Recently I've been noticing a lot of glass pendant fixtures. They often work well over an island, like the image above, since they don't impede the view. The ones above are the stamen pendants (from dwr.com), they come in a few colours of glass.
Here are a few more styles I like from Crate & Barrel:
A banquette or bench can be a nice way to create a unique, casual seating area around a table. This also can be a great way to address an awkward corner, as shown in the above image from Lonny years ago - I've always like this small NYC apartment and how they incorporated a dining area in a very tiny space. Here's another option with a bench (rather than a built in banquette) and a round table. The colours and patterns used in the fabrics create a very pretty look.
This is another look with built-in seating around the perimeter and the black windows add great drama to the area.
For some reason, I always seem to have homes that have very small bathrooms. The one shown above is so small that it required the smallest sink I could find. Luckily I was able to find a tiny vanity that also had a small amount of storage below. In my opinion, the key to adding storage in a small bathroom is to use the largest medicine cabinet you can fit above the sink. Or you can add a large wall cabinet like this one.
In another recent renovation I was looking for a very small wall mounted sink. This shot was my inspiration, and I managed to find a sink like this one. I'll be showing it in a blog post in the next month or so.
I also really liked the look of this sink, however I thought it was a bit too modern looking for my current home.
These days I'm really crazy about exposed white beams in ceilings, textured white walls and white paneling. It adds so much architectural detail to a space. The room above is a favourite! Here is a much more traditional example of paneling and moulding that I also love.
And the addition of white horizontal boards on walls and ceilings, like these rooms.
Excited to see my Chester cottage kitchen reno featured on thekitchn.com (of Apartment Therapy) today. This was an easy, inexpensive kitchen update that really just involved taking down a wall and a lot of white paint. Other than the wall coming down (with proper support beams added to the ceiling). I was able to do the rest of the work else myself. Be sure to check it out here: http://www.thekitchn.com/kitchen-before-after-a-rundown-cottage-kitchen-gets-a-little-charm-reader-kitchen-remodel-206561 And the original blog post about the kitchen progress is here: http://www.debnelsondesign.com/?p=1350