours a little faded and the palettes used, beautiful. It's amazing how much over the years, what we have discovered about this planet we live on. Here are some lovely photos of vintage globes and what others have done with their collection.

Great Idea for a Hermes Scarf.

I saw this great idea of what to do with a gorgeous Hermes scarf that you can't see yourself wearing anymore. Frame it! It looks great on the wall of this living room. It can be your little ode to a special season of your life.

Inspirations By a Soulmate.

This is my pictorial ode to one of my soulmates; a tribute of sorts to a friendship that I am missing immensely.

Veuve Cliquot La Grand Dame.

Bell and Ross BR01 Orange Edition. It was designed after the clock in a cockpit of an airplane.

Back of the Watch.

Porsche Turbo in Speed Yellow.

Bags by Maison Martin Margiela.

Leica Digilux3.

Torre Di Moravola, Italy. A 12th century watchtower restored with just 7 rooms. Perfect for an escape.

Inspiration Boards

Been thinking of getting my own inspiration board for quite a while now. There were so many ideas that popped out, like ornate or simple, magnetic, cork or blackboard? It's so refreshing to have a inspiration board that keeps changing. It's like a piece of evolving "art".

While I am still trying to figure that all out, I've decided to put up some pictures of inspiration boards as well as two pictures that would have definitely made it on my board.

Drew Barrymore's Inspiration Board.

Fiona Richards of Cartolina Cards' Inspiration Board.

Handmade Detroit's Inspiration Board. Love the collage of old and new scraps.

Inspiration Board from Shabby Vintage Mom, an etsy shop. Love the frame and vintage buttons.

Arugula Press's Inspiration Board made from chicken wire. Love how the scraps are pegged on.

Love the picture of this bedroom. Simple and beautiful with a little bit of vintage spirit injected into it.

An old Mitsubishi Fan. Every one that grew up in the 80s would recognise this.