Super Design with Ikea

I have featured homes from Ikea Family Live several times (take a look at this post and this one) and here is another that I think is really well done. Ikea is so simple to put together and you can be very creative with all of their pieces. If there is any white furniture that is kid friendly it would be Ikea white couches! They wash up super well and when the slipcover starts to look worn you can get a replacement rather inexpensively. I am really loving these dining room chairs and the couches can look so modern and high end! The picture wall has a clever pattern...a little different.. and what about the book shelf wallpaper in the office...well done!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Ikea Family Live

Inspiration in White: Open Shelving

When I moved into my house the kitchen had already been renovated but if I was redoing it today I would put in lots of open shelves. I could show my collection of ceramics..(oh don't worry I have a lot displayed on open shelves in the dining room!!)..or ironstone (which I totally love....a new collection perhaps?). I think the look of open shelves gives such a relaxed feeling to a room and.....when shelves are filled with a vintage ironstone collection, as so many of these photos are, the effect of the different whites together is gorgeous!! 

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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Inspiration in White: Vintage Doors and Shutters

There are so many ways to use old doors and shutters in a home...and they always look good no matter what you do with them from....leaning them against a wall to using them as a headboard or actually installing them on a window or in a doorway. I have used a shutter as a headboard and as a screen and I have an old Victorian door in my shop that I changed to a mirror (bottom picture). They add character to a modern space and look fantastic surrounded by other vintage pieces. Are there other ways you have used old doors and shutters?

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Schoolhouse Vintage

This restored 100 year old schoolhouse is full of gorgeous vintage style! From the moment you enter the home the pretty black and white tile leads you into wonderfully decorated space. The kitchen with a Smeg fridge (check out these Smeg fridges) and stove and has a white and grey painted floor and many wonderful little details...look at the little decorative iron piece over the top of the window. Such a creative replacement for a curtain valence!

For me one of the best pieces in this home is the gorgeous cabinet in the dining room.....oh so beautiful! It is such a large piece with such a small, simple base with a shabby finish...just perfect!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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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 

Interiors: Shabby Eclectic

Gorgeous shabby, eclectic details in this London home....packed with homemade, crafty items such as the patchwork blanket on the chair and bed as well as worn vintage items and a pretty Mora clock. A lot of different styles packed into one space but it is lovely all the same. I love the little table in the hallway and the two corniche that add to the beautiful architecture of the entry. Worn white floors and pretty shutters and I would say there is nothing dull about this lovely home..

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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Gustavian Beauty

On yesterdays post I showed one small portion of this incredible house. I have posted this same picture before on Tumblr and on Facebook and I finally found the entire home. It is so hard to describe this house....it is so spectacular in so many ways...kinda over the top....but if you look at each piece individually you see the most beautiful furniture, architecture and detail. I am in awe of all of these incredible pieces in one room...tooooo much! There is not one Mora clock but four...not one Gustavian mirror with gold trim but several. Each bench chair and table has wonderful detail...and then there is the ceiling....whew I am out of breath..Enjoy!!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Shabby Home Style

LOVE this shabby home....I mean what is there not to love here! That couch...superb....the kitchen... wonderfully modern vintage...the bedroom.. full of shabbyilicious accessories! I just wish there were more pictures. So cute the way the couch has a lovely lace cover, the chaise a delicate pink cover and the chair in a cotton hemp fabric. Gorgeous! Here are a couple of other shabby posts here and here..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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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 

French: Grey and White

This lovely home is in the countryside just outside of Paris. Finished in grey, white and neutral tones, the feeling of this home is calm and peaceful. Completely renovated from top to bottom, I think the couple that own this home did a great job with it. They also own a home decor store called "La Vie en Grey Mouse" or Life in Mouse Grey which really describes their own home all painted in Mouse Grey and white.  A mix of French and Gustavian styles, antiques and vintage, it captures so many of the elements I love in a home... 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 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 

via: Emag Deco

White Interiors: Open Spaces

Open style living in this great white home but what I find fun is the wood paneling or wood strips I am not sure....but it looks great. It really adds texture and interest to what is a very simple space. The wood floors and the wood used in the kitchen area add a nice contrast. The kids beds are just so cute in white washed wood and that little blue cabinet on the wall is adorable! So much to look at in each picture!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Inspiration in White: Shabby Couches

As I was taking a stroll through one of my Pinterest boards today I realized I have a bit of an obsession with shabby white couches. Picture after picture of rooms with cozy, comfy and cushy sofas mostly with a slipcover but some without. My own home has a big shabby sofa from Montauk and a huge chair as well and I love them. Full of feathers and so easy to curl up on and take a nap or read a book. I love the look of sleek more tailored furniture but nothing is more comfortable or easy to take care of than a big slipcovered shabby couch! That is my shabby couch in the last picture... 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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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