Home by the Sea

I really love this home by the sea from Remodelista (fabulous website you should follow!). There is so much I like here it is hard to know where to start but I think it really is about the mix of fabrics, vintage and otherwise, that does it for me. I use a lot of vintage fabrics in my own home and I cannot get enough. They bring so much warmth to a table or a room I think I would layer my rooms with even more if I could. The beautiful combination of reds and blues throughout the home, the textures of all the furnishings and accessories from wood to metal to leather. So well done and so natural in the space..

House by UK designer Caryl Terlezki, photos by Kristin Perers.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Remodelista

Stone Cottage

This 19th century stone cottage in Southern Australia has really lovely details inside and outside the home. I just love the covered porch outside and of course all of the architectural details on the inside. Wonderful ceilings and moldings throughout the space make each room really special! The kitchen is also really fun with the blue dishes and the monogram on the door...I have never seen that before but what a cute idea!

Hope you have a great weekend planned!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

PHOTOGRAPHY MARK ROPER 

via: Homelife

Danish Cottage

This wonderful Danish home of jewellery designer Charlotte Lynnggard has been finished with the most luxurious and beautiful materials but what is most interesting is the story behind it. Every time Charlotte passed the cottage on the way to visit her mother-law, she and her husband would peer longingly at the home they refered to as the "Tea Rose House". Formally belonging to a Swedish actress, they finally bought their dream home and moved in on their wedding night. Renovating the home with a minimalist, light touch they have now lived there for 18 years. Beautiful home, romantic story....

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Vogue Living

California Ranch Style Home

This fixer upper was just what designer Kelley Motschenbacher was looking for when she and her husband began looking for a country home. They created a beautiful and comfortable space filled with white furniture and colourful accents. Gorgeous white sofas slip-covered with vintage French linens make the upkeep easy even with a big golden lab! I really love the desk area with the wonderful shelving and the amazing lamp and the bedroom wall lamps are also really great. There are so many perfect vintage pieces in this space that add wonderful texture like the rattan coffee table and the wooden basket she uses as a table in the bedroom. Add a few rag and sisal rugs and you have the perfect place to relax and unwind on the weekends!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Country Living

 Photos: Victoria Pearson

Inspiration in White: White on White Kitchens

Yes...it is true... this is not my first post on white kitchens and.... it will not be my last post on white kitchens because..well..I love all white kitchens! I have seen so many wonderful white kitchens on Pinterest these days that I just had to share. They have many similarities but can I just say that I am still loving the subway tiles...who said subway tile is out because it looks fresh and beautiful in these homes....and what about that whole kitchen done with subway tile floor to ceiling..Love it! 

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

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Enjoy!

Trudy

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via: Pinterest

100 Year Old Farmhouse Goes Modern

This 100 year old farmhouse owned by designer Tobi Tobin has been redone into a modern, beautiful home. Full of mirrors in every room mimicking Mondrian paintings of rectangles and squares. There is also a wonderful mix of modern furniture in pale tones beside antiques in darker shades and you see the mix of black and whites in the bedrooms as well...and what about the wallpaper! Really gorgeous! The use of glossy black in the kitchen and on the doors really grounds the rooms and the wonderful chandeliers keeps it all bright and sophisticated....

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

Hey I was featured over at Savvy Southern Style! Check it out here!

via: House Beautiful

 Photos: KARYN R. MILLET

Top Posts for 2013 - Part 1

What a year it has been! Not always easy but a year to grow and learn for sure. A year and a half ago I left my life as a corporate VP of Marketing and decided to start my own business in design. This was not an easy decision for me as I have always managed large teams and loved that environment of being around a large group of creative individuals. Day after day alone in my office at home was hard and challenging but through the year I began working with a wonderful design partner that I laugh with everyday. I also worked very hard on my ceramic business this year and have been lucky enough to have wonderful people buy my pieces to put in their homes and I am ever so happy and grateful for that as well. I even rented my own studio with two other artists so I now have my own space to create! I am starting to wholesale my pieces as well and I will let you know what stores will be carrying them soon! 

I saw a wonderful response to my blog this year as well and the incredible feedback from all of you has really kept me going. Sometimes it is hard after the workday to come up with new ideas and research for new homes to post but I really love it and will bring some new changes to my blog in the upcoming year. I so appreciate you coming to visit each day or whenever you can and I really love it when you drop me a note. 

I am off to visit my 92 year old mom in British Columbia tomorrow and so I will be less in touch this week but I just wanted to wish you and yours all the best for 2014! I think it is going to be an amazing year! 

Big hugs,

Trudy

xx

My Top Posts for 2013

Shabby London Home

Inspiration in White: Olive Trees and Myrtles

Inspiration in White: Red and White

Romantic Home

 

Victorian Beauty

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

 

Architect and Photographer: Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen

Wonderful photos of this home in Elle Decor this month taken by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen who is an architect and photographer. Beautifully done and the interiors on the website of Norm Architects are really amazing. All in these white and pale tones similar to this house below. Oh, the clean lines and wonderful simplicity that is Scandinavian design....I even see a few Ikea touches here and there in some of the homes he has done. Things I love in this home....the concrete floors, copper details and the entry tile! Very talented...

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

linking with My Romantic Home 

via: elle Decor

Paris Chic Antique

A refurbished loft space in Paris is the setting for these fun ideas and interesting vintage and antique finds. Exposed surfaces include brick and stone left with a rough edge giving it a kind of industrial feeling. Love the butterfly wallpaper and the vintage cars in the kids room. So inventive the way they are featured on the wall....I  love creative ways of showing things to make them stand out!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

vai: Milk Magazine

Photos : Louise Desrosiers. 

A Life Less Ordinary : Part 2

On Thursday this week I featured Part 1 of this post on the book A Life Less Ordinary. In the first part I showed you photos from the authors store, I gigi, and today I would like to share some photos from their homes. As I said the other day I find the book incredibly inspirational and their homes...well they are amazing!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 

All photos from: A Life Less Ordinary