6a Brockton Avenue

The home of Elaine Cecconi, of Toronto firm Cecconi Simone is for sale.  The award-winning house has been featured in a number of publications and from these images, it is easy to see why.

The space is modern and clean, with meticulous attention to detail, a true example of the style of the firm.

I love the idea of incorporating the television to the floating fireplace wall, which also serves as a room divider.

The success of the kitchen is in the clean lines and the hidden storage.  The crisp white is classic and I love the bright punches of colour from the accessories.

The challenge in a contemporary space like this is storage and was executed flawlessly throughout the home.

inside Wayne Coyne's home

The Oklahoma residence/music studio of Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips has been featured all week in the blogosphere. The design was done by Fitzsimmons Architects and the space is magical and inspiring.

As you can see, the exterior is rather unassuming

The interior is what makes this space so unique

I love the hanging fireplace

Coyne's imagination is always running wild and the space is an extension of this. In an interview with Design Milk, he describes the bedroom as "strange, artistic" and the bathroom as "strange, futuristic."

About the bathroom pod, he says, "now you are entering into the, drug damaged, artist element of our home."

(images via Fitzsimmons Architects)

a rustic cottage retreat

This weather makes the idea of a quiet evening at the cottage by the fire sound very appealing.

I've had designer Jill Brinson's home bookmarked for a while now. The designer describes the space as part loft, part farmhouse.

I love the use of reclaimed beams, which were salvaged from several North Carolina tobacco barns, with the light wood flooring.

An eclectic mix of rustic charm with elements from industrial-style warehouses

The huge windows throughout the home bring the outdoors in

images by House Beautiful