this week dwell magazine featured the home of architect Benedetta Tagliabue — a crumbling 18th-century flat in the middle of Barcelona. i don’t think i’ve ever seen such elaborate and gorgeous moldings the likes of these, especially in their dining room — simply not to be surpassed! the incrediblely beautiful tagliabue home has reached almost mythical... 
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i saw this pretty and very old 19th-century Charleston home on dwell, and instantly swooned over this brick mantel. i love the modern painting they hung, too — just the right amount of interesting contrast. this beautiful home belongs to Josh and Helen who run the design and branding firm, Fuzzco. for a look at their renovation progress, visit their feature on dwell.  
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the unhappy hipsters mocks the pages of dwell magazine like nobody’s business, but this dwell family looks pretty happy to me. how can an unhappy person even think of creating a sofa this cozy and comforting? This cushioned sofa was a project German designer Christiane Högner originally made from sandbags, and is now built entirely of pillows! i love the uncluttered... 
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I have dreams at night about living this couple’s life. There is so much space in this loft, you could run around recreating whole dance routines from your childhood and still have room to spare. Once an old coffee depot, now an unbelievable artist loft space with 400 year old beams!? American mid-century pieces marrying Dutch ones and living happily ever after? Pinch... 
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My name is Julie and I’m the designer behind Cartoules Letterpress, a small design and letterpress atelier in Long Beach, California, and writer of a blog by the same name. I’m a huge fan of SFGirlByBay and am thrilled to be writing this guest post for you all. During the last weekend of June I had the opportunity to attend Dwell Magazine’s Dwell on Design... 
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