Images: 1. Bin there, done that; Antique Glass Door Knobs ; Shabby Coast Cottage via here; 2. Joanne Coyle via Fine Art America; 123RF.com; Gritchelle Fallesgon; 3. Sueswink on Tumblr; Distro Architecture; Trigger Image; 4. Monolo Home; Carrie Thompson on Hubpages; Nkuku Door knobs via By Nature, cpence on Flickr; Love & Life Store; Dot Com Gift Shop; 5. Photo by Jenny Downing via here;
Windows – functional and necessary mostly, but with a little more thought the humble window can beautifully marry the interior and exterior of a room. Here are some of my favorites….
Images: 1. Unknown via here on Tumblr; 2. Houzz via here; 3. Justalittlelouder on Tumblr via here; 4 & 5. Freshome; 6. Ensamble Studio via here; 7. Freshome via here
When I lived in the beautiful Moorish Spanish city of Seville in 1996, I took a break from my Erasmus studies to visit the city of Cadiz on the southern Spanish coast. While there, after one Sangria too many, I bought a beautiful mock-oriental rug from a street vendor at 1am. I called it my ‘magic carpet’ and it came from Cadiz to Seville with me, and then to Paris and Brittany in north-west France. It then came all the way back to Ireland with me on a boat.
Today, my ‘magic carpet’ has pride-of-place on my mothers dark wooden oak floors in front of the Aga in the family room. It still looks vibrant, although a little worn but little did I know the Sangria-fueled purchase on the streets of Cadiz would turn out to be one of my most treasured possessions.
I prefer these rugs when they are a little faded, jaded and frayed around the edges – their worn look adds a vintage and bohemian feel to a room. The red and blue color combo in the first image is a lot like my ‘magic carpet’ and this is most definitely my favorite!
Images:
1. Photo by Emily Johnston Anderson via Aesthetic Oiseau; 2. Sogni e Sorrisi via Village Style Collecting; 3. Source Unknown via Bohemian Pages; 4. Sixx Design via Cococozy; 5. Source Unknown via La Belle Vie; 6. Jamie Meares Home featured in High Gloss Magazine via Sadie + Stella; 7. Natalie Clayman Interior Design on Decor Pad; 8. Source Unknown via Tuesday’s Child; 9 & 10. Source Unknown via Splenderosa Prettiness
1. (CW R-L) Cornish Blue Pottery, Cath Kidston Mug, Mason & Cole Pepper Mill, Bonne Maman Jam and Mrs. Winterbottom’s Butter Dish
2. The Original Mixing Bowl
3. Le Creuset Cast-iron ware
4. Kilner Flip-top Storage Jars
5. Traditional European Carafe
6. The Newgate ‘Electric’ Clock
7. The Timeless Aga Cooker
8. Traditional Bally Block Co. Butchers Block
9. Rushbrookes Classic Butchers Apron
10. SMEG 50’s Refrigerator
11. Traditional Weylux Kitchen Scales
12. KitchenAid Artisan Mixer
Images:
Main Image 1. Cornish Pottery via Country Living, Cath Kidston, Mrs Winterbottoms Traditional Ceramic Butter Dish from Landis, Cole & Mason Capstan Pepper Mill Mugs, Bonne Maman Blackcurrant Conserve;
2. Mason Cash Mixing Bowl;
3. Le Creuset via Under the Cottonwood;
4. Kilner Clip Top Storage Jars;
5. Traditional Wine Carafe from Crate & Barrel;
6. Newgate ‘Electric’ Kitchen Clock;
7. Aga Cooker via here;
8. Traditional Bally Block Co. Butchers Block;
9. Rushbrookes Classic Butchers Apron from Smiths of Loughton;
10. Classic 50’s Smeg Refrigerator
11. Traditional Weylux Kitchen Scales from H.Fereday & Sons ;
12 KitchenAid Artisan Mixer
These are some of the nicer places I’ve stayed. The Hotel de Crillon in Paris is my ultimate luxury destination, I was waited on like a Queen the entire stay – just because that’s their style. The Hollywood Roosevelt was ‘party central’ and sexy but the most magical was the ‘Astarte Suites’ in Santorini, Greece. They say that is where Atlantis is, and looking out over my balcony at that view, I was inclined to think they were right. As for The Dylan Hotel in Dublin…..massive smiley face!!!
Images: 1. Astarte Suites, Santorini Island, Greece; 2. Hotel de Crillon, Paris, France; 3. Dylan Hotel, Dublin, Ireland; 4. Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles, California; 5. Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France; 6. Soho House, NYC, New York
My Grandmother had a ‘hand-me-down’ floor lamp in the corner of her sitting room. It was a giant over-sized monstrosity that wore a copper-colored lamp shade with a fringe and tassels that trimmed the scalloped-shaped bottom of the shade. We thought it was ghastly; she called it a Parlor Lamp, and every time I see one of these over-sized shades, with their tassels and fringes, bell shapes and decorative edgings, I think of my dear Grandmother.
In ways, I think they more ostentatious the shades are, the better – pure Victorian dramatic effect!
Main Images 1. via Afro Chic; 2. Vogue via Cococozy 3. Furniture & Decors
Floor Lamps Image 1. Knicknack Gallery; 2. Grace & Glory Home; 3. Style Hive; 4. Interior Mall; 5. Home Stanstead; 6. Knicknack Gallery
Individual Lamp Shade Images 1. Night Shades; 2 & 3. Vintage Shades; 4. Style Hive; 5. Night Shades 6. Glow Lamp Shades via Meggy Moos; 7. Lamp Antiques 8. Art Maps
Lamp Shades Image Antique Lamp Co; 2. holeylamps.com; 3. Lamps Plus; 4. Imperial Lighting; 5. Pronto Home 6. This Next
Ah, the Masculine Style – less about the pretty, more about the substance. Dark and broody shades, natural textures, serious tones and sensible structure. I love the fireplace in the first image and the corner glassed Library or ‘Reference Room’ in the third. I can imagine myself writing and flouncing about creatively in the sixth image, relaxing back on the dark jade green flat seat pondering the actualities of what I am writing! The dark paneled feature wall in the second last image is simple yet full of impact, and as for the green hallway – now that’s impressive!
1. Interior Design; 2.The Craft Begins 3. Todd Romano via here 4. Design by Monica Dalla Polvere via DXW Designs 5. Homedit 6. Roman and William’s Design via Apartment Therapy 7. Steven Gambrel Design via Odi et Amo 8. Lonny Magazine via Apartment Therapy 9. via Bryn Alexandra 10. Casa Sugar 11. Greige
Floors — sometimes we don’t seem them, focusing instead on walls, furniture and soft furnishings. But here are a few with definite Floor Factor. I absolutely adore the two cyan blue painted floors – this quirky, unusual floor color has such impact I am thinking of repainting the wooden floor in my bathroom!
Images via: 1. Anne Coyle Interiors 2. Apartment Therapy via here 3. Flor 4. Home Designs 5. Materialicious 6. Mummy Sam 7. Martha Stewart 8. Gaff Rugs 9. Scott Frances 10. Layla Grayce
The positive glow of yellow, a burst of happiness in-doors, cheery eye-catchers that sparkle up a room. I painted my old wardrobe a bright zesty yellow and it is almost the first thing I see every morning when I wake-up – brightens my day straight away. Here are a few other yellow pieces I found, I love the old-fashioned tasselled overhead lamp – have to keep an eye out for one of those!
Images via: Sherlonkahai; Traditional Home; House of Anais; Bobbi Burgers’ Kitchen via here; My Latest obsession; Decor Amour; What’s Blogging my View; Indulgy; Glam Things
When I saw this, I just thought –amazing. The entire room is bright, fresh and airy yet the backdrop wall library casts a sincere over-tone so that you know the room means business.
The upper level is accessed by two white spiral stair cases, which almost seep into the room, yet add depth and texture. The splashes of canary yellow, punches of burgundy red on the chairs and the framed pictures all make this a curious home library to dream off!!
Image: Water Mill Real Estate via Zillow.com
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