Move Right In | House & Home's Suzanne Dimma

If I could only pick one shelter magazine to continue reading for the rest of my life, hands down, it's the Canadian publication House & Home with editor Suzanne Dimma at the helm. Y'all. Suzanne just GETS me. I'm certain if we met we would be fast friends, bonding over our shared love of grey, navy, and white.

If you haven't seen House & Home, their iPad version is fantastic and ridiculously affordable. I usually prefer the feel of paper in my hands, but their app is well designed and makes saving inspiration photos like these to my files as easy as a screen shot.

If I had my way, I would happily move into her basement she just finished renovating. I mean, look at this place. This is what I mean when I say neutrals don't have to be boring. There's a definite limit of color palette here, but may prints, textures, and statement pieces to keep it intriguing.

Her entire house is exciting (look at that kitchen) and you can see the rest of it here.

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MOVE RIGHT IN | BROADVIEW LOFT

Can we all just stop and gaze at this sculpture above the dining table for a moment?

Go ahead, I'll wait.

I'm feeling particularly lusty over this Broadview Lofts residence, designed by Croma Design. If you've been around here long enough, you know I go a little nuts for clean spaces that have touches of warmth via wood or cozy fabrics.

Exhibit A, B, C:

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MOVE RIGHT IN | MOD REDUX

I am loving, no - obsessed, with the combination of warm wood and modern elements for interiors lately. Nailing down "your style" is always tricky for me. With an interior design education, I can "appreciate" many different looks and styles. But what is "me" or rather, what is "us" and what do we want for our home?

This. This is it.

Comfy seating for curling up and reading a book or watching a movie? Check.

Plush floors to keep my perpetually cold toes cozy? Check.

One open space to allow for entertaining or cooking while the other is in the living room? Check.

I'm dubbing this "modern warmth."

And these stairs are B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

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MOVE RIGHT IN | MONTREAL LOFT

It's impossible for me to grasp the idea that this beautifully thought out loft is only a temporary home to designer Julie Charbonneau, but that's exactly what it is. After her house suffered a fire, Julie renovated this industrial loft in Montreal to live in with her daughter while her home was being rebuilt.

While most of Charbonneau's work I've seen tends to be more ornate and layered, I love the "less is more" approach of the loft, with its muted color palette, simple window coverings, and well placed accessories.

And to prove the fact that kids can, in fact, live in beautifully designed spaces, I present to you exhibit A:

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Some of my favorite places to look for design inspiration are French and Swedish design blogs. The simplicity, the limited color palette, it's all right up my alley. When I saw this apartment of a designer living in Hamburg, with its warm woods mixed with cool grey and navy, I swooned. The combination feels modern but warm, right?

If you need me, I've moved here.

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A house in the Berkeley Hills, designed by Cheryl Burke Interior Design, is the perfect eclectic mix. With ease, she balances modern with antiques, midcentury with pieces that look as if they were collected during world travels. A judicious use of color, varying shades of blue from peacock to navy, unifies the entire house.

What would I change? Not a thing.

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