The Beat That My Heart Skipped – A blog dedicated to daily design inspirations. By Rohini Wahi.

I love coming across homes in historic East London, I feel as though Dickensian areas like Whitechapel, Spitalfields and Aldgate still hold an aura of mystery and intrigue. To me this simply furnished Georgian house lives and breathes it’s colourful history within each of it’s pale walls.

Far from being cold and museum like – this home has so much warmth and charm – I just want to snuggle up on that big bed with a book and listen out for the sounds of old London…

Images courtesy of Light Locations

I worked on a shoot earlier this week with lovely photographer Debbie Treloar, and discovered she rented out her home as a location for shoots.

I see so many location homes on my travels and consequently meet the owners, but rarely get to do it the other way around. I think it’s so interesting to hear people describe their own home to you and how they perceive it – Debbie definitely played it down! I couldn’t wait to get home and take a look at her home – isn’t it stunning? I love, love love, all the tall modern windows and decadent bohemian clusters she has created around the neutral coloured rooms.

You can see the rest of the space here. Oh, and her home is called ‘Mount Pleasant’!

This home has absolutely nothing inside it…

Isn’t that kind of refreshing? I love being inspired by a wonderful interior, but sometimes it’s nice just to feel the creaking and movements of an old property and imagine your things inside…?

Have you ever seen such an expansive entranceway in such a building, like the one below? It’s unusual to see a property function like this, with two great big bay windows at the front of it, because in London this space would immediately be divided down the middle… and the facade itself is so unusual – a sort of mish-mash of styles… do you think it works?

All images from Shoot Factory

It fascinates me how Swedish interiors manage to transform bright white interiors into such warm and comfortable lived-in spaces. With a touch of design flair, vintage quirks and layers of textiles a homely and stylish space is created by Swedish design and estate agency Alvhem Makleri.

Is this not just a house from a perfect Enid Blyton tale or a Midsummer Murder village? Appropriately named Rose Villa, this sweet home in the countryside is from a bygone era… The decor is a bit girlie for my taste, but it is spring and the lanterns at dusk had me at hello!

images courtesy of First Option