There is no doubt that the spaces we live in and how we choose to decorate them are a reflection on who we are.  From our colour choice to the tchotchkes we have, these things reveal what makes us feel comfortable and what gives us a sense of 'home'. 

As a result, I love to look into other peoples spaces, not out of curiosity of how they decorate, but out of a desire to understand just who they are. One of my favourite voyeuristic publications that feeds this habit are the <a href="http://www.paumes.com/book-e/book-e-booklist.html">Paume's</a> books. Based in Japan, this family run publishing company has a 'thing' for European apartments and their decor. From the spaces of <a href="http://www.paumes.com/book-e/detail-e/couple/couple.html">Parisian Creative Couples</a> to Stockholm Families to London Ateliers, the pictures are personal and detailed making you conjure up a vision of the person who lives in the space before you even see their face. 

My wishlist currently contains the entire collection of Kitchen books that Paume's has produced: London Kitchens, Paris Kitchens, Stockholm Kitchens and San Francisco Kitchens. It's enough to make my head spin, but a spin I welcome nonetheless. If any of Paume's other books that I've browsed through are anything to go by, you can expect to see spaces rife with colour, creative use of found objects and non-discriminatory use of small spaces to produce big style. In general, there is nothing over-designed, sleek or modern about the spaces that they show, rather they feel cozy, lived in, warm and inviting. 

Currently you can purchase their books <a href="http://www.paumes.com/book-e/book-e.html">online</a>. Check out the Paumes website for their <a href="http://www.paumes.com/book-e/book-e-booklist.html">entire selection</a> of publications that will inspire you to decorate, redecorate and more!