White with Brights

This small cottage is short on space but big in style. The all white house is really punched up with bright colours in yellow and blue with hits of brown and grey. You can feel the light flowing through this space and the mix of bright patterned fabrics really works well to pull the rooms together. I love the wallpaper in the kitchen and the bentwood bench in the dining room. Such great ideas and of course there is always the soapstone sinks for gardening projects...how I would love a little space like this! Really a lovely fresh home don't you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: My Romantic Home

via: Better Homes and Garden

Interiors: Cool Beauty

This incredible house in Iceland is so cool with the icy white against the grey. I think if I was ever to get rid of my white walls, this is the colour I would do....as you know I love grey and I find the white pops so well against this colour. There are so many ornate touches with the carved mirrors, the crest on the fireplace and the gold on the bed. The mix is so well done, barn, French, Scandinavian..but it all works. The kitchen is simply sublime with the small settee, large mirror and the two side tables..LOVE it! 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with : Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, A Delightsome Life, From My Front Porch to Yours, The 36th Avenue, The Charm of Home, Common Ground Do, Rooted in Thyme, Redoux, Shabby Art Boutique, My Romantic Home

via: zsazsabellagio

Loft Makeunder

The East Village loft of designer John Derian was a makeunder project and not a makeover. His desire to keep the original patina of the place is evident in the walls and floors of this former garment factory. Rather than taking the typical approach of removing and replacing the old he has done a fantastic job of lightly restoring and even leaving certain elements that give this loft such character. The antiques and art in the living room are what I really love..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Mod Vintage Life, Savvy Southern Style

Via: New York Times

Vintage: Pastel and Cream

This lovely Victorian cottage is decked out in old pinks, vintage treasures and draped in gorgeous light from the tall windows. Each room has so many unusual and interesting finds that I can not stop looking at the details to see how this effortless styling was created. Some of my favourite parts of this home are the slipper pink chair in the sitting room, the tall lamps on either side of the mirror and the bed in the child's room! So different and fun for a kids room don't you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: French Country Cottage , Shabby Art Boutique, The 36th Avenue, The Charm of Home, Common Ground-Do, Redoux, Rooted in Thyme, From My Front Porch to Yours, My Romantic Home, Jennifer Rizzo, The Dedicated House, Sunny Simple Life

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Via: Light Locations

Interiors: Brooklyn Loft

This loft in the center of Brooklyn was once an old rundown factory but this couple could easily see the potential through the dust and rugged finishing. They incorporated their furniture from Sweden and London mixing with buys from New York. The result is very fun, clean and eclectic set against white walls and the background of the city. Well done!

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: My Romantic Home

via: Skonahem

White Beachy Cottage

This adorable cottage looks like it should be on the beach with trails of sand coming in on wet feet! White from floor to ceiling with touches of colour the house has a wonderful relaxed feeling. Things I am loving are the simple sheet thrown over the couch as a slip-cover, the gorgeous beamed ceiling and the pretty grouping of mirrors on one wall and antlers on the other! The kitchen is great with rough wood cupboard doors and open shelving over the counters. Really just perfect..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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

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 via:Beach House Studios

Inspiration in White - Baskets

There are so many ways to use beautiful and interesting shaped baskets around the house. I just got some new Market Baskets in the shop and I just love all of the different ways you can use them or any basket for that matter. Great for firewood, pillows and extra throws, flowers or for really going to the market (much nicer looking than another recycled bag!). Take a look at some of the inspirations for how to use baskets in your home and go check out the new market baskets at the shop (basket below is in the shop)!

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: Savvy Southern Style

 via: Chloe Crane-Leroux photography, tumblr images.

Interiors: White Rooms

The gorgeous home (from the latest issue of Est Magazine) of architect and designer Eva van Dongen and Freek Tromp, was once inhabited by two notorious doyennes of the red light district in Amsterdam. No signs of its history is evident in these beautiful and spare rooms filled with light. White furnishings and walls contrast the wide planked dark floors to great effect. What a lovely peaceful space for this young family..

Enjoy!

Trudy

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 linking with: Sunny Simple Life, Mod Vintage Life

via: Est Magazine

Creamy Traditional Cottage

What really strikes me about this lovely traditional home in the English countryside is the wall colour. I love this shade of white! I have a colour like this in my home and it can look anywhere from very white to creamy yellow depending on the room and the time of day (the paint is Mayonnaise from Benjamin Moore). I painted the ceiling white and the moldings a different white (but with a glossy paint) and this plays off the wall colour beautifully. A touch of black here and there to anchor the room and you have a great looking space like the one below...

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Linking with: My Romantic Home

 Via : light locations

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