Farmhouse Style Loft

This is the home of boutique owner Anna Hillegass featured in Country Living Magazine. She owns this super cute store in Minneapolis called The Foundry Homegoods and her loft is just above her store. She loves to decorate her store and her home with great salvaged style.."I love older things that people have used and cherished," says Anna. "They have personality, character, and soul." I could not agree more.

Her father had bought this old foundry 30 years ago and used it for his own business. Once the neighborhood become hip and trendy she decided to open her own store and have her loft in the space. I love to hear stories like that....being able to live and work in a gorgeous space that you once played in as a child. Very cool..

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

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

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 Via: House Beautiful

Photos: Simon Upton

Rustic Charm in the French Countryside

This is the country home of a couple with two children about an hour away from Nice in the South of France. I have been to Nice a few times and I love the area. The home was basically a barn when they bought it and began renovating it. They turned it into a cozy family home filled with wonderful Ikea pieces while keeping all the rustic charm of some of the original features of the barn. I love the fact they have kept solid doors in the house to a minimum and put curtains instead to keep the flow very open. The glossy white kitchen is a great contrast to the stone shown throughout the house and the kitchen table fits perfectly with the indoor/outdoor vibe of the home...but my favourite part is the pale green of the shutters on the exterior...so perfect against the stone don't you think? Check out other homes that I have posted about from Ikea Family Live HERE and HERE..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux   

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

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via: Bolig plus

Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, Timewashed, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Rooted in Thyme, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, The Dedicated House, Mod Vintage Life, The Charm of Home, Redoux 

Antique Mixes with Modern Farmhouse

This 19th century farmhouse is owned by the interior designer Darryl Carter. Not only did he design all of the interiors but many of the individual pieces of furniture and lamps as well. A wonderful clean space all dressed in neutrals with a mix of modern, antiques and rustic farmhouse pieces the flow of each room works beautifully!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Mod Vintage Life, The Dedicated House, Rose Chintz Cottage, Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, French Country Cottage, Shabby Art Boutique, The Charm of Home, Jennifer Rizzo, Common Ground-Do, Rooted in Thyme, Redoux

Via: Elle Decor

Inspiration in White - Holiday Doors and Windows

I love these windows and doors (and a couple of blackboards ) with a beautiful touch of green in a wreath or a bunch of pine boughs. It is so easy and fun to add a touch of the holidays with a wreath hung indoors or outside. Add a bow, some pine cones and a few berries and voila! So many creative folks out there!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Timewashed, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, The Vintage Farmhouse,      French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home

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Wonderful Wood - Products I love

I have a lot of wood in my home and I think wood with white is the perfect combination. There are so many wonderful wood products right now especially natural wood. Take a look at a few products I really like all in wood (or wood smell)...

Wood cutting boards from Toast .

Incredible wooden bike from Selectism

Clean lined wood and glass table from Oldrids and Downtown

Wooden ipad cover from Selectism

The best wood smell from Diptyque! Love this candle..

Wood postcards (so inventive!!) from Formes Berlin

Wooden stool from Dezeen

Cool wood lights from Nordic Tales

Great set of wood handled knives and holder from West Elm.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Modern Rustic

Very sweet home in Australia! I just love the kitchen with the rustic feel, the vine and the gorgeous column. The winding staircase with the bustform on the landing is a wonderful added touch. The owners collection of bone rings and cuffs is beautifully displayed in a bowl. Nice styling and a lovely home.

 

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savy Southern Style, Coastal Charms, Time Washed

Hey I was featured over at Savy Southern Style! Go and take a look!

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Edwardian Cottage

This simply beautiful Edwardian home in England is really perfection! Where to begin... the stain glass windows, the moldings, the chandeliers, Mora clock and those panelled walls....wow! The smallish rooms feel much larger with the use of cream on the walls and white on those incredibly high ceilings. Yes, just so lovely....

 

 

  

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savy Southern Style, Timewashed, Knick of Time, French Country Cottage, Shabby Art Boutique

The Charm of Home, A Delightsome Life, Common Ground-Do, My Romantic Home, Jennifer Rizzo, Rooted in Thyme, Mockingbird Hill Cottage , Sunny Simple Life

Hey there! I was featured over at Savy Southern Style, Mod vintage Life and Shabby Art Boutique and The Charm of Home, Sunny Simple Life! Go and take a look!

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Modern Barn

When I am doing research for this blog I look at a lot of houses of all different types from modern to vintage style and from barn to loft. Sometimes I come across a place that is done so well for the style and this is one of those houses. An old barn converted into a home with all of the modern conveniences but with all of the charm kept intact. From the interior to the gardens and pool area outside it is the perfect modern barn style home decorated with simple furnishes that allow the architecture and finishings within the home to shine.

Enjoy!

Trudy

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