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

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via: Emag Deco

Dream Kitchen

A group of bloggers, myself included, have been asked to write about our Dream Kitchen for Electrolux.....such an easy subject for me as I love drooling over wonderful kitchens and as a designer I just happen to be working on a couple at this moment, so I am definitely inspired! 

My dream kitchen would be all white of course and a mix of vintage and modern in one space. I love a kitchen with open shelving and a mix of wood with the white. I like simple clean lines on the cabinets and I think my counters would have to be carrara marble and my backsplash in a wonderful simple white tile. I would need a little touch of French styling in the mix because.....well doesn't everyone need a little French style in the home? I think some vintage style lamps hanging above the island would be perfect to give it the exact mix I like.

Of course I would need wonderfully sleek and stylish appliances like the Suite Design from Electrolux. Vintage is important for your kitchen accessories but nobody wants a dream kitchen with old appliances! To create a beautiful, functional kitchen you need beautiful, modern appliances that compliment one another. Electrolux has a great range of refrigerators, cooktops and dishwashers that are so amazing that even I might feel like a real chef! 

What about you? What would your dream kitchen look like? I would love to hear!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

photos via: Pinterest Dream Kitchen,  Houzz

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

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

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via: Bodie and Fou, vintageverbena.tumblr.com, raisedincotton.typepad.com, frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com, Shabby and Charm, vitaverandan-anna.blogspot.com, Lonny Magazine

Home with Style

This is the very creative home of blogger and freelance stylist Johanna Laskey from Lovely Life. She not only blogs about stylish homes but follows her own ideas in her home by combining vintage and industrial into this very personal space. I love the light fixture hanging from the ceiling covered with tulle and how the doors are painted blue to add a nice pop of colour. She says they are like jewellery and add that final touch to the home. I think she is right!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Bolig plus

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Vintage and Modern Mix

This gorgeous apartment in Stockholm is a wonderful mix. The building is from 1915 and the furniture is a mix of amazing mid century vintage pieces with a few modern pieces. I really love the hanging lights around the space and especially over the coffee table in the living room. I had done another post of an apartment with a similar look with hanging lights and I think it is really clever......and what about the floor? Just so stylish..

Have a great weekend!

Photo: Birgitta Wolfgang Drejer

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Interior Magasinet

Country Style Home in Australia

Many elements to love in this cottage situated in the Tasmanian area of Australia. (Doesn't that sound so very outback!) The pretty painted floors go throughout the home and I am really stuck on those amazing entyway doors with the vintage bike in front! Great styling with the driftwood pieces over the table and the pewter platter is perfectly gorgeous. The kitchen is a surprise done up the a great shade of green in this little gingerbread style home. Very nice..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Homelife

Found: White Interiors

I had seen some pictures of this house on Facebook and had featured one of the pictures on my page but it was only recently I saw the rest of the home. This home was designed by Found Design and they also have a retail store in Mesa, Arizona.

First of all the house is so well done. The white, cream and taupe decor highlights the amazing beams and the height is used so well with the oversize chandeliers. The whole looks is softened with slipcovered furniture and pops of green plants and flowers throughout. I could move right into this home!

The store is just as gorgeous and gives this same cozy and natural feeling as the wonderful home they designed. Take a look at their website to get some great ideas for your own home. 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: REstyle Source

Scandinavian Style

If you love Scandinavian design then you must know about Emmas Design Blogg. I have been following Emma Fexeus for awhile now and she has the most amazing and paired down style I have ever seen. Thanks to the wonderful Est Magazine we get a sneak peek at Emmas new book called Northern Delights and if these pictures are any indication, the book looks to be very inspiring. 

Love the very rustic feeling of the bedroom and the oversize black lamps in the dining room. Her advice is to get rid of the clutter to let your pieces show to their best advantage. Not so easy to decide what goes and what stays but it looks great when it is done!!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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White Cottage

The photos of this fabulous home are from the company Stettvoll. I have written about them before because their cataloque on-line is perfection. The furniture from this company is featured in these photos (no they are not paying me to say this!) and is the style I have in my home and what I just love. Clean, white, slipcovered and elegant, the styling of each photo is so well done...sorry I am gushing....but wow! 

Go and take a look at the furniture they have and check the last post I did on them. It was one of your favourites last year!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Slettvoll 

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Black and White Industrial

This black and white industrial space is put together exactly the way I would want to see a more modern home. A mix of very neutral tones with a few pops of great color. White ceiling and floors except in the bedroom where a black ceiling gives a bit of cozy where you want it. The bright yellow chair and cart are just the perfect little addition and so is the worn leather chair in the living room. 

The posters on the wall and the cute pillow on the chair make a statement...literally...how fun is that? Great mix of old and new don't you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Residence