white + color

When in doubt, choose white.

Case study: offices of Sagmeister & Walsh

&

interior portraits

Lois Dodd "Loft Interior" 1968

Kathleen Melian, "Remains of Desire" 2012

Karen Kilimnik "The Head Witch's House, Reception Room", 2005

Maira Kalman "The Glass House" 2005

more at painting box 

open truss ceiling

great ceiling, well-done lighting.

exposed truss, painted out.

rustic floor with crisp drywall.

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Angelika Taschen / Berlin style

lots of white space

lots of color

tons of books

yet nothing superfluous

everything beautiful

and great shoes

more at the selby

minimalist lifestyle pointers

here is a great checklist for living minimally,

organized by space.

its all about editing and curating.

mo+mo

smart and pretty nest thermostat

Instead of wondering where to hide the thermostat

when I design your house, I can now wonder where best to display it.

it learns, and you can control it remotely.

oh, and it is beautiful.  Did I mention that?

$249

preorder at nest

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Rainbow cabinets

what's not to love?

bad blogger; I can't recall where I found this.

if you know the source, please tell me!

pink plastic floor mats

plastic and pink and red and orange.

would be great at the beach house or pool house,

to keep the sand and water from taking over.

from here

via here

bottom photo from laure joliet

Utensilo

not only was this designed by a woman,

it is also very cool.

I've been thinking about '70s stuff.

this is one design that endures.

small, $350 from here

house inside a room

tiny buildings of any stripe seem to charm me

but this one is really really good!

from the cool ungtblod

delicious white floor

this floor looks better than candy to me

from the Knoll website.

giant leaves indoor plant

spotted this luscious lovely in the background

Colocasia esculenta

fiddle leaf fig

on a quest to find good 

beautiful 

indoor

plants

found at 149sullivantstreet

originally

grey glass wall

the grey glass wall is also great with the red pipe column.

fine white table too.

 you'll never catch me staining oak dark, but it does add nice contrast.

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great clocks

the SUN clock from snowpeak ($50)

the color of the dot changes throughout the day

Arne Jacobsen's City Hall Clock ($419)

designed in Denmark in 1955, this is a classic

Max Bill clock with lines ($400)

designed in Switzerland in 1956

also a classic

whitewashed masonry

I used to think it was a sin

to paint bricks or masonry

but

it sure can look nice sometimes.

top image from here 

(article about wife of Jason Schwartzman,

which reminds me Wilkie: 

that New Yorker app is FREE)

bottom image from here

another white floor

the white wrapper is a good foil 

for the colors and textures of other elements

from here

white floors

I know a guy who doesn't believe in white floors.

I am sure they exist.

from here

striped dishes

iittala

from here

these have had my eye since they came out over a decade ago.

they still look fresh to me.

here is one in a favorite client's kitchen

paul smith bowls

buy here