Beautiful Mirrors Over Furniture

Trudy Crane August 27, 2014

I hang or lean mirrors all over my house and I have at least one mirror in every room. I find it adds light, reflection and a bit of shine. I really love hanging mirrors over consoles or buffets or any kind of furniture really. I never hang my mirrors too high as I want them to be part of the grouping below as you can see in the first photo....which is in my dining room. I also love it when the mirror is really large compared to the furniture it is hanging above. Super tall or as wide as the furniture it makes a statement every time and is always a focal point in the room.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

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Petit Apartment in France

Trudy Crane January 30, 2014

I found this super cute apartment in France at The Style Files and I just love it! So small but really well done...all white to keep the space open and fresh. What I think is so brilliant is the the use of repetition in this space. The use of the round baskets on the wall make it feel so much larger and then the feeling is repeated with the mirrors on the wall. The large mesh lamp is shown in the living room and then just steps away it is featured again in the dining room as well. The vases on the table, although different sizes and shapes, are numerous and create a great impact. You would think that all of these repeating elements in such a small space would seem cluttered but actually it looks amazing!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

Inspiration in White: Collections

Trudy Crane July 8, 2013

I love to see what types of things people collect. I personally have a collection of tea towels (every kind from linen to cotton, white to colourful) different collections of ceramics (this includes a collection of Quimper from France and of course my own pottery) and various other smaller collections throughout my house (mercury glass and Bartlett prints to name just two more). There are just so many things you can collect...really the list is endless! Buttons, trophies, benches of all sizes, plates, ceramics, string, ironstone, chandeliers (one of my personal favourites)...I can just keep going..

What is really fun is deciding how to feature your collections and there are so many ways to show them off. Of course to get the full impact of the collection it should be shown together...the key is to be creative and think outside the box a little. What I like about some of the photos below is that it is not important what the collection is, such as the watering cans, but the way it is put together that makes it so spectacular! What do you collect?