Desire to Inspire is thousands of miles and hundreds of spaces all wrapped up into a website brimming with flawlessly curated design. The brilliant feminine duo behind Desire to Inspire (Kim & Jo) live in different hemispheres but their passion for design is united, cohesive, and expansive.

The clever Mr. Webster (and his definitions) will help us explore the atmosphere and details of Desire to Inspire.

desire /di-ˈzī(-ə)r/ (verb) 1 to long or hope for : to express a wish for

inspiration /in(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən/ (noun) 1 something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create

Kim & Jo live on different continents, but they share a vision, well, a desire, to spread inspiration all over the internet by “exploring the world one room at a time.” At Desire to Inspire, you can explore the world one room at a time, too – the home tours are to die for. The ladies also share reading guides to help you navigate the best design blogs. If you love interior design (or even like it mildly), head straight to Desire to Inspire and soak it up. Don’t miss Kim’s Kitchen Remodel Blog either.

(All images from Desire to Inspire. First image. Middle image. Last image.)

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Design for Mankind is a daily design blog from writer Erin Loechner. Ms. Loechner promises to be “always quirky, never reverent.” There are handfuls of reasons to swoon for this blog, I’ll give you my top three.

1: There is something enticing about a designer who is also a writer, it means you can expect gorgeous visuals laced with clever little words and sentiments that are as delicious to ingest as the visuals are to gaze upon.

2: Erin is reliable and loyal. Leave a comment on her blog (or one of the many blogs she writes for) and you will hear back from her personally (or someone cleverly disguised as her?) almost every single time. I swear. It’s infuriatingly charming.

3: Inspiration. Simple, intangible, priceless inspiration. Design for Mankind isn’t the type of design blog I typically fall for; it’s less furnishings and interior design (my true weaknesses) and more general relishment in the creativity lingering around the globe. Erin is forever sharing things I never knew my life was lacking – like the website that posts an ampersand a day (which I suddenly check compulsively) or this charming site that features random collections of whimsical things, or the sky project, or a life list. See? Pure inspiration.

(All images from Design for Mankind: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5.)

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