Freshly Styled

Ohhh I just love this house! The contrast of the dark frames around the mirrors in the living room against the white floors and ceilings. Very comfortable, fresh and casual with a swing in the dining room no less! A pile of hats at the front entry ready for a sunny day is just a part of the wonderful appeal of this very pretty house.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I am in beautiful British Columbia this weekend visiting my mom and it is really warm and lovely here. 

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 via: Greige via Skonahem

White in Sweden- Hus and Hem

Have you ever taken a look at the website from Sweden called Hus and Hem? Such beautiful houses on this site! Really the homes are just gorgeous. Of course you know how much I love Swedish style and there are wonderful ideas on this site for anyone who wants to decorate in white. 

This house with a Smeg fridge and rough white wood wallpaper in the living room has great style with some typical Swedish touches......and white floor to ceiling always looks good to me!

Photos: Tommy Durath

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

For more photos: Hus and Hem

Photos: Tommy Durath

Inspiration in White: Vintage Chairs

I always love to see vintage chairs in all different states of wear....some with a little rough around the edges fabric or wood that is worn with time. I also think it is the best of both worlds if you can find vintage chairs in decent condition and re-do, paint and re-cover, than buy them new.

Two of the chairs below are mine and they were in a very bad state when I found them but I absolutely love them now! The white settee and the grey chaise long are mine. When if found the white settee it had green velvet fabric and gold wood. There was also no cushion at all on the piece. I had the piece redone in white cotton and added a big feather cushion! The grey and natural linen chaise was pink velvet with dark brown wood. I had seen a picture that inspired me to re-do the chaise in the grey linen with the base in a natural rough linen. They really add to my decor and give a well loved and vintage touch my home. If you can't find a vintage piece to re-do there are so many good chairs now on the market made to give that well worn touch to your home. 

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Pinterest -  wohnscheune.blogspot.com ( Vintage by Nina), artilleriet.se, petit-jardin-secret.tumblr.com,  Michele

Victorian Modern

This Victorian home in London is all done up in tones of grey, white and taupe. Amazing mouldings and ceiling detail are what make this house so special but it's the mix with modern furnishings that really up the style factor.

Love the modern details in the kitchen with the lacquered white cabinets and the gorgeous antique windows. So pretty with the table in the eating nook and the modern lamp hanging from the ceiling.  

Hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day!

Photograph by James Merrell

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 via house to home

Pins of the Week

I am starting a new Friday night series showing you my weekly favourites from Pinterest. I try to pin everyday and I pin everything from fashion and food to the best homes and decor ideas. So reviewing those for a Friday night feature will be great fun for me and you! This week I seem to have been on a black, white and camel pinning extravaganza...well to be honest I tend to pin these colours fairly often....but I found some really gorgeous homes and fashion ideas this week. Hope you all have a lovely weekend!!

Isn't this heart sweet! Love the mix of chairs!

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

Camel and black look so good together!

Great picture wall!

Layers and layers of styling!

Tory Burch shoes! Love them..

Simple work space...lovely.

Wonderfully reflective floor in white..

Grey and white modern

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Found on toryburch.com, Found on welke.nl, Found on sfgirlbybay.com, Found on sfgirlbybay.com, Found on blissfulbblog.com

Sweet Apartment in Sweden

A pretty little apartment in Sweden that has two floors and plenty of style. What do I love about this place...well I really like the lamps over the dining room table and the full picture wall in the same area (the hats make a nice touch). It is a nice balance to the shelving on the opposite wall and fills the room nicely. I also get a kick out of the kids room. Super cute accessories and a raw wood wall...oh yeah!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

Inspiration in White: Canopy Beds

I think I must like canopy beds a lot because as I was going through my Pinterest I realized that I have many photos of this style of bed....but really what is not to like about a canopy bed. Beautiful big beds with flowing fabric, often in white, creating a gorgeous romantic setting. I know they say that a canopy bed should only be used in a very large room but I am not so sure about that. Of course it looks amazing in a big room but I think it can look equally fantastic in a smaller space if done right. I love how it can be made to look traditional and more formal or very loose and relaxed with a simple sheet floating lightly over the bed....and when it is done in white it is the best!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: domainehome.com, inspired-design.tumblr.com, vtwonen.nl, honeypielivingetc.blogspot.de,spelldesigns.com,  3.bp.blogspot.com

Lonny Magazine Re-launch

It has been since December that Lonny Magazine stopped publishing their on-line magazine and I thought that was the last we were going to see of it. I was receiving their emails and went often to the site but new editions of the magazine never came out.....but to my delight this month they re-launched an updated magazine and website. I saw mixed feedback about the site but I have to say I like it. I found it is easy to navigate and the content is interesting and the homes gorgeous. Of course for me Michelle Adams, the former editor now at Domino, brought so much style to the pages of Lonny, but I am happy that the magazine is back and that it is still inspiring me with new ideas in decorating and design.

Check out this wonderful home of designer Susan Greenleaf in this months issue. Welcome back Lonny!

Photographed by Bess Friday

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Lonny Magazine

Photos:  Bess Friday

Good Book: Modern Rustic

I have done posts before about how much I love Rustic style so when I saw this book by Emily Henson at Anthropology I jumped at it. Emily is a stylist and author living in London and she has a really good feeling and understanding of this style. Rough wood, stone, muted colours and all natural materials are the essence of the rustic style and pairing them with a modern take on furnishings and accessories is really the perfect combination. Emily says, "Despite its use of recylced materials and objects, this is not a typical vintage look; it is more original than that. Modern Rustic incorporates the latest interior design know-hows and exciting, contemporary materials, and brings rusticity with all its honest, unpretentious appeal, beautifully up to date" I think this statement sums up her book perfectly!

Photos by : Catherine Gratwicke

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

London Calling

Pretty house in London with pale cream walls against dark rich floors making a wonderful statement. This house from Light Locations has got beautiful paneling throughout that really gives it great texture. 

What is so good with this home is the variety of whites and greys. I love mixing whites in my home so there is a tone on tone feeling. This is the best thing to do when you have a mostly all white home and what makes it look so interesting. The outdoor and indoor lighting will also add shadows and change the way the light looks at different times of day.....my walls can go from white to pale yellow depending on the day light. So beautiful....

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Light Locations