Thinking About Spring

So we are still in the dead of winter here in Montreal and yet I can not stop thinking about spring. Oh my how I long for warmer weather and brighter days!

I have been looking at lovely homes to keep up my spirits and fell on this sweet place. I love this light and bright little home with the blue touches throughout. It features all of the elements I love including several collections and a mix of white with various tones of wood. The kitchen is always my favourite spot, here with open shelves and a beautiful deep farmhouse sink.

Enjoy!

Trudy

Photos from Light Locations

Dorm Decor

We moved my daughter into her dorm room at college this week and of course how she was going to decorate her new room was very important to her and to me as well. She looked for inspiration months in advance and we ended up buying a lot of things for her room at West Elm. There are a lot of rules around what you can and can't do so it makes it rather difficult to add decor...no nails in the wall or anything that can make marks...no painting or real changes to the structure of the room. We moved around the furniture as best we could and added pictures to the walls with washi tape and frames that were placed on the wall with a special velcro that can be removed without damaging the walls (we will see if that is true in about 8 months). 

Here are a few ideas that can be adapted to dorm rooms....and my daughters room at the bottom. It still needs a few more pillows but we will add those soon....

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

Check out how to do this wall mural here..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Domaine Home, HGTV, ref-lin.tumblr.com, hannasinspo.com, Vintage Revivals, 

Bright By the Sea

I came across this gorgeous home on Dustjacket Attic today and fell in love! So bright and beautiful with white and touches of seaside blue, so irresistible and so fresh!! This house has been designed by Veranda House Interiors and they did an amazing job.

I really like the blue and white striped slip covers on the chairs (you could get this look with the Ikea stools that are very similar). The side board you can see in the kitchen picture is so well styled. Two big clear lamps with the two frames look so perfect and repeat the feeling you see in the kitchen area..... well really the interior of the house is a perfect reflection of the incredible view outdoors to the sea.

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Dustjacket Attic from Veranda House

Cabbages and Roses

I discovered this web store today that has the most wonderful items for the home and great clothing and accessories as well called Cabbages and Roses. They have the most amazing Lookbook that showcases their home decor items for sale and their fabrics. So well styled and really makes you appreciate all of the wonderful prints and pieces they have! It is really a lifestyle brand that any vintage lover will need to explore. Take a look here for some of their selection and browse through the Lookbook to get some inspiration!

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: Cabbages and Roses

Inspiration in White: Closets

One thing I always wanted was a big walk in closet. A place to fit all of my shoes, handbags and clothes...and well, I never really had one. I don't have a mini closet anymore like I did in my last house. In fact my closet was so small in my bedroom that my husband used that one and I took a slightly larger closet in the office....so each time I had to get changed I would have to run downstairs! My closet in our home now is not a bad size and I keep my clothes in that one and have all of my handbags and shoes in the closet in my office which is in the next room. At least this time I don't have to run downstairs! One day I will have one of these dream closets below....

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

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: House Beautiful, SF Girl by the Bay, Wicked Opulence

Petit Apartment in France

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

xx

Inspiration in White: Studio Decor

Well I finally did it! I am opening my own ceramic studio with two friends and fellow artists...So excited! This will be another great part in my life as an entrepreneur, artist, interior designer, brand builder and blogger of course! I am thrilled to have a place to work on my ceramics but not only that, we will give classes in the space as well so that will be so much fun. This is a dream I have had that is coming to realization and it is a great feeling!!

So of course being an interior designer I can not wait to decorate and all week I have been putting together ideas. It is a very square space that we have and very industrial. The walls are white of course and the concrete floor is grey. This is a working studio that will have a lot of traffic...for this reason I think I will add a bit of colour...one accent colour (I would love yellow) plus lots of wood and metal. Take a look at some of the ideas I found....

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

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

via: newzealanddesignblog.com, tyylijakoti.fi, designsponge.com, thedesignfiles.net, sfgirlbybay.com, ruemag.com

Tuscan Style in Australia

I love the feeling of this Tuscan style home on the Kingsbrook Estate in Southern Australia. Much of the furniture has been made by the owner and he has given it just the right amount of rustic charm. My favourite part of the home though is the outdoors. The covered patio, that is really more like an outdoor living room and of course the stone terrace is so beautiful as well. Feels a lot like Italy to me!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

Decorating with White - Victorian Charm

This San Francisco Victorian style home underwent 10 years of restoration but the effort was definitely worth it! What a beauty.....check out the moldings and the many lovely details in the decor of this home. 

 

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

Linking with: Savvy Southern Style , Timewashed, French Country Cottage, The 36th Avenue, A Delightsome Life, Shabby Art Boutique, My Romantic Home, The Charm of Home, Jennifer Rizzo, Common Ground-Do,

I was featured at A Delightsome Life!

Via:House Beautiful

Danish Style

This cool loft in Copenhagen really sums up the Danish style for me. Clean lines, natural materials, modern but still with a warmth that comes through the textures used throughout the loft. Really gorgeous..

Enjoy!

Trudy

xx

Linking with: Savvy Southern Style

via: The Guardian