THE BEST of Desire to Inspire - June Posts

(Desire to Inspire, in existence since January 2007, is the absolute kaleidoscope blog of eye candy featuring renowned photographers and interior designers. Authors Jo, who hails from Brisbane, Australia and Kim from Ottawa, Canada, met via a Flickr group. Jo rents a two-bedroom apartment in Brisbane (where UNFORTUNATELY due to crazy renters rules she's not allowed to paint or put holes in the walls), and Kim recently purchased a 12 ft wide house in Little Italy that needs a TON of work. Jo lives with her husband and his seeing-eye dog Mickey, and Kim lives with her six cats. Jo and Kim buy everything for their homes in thrift shops, eBay or Etsy. A passion and love of beautifully designed rooms of all kinds are featured daily. Recently I corresponded with Kim, who agreed to allow me to feature the best of Desire to Inspire on a monthly basis. So, this is the first featuring their June posts that I found to be exceptionally inspiring. Thanks so much to Kim and Jo for allowing me to do this. I hope you enjoy looking at these photographs and of course, if you want to know or see more, Desire to Inspire also have a great search feature on their site.)

(John Barman)




(Ellen McDermott)

(Kathryn Scott)

(Paul Fortune)


(Green rooms: Better Homes & Gardens and Fino Lainge)


(Summer Thornton)



(Antoine Bootz)

(Tracey Garnet)



(Stephen Shubel)





(Omniarte)

Happy Canada Day

(Canada celebrates its 141th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Canada!)

Master of Light

(Rachel Weiss)


(Misha Barton)

(models)



(Angela Lindvall)

(Kate Bosworth)

(These photographs are just so beautiful. I love the softness of the light, composition and imagery. Photographs by Max Vadukul. Sourced from Art Department.)

Fifi Lapin

(Fifi wears Luella)


(Fifi wearing Prozena Schouler. Fifi has an amazing wardrobe, visit all her wonderful designer outfits here.)

Ooh Lalaaa! Traditional Home Showhouses

(Girls want to have fun! Designed by Scott Laslie and Associates, based in Atlanta.)





(Couples Night In. For his space in the Traditional Home showhouse, Atlanta designer Robert Brown created what he calls “more of an evening kind of house.” Photography for both houses by Colleen Duffley. Sourced from Traditional Homes)