Lots of inspiration from Down Under

One of the blogs I check regularly is The Design Files that showcase artists and architecture mostly from Australia and I always find so much inspiration.

Like this sustainable shed

Or this Victorian Terrace with its skylights. Love the light! More details here

And from the same architect studio, this house blending together in a very interesting way two houses.

The huge windows, the use of natural light and wood in this other house.

I am always fascinated by the two facades that many houses in Australia have, like this one.

More huge windows and skylights here.

I love the window/skylight over the kitchen in this house. I want that too! More details on this house here.

I have been following Courtney Adamo for a few years now on Instagram, and it was nice to see her house and her simple way of living with her big family in Bayron Bay reported here.

And another simple living house here.

Another two styles facades house with more skylight here. Why don't we use more skylights here in Norway too?! I wonder.

And what about the mix of styles here, and here?!

A more natural and family friendly house in the countryside here.

White, wood and a hint of cobber here.

Do you like these styles, big windows and skylight? Not enough?!

These are some other architecture studios that I found through The Design Files:

Downie North

MSDS

DAHA Love how they have added the stair to the down floor in this project.

Robson Rak

Garden Life for landscaping.

Tecture

Irons McDuff

Vokes and Peters and their subtle way of hiding things away, like in this project.

Dan Gayfer Design Look at how this house bland with its surroundings!

And here it's a modular house company that I also find interesting to follow ARCHIBLOX.

Do you have any favorite house project from down under?

White and wood

I really like the combination and contrast of white and wood in shelves and forniture.

From Style at Home

IKEA Mandal chest of drawers

And below are the Flip shelves I have spotted in a shop in Copenhagen, called MUNK . I think they are so COOL! If you look a them right in front they are rectangular, but just moving slightly from the side you get these exagonal profiles! So clever and cool! Just look at them! (And the wall on the right side of this picture?! Cool as weel ;))

 

Flip shelves from MUNK Collective

More interesting shelves and storage solutions

I am still capture by interesting shelves systems and effective storage solutions.

I love the idea of different sizes and depths of the cabinets in this corridor.

via desiretoinspire

I also like the combination of closed, open and see-through shelves (and that lovely sitting nook).

via desiretoinspire

 And the grey shelves in this room. I like the fact that the shelves are open at the end of the room, resulting in a much lighter effect.

 via Rachel Allen Architecture

Finally, I have just discovered this rainbow bookcase. What a bright idea!

via A cup of Jo

Shelves!

I am thinking about shelves! 

via Nuevo Estilo

via Nuevo Estilo

 via Nuevo Estilo

 via Emmas designblog

and a better view of those shelves back there here and the whole appartment here at Imberg Arkitekter

I also like the new BOTKYRKA shelf from IKEA 

These below are very cool shelves, don't you agree?

via DesireToInspire

also via DesireToInspire

Are you also thinking about shelves?

 

Kitchen Inspiration #1

via Desire to Inspire

Not the only one thinking of nooks and niches

I am not the only one thinking of a cozy niche or a reading nook...



From Coco+Kelly

Storage and Glee: reading nook

I agree with the writer of Storage and Glee when she shares this nook with her readers



She said "Functional bookshelf/stair combo leads to the perfect red reading nook." Smart solutions to keep books, provide a stair and sits and a perfect reading nook with (most likely) a nice view. Here her original post.