Bright Home + New Carpet

Beautiful home from Residence Magazine that is super fresh and modern. I am love with these Moroccan carpets that have this minimalist Scandinavian style. I decided I had to have one in my own home so I went and bought one at West Elm and put it in my office and I love it!! It adds such a great touch of warmth and really makes it feel so much more current and new. So fun to add one new element to a room and feel such a great change. Don't you just love decorating! What fun..

Photos: Mikko Ryhänen

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Stylish Home in Brussels

This is the home of stylist and interior designer Muriel Bardinet. She also owns the antique store in Brussels called Dune 234. This home below was at one time an orphanage and a Japanese restaurant but you would never know by how much she has transformed the interior into a soft mix of vintage and modern pieces. Layers on layers of interesting pieces to keep the eye moving around each room. Things I really love in this house are the picture wall below and the dresser in the dining room. Just beautiful.

Check out other vintage inspired homes HERE and HERE..

 Photo: Karel Balas

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux     

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Etsy Finds

Some more gorgeous Etsy shops for you this week. I am such a fan of Etsy. There are so many great things. I was at a wedding a couple of weeks ago and the bride had a gorgeous headband with a veil attached that was really knockout and she had bought it on Etsy! Take a look at these three shops I found...

Kari Herer

Kari is a photographer with a background in fine arts and graphic design. Her Etsy shop has been featured in many magazines and it is clear why...her prints are absolutely gorgeous! I love the flowers integrated with the design..oh so lovely really.

Sunday Owl

Lisa makes these wonderful 18K gold rings by using the technique of wax molds. Her jewellery is so simple and refined with delicate coloured stones. These are pieces to last a lifetime and to pass on...

pi'lo

I met Heather, the lovely owner of this shop, in New York last year and fell in love with her things. First of all her booth was all white and cream filled with soft and natural items. How could I not have let out a sigh when I saw her cute toys for children or her wonderful pillows. Lots of variety and here and full of great gifts..

 Enjoy!

Trudy

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Artists Loft

I wish I had lived in a loft at one point in my life because I think decorating and living in a loft would have been so much fun. I have an idea that when my daughter leaves the nest my husband and I will have an adventure and move into one.....mmm, we will have to see. In the meantime, I will have to find a client that needs me to decorate a cool, industrial loft space.

This one in Atlanta is the home of an artist that combines her live/work space in a beautiful way. What I find really appealling about this space is that the shell is really raw but the furnishings are more refined so it makes a great combination!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux, Ivy and Elephants

 

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Nordic Charm

This three room apartment in Taarbaek, north of Copenhagen, is all done up in pale tones of blue, white and grey. With the sea visible from every room, the home matches its surroundings perfectly. Still lifes are set up throughout, put together with treasures collected over time on travels and with gifts from friends. The simple white floors really appeal to me as do the open shelving in the living room and in the kitchen. A beautiful little haven in the heart of a fisherman's village!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: The Dedicated House , Mod Vintage Life, Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Jennifer Rizzo

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Modern use of Wood and Brick

Beautifully designed home that keeps light flowing with windows all around the house and skylights on the ceiling. A mix of white walls with brick keep it from feeling too cold and the wide planked wood floors add to the warmth. All the fireplaces are double sided to continue the open plan throughout... very interesting use of space and materials I would say..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Fun Holiday Gifts

I have seen more than few gift guides this season and I am a bit late on mine but I thought I would throw my ideas into the ring. There are so many fun things to give when it comes to unusual and interesting gifts so here are my choices for a few gifts to give this Christmas!

     Bird Scrap Journal- Sadie and Olive                  Moose Blanket - Interior Addict                             

   Pillows - The Willows                                             Mini Stockings - Dreamy Whites

  Bon Appetit Napkins - Splendid House                    Bird Cloche - Luckets

West Elm - Rocking Birds                                     West Elm - Etched glasses

                Mercury Glass Candle - lookslikewhite                      Perfume - Joya Studio 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Inspiration in White - Holiday Doors and Windows

I love these windows and doors (and a couple of blackboards ) with a beautiful touch of green in a wreath or a bunch of pine boughs. It is so easy and fun to add a touch of the holidays with a wreath hung indoors or outside. Add a bow, some pine cones and a few berries and voila! So many creative folks out there!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Timewashed, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, The Vintage Farmhouse,      French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home

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A Twist on Traditional

This gorgeous home has a very traditional style but is made new with modern and vintage furnishings. This is such a good example of mixing styles in the right way and creating a very warm and inviting space. I really love the pantry space near the stairs with a hit of red and the rough tiles and table. I also think the kitchen are is so well done alternating the modern counters with barn lights and table. A fabulous outdoor space is an added bonus for sure!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with : Mockingbird Hill Cottage, Sunny Simple Life, The Craftberry Bush, Mod Vintage Life, The Dedicated House, Rose Chintz Cottage, Cozy Little House, Savy Southern Style

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Easy Eclectic

This is such a cute eclectic little home with chandeliers of all sorts hanging together, black and white tile mixed with wood and painted floors and wonderful vintage touches everywhere! I really love the little dustpan sitting against the wall in the first photo as if that was just where it was supposed to be. No pretension at all in this little house...just as it should be..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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