Vogue Living

I have already talked about the magazine Vogue Living but this March issue is the best yet! A wonderful mix of really incredible homes from around the world photographed by the most amazing photographers. (This spread is from photographer Michael Wee). I subscribe to Vogue through Zinio which I love..just get it in my in box and off I go. I do still like to read the paper version of many magazines though...something about the touch and feel of the paper that makes me happy (same for books!).

I love the home below as it has the elements I look for....modern with a mix of rustic vintage giving it a warm, cozy lived in feeling but with so much elegance. Beautiful!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Vogue Living - For more photos subsribe to Vogue through Zinio

photo: Michael Wee visit his site here

Barefoot in the Barn

This gorgeous barn is that of... the one and only Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Don't you love her recipes! She makes everything look so easy....It has an amazing kitchen, a wonderful dining space and cozy bedrooms. This is a really great place to entertain, where guests can linger in front of the fire or out on the amazing covered terrace and if they are lucky, perhaps stay the night in this guest space and short walk from the main house. Wonderful neutral tones throughout the barn give it an earthy feel and what about those fantastic ceilings...

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 Via: House Beautiful

Photos: Simon Upton

Domino Magazine Archives

I was going through the Domino Magazine archives on line today and found some of my favourite photos that influenced my decision to change my decor from pale pastel and white to all white. I used to buy every Domino magazine and pour through each page. I am so happy they decided to bring it back into print! I remember seeing the photo below of Tom Delevan's home and fell in love! It was a small picture and I went back to it many times. So simple but beautiful. I find all of the rooms have really stood the test of time and continue to look great today....filled with well chosen pieces, all it takes is small changes to update them.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Domino

Inspiration in White: Runway to Room

Love the gorgeous greens and blues we are seeing on the runways and at the award shows this season..(did you catch the Oscars yesterday?)...and what about a bit of green and blue in your home mixed heavily with white of course. The fabrics on the couches and in these amazing Gucci clothes are so rich and warm with velvets and mohair, leather and denim. A bit of bohemian inspiration from the runway to your room tonight!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 

 via: lillelykke.blogspot.ca, thedesignfiles.net, littlebluedeer.com, style.com, thunderinourhearts.com, diy-home.info

Designer Home: Kali Cavanagh

This wonderful restored cottage is the home of designer Kali Cavanagh. A mix of new and old, designer and vintage it has so many fun elements throughout. I love the bathroom just off the master bedroom with the big iron tub in the room just outside the bathroom where barn doors make a fun entrance. Super lights hanging from the ceiling in the all white bedroom with vintage linens and wood slat ceilings. The kitchen has the most amazing stove in a wonderful pale blue and a wall of subway tiles (a look I keep seeing in photos all over the internet). Dark walls in the living room mixed with leather create a super cool lounge vibe and just outside the antique doors is a terrace with a place for two to enjoy a little breakfast. Love this home!

Have a great weekend!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Homelife

Photography: ARMELLE HABIB

Simply White

This house appeals to me so much as it has all the elements of what makes Swedish style so beautiful. Clean simple lines, pretty accessories, natural wood mixed with white and wonderful creativity. Of course any house with a Mora clock instantly has a place in my heart! Lovely kitchen with concrete island and sliding barn doors for the pantry. What about that great cover for the bed! It looks to me like oil cloth bags sewn together..but let me know if you have an idea of how it is made. To top it off the large windows let in a wonderful light and provide a beautiful view.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Hus and Hem Photos: Lina Ostling

Inspiration in White: Rustic Table and Food

I have a board for food styling on Pinterest and I really love the look of a rustic style for the table and for the food. I think these food and table pictures are perfect together and give great ideas of how to mix and match vintage plates and for setting the table! The look of a simple, easy table with this beautiful and simple food is so appealing. One of the things I like best about looking at photos of food styling though is the great ideas it can give you for cooking! Yummm..

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

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Pinterest

Fantastic Real Estate

I really like these Swedish websites that feature real estate in a new way. The homes are styled to the max and look so appealing and fresh. You feel like you could just move in and everything is ready to go. The two real estate sites I really love are Fantastic Frank and Stadshem.  This great apartment is from Fantastic Frank and is pretty typical of what you would see on the site. Lots of white decor with some wonderful, mid-century or industrial and often vintage touches. Very often the kitchens have wonderful finishes and they always feel super modern and hip. Remember they are for sale so...any takers?

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Fantastic Frank

Add a Touch of Warmth with Fur

Nothing adds instant warmth to a room like a fur throw on a chair, on the couch or on the floor! So beautiful, and of course if you don't want to put a real fur there are so many great fake furs. Ikea has really good ones that look real, but are fake and not expensive as well. I have a couple in my place and they work super well. I especially love seeing them on dining room chairs....it makes staying around the dinner table that much more fun and comfortable. 

Have a great weekend!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

vai: Pinterest

Romantic Paris Apartment

What is not to like in this gorgeous apartment near the Louvre in the heart of Paris? Of course the moldings are spectacular and the ceilings stretch to unheard of heights. On top of the beauty of the architecture the styling of the apaprtment is so well done. Modern mixed with antique it is put together exactly how it should be....and what about that amazing wood floor!! So much to love here....

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Coté Maison

Photo : Claude Weber