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There are so many wonderful things in this apartment but there are two things I really love and that is the light in the living room and the carpet. I have seen these two things over and over in many homes over the past year and they work in a variety of decor but look best in modern or slightly bohemian space. The herringbone wood flooring is equally amazing as is the twin antique bed in the kids room.....very sweet apartment!
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Trudy
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I have always loved this farmhouse look...very relaxed, mixed vintage and antique. What is great with this house is a bit of the mid-century thrown in as well. The kitchen is not at all traditional, with a big table as the island and a large freestanding armoire as the storage space....and of course a Smeg fridge! This farmhouse is in Sussex, England and it really has the wonderful features of an old English house don't you think. The beams are just amazing and add such warmth and character. Hope your week has started off well!
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Trudy
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via: Light Locations
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.
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Trudy
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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux
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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
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It is funny how when I am looking for homes to share with you I seem to come across certain things over and over...like a certain type of carpet or a lamp that shows up in various homes over and over. It is not just things that I know are on trend...I think it is just like I am seeing something old as if it were new again. Well I have been seeing this certain antique of bed in all different styles of homes and they are such shabby goodness I had to show you! They look amazing in a bohemian setting or super sophisticated...I love them in white but they look gorgeous in colour or in wood as well. My favourite is the first photo..oh so gorgeous don't you think.
Enjoy!
Trudy
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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux
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This old mansion in Krakow Poland has been renovated to showcase the best of it's beautiful features. The open feeling with all of the wood beams makes each angle interesting and the rooms so unique. Even the crisscross of the railings on the second floor blend in with the movement of the beams...so clever. In the kitchen I love the use of the metal bars on the ceiling.. a really nice use of repetition on the crisscross in the house. The pale, natural fabrics and reflective tile and lighting really gives this home such character. Don't you love the bathroom in this house? Really well done...
Enjoy!
Trudy
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via: Weranda
This is the home of stylist and interior designer Muriel Bardinet. She also owns the antique store in Brussels called Dune 234. This home below was at one time an orphanage and a Japanese restaurant but you would never know by how much she has transformed the interior into a soft mix of vintage and modern pieces. Layers on layers of interesting pieces to keep the eye moving around each room. Things I really love in this house are the picture wall below and the dresser in the dining room. Just beautiful.
Check out other vintage inspired homes HERE and HERE..
Photo: Karel Balas
Enjoy!
Trudy
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I have had a Tumblr blog for a couple of years and I love checking out the other amazing blogs on Tumblr. So many great collections of photos with interesting themes. I came upon this Tumblr blog called Bread and Olives and I find the name suits the wonderful collection of photos so well! I find myself really entransed by these pictures! I love Italy and the South of France and these pictures transport me there...wandering through old villages, eating fantastic food, the markets, smoky cafe's and wonderful decor. There is this ancient feeling with old wood, stone and terra cotta tiles, mixed with peeling paint....a vintage lovers dream. Take a look at some of my other favourite posts on Italy and France..
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Trudy
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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux
via: Bread and Olives
There is something about textured walls that I really love...I am not talking about the old fashioned sponge painting here..I mean the "Hey look I tore the wallpaper off the wall and I like it" kind of texture! The rough feeling of old paint, brick, chipping wood, torn wall paper and peeling plaster.... contrast that against chic, sophisticated furnishings and lighting.
In the photos below the walls are shown with shabby chic, industrial and French style and they look amazing in every picture. Now of course you have to have the right type of home...but does it have to be a really old home? Can you achieve this look in...say a new industrial loft? Of course you could and it would be amazing! Take a look and let me know what you think?
Enjoy!
Trudy
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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux
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This family in Madrid has incorporated their work life into their home space in such a beautiful way. Antiques are their business (Antiq-BR) and you can tell by the incredible furnishings throughout the home (yes most of these pieces are for sale by the looks of the website)! They also have a textile business that I have long admired called Ana and Cuca. Take a look at the incredible rough wood floors contrasting the wood of the antiques that almost looks as gold as the chandelier..so perfect. This is one of those homes that gives me a chill when I look at it..so many special details.The bedrooms are also so great, one dorm style, and the other looks like a fabulous master with one spot of greeen in the bedside lamp.
Enjoy!
Trudy
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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux
Via:Nuevo Estilo