dwellings and décor

I am really digging on these super dark spaces and pretty berry toned interiors this week.

That apple arrangement is absolute genius. It would be so pretty to do that for an autumn party get together and the best part is you can eat the apples afterward!

Thanks for stopping by this week and have a Happy Halloween tomorrow!

Via these beautiful blogs:

1. Lucinda Symmons - Desire to Inspire
2. I giorni… - Mandarine d’Italie
3. More Halloween, Thanksgiving, and General Fall Decorations - Iffers Little Nest
4. Firmdale Hotels - SeeSaw Designs
5. Moody & Romantic, Black Interiors - Plush Palate
6. From My Stack of Magazines: October - Iffers Little Nest

You can see more of my favorites from the week on my Tumblr page HERE>>

And this is just a small percentage of whats is on her beautiful website. Here is a bit about what Lisa does:

“Lisa Fontanarosa presents the world’s most wonderful, whimsical, and witty home furnishings. The Collection of artist-made pieces-from chandeliers and cushions to glassware and sculpture-dares to be different and is designed to delight.”

I think I would be quite delightful if I owned just one of these pieces. So different and interesting. Its quite refreshing for a change.

Have some time to spare? Go check out her site at http://lisafontanarosa.com You wont regret it. :)

via Hey Susy

Such a homey and lovely space to sleep in.

It reminds me of the Bed & Breakfasts in Ireland. Non pretentious yet elegant and tasteful where you could feel comfortable in someone elses home. I love that every piece was if it was passed down to the owner and delicately placed with thoughtfulness and care. The colors and items are well situated in the room and there is a nice sense of flow and from one thing to the next. I would imagine that this would be a very pleasant place to visit on a romantic getaway. :)

Photo from kimmus122

So many pretties this week!

I think my favorite thing I saw this week was this umbrella hanging above the bed on the window (#3) and this amazing photo found over at the beautiful Callie Grayson.

via these beautiful blogs:
1. Tuesday: Interiors from Homebug
2. Flawless British Craftsmanship: OCHRE from Plush Palate
3. Getting to Know…. Beth of Sunday Clothes from Gathering Spriggs
4. Walls from Avant Garde
5. Beautiful Banquets from A Paddington Perspective
6. Tulu {Istanbul} from decor8

I hope to be able to post more within the next few weeks. Sorry that posts have been slim.

Hope your weekend is filled with beautiful things. Thanks for stopping by!

I think its about time I pulled out my favorite black and orange interiors!

I think these are great examples of orange and black interiors that can work all year round. They have a very elegant yet fun feel to them. I have to say that I tend to stay away from this color scheme for fear that it will look too Halloweeney but I think these inspirational images gives me some great ideas and helps me to work around the holiday stereotype. For instance I could use a charcoal black and a more coral red orange rather than a pure orange or black. I also like the use of gold like in the mirror frames and in accent furniture pieces.

I think this look is definitely wearing on me. How about you?

Image Sources:
1. austrailia vogue living via dress design decor
2. tomevangelidis
3. David Bagosy from Wish Magazine
4. Metropolitan Home June 2009 via City Sage
5. Eric Choler
6. housebeautiful via This is Glamorous
7. Trevor Tondro
8. The Proletariat Designer

Loving…..

Image from Chris Tubbs via Mandarine

I have been sewing more lately and so I have set up an area for my sewing machine and although my fabrics are sort of everywhere like this photo my space is not nearly as pretty. Loving the old naturally distressed sewing table (you just dont see these anymore like this!) and I would love that extra surface area. I am also swooning over the flowing thick darpery with tassle tiebacks. I wouldnt mind that view either.

Is this not the sweetest sewing area you ever could see?

One of my favorite color combos is rust paprika reds with natural greens. They would look warm and lovely together in a room or monochromatic adjacent to one another. Adding light natural wood or beige tones is also a nice compliment. Enjoy the inspiration!

Via these beautiful blogs:
1. Desire to Inspire - Decoration Empire
2. Desire to Inspire - Martin Cederblad
3. Habitually Chic - Like Mother Like Daughter
4. This is Glamorous - Falling For Fall: Mustard + Gold
5. Designalogue - Come with me and gallop and gallop and gallop …
6. This Love Forever - Modern Farmhouse
7. Simple Blueprint - Just One Cup
8. Design Fabulous - Recent Random Inspiration

On Sunday my husband was quite the decorator. He has been itching for some change and so he figured rearranging the apartment would help. He made the cutest floor plan and actually made it to scale and cut out little pieces of furniture. So adorable! I am so happy we rearranged because it looks great and I didn’t realize how much I needed the change too! I have taught him well! ;)

We have a very large sectional that is difficult to work with. Before we used the sectional to create a living room area separate from the other “zones”. We decided that we wanted the area to be more open so we moved it into a corner making the space feel more open and less closed off with unnecessary hallways. Our space is just not big enough to pull off the sectional actually sectioning off a space like a divider. I figured that some other people might be in similar dilemma and so I posted some images below that have sectionals in them to show how other designers worked with them. The first 6 photos are examples of sectionals placed in the corner and the last 6 are examples of sectionals being used to break off a space creating a divider between areas. Hope this helps!

Photo Sources:
1. spi-design
2. zkinteriors
3. kendallwilkinsondesign
4. okadirect
5. joeserrins
6. michaelabrams
7. furnitureseen
8. vicentewolfassociates
9. marieclairemaison
10. katehume
11. irinagraewe
12. johnsonmcleod

So I know a lot of other bloggers have already featured the beautiful shop Terrain but I couldn’t resist sharing my own favorites here on my blog. Hope these images help start your Monday! :)

There is something so relaxing about their beautiful products. The natural country feel and homey atmosphere put me in a restful mood. It makes me want to decorate my home and future garden like this especially for those stressful days. I love that one of the images has a book in it called Natural Garden Style. This is a great way to describe their look and image. I love it!

All Photos from Terrain

There is something really cozy and elegant about these black, brown, yellow and gold spaces.

via these beautiful blogs:
1. Mandarine - In the mood for some vintage paintings

2. Grayson: a different shade of grey - Quote
“I need contrast- the old and the new, the rough and the soft.
The clash of it all is very sexy”
- Catherine Malandrino, Fashion Designer

3. Made By Girl - Aphro Chic Launches
Check out the new fabulous shop at www.aphrochicshop.com

4. Poppytalk - Inspiration: European Interiors by Joanna Maclennan

5. The Inspired Room - Fall Date Nights
What are your favorite Fall Date Nights?

6. Desire to Inspire - Deco + glamour + wow
New work from Greg Natale (Swoon!)

Have a great weekend!