Designer feed: Mexican style, organizing, and burned wood

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We’re all working toward a three-day holiday weekend, so let’s get right to it. I don’t want to get between you and the pretty.

santa monica protect great room patterned pillow party 🎉 🎉🎉 @burnhamdesign

A post shared by max humphrey (@maxwhumphrey) on Aug 26, 2015 at 1:28pm PDT

1. Strong pillow game by Max W. Humphrey, a partner at L.A.’s Burnham Design. I’ve long loved his and Betsy’s colorful riffs on traditional designs (see them in last year’s Coastal Living Idea House). Basically everything they do is awesome.

#casamidy #sanmigueldeallende #design. New casamidy showroom in San Miguel de Allende. Exclusive to the trade roberto@casamidy.com for an appointment.

A post shared by Jorge Almada (@casamidyjorge) on Sep 1, 2015 at 1:38am PDT

2. Ok, technically Casamidy is a Mexican firm, but we’ll be seeing a lot more south-of-the-border style soon, I guarantee. Jorge Almada and Anne-Marie Midy will lead the charge. Want to get a head start? Check out their new book–it’s already on my holiday wish list.

All of the hard work is starting to show. #studiocomo

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3. Burned wood, scorched lumber, torched siding–whatever you call it, the Japanese method of shou sugi ban has a drama (and a tiny sense of danger) I can’t get enough of. Spotted here at Denver’s Studio Como showroom. (It’s a must-visit!)

Today's wardrobe #decluttering 👌🏼 After a big move, this client needed to parse out office-related items from clothing, as well as purge clothing that no longer suited her. The redesign element here: flipping the shoe storage so that it proportionally made more sense.

A post shared by New Minimalism (@new_minimalism) on Aug 7, 2015 at 5:59pm PDT

4. I’m addicted to the before and afters that the duo behind New Minimalism posts. The San Francisco pair helps clients simplify and organize, and I raise my hand to be next.

Guys. The downstairs bathroom at one of our client's lofts is almost done. We haven't told them yet but we are moving in.

A post shared by Jess + Jonathan Taylor (@taylorandtaylor__) on Aug 14, 2015 at 4:59pm PDT

5. My week isn’t complete if I’m not freaking out about a tile. I’m in love with this black and white version that Taylor and Taylor just installed in a client’s loft.