Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Inspiring Interior

Yes, yes, yes! Architecture, interior design and art happily co-exist in Douglas Coupland's house featured on Dear Ada. Can you spot all the great design elements? The colorful spools of thread, Mousetrap sculpture, game board pyramid, white Lego blocks and wall o' dice? I'm overwhelmed with interior delight. The spools of thread remind me of design school days and I can't wait to do something similar in future awesome studio.

{images via Dear Ada and The New York Times}

19 comments:

  1. peacheyAugust 25, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    i love the dart boards. and how he states that he "collect[s] shapes."

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  2. montagueAugust 25, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    oh such glorious colors!

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  3. AmyAugust 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    I love the spools of thread and the bulls eyes. Great ways to add color and whimsy.

    The car fits perfect with the house too.

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  4. NancyAugust 25, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Ok, I'm in love with this aesthetic. This is so wonderful! My hubby and I are potters, and our work is colorful. In our gallery, we put our stuff on cream colored shelves or chocolate colored shelves and they just *pop*. Now if only I had time to paint our kitchen and dining room...

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  5. AnonymousAugust 25, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Ach! Such adoration for this immaculately designed space.

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  6. limonanaAugust 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    yes!! i love it! those spools of thread are so gorgeous like that...

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  7. UnknownAugust 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    I LOVE this house! It's modern but full of color and warmth. I love that whole wall of targets... Sigh.

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  8. Amanda NicoleAugust 25, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Ah, Douglas Coupland. Our post-modern, home-bred hero ;)

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  9. CindyAugust 25, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    i love the spools of thread!

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  10. Denise KigganAugust 25, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    I love the fact that the interiors are mostly neutral and all the colour comes from the accessories!

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  11. Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine StateAugust 25, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    Those are so neat! I love the top photo, the one with the dart boards & those tiles.

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  12. shilviaAugust 26, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    awesome burst of colours...

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  13. JuliaAugust 26, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    I love the brightly colored painting of the different letters! What a great idea!

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  14. Havilah SavageAugust 26, 2009 at 9:34 PM

    wonderfully bold sprinkles and splotches of color- i just love it.

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  15. aimeeAugust 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    ohhhh i loved his books! i think it's time for some re-reading after seeing his groovy house!

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  16. Two Tall GirlsAugust 27, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    So much color! I love that.

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  17. Suitably CoolAugust 31, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    I am in love! The spools of thread are gorgeous!

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  18. The Goods DesignSeptember 2, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE all that color!

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  19. made sweetSeptember 6, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    oooh! i love that top image.

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