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.

Dreaming of kitchen renovation

Our kitchen is pretty small and we often dream of removing a wall to create an open space with a kitchen island towards the living-room.
However, I don't think we will ever renovate our kitchen, there is no major work required. But it still nice to dream on how we could get more space by rearranging the furniture or getting new ones.

When I saw this kitchen this morning...


I thought Orna (the owner of this apartment) did a pretty good job in exploiting the wall to create storage space. And I love the nook with spot lights and colorful vases she has to break the continuity of the cabinet wall.

I found her kitchen through this post at Apartment Therapy ;)

Storage ideas

Among the blogs that I have bookmarked through the years there is one that is only about storage ideas. It's Storage | Glee. It's a great source of inspiration if you look for smart ideas.

This post for instance is giving me a great idea for a possible solution in the office/guest room.



Have a look to Storage|Glee if you also look for storage ideas ;)

Two lovely niches

I am in love with niches as you might have understood by now (more on niches here, here and here ).

I find niches also quite practical, they usually exploit the space offering multiple functionalities which is a critical aspect if you have limited space.

So in this post at Desire to Inspire, an idea for a compact desk solution with lots of drawers for storage.



While here at Dwellers without decorators a lovely bed niche.



It seems green is quite a popular color for bed-niche (remember this one?)

Help for inspiration

We have been having this idea for a long time. We wanted to add some more storage space in our small bedroom. So we have been thinking on adding some wardrobes on each side of our bed and maybe some cabinets on top (kind of a 'wardrobe niche bed'), but inspiration has always been short.

As you might have guessed from previous posts, I am a big fun of Kim and Jo's blog Desire To Inspire. I have always found great ideas, inspiration and a sense of refresh in their blog. Among other things they post on their blog, there is a session dedicated to "Reader requests". So today I decided to send them a message to get some help.

Here is a picture of a "wardrobe niche bed" Kim has recently posted on another reader request's post on a completely different topic (pendant light).



Do you also have suggestion for a "wardrobe niche bed"? Or do you actually have one?
What are your sources of inspiration?

Sofa/Bed/Reading space ideas and another sources of inspiration

Here more ideas and inspirations come for the studio.

I like the idea of having a sofa full of comfortable pillows where one can stop, relax and read (as I might have shown earlier). Here come two wonderful ideas, with drawers for storage space underneath ;)


From Justin Bernhaut through Coco+Kelly

And the colorful sofa in the next picture (on the right)

From Haus Maus by Holly Becker, author of another very interesting blog decor8

I found in fact more inspirations from another decor8 post here. I love many things from the bright office in this picture



The light, the natural roller curtains, the plain desk, the side shelves...should I add more? Lovely!

Another great, slick office is the one from Young House Love



Again another plain desk and colorful (without overdoing) solution.

What do you think? Where to you get inspiration from for your office re-design?

More ideas for the studio

Here two more inspirations concerning the studio.
One is for a cozy corner combined with the possibility to host some guests


From this post at Elements of Style

And here another idea from another of my favorite blog "Ikea hacker", a customized solution from Bestå cabinets


From Ikea Hacker

What do you think? What are your inspiration for your office/guest bedroom?