Pins of the Week: Christmas

Trudy Crane December 5, 2014

My first Christmas post of the year with a few ideas for decorating the mantle and the tree. No I have not put up my tree yet and actually I have not done much thinking about it beyond these few pictures. I realized I had better get at it when I passed through Target the other day to pick up a couple of things and saw that the Christmas lights that I liked were out of stock! Now I am on the move to get ideas and I love what I see here. Isn't that a lovely simple table for Christmas. So Scandinavian in feeling...actually all the photos have a rather similar simple yet cozy feeling to them....check out my Christmas pins here on Pinterest.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

J Crew in Paris

Trudy Crane November 18, 2014

Next year J Crew (one of my favourite stores...love Jenna Lyons) is opening in Paris for Spring 2015. To celebrate this J Crew held a little party to preview the collection...well I love the look of the collection but what about this location! Sigh...yes another beautiful apartment in Paris with fabulous chandeliers and amazing marble fireplaces. The styling on that fireplace is nothing short of perfection! Stunning!

Photos: Bryan Derballa.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

via: J Crew

Photos: Bryan Derballa.

Inspiration in White: Green!!

Trudy Crane October 20, 2014

I am loving some of the green touches I am seeing these days. Green is a hard colour and can go wrong rather easily...a bit like red...but when it is the right shade of green it is fantastic. Check out these gorgeous greens used in just about every room in the house and some not in the house at all....

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Bring on the Colour

Trudy Crane May 25, 2014

Well if you are going to do colour in your home this is certainly the way I would do it! White, white and more white with a mix of many bright colours. Of course it is really the most perfect in the kids room....feels girly and fun. I think the bright rag rugs in the kitchen pull all of the colour together and give make the room feel casual and homey and the splash of black in white in the living room plays well with the colour. A pretty home for sure...

Photo Lina Ikse

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

Photo Lina Ikse

via: Hus and Hem

Good Book: Modern Rustic

Trudy Crane May 1, 2014

I have done posts before about how much I love Rustic style so when I saw this book by Emily Henson at Anthropology I jumped at it. Emily is a stylist and author living in London and she has a really good feeling and understanding of this style. Rough wood, stone, muted colours and all natural materials are the essence of the rustic style and pairing them with a modern take on furnishings and accessories is really the perfect combination. Emily says, "Despite its use of recylced materials and objects, this is not a typical vintage look; it is more original than that. Modern Rustic incorporates the latest interior design know-hows and exciting, contemporary materials, and brings rusticity with all its honest, unpretentious appeal, beautifully up to date" I think this statement sums up her book perfectly!

Photos by : Catherine Gratwicke

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

Enjoy!

Trudy

Domino Magazine Archives

Trudy Crane March 4, 2014

I was going through the Domino Magazine archives on line today and found some of my favourite photos that influenced my decision to change my decor from pale pastel and white to all white. I used to buy every Domino magazine and pour through each page. I am so happy they decided to bring it back into print! I remember seeing the photo below of Tom Delevan's home and fell in love! It was a small picture and I went back to it many times. So simple but beautiful. I find all of the rooms have really stood the test of time and continue to look great today....filled with well chosen pieces, all it takes is small changes to update them.

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

Enjoy!

Trudy

via: Domino

Simply White

Trudy Crane February 25, 2014

This house appeals to me so much as it has all the elements of what makes Swedish style so beautiful. Clean simple lines, pretty accessories, natural wood mixed with white and wonderful creativity. Of course any house with a Mora clock instantly has a place in my heart! Lovely kitchen with concrete island and sliding barn doors for the pantry. What about that great cover for the bed! It looks to me like oil cloth bags sewn together..but let me know if you have an idea of how it is made. To top it off the large windows let in a wonderful light and provide a beautiful view.

Linking with Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Common Ground Do

Enjoy!

Trudy

via: Hus and Hem Photos: Lina Ostling

Inspiration in White: Stylish Stairways

Trudy Crane March 4, 2013

I love the extra details you see in certain homes...you know all the forgotten areas that we don't bother to decorate but in certain homes the decor goes all the way... to the stairway! It is a really area of opportunity because it is usually near the entrance of the home, takes up a large amount of space and can look so cool without spending a lot of money! Just adding some paint or a cool runner can make such a difference in the look of the stairway and can complete add great impact. Take a look at a few that I found for you!

A really cool runner in bright colours adds fun to the all white entry.

Painted blue and cream runner looks so good for a little French look.

A bright orange runner on white but with the added orange stripe up the wall.

Another blue and white painted stair but with a wide stripe.

All white stairway is always good!

French numbers! Love it...

Pretty pale blue..

Numbers, numbers..

Enjoy!

Trudy

Linking with: The Dedicated House, Savvy Southern Style, Timewashed, Design Decor Tuesday, From My Front Porch to Yours, The Vintage Farmhouse, A Delightsome Life, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, The Charm of Home

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Interiors: Cool Beauty

Trudy Crane February 12, 2013

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

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

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Inspiration in White - Candles

Trudy Crane February 11, 2013

I love candles and have many glowing around the house daily. I prefer floral fragrances but in winter I tend to go with a more woody scent. I love mercury glass containers but what I am really looking for is simplicity in the look of the candle. Here are a few ideas for you to buy as gifts (these are so cool because you can personalize them or find one for Valentine's Day that is just around the corner) or for setting a mood at home...