dwellings and décor

I am happy for to be guest posting for Rachel today while she is having fun in the Emerald Isle, lucky lady!

Today I am showcasing a gorgeous home that appeared in an Australian magazine called Notebook. This magazine has a little bit of everything - food, craft, beauty and of course, home living. The theme of this month’s issue is ‘finding comfort’ and it was a real treat, full of lots of goodies including this stunning home.

This home is both rustic and elegant, uncluttered but cosy. I love the earthy palette of this home - sand, slate, ochre, vanilla and café crème - sophisticated and sublimely restful! Stripped back timber floors, aged wooden furniture, mother of pearl and wicker add rustic, touchable texture. The soft chalky plaster adds a soft, comforting feel. This is a home where you could curl up on couch with a creamy latte and a magazine and feel completely comfortable and relaxed.

I loved the accompanying text to this home too. Here are some parts of the text that really resonated with me:

We’re falling in love with our homes again - make the affair last with simple, soothing décor that looks to nature, and take your time finding pieces you really adore.

Modern rustic is the sort of look that can be enjoyed the rest of your life by eschewing trends and buying quality pieces as you need and can afford them. Not everything has to happen quickly and some things are just worth waiting for. For instance, instead of buying ready-to-hang cheap polyester curtains that are never the right length and you’ll be sick of six months, make do with what you’ve got and save for beautiful made-to-measure curtains or blinds in natural fabrics that you’ll love forever.

There’s so much stuff on the market, be it furnishings, clothes, jewellery or food (just think how many different varieties of cereal there are in your supermarket) it can be overwhelming at times. One way to edit all that excess is to define your style. For example, here the look is modern rustic, so if your eye’s been caught by something while out shopping, ask yourself it if fits. If it doesn’t, put it down and soon you’ll find you’re editing naturally. Best of all, you won’t have made an impulse purchase and you’ll be one step closer to the item you really want that works with the rest of your things.

All wise words don’t you think? Definitely words to live by in your decorating.

I hope you have enjoyed my guest post today, thank you for stopping by!

Images Notebook Magazine

Guest post from Catherine from Simply Natural