What a great way to start the day than with a shower that would definitely wake me up and put in the right mood for the rest of the day… there is also nothing better than a shower after a hard day working at the farm!
Carpets had been losing popularity, as more people opted for wood flooring and other hard coverings. Over the past few years, though, carpeting has started to make a comeback as home owners remember the warmth and luxury feel you can only get with a softer floor covering. The new generation fibers are also much easier to care for these days. Designers are now incorporating much bolder colors and elaborate designs into their carpet patterns, as we move away from cream and beige. This year’s trends are showing a mixture of patterns and textures to give the carpet a different look and feel.
Having a carpet in cooler shades doesn’t have to mean choosing from the bland neutral colors. Carpet shops still have a great selection of coverings in softer pastel shades. These can give a room a sophisticated but low-key look, where other elements are allowed to shine. They offer a subtler finish than some of the other designs that are available. This year sees an increased use of chalky colors, in varying shades of greens, yellows, pinks and purples. These more subtle tones allows for modern styling and sophisticated furnishing.
If you want to create a feeling of luxury and elegance within a room, then you should choose from one of the richer carpet colors that are available. These dark colors, with variants of black, navy, grey and burgundy, will give the room a more dramatic finish as well as a warm and inviting atmosphere. They are the perfect choice for living and dining areas, and dark blues especially work well with metal and wood. By choosing a darker color for your carpet, you’re making it the key element of the room. In order to complete the look, you need to use minimalist furniture and decorations, so as not to take away from the effect of the carpet.
Not everyone wants to use a carpet in just one color, and often a combination of two or more in a distinctive pattern can be the perfect finishing point for a room. This type of carpet is making a true style statement and is only for those who want their flooring to be the talking point for guests. 2014 sees a range of patterned designs come on to the market and often these have been combined with bold colors. This type of carpet works best in contemporary homes, where the furniture is clean and simple. Both large print checks and stripes are popular choices; striped carpets also have the effect of lengthening rooms.
When you’re choosing your next carpet, it’s useful to look through a number of carpet shops to ensure you get the right one for your room. Take away some samples and see what works best with your interior design ideas and existing furniture.
Love the gray velvet…
Can’t wait to get hardwood throughout my whole house!
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via Pinterest via Bread and Olives
Those blues and that pink? Genius
Less is more when you have a home with such amazing bones
I would never pick that wallpaper, and I do not like zebra rugs, but all of these elements together are so pretty.
Brick wall and an unashamedly girly bed? Love it.
Here is a gorgeous home in Cyclades, Greece, on the Island of Tinos. The architects set out to make the home symbolic of what the island represents – day to day beauty and simplicity.
The home is 250sqm of living space with an open plan layout. There are no cabinets, closets, or drawers in the interior, only built in nooks and niches. I imagine this keeps the inhabitant from bringing clutter into the home and keeps the look simple and serene.
via Yatzer
Absolutely gorgeous home office. LOVE.
The couch, the coffee table – perfect.
Gorgeous colors.
Used to be the pages of Decorology was always bursting with images of white interiors. While I still and probably will always love white interiors, my love of color has blossomed over time. Nonetheless, I thought it would still be nice to pay homage to my first love, white interiors. Enjoy!
2 images above via Sweet Home Styles
This would be such a nice bedroom for guests or a vacation home.
So pretty but with a pup and perpetually muddy backyard this white floor would always be covered in paw prints!
3 images above via Trad Home
If I thought our current home was our forever home I would probably paint the cabinets white – because white kitchens are by far my favorite!
via BHG
The book Decorate With Flowers is just blooming* with gorgeous flower arrangements, color palettes, styling, and just good old eye candy. If this book can’t get you excited for spring, I don’t know what will!
Decorate author Holly Becker teams up with stylist Leslie Shewring to offer practical know-how and colorful inspiration for decorating the home with florals. Blending their love of botanicals with their progress on decorating ideas for a range of styles, such as vintage, eclectic, and modern. With creative DIY flower and container projects peppered throughout, this book offers fresh ideas to inspire flower enthusiasts to style their homes and create beautiful bouquets like an expert. – Description from Chronicle Books
My dog Sammy’s nose makes a cameo in a few of these shots.
The entire book is beautifully styled and provided me with inspiration for the flowers at our wedding, which I’ll be posting about soon!
Decorate With Flowers is available on Amazon.com.
I received this book as a sample
No doubt I am hiking the rough and beautiful terrain of Crete right now, so I thought I’d leave you with a beautiful abode in nearby Mykonos. We aren’t staying anywhere this nice, but we have the landscapes for eye candy. Enjoy!
via Design to Design
