Category Archives: vintage modern

Great Bones, Fabulous Mix {Fresh Start Monday}

Today I wanted to share another beautiful pied-a-terre in Madrid! This attic apartment has an absolutely inspired mix of rustic, industrial, vintage and mid-century style. Add those timber beams, the skylight over the tub and the rooftop deck and this becomes my dream home (#432, that is). That bottle fixture over the clean-lined dining table, the mid-century dining chair (notice the fabric!) next to the rustic chippy-painted cabinet and under the vintage Italian tole chandelier, and that french sink vanity next to the industrial shelves are just a few of the things that make me want to go out and treasure hunt! Wishing you a high energy, get-to-it week!

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Streamlined Glamour

Sometimes I think that my style is drifting way over to the rustic, industrial, primitive side of design. But then I see a space that can be defined as simple glamour and I start craving that mix of sophisticated, patina’d, light reflecting and clean-lined. I love these rooms as much as the gray metal and white industrial spaces from last week. The common thread is the livability, understated elegance, and low-key style that buzzes through them all and thrills my heart.

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Images via Vintage Luxe, Etxekodeco and Sanctuary.

Simple Industrial Style

Cool gray metal and white against warm wood plus nature is a gorgeous equation, especially in a loft or under high ceilings. Here is a peak at some very welcoming rooms with an industrial feel. I just sold a set of vintage folding chairs at belle patine and this is exactly how I envisioned them being used. I’d be curious to know if you have as much fun as I do just thinking about beautiful spaces and the pieces that make them livable, functional and perfectly you.

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Images via Interiors Originals [1,4], Urban Walker, Yellowtrace, Desire to Inspire and Brown Dress With White Dots.

Thursday Mix

Some very cool, eclectic seating areas today. I’m so inspired by all the elements of each one. Concrete walls with ancient paintings, kilims for valences, lucite tables and stripes, vintage modern stye everywhere, and that large leather pouf! Plus the fabulous seating, of course. Enjoy!

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Images via Bohemian Wornest, A Well Traveled Woman, Solid Frog, Despire to Inspire, The Brick House and Casa Sugar.

Idha Lindhag, Photographer

I have a few favorite photographers whose portfolios take my breath away, like Ditte Isager, and now Idha Lindhag. Idha Lindhag is an amazing Swedish photographer who captures interiors for the likes of Elle Decor and Casa Vogue. I wanted to share these luscious spaces that she shot so perfectly. Hope these images inspire your week with ideas in blue and green, and for creating a beautiful atmosphere in your home. Have a wonderful week!

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Images via Idha Lindhag Photographer.

Window Seats!

A window seat is usually the best seat in the house. For me, there is no stricter definition than window + cushion for tuckus. Throw in soft linen pillows or a fuzzy throw, a good book and beverage, and the atmosphere outside, and the comfort is complete. It’s an especially wonderful place to be when the seasons are changing, or when you can watch the buzz on a city street below. Here are some heavenly window seats that I hope will spark a vision for a window seat in your future. A hotel in Paris? A cabin in the mountains? Your own cozy home? Happy Thursday!

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Designer’s Home, Clarity & Calm {Freshly Designed}

Harriet Anstruther is a designer with epic style, as you can see here via her own home that so perfectly highlights her belief that interiors be “antiformula”. Makes my heart skip a beat. About the white walls, Harriet says ““clarity keeps me calm … I like the architecture to be the story,” adding that white allows you to “see the silhouette.”” Hope this inspires you to seek calm and clarity within your surroundings this week, with any and all colors that bring serenity to your space!

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White Sofas, Endless Summer Possibilities

Happy Thursday! Today, in preparation for summer, wanted to share some ideas for neutral, white sofas. With a white or an off-white sofa, your main seating becomes the foundation for any mood or style swing you happen to experience! Think about bringing some clean, cool summer comfort into your nest this season. Summer will be here before you know it!

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Images via SF Girl by Bay, Daniella Witte Photography, COCOCOZY, Bill Bart, Designspiration SK, Mochatini, Residence, and transito inicial.

DIMORESTUDIO in Milan {Freshly Designed}

Let’s start the week off right! This is the 18th century Palazzo home of designers Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci of DIMORESTUDIO. Coincidentally, one of the living room chairs was in the Soft Chairs, Creature Comforts post a while back. But I didn’t see the entire space until yesterday. I can’t believe how much I love this space. The simple layering, the lighting, the beautiful pieces, and the kitchen (after the jump) are simply stunning. I could go on and on, so I hope this space does for you what it does for me; it thrills my soul! Have a wonderful week!

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Art To Scale

A large piece of art in an eclectic space is so nice. I love a gallery wall, too, but I love to see a piece of art cover or inhabit a wall on its own. It allows me to focus and really see what’s there, in the painting, photo, collage or whatever it is. Especially when there are lots of layers and textures in the room, a bold-sized piece of art is perfect to ground the space. And these spaces say it much better than I! Enjoy your weekend!

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Images via Reelinki, Desire to Inspire (2,4,5), the style files, and Vosgesparis.