Manhattan Chic in Blue and White

Metallic finishes add wonderful reflection to this glamorous, modern space in Manhattan. So well done in shades of blue and white with silver and chrome touches throughout. An amazing kitchen with mirrored doors does double duty as the entry into the apartment. This has been disguised with two large closets on either side that look so elegant and not expected for a kitchen which is always fun! Just beside the kitchen is the jewel of a powder room....actually the entire apartment is pretty much like a jewel! Pretty blue wall paper in the bedroom is so beautiful against the white bedding and the satiny headboard. What a chic little space!

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: House Beautiful

photos: PETER MURDOCK

Inspiration in White: Tiles

Tiles are back in style and I really like the look. I have seen so many great ones on blogs and they have been used in really fun ways. I was at my favourite tile store today looking for tiles for a clients home and they had the most amazing black and white tiles with 9 different patterns that could be mixed and matched. I would love to do a wall of those tiles or a small room somewhere...mmm who will be the lucky client? Take a look at some of these ideas for adding impact to any room of the house with tile!

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: http://www.pinterest.com/AlwinaPopp/ , The Style Files, studiokarin.blogspot.no, flor.com, http://www.artyfilles.com/

Stylish Open Plan Apartment

This wonderful open plan space has lots of great elements. The concrete floor has such a fantastic glossy finish, beautiful beams all around the apartment and white, white everywhere. What could be better! The owners of this apartment in Copenhagen are both in the fashion business and you can see their good taste throughout the space. They have used really perfect classic pieces that will stand the test of time matched with great modern design.

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: Rumhemma

Photos: Peter Kragballe

Live, Work, Create

This fantastic home is the work/live space of Helen Gibbs a textile designer and caterer/food product developer. What I love about this is that the space is used to host events that Helen caters and a cool industrial looking home where she can work on her many other businesses. The other thing I love is that this person has reinvented herself and her businesses over and over again. I really believe when you are a creative person it is important to not put yourself into a box but to be open to new experiences where your creativity can be used in new and exciting ways! Helen went from retail designer to textile designer to caterer, each career being very successful along the way. Why should we put ourselves in a certain category when we can continue to discover our talents and reinvent ourselves at any age! 

Have a great weekend!

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: Est Magazine

Photos: Greg Cox

Desert Farmhouse

This Farmhouse in the Sonoran desert is really just the most beautiful place! So much to love here!! This rustic home has so many elegant touches throughout. what about the gorgeous lighting, especially the gold in the bedroom! Warm and wonderful fireplaces in many of the rooms and of course the beamed ceilings. The kitchen is big, with lots of counter room and the most perfect appliances and sink for this farmhouse look. I like the way the tones in this house reflect the desert tones outside as well keeping the feeling of the desert flowing into this amazing home...

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: Honestly WTF

From: davidmichaelmiller.com

Inspiration in White: Closets

One thing I always wanted was a big walk in closet. A place to fit all of my shoes, handbags and clothes...and well, I never really had one. I don't have a mini closet anymore like I did in my last house. In fact my closet was so small in my bedroom that my husband used that one and I took a slightly larger closet in the office....so each time I had to get changed I would have to run downstairs! My closet in our home now is not a bad size and I keep my clothes in that one and have all of my handbags and shoes in the closet in my office which is in the next room. At least this time I don't have to run downstairs! One day I will have one of these dream closets below....

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via: House Beautiful, SF Girl by the Bay, Wicked Opulence

Designer Home in Denmark

This is the Denmark home of jewellery designer Marie Von Lotzbeck. What do I love in this space? Well, the wall unit in the living room would be number one! It is so well styled with only a few books and many beautiful accessories that gives it so much presence. The cement floor would be number two...this gives it a very industrial feel contrasting the other elements in the home. Third would be the rustic wooden furniture and the wood pillars that add wonderful character to this home.

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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via:Home and Delicious

photos Kira Brandt

Tine K Spring

 

I have been looking at the new Tine K cataloque for spring and not only are the pieces beautiful but the inspiration shots are well.....inspiring! Tine K is a Danish homewares company that sells wholesale and retail. In fact you can shop on line here. Really pretty furniture and accessories that have that clean lined Scandinavian look that I love! There is a gorgeous, simple white couch that would be great in my house and the garden furniture is so perfect...Check out her house here..

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Tine K Home

Petit Apartment in France

I found this super cute apartment in France at The Style Files and I just love it! So small but really well done...all white to keep the space open and fresh. What I think is so brilliant is the the use of repetition in this space. The use of the round baskets on the wall make it feel so much larger and then the feeling is repeated with the mirrors on the wall. The large mesh lamp is shown in the living room and then just steps away it is featured again in the dining room as well. The vases on the table, although different sizes and shapes, are numerous and create a great impact. You would think that all of these repeating elements in such a small space would seem cluttered but actually it looks amazing!

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

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Trudy

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At Home in Muskoka

This home on Lake Muskoka in Ontario is nothing short of spectacular! Take a look at the location in the last photo...absolutely stunning! The inside is equally as beautiful, fully done in white with accents from nature...a stone fireplace, rough wood counter top on the kitchen island and a wide plank wood floor. This house may be in the country but the furnishings are very elegant in their lines as is the architecture. The details are fantastic in the ceiling of the living room and the wonderful paneled walls that are different in almost every room. When you look at each photo it is incredible all of the different elements the designer and builder, Muskoka Living, have put into this home right up to the marble on the ceiling of the shower...So well done!

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Muskoka Living