Day 8: Ideas and Inspiration

 Natural materials (stone, metal, wood, leather), handmade objects, palette of browns, black, white, grey, greens, silver (stainless steel) with some shots of intense colour.

Beach on the Pacific Northwest Coast. Wood, stone, grasses, shells

Cow hides at IKEA. Each one is a different size and pattern (obviously). They are really beautiful.
I would like a very large, black and white one for the living room floor.

Dark brown leather couch at IKEA. It is quite long and clean cut, stainless steel legs.
I love the warm, dark brown colour and the pared down design.

Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Soft, dissolving palette of greys and blacks.

This is the other couch that I like: black leather, tufted, with wooden legs. It's twice the price of the dark brown sofa (above) but extremely comfortable -- soft and cushiony. This is the loveseat version of this design. I prefer the proportions of it to the full sofa which has three cushions. 

This is what it looks like from the back.

Seating ideas. I love the log as a bench in the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet, BC. The walls are black slate. http://www.blackrockresort.com/

This shot of red could go in the living room.

Long Beach, Tofino, BC. Pacific Ocean, sand, surfers. http://www.tinwis.com/

Kitchen counter/butcher block/island/cabinet. Utilitarian. Good baking surface. Nice large drawers for baking pans, dishes, etc. This one has an overhang on one side that functions as a counter -- fits two chairs. I like the combination of white, stainless steel and wood.

Again, in the lobby of the Black Rock Resort, Ucluelet, BC. Lighting idea: cords with squares of variegated green glass or plexi threaded on to them with tubular beads holding the glass squares apart from each other.
Looks like a fern. Could make something like this. http://www.blackrockresort.com/

Lunch is served at Zambri's in Victoria, BC. http://www.zambris.ca/
Basically, a Nicoise salad: (l-r) heritage cherry tomatoes, olives, white bean, tuna slices, frisée greens, artichoke, pepper, olives and boiled egg with anchovy filet on top.

More IKEA chairs. Russian Constructivist palette plus natural wood.

IKEA double sink.

I like these large, black semi-industrial feeling lights.

I love chandeliers. This is not a chandelier but it has a dramatic, explosive form -- three dimensional radial symmetry. I am very drawn to radial symmetry. This light fixture is made of paper. It's about 36" diameter.

Local Dungness crab cake with quinoa and lemon salad, roasted garlic and chili aioli courtesy of Norwood's Restaurant in Ucluelet, BC. http://www.norwoods.ca/

Seared Baja scallops and grilled local octopus on a truffle potato puree, with sweet ginger chili sauce and leek hay. Background: salad of young arugula with roasted beets, chevre and red wine vinaigrette. http://www.norwoods.ca/