{Vintage & Chic Homes }

Christmas inspirations

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This beautiful post from here

I get so caught up in the cheer and festivity of Christmas, I often forget that it's quite a romantic holiday too. But imagine, if you will, a long ago Christmas Eve on the range. The town schoolteacher --a recent transplant from the big city--becomes trapped in her tiny cabin during a blizzard. The gruff yet gorgeous sheriff--spurned by love in the past---arrives to rescue her and ends up getting snowed in himself.

Unable to leave the cabin until the snow stops, the schoolteacher and the sheriff circle each other warily. She thinks he is an uncouth, uncivilized cowboy. He is suspicious and awkward around her refined East Coast ways. Ruffled feathers ensue.

But as the storm rages outside, tensions in the tiny cabin begin to thaw. She discovers in his saddlebags the love note he had written her but was too shy to deliver. He finds in her cupboard the mittens she knitted but couldn't work up the courage to give him. They gaze at each other longingly from opposite sides of the rustic plank floor...

Christmas morning dawns to find the skies a clear, cold blue. The warmth of a crackling fire fills the prairie cabin as our couple snuggles close. They nibble cinnamon biscuits and laugh about how they secretly loved each other the whole time. What a story they will have to tell their grandchildren!

French shabby chic

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So beautifully inspiring.

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mage Courtesy BHG
via: The House That A-M Built

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Jeanne Botes

L: Sköna Hem; R: Hus & Hem

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Jim Datz Manhattan Poster

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Colorful Bird Prints from
Art.com

Art.com

Clusters Displaying

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Lindsay's Bold West Loop Style Chicago

Lisa Congdon's Wall of Plates

Tonya & Bryan's Vintage Mix

James Leland Day via apartment therapy

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Traditional Home - Showhomes - Single Gal's Pad

Traditional Home does it again and wows me with another home. This time, a single gal home. The article actually said that the gal who lived here would be a cross between Carrie Bradshaw and Marie Antoinette!!!! I LOVE IT!! Although, when decorating the space, they fashioned it for a redhead. Move over Carrot-top, this brunette wants to move into the space.

via: Pretty Little Things - For Home

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via Desire To Inspire
from Carolina Eclectic blog

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Image via A Bit Of Paris

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Brooklyn Heights Brownstone

Images via Jennifer Ramos blog Made by girl
more images here 1100 Architect
What Jennifer Ramos says in her blog about this place:

"Brooklyn Dreamin'

Architectural Digest had published photos of this reinvigorated, 1840's Brooklyn Heights Brownstone, which was amazing! The Architects, Interior and Landscape design were all done by 1100 Architect. Brooklyn is like a min, mini, version of Manhattan. The first time I visited my best friend in Williamsburg, I was blown away by all the young & creative types, that I thought were only living in the city. Boy was I wrong. Brooklyn is amazing...and living in a place like this must make it a dream. The Architects did a wonderful job here."

Living beautifully French

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Pom Pom interiores

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Europe Collection

All pieces are available in our printed poplin as well as textured tapestry and solid upholstery-weight linen and velvet.

Pieces Available

Sofa & Love Seat

Slipcovered Chair

Headboard

Bench

Ottoman

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Shabby chic By Rachel Ashwell Designs

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French country living

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All of the images by Christopher Drake are beautiful

via: Velvet and Linen

French Country beds and bedding tend to be clean and simple, like this bed covered in awhite matlesse quilt...or these beds covered with simple linens.

The chapter on "Fabrics" is filled with gorgeous images of the restrained use of color that is so appealing in Northern French Country

According to Ms. Clifton-Mogg, there has been very little change in the colors used in French interiors.Country fabrics, so a 19th century quilt (made from a petticoat when the fashion changed) looks lovely paired with newer pillows.

The "Furniture" chapter is filled with splendid examples of French armoires and cabinets that
are used to store table linens....

pitchers and platters...

books in the library....

glasses and dishes behind chicken wire in the kitchen

and clothing in the bedroom. When these cabinets are painted, they are usually a soothing shade

of blue or green.

I could go on and on about this book, but I am off to go ice skating (Leila has been begging!).

One last image from the "Materials" chapter. I love the creamy colored limestones used in French Country homes as well as the aged brick and terra cota. Most stone is cut by hand and has a rough feel to it.

all images by Christopher Drake

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Coddington Design

I was so happy that yesterday Desire to Inspire wrote about Melanie Coddington and her team at Coddington Design. The first image of the turquoise little girl's room made me gasp out loud, but the other rooms are just as beautiful!

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Loving Turcoise

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I might pass out from the beauty of this eBay find. You know how I've started collection blue french opaline glasses in my pantry- check out this blue opaline chandelier! Imagine it hung IN THE PANTRY?!?! Could you just scream from the fabulousness??

Blue and white

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So sweet

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Paris Collection

Paris Collection

All pieces are available in our printed poplin as well as textured tapestry and solid upholstery-weight linen and velvet.

Pieces Available

Love Seat

Chaise

Arm Chair

Slipper Chair

Tassle Chair

Upholstered Headboard

Pom Pom Ottoman

some ne se quois of living chic

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seen in here

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Scott Waterman

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This is Scott's handpainted mural! Stunning.

Scott's portfolio included his fantastic sketches and images of his finished work.

Although Scott's finished artwork is amazing, it is his sketches that speak me. They

help me to understand his design process.

Looking through Scott's portfolio, I was amazed by the diversity and complexity of his work.

Scott's beautiful work has been featured in several magazines.

via Velvet and Linen

loving green

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Love the Geen post from Belle Maison

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Intemporal Design

From Portugal
Jesus Cordeiro is a Professional Interior designer with many talents, being one of them beautiful works in tromp l'oie,
Jesus Cordeiro é uma decoradora de interiores, com 25 anos de experiência , também faz pintura na área das Artes Decorativas, com especial preferência pelo Trompe L'oeil....

{Peças Intemporais} ‏

For Portugal only.
contact: jesus.c.interiores@gmail.com

Vivemos um periodo em que os estilos que optamos para as nossas casas, são tantos como a diferença com nos distinguimos uns dos outros.
Podemos considerar esta arte, como uma questão muito pessoal, em que cada um pode fazê-lo por conta própria, , ou caso sinta necessidade recorrer à preciosa ajuda de um profissional.

Fazer do seu "Espaço", o seu verdadeiro mundo, onde interage com a vida a partir dele mesmo.
Daí que os estilos são uma panóplia quase infindável, na medida em todos somos iguais e todos diferentes.

O importante é que cada um se sinta "em casa", e tire o máximo partido desse mundo que o rodeia e que deve estar em harmonia com os seus intervenientes mais directos, os "actores" da casa.

Posted By JESUS CORDEIRO

have a look at some of her work here

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Intemporal Design

For Portugal only.
contact: jesus.c.interiores@gmail.com

Para ver detalhes e mais fotos, aqui.

Alternatively restyle your old TV room

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We tend to concentrate on sexy flat screens, but if you only have a CRT it most certainly doesn't mean you can't have a kick ass media room. Above is Maude's space, first seen on ATNY. Maude was bored with her plain and beige wall, which she decided spice up with two tones

of wood grain contact paper...

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This tickled my fancy

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Modern Media Center that integrates a LCD or Plasma TV

Tuttuno, designed by Oscar Buratti, Gabriele Buratti for the Italian company named Acerbis is a chameleon-like media center that integrates a LCD or plasma TV. Complete with LED lighting system for central casings and multi-plug connection box, this elegant storage unit is just the right pick for those finicky people out there!

What’s different? Featuring different types of drawers and cabinets, the Tuttuno tucks in the wires to and from all the A/V components in invisible channels that adds to the overall appeal of this chic unit. Its a multi-function living-room cabinet with very high capacity in a compact size. It is extremely dynamic and boasts of an unpredictable design with a sliding TV box with glass front, designed to integrate LCD/Plasma TV screens. With its LED lighting system in central casings and multi-plug connection box, it is simply something we need, to add magnificence to our trendy and modish home.

photos: Acerbis International

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A dream for art lovers

Imaging that you have a piece of land in a glorious location facing the sea and you can build a house and as you are an art lover you decide that you do not need an architect you want an artist.This would be a dream for some of us but Cesar Reyes made it reality,he built his home with the collaboration of Cuban artist Jorge Pardo.
Imagínate tener un terreno en un lugar maravilloso frente al mar y tener la posibilidad de construir una casa y como el arte te gusta tanto decidís que no querés hacerlo con un arquitecto necesitas un artista. Sería un sueño para muchos de nosotros pero Cesar reyes lo hizo realidad, construyo su casa con la colaboración del artista cubano Jorge Pardo.

The stunning orange reddish metallic structures protect the important art works that are all over the place.
Las impresionantes estructuras metálicas en rojo anaranjado protegen las valiosas obras de arte el coleccionista.

The mosaics floors is in a degrade that changes every nine meters it stars in greens and blues indoor and finishes in red outdoor,it was though like a kaleidoscope.
And how not to love this pop kitchen and the caramel Eames chairs.
El piso de mosaicos en degrade cambia cada nueve metros,arranca con azules verdosos en el interior y y afuera se vuelve rojo,fue pensado como un Calidoscopio.
Las sillitas Eames en la cocina son adorables.

via el beso

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Complete artwork including big game

by Anneke Bokern | February 24, 2009

In 1953 a new commission landed on Gio Ponti's desk in Milan. Anala and Armando Planchart, a couple from Caracas, asked the Italian architect and designer to design a house for them. The Plancharts only knew his name from the magazine Domus which they had read for many years, and Ponti, who had just had an unpleasant experience with an Argentine client, was in no mood to take on a new assignment in South America. He did not even know exactly in which country Caracas was located.

read more here...

via STYLEPARK

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Sanna Annukka for Marimekko

I'm so excited to see that illustrator Sanna Annukka has created fabric designs for Finnish design legend, Marimekko. Her inspiration for this range comes from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

The Kanteleen kutsu design shows forest animals listening to folklore hero Väinämöinen playing a string instrument, made from the jawbone of a giant pike.

This print ranges over other highly covetable household items, like this tray,mugs and tea towels too.

The Taikamylly fabric (below) shows the Sampo, a wealth grinding magic mill, doing its work. I love the closeup version on a porcelain plate too.

Lastly, the Ihmemaa art print shows the landscape of Kaleva, the Land of Heroes, and Lake Alue, in whose depths a whitefish has swallowed fire fallen from the heavens.

See more of this collection, and other designers' work at the Marimekko website.
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Screen Time

Requirement for my dream home #1: Light airy spaces. Preferably with elements to keep those spaces feeling even more open, like these fantastic screens...

As you can tell just by looking at my banner, I love simple repeated designs like the screens used in this home by, . Much more visually interesting than a wall!

While many cultures use this concept in their own traditional styles, the funny thing is that I'm drawn to them because it's such a Southern California thing (like the entrance to the Parker in Palm Springs!). The designs remind me of the cinder block fences and entrances around the neighborhood in Venice Beach where I grew up.

So, maybe it's an element of nostalgia that makes me really love this look? What do you think? Is it too retro for you, or just as cool as ever?

via coco kelley

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nina van de goor

via Stephanie Levy : a studio with a view

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Chintz Bedroom

I just wanted to clarify that the Chinese wallpaper from Harewood House being sold at Mallett was from the Chintz Dressing Room. The other wallpaper that was found was from the Chintz Bedroom and was restored and installed at Harewood House and can be seen in these photos.

"Thomas Chippendale's commission of 1767 to 1778 to furnish Harewood House for Edwin Lascelles was not only the most valuable of his career but also the most sumptuous. The commission was for a complete decoration of the house and included the hanging of wallpaper and supplying of damask and paper. The Chippendale bill for the early years of the commission is now missing but, in 1772, £3,024 19s 3d was carried forward on to the existing bill."

"It is not possible to ascertain whether Chippendale himself provided this wallpaper, as was the case at Nostell Priory, or, as was more normal because of its rarity, whether Lascelles acquired it personally. Series of such panoramic paper became fashionable in the middle of the 18th century and were exported from China via Canton. There is but one known reference, of 1755, to paper forming part of a ship's cargo, so it is assumed that it was carried on commission by ships' captains of the East India Company, thereby avoiding the wallpaper tax."

"It is the Day Work Book kept by Lascelles' steward, Samuel Popelwell, noting how Chippendale's workmen spent their time from 1769 to 1775 which enables us to identify this wallpaper. It is recorded that a Mr James arrived at Harewood on 18th October 1769 and 'stayed until Christmas fully employed papering, unpacking and fixing furniture'. Between 14th and 16th December that year he spent twenty-eight hours 'Hanging the India paper in the Chintz pattern cotton bedchamber' and between 21st and 23rd December he spent twenty-six hours 'At the patterns in the Chintz pattern cotton room'."

"This suite of rooms with their oriental 'India' paper inspired the green japananed furniture made for them by Chippendale, comprising a clothes press, dressing commode, pier glass, shaving table, night table and two bedside tables. This furniture was recorded as still in these rooms in an inventory of 1795. However, at some time in the 19th century, probably during the remodelling of the house by Barry in the 1840's, the wallpaper was removed and put into storage." This wallpaper from the Chintz Dressing Room and the Chintz Bedroom was discovered in 1988, rolled up in the carpenter's shop at Harewood.

"The conservation report notes that the decorative painting is an early example of its type and is of extremely high quality. A great deal of the paper is still in its original condition where as many papers have suffered from years of over painting."

The East Bedroom (Chintz Bedroom) before the restoration and rehanging of the wallpaper.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Harewood House Wallpaper

One of the most amazing sights at the Winter Antiques Show was the Chinese wallpaper in the Mallett Antiques booth that dated from 1765! The paper depicting rural scenes of Chinese life was possibly commissioned by Edwin Lascelles as part of the decoration of the newly built Harewood House in Yorkshire.

According to the Harewood House website, "In 1988 roughly 20 sheets of rolled Chinese wallpaper were found in the outbuildings of Harewood House. Subsequent research has shown that the rolls form a complete scheme which is likely to have been installed in the Chintz Bedroom of Harewood House in 1769. In the mid 1990s the sheets of wallpaper were conserved to a level that would allow them to be stored for future use." And now they are for sale through Mallett and although they cost more than most American homes, they are very beautiful to look at! Enjoy!

The wallpaper conservator who is one of two people in Britain specialising in this type of work has said that the paper "is possibly the finest example of a Chinese wallpaper anywhere in the world."
via Habitually Chic

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this first makeover belongs to art director justin lieb and her crenshaw loft. i love the whimsical way she turned this raw space into a playful home full of color and whimsical abstract wall clouds. click here to see additional photos of the loft.

via design * sponge

Before and After

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CLICK HERE to see julia’s chair Before

Cardboard Creations

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Lovely creation by French designer Catherine, from Catherine Carton

Commode Marie-Antoinette

Boîte à bijoux

Boîte à jouets

Commode pétales

Commode noire

Table échec Miroir Frou-Frou

Lampes

Delicious Images

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Book Review: A Passion for Collecting by Caroline Clifton-Mogg

Confession time: I picked up a copy of 'A Passion for Collecting ' over two weeks ago, and I'm so captivated by the photos that I have yet to read a single word of text! But really, this is one of those rare interiors books in which you can actually feel the presence of the people who live in these homes--their personalities shine through the objets they collect and the way they display them. I want to meet each and every inhabitant of these spaces. Don't you just adore the mix of Rococo opulence and sleek modernism in the office above? That tall purple glassware on the desk has me drooling!

Clearly the person behind this dining vignette has spent a lot of time at French flea markets. I'd love to have tagged along while they hunted down that stunning chandelier and those folding bistro chairs. And I can't even imagine how riotous it would be to have afternoon tea with the proprietor of the salon below!

I don't usually go for loads of antiques, but the colors of this parlour keep the look fresh and youthful. If I had such gorgeous architectural moulding, I'd for sure paint it just like this!

Collections don't have to be obscure and exorbitant; sometimes everyday objects make the loveliest collections of all! This hall of mirrors elevates the humble reflecting glass to a work of art.

Not every room in the book is overflowing with objects. The restraint of this sitting area--the carefully balanced mix of modern art and classical furniture---is simply exquisite.

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David Jimenez

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David Jimenez

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Samtliga foton: Sweet Paul

Cake Divine { LovinSullivanCakes }

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My favourites below

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Adore Pink

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Please visit Rachel Mallon's fabulous blog

1. Burke Decor 2. CB2 3. Bliss Living Home 4. Delias 5. Designers Guild 6. Bonjour Mon Coussin 7. Edra 8. Delias 9. French Bedroom Compan y 10. Windsor Smith Home 11. Plasticland 12. Bond and Bowery 13. Lee Industries 14. Joom 15. Burke Decor 16. Artifort 17. Hidden Art Shop 18. Urban Outfitters 19. Maison du Monde 20. Pieces Inc

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Few things are more luxurious than exquisite fabrics, and as with Muriel Brandolini’s fabric-covered walls, using beautiful fabrics in unexpected places, such as headboards made of daffodil Dupioni silk {top} or soft, golden mohair {bottom} add a tactile warmth and elegance that, snow as it might, makes bundling up for the evening a cozy delight . . .

{images: top -photography by Mel Yates for Livingetc. April 2008; bottom - photography by Mark Darley for California Home and Design, November 2008 via katiedid}

via Design Sponge

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dwellings and décor

I have a chair like this one waiting to be refurbished...

Love ideas...

Patterned chairs at Target

Love!!!

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before & after: mandy’s sidetable

because our bedroom has weird outcroppings, i’ve never been able to fit side tables next to our bed. so whenever i see a cute side table, or a fun before & after like this one, i’m always a little bit jealous. one day we’ll live in a home with rooms that have four regular walls, but until then, i’ll keep admiring projects like this one from d*s reader mandy from sugar and candy at etsy. mandy decided to make over her simple bedside table by painting it and etching some glass to create a custom design. i so rarely turn to glass etching and think it was such a clever way to personalize this table and take a step beyond just repainting. want to see of mandy’s handywork? click here to check out her before & after set on flickr.

[have a before & after project you'd like to share on d*s? just shoot me an email right here with your pictures!]

Inspirations today

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Trompe L'oeil

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By Jesus Cordeiro
Portugal
Jesus Cordeiro é uma decoradora de interiores, com 25 anos de experiência , também faz pintura na área das Artes Decorativas, com especial preferência pelo Trompe L'oeil....

This is just some of her earlier work

I realy love this kichen

Living a {Shabby chic} Life

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Poufs

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If you also like poufs and want to show them of, please send me a line and We could make a post about it.

I have an old one that I really would love to copy. My daughter shell be moving out of home soon, sure she will love to have them and will give me the pleasure of being creative and appreciated(hopefully).

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Poufs Love

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Loving: Poufs
Beautiful post by the city Sage

You know how when you're obsessed with something, you see it everywhere you go? Right now I'm having a pouf moment, and it seems like everyone and his dog has one of these Moroccan leather hassocks. What I've noticed, however, is that their application extends well beyond the harem den; they're quite versatile little creatures! And of course that just makes me want one more...

Of course that's not to say that I don't love a vibrant ethnic interior, made even more fabulous by a metallic gold pouf. But how fun would it be to mix and match cultural references? Here a fuchsia pouf gets very friendly indeed with a Japanese folding screen and a sinuous spindle lamp.

Preppy Palm Beach chic is the perfect counterpoint to these lime green fellas. I just love how the poufs reference the cylindrical shape of the traditional bolster pillows on that gorgeous daybed.

This celadon blue pouf is so striking against the pale whites and greys. And Barcelona chairs can sometimes feel a bit stark and cold, but the pouf warms things right up.

Same color scheme, totally different effect! The Hollywood Regency wallpaper and sleek chair are 100% glam. But that table looks straight out of Sheherazade. Yet it works---the pouf acts as a bridge between the two looks in order to create a unified whole.

Mod couch in pink linen + angular marble coffee table + slouchy white pouf = when do I move in?

Here the poufs have been repurposed as occasional tables. Aren't they suited perfectly to this job? And the contrast between the spacey silver poufs and the straight-laced antique portraits makes each element that much more striking.

Any trace of opulence is absent from this clean and simple interior. The poufs in caramel leather have an almost organic appeal, as though they grew straight up from the floor like fairy stools!

An uber-traditional drawing room gets the pouf treatment! I imagine a staid English manor house in the early 1800's. A mysterious troupe of gypsies arrive on the estate, bringing with them silks and rugs from afar...a dashing Romany boy sweeps the earl's beautiful daughter off her feet. The pair steals away into the night but in her place they leave this handsome pouf. A fair trade, right?

Image Credits: 1. Sarah's Fab Day 2. Skona Hem 3. Source Unknown 4. Kelly Wrestler 5. Lucinda Symons 6. Rachel Smith 7. Selina Lake 8. Ellen Silverman 9. Brown Button 10. Katie Sellers

House Beautiful

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I want one too!

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Have a look at the full post via Alkemie

Anthropologie

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I'm completely in love with Anthropologie, this is a small selection of accessories for the home, check their site, for the complete range

I Love Makeovers

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Via: The City Sage

Please see the full post @ the The City Sage

When hunting for thrift lamps, look for one with a great shape; don’t worry about the finish as paint will cover any surface flaws. I chose flat white spray paint to mimic the look of white ceramic, and I buffed with extra fine sandpaper between coats. I was lucky to find lamps with shades that were easy to recover using fabric and spray adhesive. If your shade can’t be salvaged, you can buy a new one or make your own for a reasonable price.

Here's a play by play on the re-do. Please feel free to let me know in the comments section if you'd like more detailed instructions. Oh, and one last tip when shopping for lighting at thrift stores: bring a lightbulb with you. Plug in the lamp. Make sure it works. Mine does not.

ThingsYou Can Make

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Storage Basket

Before & after makeoverS

Knack Studios

Caroline Amusement Park, desk transformed

See her blog post for the before and after shots plus more about Quilt Market, where this guy will be on isplay.

And she even wrote us a tutorial on how to make those fabric covered knobs. Click here to learn how to make your own.

And check out what Barb Blair of Knack Studios
pulled off with this very 60's (maybe 70's?) looking hutch. I found it on Design*Sponge's Before and After. (The comments on that blog made my giggle- lots of defenders of the original hutch. Personally, I say "Yuck" to ugly veneers and "Hurray" for orange!)

before and after: whitney’s ottoman

from whitney at darling dexter. she included some great process shots to show how she changed our her fabric so if you’re looking to do something similar all you need is some furniture, batting and a good staple gun! click here for more information on her makeover project and more pictures. thanks, whitney!

[the fabric whitney used is called "moorish tile" by braemore]

For More tutorial, see here

This vases are beautiful and they are from : Rosenow floral design

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white milk glass

pink milk glass

Recycled wine bottles and green depression glass

glass bottles

white amac boxes

colorful amac boxes

This beautiful post is from "Country French antiques

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Photo of French Boiserie Plaster from European Antique Market
French grays and blues, wintery whites, the
colors dreams are made of.

Grab your cashmere throw and voyage with me
to Scania, Sweden, the southern most province
on the Baltic Sea.

We'll visit the renovated home of
Barbo Grandelius (Antiquarian and Decoratrice)
and her husband Göran Peterson.

Furnished with Gustavian and French antiques.

Their love affair with antiques began when
Göran purchased a Rococo canape several
years ago at auction.

That led to moving from the heart of Sweden
to an area rich with antiquities. Now they
are living in their heart :)

Bitten by Vermoulu, the woodworm they were..
and his venom is contagious!
Who could possibly stop with just one piece?
Just ask my friend, Theresa Smith from

Then of course, you need a beautiful backdrop
that lets the pieces breathe. What is more
wonderful than plaster patinaed walls?

The transparency of antique glass just adds
to the ambiance.

The signature of practicality is always present in
European Country interiors.

Along with touches of formality in unexpected
places.
Architectural fragments add so much
character to a space, don't you think?Old plank floors to die for! If you want to seemore fabulous floors, check out Ness's beforeand after shots of her home on her blog

A little black always classes things up a bit.

I love this linen shade with the botanicals.

Barbo's photos via Casa magazine
I want 12 inch windowsills to display myStaffordshire dogs!!!

Quite the place huh?Well, if you like the color scheme and

French antiques we would be glad tohelp you start your collection!The following photos are from.

We have a large selection of white porcelain andpottery. All these pieces are antiques and date

from 19th to early 20th century.Top left souperie/tureen is Sarreguemines faience.

Top right, daisy knob, no mark, stilt marksvisible on lid and bottom.

Middle left, no markings, pottery, unglazed bottom.Middle right, Choisy-le-Roi porcelain.

Bottom right, oval fish plattersBottom right, Limoges whiteware bowls.

We also have a large selection of vegetablebowls (all whiteware).Do you like French Iron Chandeliers?

A Louis XVI style, original painted armoirefrom early 1900's perhaps, or a French countrycupboard?

Garden pieces, zinc, trumeaus and accessoriesto help you achieve the look.

"Furnishings from European country villas,history steeped estates, and pied-a-terres are inspiration sources for the next wave of high end seating and accent solutions".Quoted from this months Design & Decormagazine.

Louis XV style buffet deux corp, (a buffet oftwo bodies). Late 1800's. These pieces are

wonderful in any room of the house.

Toleware, clock faces, needlepoint tapestries,and statuary are scattered about our store.

And no French maison is sans bust!

We have lots of bergeres (enclosed arms), fauteuils (open arms), and

chaises (no arms), waiting for your fabric choices and FYI, if you are in

need of a reasonable, excellent upholsterer, we've got your man!

Didn't aim to get carried away here, but Vermoulu bit me long ago.

Beautiful inspiration, via "A Beautiful Abode"

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I love the colors and the chanderlier

Look! the coffee table is made of books!

I love the green photos in black frames

I love everything about this office!

Scarlet and Violet

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My Beautiful Backside

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“My Beautiful Backside” са ексцентрична колекция дивани, които англо-индйската дизайнерка Nipa Doshi и нейният партньор (и съпруг) Jonathan Levien създават за Moroso. Вдъхновението за тях идва от картина, наречена “The Garden Of Life”,