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>>

Loving these neutral and soft blue spaces. I think it could be pretty to have a house where there were soft browns, beiges and white in one room and the adjacent room had pretty blue walls with natural woods and dry branches. I think there could be a really nice flow and bring warmth and balancing it with cool. I didn’t realize this until I had these rooms together lined up like this.

How do you like to create a flow between spaces? Do you have any tips to share?

Via these fabulous blogs:

1. Delight by Design
2. Decorology
3. Weekend Host
4. Verdigris Vie
5. Mandarine
6. Marley & Lockyer

I am usually on the fence about unmatched dining chairs and I usually like it when the armchairs on the end are different and then the dining chairs with no arms along the main area. This interior though has every chair different but you can see that there was still a lot of thought involved. Look how well the traditional portrait art goes with the different colored chairs. The balance is impeccable. It is so well put together and at the same time it isn’t. You might think that the host was dining for one and then unexpectedly 9 more people came in to join so they had to go searching throughout the house to find chairs for the guests. It’s fun to imagine the scenario. :)

So what do you think? Could you pull this off and would you ever dare implement this idea into your own home?

Photo from Skona Hem via Emmas Design Blogg

This week I fell in love with these summery soft green and neutral spaces. I hope you fall in love with them too!

All images found on these beautiful blogs:
1. Creating a “Universe of Ones Own” via decorology
2. Arbetshörna via Ida
3. Virtual Long Weekend from The City Sage
4. Before & Afters from A Life’s Design
5. Casual Decor via Elizabeth Anne Designs
6. Vintage Doily Bedding via Make Room for Living
7. White Character via Luphia Loves
8. Inspirational Amy via sfgirlbybay

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely weekend!

This week has been pretty busy. I have been getting some 3d renderings done for the Restaurant we are working on and it is coming out quite lovely. We started with the bathrooms and we are incorporating black and white tile, vintage high tanks and a pretty vanity area with an oval mirror and sconces. I will have to show you some final renderings later. I also heard that one of my clients is pregnant and needs help with her nursery! So that should be an exciting new project and I will have to show all of you my inspiration soon.

My evenings have been spent looking at pretty photos as usual and this week the photos I came across remind me more of Spring than Summer but thats okay because I like that season too. Enjoy and have a great easy going weekend!

via these lovely blogs:

1. Lolalina
2. Luxury Interior Design Journal
3. Gathering Spriggs
4. Once Wed
5. Shannon Fricke
6. Pink Wallpaper
7. Marley & Lockyer
8. Desire to Inspire
9. Delight by Design
10. Absolutely Beautiful Things
11. Verdigris Vie
12. Little Hen Designs

I have been thinking about how I have a hard time designing an all neutral space because I am always wanting to add a hint of color here and a hint of color there. I do however think an all neutral space can look great when done well. I decided I would look through my inspirational photos and contemplate why I like these even though there is hardly any color.

I decided that it helps to have a plant in the space to make it feel more welcoming and I also love the spaces with a lot of texture and having a vast amount of sunlight coming in doesn’t hurt either. I also love the natural exposed wood in a few of these. It really helps warm up the space and I am big on contrast and many of these spaces have it.

Could you or do you have an all neutral space? If so how do you stop yourself from adding color?

1. Mai Linh
2. David A Land
3. Amy Lau Design
4. Margaret Mulligan
5. OKA
6. Eric Piasecki
7. Redmond Aldrich
8. Tripod Agency
9. SPI Design
10. S Russell Groves
11. Eric Piasecki
12. Stacey Brandford

I am in the process of doing an interview for another blog and she wants me to send a photo of my work space. My office space is currently in disrepair and it’s something that no one should have to see!  So before I send her a photo I need to get my office presentable. I don’t have much money to spend so I am going to work with what I have. I do have an inspiration board that desperately needs updating so I figured I would look for some offices with inspiration boards and here are the ones I found.

I am getting some great ideas already!

1. via Pink Wallpaper 2. Jim Bastardo

3.  Cahan Photography 4. Cookie Mag

5. EKB Interiors 6. Notebook Magazine

If you want to check out some real home offices check out this blog: http://home.officesnapshots.com

I have always wanted a really large bedroom so I could have more flexibility in rearranging my bed. I really like how they placed this gorgeous bed at an angle almost as if it’s an extra large chaise for looking out the window. Notice the shoji screen behind the bed to make the arrangement even more special.

And check out that chandelier! It might be more suitable in a dining room or an entry hall but I think its pretty cool for over the bed if you aren’t too worried about it falling on you. I like that it helps make the bed feel cozier since the walls are really tall. The extra large windows are also pretty sweet and I just adore that little stool with the book on it. Such a calm and serene space!

Photo from Anna Wolf Photography via The Drifter and the Gypsy also shown on my Tumblr page.

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

Hello All!
I just LOVE Rachel’s talent, so when she asked me to be a guest blogger, I was honored!

Today I am going to share a little bit of Kerry Joyce with you. I think his designs are perfection and I think you might adore them too.
Here is a little bit of why I like him, tell me…………what do you think?

and here is the link for Kerry Joyce:  http://www.kerryjoyce.com/main.htm

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