Super Studio Apartment

This studio is small on space but big on style! I love the way the designers somehow made an entrance, a bedroom, living room and kitchen, not to mention an island to eat at in this tiny 400 sq ft Brooklyn apartment. So clever! The entry has an Ikea table with two big oversize lamps that work so well in the space making it feel bigger rather than smaller. Same with the full size couch..it actually makes the room seem longer. The lathe panels incorporate a bit of texture and style while creating a small area around the bed that lets the light filter through. Now this is the way to live well in a small space!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Houzz

Simple Styling

It is amazing how even when I am not trying to find a Scandinavian style home I somehow fall upon one anyway. Today as I was researching for my post tonight I came upon one of the pictures below and went looking to find out more information about it. Sure enough I came upon the website of the Dutch stylist Kim Timmerman....a talented woman that does production, styling and concepts for homes. Her eye is amazing when styling the various homes you see on her site...really great detail and I love how the website is broken down by colour so you can look at homes that have touches that are pink, yellow, white and many more. This house is so great with greys, a bit of brown and white. So many fun details in the home as well with the writing on the clear glass kitchen door and the mini cozy bedroom, cool lamps and pictures put up with washi tape. Very talented indeed!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Kim Timmerman

Cozy Apartment in Sweden

Pretty little apartment in Sweden with one of the wonderful ceramic tile fireplaces I love so much. Doesn't it give the  look of this room a cozy feeling? Nice contrast of dark and light in this home with a touch of wood throughout. The apartments I find in Sweden all seem to have the most incredible light and nice tall windows...always lots of reflection with pale floors and white walls for a nice clean and simple look!

Enjoy!

Trudy 

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via: Alvahem

Blue and White Ginger Jars and More

I have a small collection of Asian inspired blue and white pieces in my home. A white ceramics stool, blue and white ginger jars and pots and I put them all together either around my fireplace or on my bay window in the living room. I love the look so much I really would love to have more pieces...it also looks so great when blue and white are mixed in various patterns, with different fabrics or rugs. The first photo is from my home featuring lookslikewhite ceramics. In the other photos you can see that blue and white ginger jars, pots and stools mix beautifully with contemporary, modern and traditional designs. 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Vogue Living, Lonny Magazine, lookslikewhite

Inspiration in White: Swedish Style

If you have been following my blog for awhile you know that I have a love for Swedish or Gustavian style. My blog friend Catherine over at Gris Foncé  once emailed to ask if there was any place in Montreal where she could buy furniture and accessories in a Swedish style and I had to say...Noooo..not easy to find here in Montreal (she has a little post up right now about that conversation and her take on Swedish style here). I have also talked about how much I want a Mora clock and have had many conversations with Jo Lee from Swedish Interior Design, who sells a wonderful collection and has the most amazing home that I blogged about here. Truly spectacular!! I go over and visit his site to check out the furniture and clocks and pick out ones that I would love to have in my home.  So until I get the chance to collect some wonderful Swedish antiques I collect photos of my favourite Swedish homes here on Pinterest..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Tone on Tone, The Paper Mulberry, inspiracionline.blogspot.ca, dengamlaskolan.blogspot.com

A House with Soul

This beautiful home is Belgium is owned by the architect Vincent Van Duysen. Captivated by this abandoned but stately 19th century building he passed each day while going to work he made a few inquires and found it out it was for sale. Not shying away from the challenge of renovating such a massive project, taking apart a series of small offices and tearing up layers of carpets and flooring, and turning it into his home. There was just one problem. A former employee had taken up residence in a small room in the abandoned building and had basically become a hermit. Rather than evicting him Vincent set up some rooms for him on the top floor and let him live out the rest of his days there in peace. Now that, along with the incredible beauty of this space he created, make this a home with soul don't you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: New York Times

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Lifestyle Photographer: Carolina Romare

Just loving these wonderful interiors shots from Carolina Romare. She is a lifestyle, interiors, food photographer from Malmo, Sweden. Her shots are light filled and with delicate styling and attention to detail. 

She says “I like the raw simplicity in things I see. Often I find myself thinking about how all objects and environments have a story to tell. Like a deserted house somewhere in the countryside or a 17th century armchair for example, I bet it’s got lots of secrets from various dinner parties and owners. It’s the history and stories that makes things truly beautiful.”

You can see her work in many wonderful Swedish magazines such as Skonhem and Lantliv.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Carolina Romare

Vogue Living Australia

I subscribe to Vogue Living Australia. A truly amazing magazine with a really interesting variety of homes. They are always so different and often full of gorgeous details. I like the simplicity of this home...the clean lines, cool floors and the large windows creating an indoor outdoor space.

Just a quick post tonight. Had such a big day today! Hope your week is going great and hope Halloween was fun for the little ones!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Vogue Living

Pale Grey with Modern Vintage

Oh this is such a great little space! It is one of those homes that when I go to write the title of my post I could use a list of words because it is such a mix of styles! Modern, vintage touches, a little shabby thrown in, industrial....and it is all good together. I love the light in the dining room and the pretty colour and cabinets in the kitchen. The super shiny floors are amazing and the bedroom looks so dreamy! I have been seeing a lot of this style of flooring similar to what is in the bathroom and in the entry. I showed it in a bathroom post here...really looks great.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Interiors Magasinet

Inspiration in White: Ladders and Tools

 

I always like the look of ladders and wooden tools around these shabby vintage homes. I have also seen them in more modern homes on occasion and thought how they add interest to a stark wall almost looking more like art than antique. I put a small ladder with books in my husbands office. It is a really cute old vintage ladder with some red paint on natural wood. I also have an old wooden shovel in the same office that gives the room a kind of old world feel. Lots of examples here of great ways to use a ladder in different rooms!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: dreamywhites.blogspot.com, domainehome.com, alifesdesign.blogspot.com, remodelista.com, burlapluxe.blogspot.com, dustjacketattic.blogspot.fr