Stylish Dreamy Home

One of my wonderful followers sent me a heads up about this fantastic home from Houzz....thanks Lisa! She was so right when she said this home is glorious....a really special place. This couple took six years to renovate and it was worth the effort. Some of the details I love...well to start the hanging lamp and ladder in the dining room. Aren't they fantastic? Also we have a glimpse of the garden table turned desk just off the sitting room. I would love a table like that! The birch railing and the numbers on the stairs are so great. Love these kind of little additions that make a home special....and of course the porch with curtains and a daybed. I could go on and on but I am having company for supper, it is three in the afternoon and I have not started cooking or preparing my table. Yikes! Enjoy your evening!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Houzz

Shabby Beds

It is funny how when I am looking for homes to share with you I seem to come across certain things over and over...like a certain type of carpet or a lamp that shows up in various homes over and over. It is not just things that I know are on trend...I think it is just like I am seeing something old as if it were new again.  Well I have been seeing this certain antique of bed in all different styles of homes and they are such shabby goodness I had to show you! They look amazing in a bohemian setting or super sophisticated...I love them in white but they look gorgeous in colour or in wood as well. My favourite is the first photo..oh so gorgeous don't you think.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: lookslikewhite, skonahem

Mid-Century Modern Cool

I don't know what it is but I am finding the coolest modern homes these days...not really my style as I personally tend to be more shabby chic than modern chic...but this look is really starting to grow on me. This Paris home is great with the mix of mid-century furniture and modern current pieces and what about the carpets...oh so beautiful. Such fun and why not have a motor-bike in the entryway? A great conversation starter for sure. What do you think? Would you like to live in a home like this? 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Milk Magazine

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Inspiration in White: Displaying Pictures

There are so many inspirational ways to display your pictures, photos, paintings and even collectables. I love it when there is a mix of all of these on a wall just as much as I love a traditional gallery wall. I like to use washi tape, as in some of these pictures, or mix frames and photos held with washi tape on a wall. I also love to plaster my inspiration board with photos or line frames on a thin shelf, which I have done in my office. In my husbands office here at home we have done a full gallery wall which looks amazing....in fact I have many pictures throughout my home all put up in varying ways. Some are even done the old fashioned way..one at a time with a wire and hook! Some other examples here are pictures hung with clips or making your pictures into a shape like you see with the heart...so sweet!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Decor 8, Bodie and Fou

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Black, White and Wood

This gorgeous Scandinavian apartment is owned by a couple who are in the business of branding various companies, something I am very familiar with.  Their beautiful home has a very consistant flow throughout that makes such a great clean statement with all white, black and warm wood....even the leather is in the same tones and feels just right with the rest of the pieces. There is also a nice softness mixed with the harder lines in this apartment. The office is also perfect with two identical desks and lamps in a great large workspace..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via; Interior Magasinet

Interiors: House Plants

House plants have really come back into style as evidenced by what we see in these beautiful pictures. From succulents to Ficus trees there is such a variety of wonderful plants that work with the many different style of rooms. Personally I have just a few plants around my house as I am more of a fresh flower person. I don't have much of a green thumb...but I really would love to have one of these Fiddle Leaf Ficus plants (5th picture). Apparently they are very hardy plants and can withstand someone like me who tends to forget they have plants! They give the room a wonderful earthy almost exotic look don't you think...actually all of the plants do!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Honestly WTF,  habituallychic.blogspot.com, thedesignfiles.ne

Super Apartment in Sweden

Such a cute apartment in Sweden with wonderful and interesting details! The kitchen is so great with the high back splash of subway tile and the eat-in area. I love the hanging lights throughout the apartment...gives it a modern feel for not too high a cost....so easy to add these to any home. Great floors boards and what about that incredible wallpaper! I just love the look of it in an all white home..with that wonderful wall of colour in the dining room. The mix of chairs and the shot of green to coordinate with the wall is really fun. I love to add a bit of the unexpected in to a room and I find that is a bit of what we see in this apartment....

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Alvahem

Hudson Valley Farmhouse

This 19th century farmhouse located at the foot of the Catskills was given a wonderful renovation into a simple, open, family friendly home. Wonderfully spacious with fun little nooks and cozy spots to curl up all done in varying shades of white and grey. Vintage pieces combine so beautifully with new and modern items all with clean lines and a distinctive Scandinavian feeling. The living room is one of my favourite rooms...I really like the white fireplace..I have never seen one like that! I also really love the camp cots as window bench..so cute and a great place to take a nap or read. Very nicely done!!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Lonny Magazine

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Mixed Styles in this London Home

This London home has some really interesting features but almost feels as though the rooms are from different homes. A very relaxed kitchen and eat-in area (love the little stove nook) with white washed plank floors gives way to chevron floors in the hall and fun kind of kooky accessories. A pretty living room gives way to a sleek styled office and the upstairs features...well a combo bedroom/bathroom that is really quite amazing! Not sure how I would feel about having a tub in the middle of the room...would you like that? Certainly a showstopper no?

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via:shootfactory

Simple Beauty

Well it is back to work tomorrow...hope you had a lovely weekend! I had a great one...today my daughter and I went to the Botanical Gardens in Montreal and saw the International Competition of Living Sculptures called Mosaicultures. Really it is beyond words..I will put up a couple of pictures tomorrow but if you are following me on Instagram you can see a photo on my feed here..

Now lets take a look at this wonderful, simple home that has some great details...first take a look at the wood floor! Love the wide planks on the ceiling as well and the bathroom has a super looking wood counter. Not sure it would be that easy to take care of but it looks great. I also like the pale green on the outside windows. Very soft and fits with the style of home and the surroundings very well don't you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: lantliv