Modern and Simple

Gorgeous modern home that keeps it really simple and clean. This place really sticks to the essentials with no fluff at all. The square lines throughout the apartment are broken with the three round fixtures above the dining room table....so cool....as well as the round tables in the living room. It is really clever how view is shown to its best advantage with furniture placement and the use of warm woods throughout this home keep it from getting too sterile! I do think a little art on the walls would add to the space but I still really like the simple beauty of this space...Here a couple of other modern spaces you might like HERE and HERE..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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French Beauty

I am just loving this pretty house in France with all of the detailing on the walls and ceiling. Beautiful whites and neutral tones with warm woods and shots of black to anchor this gorgeous space. So cute with the clocks on the wall and the saying "Time is Suspended" below and so many other little accessories to look at throughout this home. For me though it is the dining room that I find the most beautiful with the industrial lamp in this sophisticated room......I so love to see when there is something that you think would be totally wrong together in a one room and yet it looks so right!  Looks so good! I have been in Old Quebec for the past few days and have been looking at the most wonderful architecture so this post feels just right! 

photos Laetitia Philippe & Rissetto

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Emag Deco

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Interiors: Lovely for Rent

 

I often look at homes on sites that are either selling properties or renting different homes for photography. There are so many creative beautiful homes on these sites and the spaces are often light filled with wide open rooms. I have seen some homes decorated in two or three different ways for different photo shoots and they look so original each time and the home takes on the feeling of the brand or product that is being shot in the home.

One of the sites I like is Light Locations. There are so many beautiful homes on this site and the decor is often simple and clean like this home below. What a perfect base to build on with lovely furnishings and of course there is the gorgeous architecture. Check that amazing mirror in the living room and the pale chevron floor in the kitchen..really beautiful! Here are One and Two more homes from Light Locations.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Light Locations

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Beautiful in Brooklyn

I first saw this home in the book Decorate by the wonderful blogger Holly Becker and I could not stop looking at it over and over. It provided me with some great inspiration for a project I have been working on for the past few months. So while visiting the site The Selby today I ran across this  house once again and decided I had to share it with you! (I love the The Selby by the way. Homes of all sorts of wonderful creative people!) 

This is the home of Lyndsay Caleo and Fitzhugh Karol who are interior designers and artists. What I am so inspired by is the way the home works as a whole.....how it feels entirely seamless with one room flowing beautifully into the next. The rooms have a natural, sort of artsy vibe while still being very sophisticated. The kitchen is just perfect for me..open shelving, big farmhouse sink yet it feels modern with the countertops and stainless steel. Oh yes this is really such a great space!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Via: The Selby

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Rustic Farmhouse

This gorgeous home in Mallorca owned by designer Malene Birger is up for sale if you are interested...and who wouldn't be! Completely renovated in 2011 it is an amazing rustic retreat. A farmhouse that is surrounded by lavendar, salt water pools and terraces, it would a wonderful place to live. There is even a guesthouse on the property. Great mix of black and white elements and dark and light woods are used throughout the space. The pool and the grounds are just fantastic and what a view.. Breathtaking.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Est Magazine

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Modern Family Home

This pretty Victorian home in London has been transformed into a modern, clean and spacious place for a family. I am loving the clean white on the walls and floors with bright pops of colour in every room. The kitchen has great open shelving and some homey touches to keep it from looking too stark. Antiques and chandeliers add just the right amount of contrast to this modern space . There is also lovely mix of textures with soft and cozy couches against marble and wood. Nicely done! Here are some other modern spaces here and here..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: House to Home

Cottage Renovation

This 150 year old cottage in Georgia, located on the river, has been completely renovated to showcase some of its original features. The ceilings throughout the home were opened up to reveal rustic beams and French doors open the home up to bring in the outdoors. The home is rather traditional in style but still has some inventive and unusual touches that keep it fun and interesting as well as a little bit rustic. All the rooms are done up in white, neutral and golden tones to keep the flow throughout the home.  I really love the brick covered patio area which would be perfect for warm summer evenings!

Enjoy,

Trudy

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Inspiration in White: Black and White

The effect of black and white in decor can be so dramatic, daring and chic. The neutral and timeless look of black and white looks so gorgeous in fashion why wouldn't it look just as fantastic in your home. There are so many ways to use this combo to create the drama as you can see in the collection of photos below. Black furniture against stark white walls, black and white tile, black and white images on the wall or black and white lighting. Two of the blogs I go to for great black and white looks is Vogues Paris and Emmas Design Blogg. Both very talented bloggers with incredible taste. Here are a couple of other homes I have posted about with black and white decor....here and here.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Last photo from Vosges Paris, lamaisondannag.blogspot.fr,  flodeau.com, designsponge.com, allthekingshouses.tumblr.com, vivafullhouse.blogspot.com, onceiwantedtobethegreatest.tumblr.com

White Country Collections

This white country cottage is full of the most beautiful mini collections.  I really like the collection of ceramic eggs, a mini collection of dogs, buttons and magazines as well as a collection of seltzer bottles, ironstone ale glasses and pitchers. There are so many mini collections throughout this pretty house! The dining room has a gorgeous kerosene lamp and a pretty spindle chair and the kitchen is featuring the owners collection of enamel ware plates and cups. What about the umbrellas in that amazing stand! Really a lovely cottage with so many great ideas to start your own collection. Myself, I collect ceramics and mercury glass. What do you collect in your home? 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Homelife

Shabby Kitchen

This is such a great example of a shabby kitchen. So many pretty elements here... beautiful collection of plates with a gorgeous butcher block with drawers below and a really pretty lamp beside (love that lamp!). I like how one cupboard in the kitchen is green for a pop of colour and then carried through with some of the accessories. What about the vintage blue cart with the little blue step stool beside it...so nice. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Here are a few other shabby homes.. one, two, three..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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 via: Skonahem