Inspiration in White: Gold and White Lighting

I found myself very attracted to the mix of gold and white these days. I have been decorating an apartment that we are doing in gold and white and I just love it. I came across the photo of a bedroom (first photo) done by the Toronto designer Christine Dovey (go take a look at her work here) and went wow! This room is just perfect and one of my favourite rooms I have come across in a long time. The use of the gold and white ceiling fixture and the black wall lamps is gorgeous with the mix of wood in the bed....well it could not get better than this.

I began looking around at other gold and white ceiling fixtures (or just plain gold) and I find they look really fresh and add such a wonderful richness to a space. Take a look at a few here...

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Photography: Ashley Capp

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Inspiration in White: Potted Christmas Trees

Originally we were going to go away for Christmas with my family out in British Columbia this year but as it turns out we have decided to go after the holiday instead so.....that means I need to think about how to do my decorating and my Christmas tree! I do the same type of tree year after year......yes I love it but I need some fresh ideas. I have been looking for inspiration and one thing I am sure of is that I am going to go for a smaller tree and use my olive pot as a holder. I feel like having a more rustic look this year and I think the pot would look great with a tree as you see in the inspiration photos. I also love the fact that they are so simply decorated. I always have the feeling to put more decorations not less, but these trees are so gorgeous I think I will try to go for a much simpler look. I will show when I am done!!

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Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

 

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via: Pinterest Xmas, Dreamy Whites

Sophisticated Shabby Decor

What can I say about this house...so many good things....it is really fabulous! Sophisticated yet shabby it has all the elements I love in a white home. Great floors, painted in some rooms and some with the original wood colour, antique and vintage furnishings and architectural elements and an easy unstructured kitchen with a Smeg fridge! What about that amazing kids room....so creative and fun. Love it!

Hope you are having a great weekend! It is getting cold in Montreal and we even had a few flakes of snow today! 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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via: Inspired Interiors

Photography Solvie dos Santos

Pale Grey with Modern Vintage

Oh this is such a great little space! It is one of those homes that when I go to write the title of my post I could use a list of words because it is such a mix of styles! Modern, vintage touches, a little shabby thrown in, industrial....and it is all good together. I love the light in the dining room and the pretty colour and cabinets in the kitchen. The super shiny floors are amazing and the bedroom looks so dreamy! I have been seeing a lot of this style of flooring similar to what is in the bathroom and in the entry. I showed it in a bathroom post here...really looks great.

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Inspiration in White: Ladders and Tools

 

I always like the look of ladders and wooden tools around these shabby vintage homes. I have also seen them in more modern homes on occasion and thought how they add interest to a stark wall almost looking more like art than antique. I put a small ladder with books in my husbands office. It is a really cute old vintage ladder with some red paint on natural wood. I also have an old wooden shovel in the same office that gives the room a kind of old world feel. Lots of examples here of great ways to use a ladder in different rooms!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Shabby Beds

It is funny how when I am looking for homes to share with you I seem to come across certain things over and over...like a certain type of carpet or a lamp that shows up in various homes over and over. It is not just things that I know are on trend...I think it is just like I am seeing something old as if it were new again.  Well I have been seeing this certain antique of bed in all different styles of homes and they are such shabby goodness I had to show you! They look amazing in a bohemian setting or super sophisticated...I love them in white but they look gorgeous in colour or in wood as well. My favourite is the first photo..oh so gorgeous don't you think.

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Inspiration in White: Textured Walls

There is something about textured walls that I really love...I am not talking about the old fashioned sponge painting here..I mean the "Hey look I tore the wallpaper off the wall and I like it" kind of texture! The rough feeling of old paint, brick, chipping wood, torn wall paper and peeling plaster.... contrast that against chic, sophisticated furnishings and lighting.

In the photos below the walls are shown with shabby chic, industrial and French style and they look amazing in every picture. Now of course you have to have the right type of home...but does it have to be a really old home? Can you achieve this look in...say a new industrial loft? Of course you could and it would be amazing! Take a look and let me know what you think?

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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Inspiration in White: Favourites

For Inspiration in White today I am posting some of my favourite rooms that I have seen recently on Pinterest. (You can follow me on Pinterest HERE) I am always inspired going through photos on Pinterest. I find many new bloggers to follow this way and get ideas for rooms I am working on for clients and for myself. I am always amazed at what great ideas people have and what you can learn on Pinterest! There are so many subjects I put on my "Ideas" board that I think "I am going to use that later for sure". I may never use most of them but they inspire me anyway....

Also, don't forget that Google reader is closing tomorrow but you can still follow me on bloglovin!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx 

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Shabby Kitchen

This is such a great example of a shabby kitchen. So many pretty elements here... beautiful collection of plates with a gorgeous butcher block with drawers below and a really pretty lamp beside (love that lamp!). I like how one cupboard in the kitchen is green for a pop of colour and then carried through with some of the accessories. What about the vintage blue cart with the little blue step stool beside it...so nice. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Here are a few other shabby homes.. one, two, three..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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 via: Skonahem

Interiors: Shabby Eclectic

Gorgeous shabby, eclectic details in this London home....packed with homemade, crafty items such as the patchwork blanket on the chair and bed as well as worn vintage items and a pretty Mora clock. A lot of different styles packed into one space but it is lovely all the same. I love the little table in the hallway and the two corniche that add to the beautiful architecture of the entry. Worn white floors and pretty shutters and I would say there is nothing dull about this lovely home..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

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