(top left) recycled magazine mirror
(top right) wallter slat rack
(bottom left) felt flower rug
(bottom right) pebble rug

(top left) fire resistant homes (top right) casa tolo (middle left) florence lofts (middle right) southampton home (bottom left) jane st townhouse (bottom right) huf house

(top left) etch concrete floor
(top right) faux wood floor mat
(middle left) modernweave rug
(bottom left) flor outdoor
(bottom right) cork tile

(top left) atl architect
(top middle) google
(top right) mc motors
(bottom left) bahnhof
(bottom middle) red bull
(bottom right) engine

(top left) resurface
(top middle) louis poulsen
(top right) LBL
(bottom left) autoban
(bottom middle) ingo maurer
(bottom right) niche modern

(top left) snow bench
(top middle) dj table
(top right) asterisk stool
(bottom left) curva screen
(bottom middle) plasma bench
(bottom right) bddw credenza

(top left) bird feeder
(top right) compost
(bottom left) rain barrels
(bottom right) pergola

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(top left) tara donovan
(top right) ben butler
(bottom left) mitsuro koga
(bottom right) kathryn hinton

(top left) jonathan adler pillow
(top right) felt pillows
(bottom left) pillow light
(bottom right) areaware pillow

(top left) copenhagen opera house
(top middle) georgia aquarium
(top right) performing arts center
(bottom left) bird's nest
(bottom middle) hunter museum of american art
(bottom right) lavezzorio community center

i have a weak spot for danish design. i used to work for a furniture company that sold danish furniture and the danes would come over and visit a few times a year. i loved hearing about denmark, their thoughts on american designers and got made fun of by pronouncing arne jacobsen's name "the american way". i found this beautiful interior from bolig magasinet. i don't speak danish but think the home belongs a young artist couple that has a pottery company. see the article and the rest of the photos here.

peppermag's best of beautiful and fun public interiors.

(top left) st. barts
(top middle) hotel home
(top right) drain pipes
(bottom left) hotel fox
(bottom middle) falling garden
(bottom right) villa in positano

my husband sent me a photo of this light from his iphone the other day and in the body of the email it simply stated "i want this light! it looks like the deathstar." so, of course, i email the lighting rep, find out what it is and the pricepoint. i wrote back "it's the magdalena from terzani and is $2,500. sorry." ha. we can both dream though...right? i love the way the light reflects a labrynth. it comes in white, tin and gold plated. oh, and i love the red cord too.

(top left) panton
(top middle) big bang
(top right) fieltebek
(bottom left) mama cloud
(bottom middle) 02
(bottom right) tide

this chest of drawers by wrongwoods makes me so happy. it feels like a backdrop from a cartoon from the 70's has come to life! i want one in each color. his and hers?

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tables! i love tables. here are some favorites that have been blogged here on peppermags. the links below will take you to the original posts!

(top left) cross extension table
(top right) nightstand
(middle left) cherner dining
(middle right) coffee table
(bottom) folding table

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i love polaroids. being married to a photographer makes me appreciate having them around even more. how do you display yours? here are some fun diy display options. love the heart!
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A Look Only You Would Understand
ashley g is a super talented artist that i discovered on etsy last year. i know most blog readers have probably heard of her, but i wanted to share in case some of my readers had not seen her work before. here are 3 of my favorite ashley g works that i think i need in my house. hint hint

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HELLO September

i've had so much fun finding artists to blog. here are a few that use mixed mediums and interesting materials to create. love! click the links below to take you to the original posts and find out more!

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this has got to be one of the coolest offices i have ever seen! the bahnhof office, designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects, is located 30 meters under the granite rocks of the Vita Berg in Stockholm. it makes me think super hero office. batman cave? beautiful.




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green design is on the minds of everyone and in the designs of these architects. from treehouses, to shipping containers to houseboats, we have it all below. click on the links to take you to the original posts.

i am sad to say that i do not own a dining table. it is something that i am willing to not have and wait until the right piece comes to me. my husband and i have moved 4 times in 7 years and in each move we purge...a lot. when we moved to the loft we slept on a mattress on the floor for months because we hated our bed and didn't want to take it with us. well, now in the house, we have no dining table because of this same thought process. i do look quite frequently and like to think about what table runner i would like to have on my pretend table. i think one of these three will work! definitely!

modern-twist table runner

i spend quite a bit of time finding the right finishes for walls. most of the time, because of budget restraints, i am forced to use paint but, i would love to use any of the following wall finishes instead!

the home/work space for absolute zero degrees is one of my favorite interiors so far. i love the simplicity, colors, furnishings, patterns, and art. i could easily live here and not change a single thing. i already have that bedroom suite! check out the original post at d*s here.

these stools are so sweet!

isn't this green fun? yum on the chairs too.

LOVE the furniture and wallpaper!

love these fun interiors! check them out if you missed them the first time! the links to the original posts are below.

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Hooray! Peppermags hit 500 posts today!

here's a collection of table, wall and floor lighting that i've posted over the last year and i love them all! click on the links below to take you to the original posts.

Jib sail shaped canopy for beds."Celeste is a sky" says Belgian designer Kris Van den Berghe. In fact, you can project images of the sky, day or night, onto the canopy to get the full celestial effect. But it's also surprisingly functional, as it can also be used as a separator to create privacy and as a screen for your projection TV. It's made of a white extensible material that can be dismantled and washed. Celeste was a graduation project at Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen's school of architecture. See the entire portfolio at vomo.be.
Designer: Kris Van den Berghe+ vomo.be

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i have a weakness for chairs. not only do i have a bunch of fun modern chairs at the house but i have blogged about a bunch of interesting chairs too. click on the links below to take you to the original posts.

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tonight is the office christmas party and tomorrow is the annual christmas cookie baking with all of the ladies in the family. i am hoping that dirty santa is not too brutal tonight and that i get to make a mess with the nieces tomorrow. hope you all have a great weekend!

artandghosts has been one of my favorites on etsy for some time now. her work is so beautiful and ethereal. here are three of my favorites from her etsy shop. here's her online store and blog as well.

delphine

The Somnambulist

marmalade fires
p.s. check out the sale she is running now until tuesday in her etsy shop

before starting this blog i never imagined that i would want to design a chapel. i thought to myself "oh, too conservative for me" or "i could never be that ornate". but, after finding multiple amazing modern chapels since blogging i have changed my mind. i want to design a modern chapel and i want it to be as awesome as this chapel for the deconesses of st-loup. gorgeous site, simple interior, and beautiful lines and materials.

modern architecture is somewhat an obsession of mine. i work in an incredible, modern, concrete box with insanely cool architects...so it goes hand in hand. my husband has tried to get me to go to architecture school, but i love my job as an interior designer and am so over school right now (i have two degrees and did 7-1/2 years of college!!). i think i will learn on the job and just appreciate the process for now.

finishes are a large part of my daily work and i love to hoard away my favorite finds hoping to one day have a project to use them on. peppermags has given me the opportunity to keep a virtual stash of finish ideas and i do hope you have enjoyed them! click on the links below to take you to the original posts and learn more about each.

my good friend monica of of paper and things sent me this amazing link! the Hotel Aire de Bardenas is a 4 star hotel located in the center of a wheat field near desert-like landscapes. because the exterior conditions are not always suitable for relaxing, the designers created interiors that allow the guest to feel outside. i love the bed nooks and the large expansive windows that look out onto the gorgeous landscape.

here are just a few of the fun interiors from the past year on peppermags. finding fun interiors has got to be one of my favorite parts of blogging! click on the links below to take you to the original post.

(top left) sabz interior
(top right) cardboard interior
(middle right) golf and country club
(bottom left) fluff bakery
(bottom right) merus winery

i love fun lighting and adore all of these pendant lights! click on the links below to take you to the original post.

i love furniture and am especially fond of mid-century modern furniture. here are a few of my favorites that i have posted on peppermags this year.

for the month of december i am going to do a recap of posts from the year past, starting with DIY projects...just in case you missed them the first time around. here are a few of my personal favorites!

with the holidays looming overhead i have been brainstorming on diy presents for friends and family. last year i made a hot cocoa mix with homemade marshmallows which i thought was delicious(and i may do again this year!), but found this fun recipe for chai tea and thought it would be fun to make and to share with you all.

Ingredients:
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1 cup French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer (or cut non-dairy creamer and just use 2 cup french vanilla)
1 1/2 cups white sugar (can use 1.5 cups splenda)
1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea (can use decaf too)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon all spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. In a coffee grinder, blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.
To serve: Stir 2-3 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into a mug of hot water or warmed skim milk.
FOOTNOTE You may choose to omit the French vanilla creamer, and use 2 teaspoons vanilla extract instead. To do so, mix the vanilla into the sugar, to let then dry, then break the sugar into small lumps. Follow the same procedure as above.

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i don't think i have ever posted a picture of myself on here before, but it is a special occasion...
peppermags and myself are going to be featured in birmingham magazine (january issue). luckily, my husband is a great photographer! we went out last week to find a cool shot to send in for the article. here is one of the out takes. i won't spoil it and show you the actual shot we sent in because i want it to be a surprise. i'll post the article and photo from the magazine when the issue comes out. (posted by jamric today)

alexander girard is one of my favorite designers and artists. columbia forest products has put out this series of girard prints and they are available at velocity art and design.

how beautiful are these concrete planters from obleek?! i love the assymetry of the openings! these planters are made from a concrete blend that weighs less than concrete and the x-large size only weighs 30lbs. this is perfect for any modernist. i want a dozen of the tiny ones for a succulent garden.


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i want these opera glass ovals from artistic tile as a backsplash, shower surrond, bathroom floor, oh and just everywhere. they are so beautiful!
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Oyule is a lamp set made by industrial designer Sergio Silva.
The idea behind it was “to take a light bulb back in time”- as in when it was well appreciated and stuff, and make it a modern lighting device. The position of the lamp is ensured by a magnet inside the “bulb” that “glues” to the acrylic surface beneath. (via cribfashion)

CELLBLOCK Series--8x10 Print by AtomicLodge

i love modern mosaics and really love it when the medium is wood! check out these awesome etsians doing wood mosaic work.

646 Colorful Pieces - a Large Modern Wall Sculpture by artbyrosemary

Upcycled Wood Furniture Into Wall Art Sculptures by MyklStanley