OK, so I'm a huge fan of Commune

First making their way onto my radar when I spied this lamp a while ago

I loved the shape with the colorful shade and that put me on the hunt for a bulbous lamp for my bedroom.

But I didn't pay attention to who did the space. Now I know. Here.

Because I saw a bachelor-pad in the new Arch/Dig and was SMIT. TEN. with the spread. And the design collective. Yikes!! Be still my heart.

supersize me

one brutalist lamp. please.

supersize me

harlow throne black lacquer

supersize me

supersize me

i want me some of that rug

supersize me

that black stump table - imma vibratin'

the space - perfect

supersize me

my God, every piece a gem

supersize me

supersize me

supersize me

all photos via Commune

There's so much to love. Too much to list. I can't stand it.

(But that runner made from smaller rugs up the stairs is a fave.) Yours?

What I Want vs What I Got

We all have compromised and settled with design. Unless your budget, as well as your chops, is as big as Belgian linen in the Restoration Nation, you don't always end up with your design of choice. During my reno, my habit wasn't fed with all the details and elements I craved and now, during the decorating process, I'm not getting hooked up either. Thankfully that kind of creative adversity, or apprehension, can push your imagination into overdrive and the results can be very fulfilling.

Once I'm back in my home state, I'm gonna post some of my own Fantasy vs Reality moments - the greatest number of them are more results of the size of my pocketbook rather than the condition of my instincts or my determination.

Until then, I'm gonna leave with this quote that included Dictionary.com word of the day - cacoethes, which is defined as an irresistible urge; mania. I love how this passage has a connection, in my mind, to being bold in discovery and application of design:

"We must talk, think, and live up to the spirit of the times, and write up to it too, if that cacoethes be upon us, or else we are nought." Anthony Trollope

Here's hoping that all Design Junkies can live, and decorate, up to the spirit of their design times, whether or not they are able to live up to the cost. And here's a couple pictures of one of my favorite fantasy spaces, the digs of Aussie designer David Hicks (the other one).

Photos via David Hicks