Bright By the Sea

I came across this gorgeous home on Dustjacket Attic today and fell in love! So bright and beautiful with white and touches of seaside blue, so irresistible and so fresh!! This house has been designed by Veranda House Interiors and they did an amazing job.

I really like the blue and white striped slip covers on the chairs (you could get this look with the Ikea stools that are very similar). The side board you can see in the kitchen picture is so well styled. Two big clear lamps with the two frames look so perfect and repeat the feeling you see in the kitchen area..... well really the interior of the house is a perfect reflection of the incredible view outdoors to the sea.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Dustjacket Attic from Veranda House

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/

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

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

Country Home of Sarah Richardson

This home of Sarah Richardson is not new but it is still really good! All done in pale watery colours of green and blue, this home is on the water and so it fits so perfectly with the surroundings. Sarah always puts so many great fabrics in lots of different patterns but they always work so well together. And the mix of colours and tiles in the kitchen are so beautiful....

Don't you love the vintage red and white quilt on the bed? The life raft on the wall is such a clever idea..actually the whole house is full of fun ideas and it would be so easy to add some of these touches to your own home.

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

Photos: Stacey Brandford

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via; Country Home

Lake House

This incredible lake house from House Beautiful is the home of designer Thom Filicia. From the cool boat house on the water to the cozy kitchen this house feels just so easy and relaxed. Even with lots of cool layers and layers of accessories the view is really the star in this show and he makes the most of it. A low couch in the living room keeps the window wide open to better see the view and even the bed faces out toward the lake. So pretty with a mix of prints and colours throughout all on a base of creamy white. 

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: House Beautiful

Family Home, High Design

This wonderful California home of actor Patrick Demspey from Architectural Digest is really gorgeous. This is one of Frank Gehry's early homes that has been renovated and adapted into this perfect family compound. Full of interesting furniture and design elements that transcend any one design style, this home feels organic and modern with old world touches that add to its warmth. I love the wall of wood around the fireplace, the concrete counters in the kitchen and rough wood floors and headboard in the bedroom. Really beautiful.

Hope you all had a great week. I was on vacation this past week in Mexico and had a wonderful vacation! I will do a post on Tuesday with a bit of what I saw and some of the incredible restaurants we went to in Mexico City.

photos: Roger Davies

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via Architectural Digest

Photography by Roger Davies

Gorgeous Malibu Home

In this home of a film director and stylist you would expect nothing less than the tasteful decor you find in this Malibu home (Elle Decoration features this home- more photos here). The front of the home is made from barn wood brought in from Maine. The glass doors on the main floor open up to give the home an indoor/outdoor feeling and what about that gorgeous marble floor in the living room. Stunning! Love the iron railing running around the second floor landing and down the stairs and of course the stone tub in the bathroom.....well to say this is a stylish home is just the beginning....

photos by: Martin Lof

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: From Elle Decoration via My Paradissi

photos: Martin Lof check out this talented photographer! Love his style!

Barefoot in the Barn

This gorgeous barn is that of... the one and only Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Don't you love her recipes! She makes everything look so easy....It has an amazing kitchen, a wonderful dining space and cozy bedrooms. This is a really great place to entertain, where guests can linger in front of the fire or out on the amazing covered terrace and if they are lucky, perhaps stay the night in this guest space and short walk from the main house. Wonderful neutral tones throughout the barn give it an earthy feel and what about those fantastic ceilings...

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 Via: House Beautiful

Photos: Simon Upton