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Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
She Said She Said
So this article on a renovated Victorian hunting cottage in the Catskills has been making the internet rounds, and for good reason - this house is adorable, if not exactly functional due to its lack of kitchen/bathroom. But a good picnic/camping retreat.
I have certainly never been a fan of shabby-chic or all white interiors, at least not in practice. In theory and pictures, though, they look great. And I did take away a few cool decorating ideas from this article, so I thought I'd repost the pictures.
Here's the before:
The after:
Location:
From the front:
Porch close up (they sure are beating you over the head with that English cottage feel... it's like the photographer said "We need Wellies in EVERY shot!" Super cute though - I like that the door brings in some natural green, and the flowers are a nice touch:
Interior:
I adore the shelving up by the roof.
Beautiful china cabinets and stacks of dishes.
Great find with the mirror, and the bottles are great.
If this were me, definitely no white books. The whole charm of antique books in my mind is that they look dirty and beat up. Also, I'd probably do a black mirror frame.
And knowing me, I'd be more likely to hang a shrunken head from a door knob than a pink sachet with flowers... ick.
LOVE the lofted bed. LOVE the chandelier.
Another angle. How comfy does that all look?? I would have to stop eating in bed with white linens, though. :)
Her previous home - "the Groove tube", where her husband still lives since back problems prevent him from accessing the lofted bed:
I dig the dated couch upholstery and shag carpet. That idea can definitely be revamped and done in a non-tacky way.
I have certainly never been a fan of shabby-chic or all white interiors, at least not in practice. In theory and pictures, though, they look great. And I did take away a few cool decorating ideas from this article, so I thought I'd repost the pictures.
Here's the before:
The after:
Location:
From the front:
Porch close up (they sure are beating you over the head with that English cottage feel... it's like the photographer said "We need Wellies in EVERY shot!" Super cute though - I like that the door brings in some natural green, and the flowers are a nice touch:
Interior:
I adore the shelving up by the roof.
Beautiful china cabinets and stacks of dishes.
Great find with the mirror, and the bottles are great.
If this were me, definitely no white books. The whole charm of antique books in my mind is that they look dirty and beat up. Also, I'd probably do a black mirror frame.
And knowing me, I'd be more likely to hang a shrunken head from a door knob than a pink sachet with flowers... ick.
LOVE the lofted bed. LOVE the chandelier.
Another angle. How comfy does that all look?? I would have to stop eating in bed with white linens, though. :)
Her previous home - "the Groove tube", where her husband still lives since back problems prevent him from accessing the lofted bed:
I dig the dated couch upholstery and shag carpet. That idea can definitely be revamped and done in a non-tacky way.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Last Rites To All My Sleepless Nights
New year, new decade, "spring" cleaning. Gonna clean out my home (as opposed to school) closet tonight and purge some crap I never wear. I love organizing stuff, but my room always looks like a bomb went off since I hate re-hanging my clothes up in between outfit changes.
Anyway, hopefully this semester I will find the energy to decorate my school apartment to make it feel more homey.
In the spirit of home decor, here are some 50s-esque couch pictures I like that I have collected:
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