I need a room that looks just like this one, designed by David Jimenez.

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…is the day when we have a home big enough for a library ladder.
I think ladders in open spaces are functional and oh so beautiful.

Continue reading The day my life will be complete… at Jenny Komenda.

It rains a lot in Brussels. When we can’t get out and all my kid creativity has been exhausted, I put on a Seseme Street DVD for the girls and I watch an old episode of Top Design on my laptop. {Or I watch So You Think You Can Dance? on YouTube, but that’s another story.}

Remember how great this loft was? My favorite element was the grouping of photos by the front door.

Continue reading Top Design Revisited at Jenny Komenda.

Our neighbors in Cambridge think I’m crazy (and single-handedly destroying the ozone) because I’m outside spray-painting a lot. It’s amazing what a little spray paint can do to transform a piece of furniture, a picture frame, or, in this case, ceramic figures.

I can’t remember which magazine I saw this in (I think it was Cottage Living), but the owners of this home sprayed random, mis-matched ceramic bird figurines (from thrift stores and eBay) all white to make the grouping look and feel more like a curated collection.

Continue reading Spray Paint at Jenny Komenda.