Inspired Collections

This home of Joanna Madden has the most wonderful collections. I love the way the shelves have been built to display her McCoy and ironstone pottery. Full of flea market and vintage finds each room feature an amazing collection of some type....luggage looks like one of her favourites...mirrors on shelves, platters on a wall rack..give so much character to a home. She also mixes fun textiles in an unexpected way, probably because of her fashion background. Great stripes, animal prints in grey and white and brown and beige tones look perfect against the pale walls. Lovely home...

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

vai: Houzze

Inspiration in White: Industrial Lighting

I was looking for a new light for my bedroom and I came across a great store with the most incredible industrial lighting. Really large vintage lamps that you would find in an old barn or warehouse. As I was looking through Pinterest tonight I saw the same kind of lighting in many kitchens and dining rooms. I just love the look and the impact of these large lights, usually in pairs, in stainless, grey and of course black. They give a great edge to any kitchen or dining room and work with many styles but are really perfect in a modern look....and off the subject of lights...what about that black Smeg fridge! Oh my....

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Found on laurenliess.com, Found on desiretoinspire.net, Found on desiretoinspire.net, Found on style-files.com, Found on contemporist.com

Modern Bungalow

This is one gorgeous bungalow from Rue Magazine! Love the shot of purple and green in the living room and the mix of wood and white. The clapboard walls against that amazing wood floor are simply beautiful....but the outdoor patio and pool are the best! Oh I can not wait to get outside and into our pool! So dreaming of warmer weather!

Have a great weekend!

 Photography: Heather Wilson Architects

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Rue Magazine

 Photography: Heather Wilson Architects

Country Retreat

 

This is a really super country retreat in South Carolina that two couples bought and renovated with great style. A fun kitchen and with super cool lights that follow a bit of a them throughout the house. I was looking for a new lamp for my bedroom today and came across some lamps with this rope not only around the wire portion of the lamp but also wrapped around the structure of the shade and it was so gorgeous! In fact they had many styles with this sort of treatment that I thought would be a great addition for a more rustic look. I also like the wire and metal coffee tables in the living room. My favourite room in this home is the screened in porch....I would love something like this during the summer months! 

photos: Alec Hemer

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Country Living

photos: http://alechemer.com/

Living Lightly

I have an abundance of stuff in my home and I can not seem to change this...I try...really I do..but I just love to collect things and style things and it just accumulates. I wish I could change as I really love the look of the homes I post with great architecture and clean, simple lines in the home. Like this one I am showing you below...so beautiful and each piece that is shown in the home is really perfect in its place and you really see it..you look at each piece. 

This is the home of photographer Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen who is also a designer and architect and clearly super talented! A wonderful eye and a lot of restraint in design with a perfect eye for detail. 

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: More photos of this wonderful space here on Interior Magasinet

Photos: Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen

Hamptons Cottage

This is such a fresh summer cottage in the Hamptons, very light, bright and relaxed. I love the wood plank walls and the rough hewn beams. Great lighting throughout and big windows keep the indoors bright and allow for a wonderful view of the outdoors. Furnishings are modern and simple mixed with cheery textiles and pops of bright colours....and what about that gorgeous pool! Of course you need that at your summer place!

I am working on a video on how to style your coffee table and dressers and I think this one in the living room is well done! What do you think?

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

photos: Patrick Cline

via: Lonny

Garden Entry

Oh I am feeling spring in the air finally...yes I can actually see the edge of the grass in my front yard... and it has got me thinking about my garden. I can hardly wait to get out and fix up my yard and I have been looking for inspiration on Pinterest. I just love these front door and garden entries...such a old world, romantic feeling to these doorways! I always like to see a punch of colour on a doorways as well...I have a red door...and of course a black door always looks good with every style of home. 

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: inspired-design.tumblr.com, housebeautiful.com, njestates.net, Garden Gate with Lone Post by -StingRay- on Flickr, Valérie Penty

Simply White and Bright

So love this home from Domino Magazine with white on white walls, floor and ceiling...so gorgeous! What makes it so great is the the punches of colour throughout this amazing white space. The kitchen is perfect with the big island on wheels and marble backsplash....What about the coffee table in the living room? Really like the way it has been styled with the sheepskin. 

I am off to Chicago for a few days this week. If you have any suggestions for great restaurants or places to visit please let me know!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 

via: Domino Magazine

Layers of Style

Very often I see a single picture of a house on Pinterest and think....oh this is so good the rest of the house must be amazing...Well this home was one I wished I could see the rest of and here it is! Such fantastic details and so well styled because it is the home of the wonderful interior stylist Johanna Flyckt Gashi from Hus and Hem. So many things to love in this cottage because there are layers and layers of incredible vintage accessories....like the locker in the office with a vintage style chair and lamp. The living room with the layers of great pillows and funky lamps and what about that kitchen! Layers of dishes, lamps and fun writing on the blackboard. This is seriously a great home.

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

Amazing photos: Lina Östling (check her site it is so great!)

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Hus and Hem

Stylish Victorian

Love the industrial style kitchen in this home in England. The lights are just perfect over the metal table with a fun punch of yellow! The map is a great touch in the kitchen pulling in some other bright colours. The living is all muted greys and pastels with a wonderful wallpaper in the entry. The grey on the walls is great in the bedrooms with the colourful headboard and skirt in both rooms.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Planete Deco via jjlocations