Decorology

Category: wainscoting

  • Beautiful homes in shades of blue

    Beautiful homes in shades of blue

    Rooms in shades of blue are popular for a reason – the color works in every room

    Most of our house is painted in a light aqua blue.  It’s soothing, airy, and doesn’t clash with anything.  It just works.  It doesn’t try to make too much of a statement or chase the latest trend.

    Below are other examples to serve as inspiration for blue rooms in every shade – from dark and dusky to light and bright.

    Even different shades of blue as accent colors work when mixed together.  And how about those french doors in the bedroom!
    via BHG

    Chango & Co, one of my favorite interior design firms and based in Brooklyn, created this amazing girl’s bedroom with a cheerful blue on the walls.
    via Chango & Co

    A textrured indigo on the wall ties together the bolder blues in the bedding and the settee.  I love the blue and white patterned bedspread!!
    via BHG

    More indigo blue on textured walls.  So clean and airy, but also cozy and intimate
    via BHG

    Blue can be glamorous also, expecially when used in a glossy finish and on upscale details like wainscoting.

    Dark and dusky blue makes this dining room an intimate place to catch up with family.
    via Coastal Creative

    Do you use blue in your home?  If so, in what shades and what room?

  • Modern Rustic Inspiration

    Modern Rustic Inspiration

    Growing up on a farm, I feel at home in a rustic interior.  That being said, I also like interiors that are uncluttered and have very clean lines.  One doesn’t easily find a straight line in nature, so in my eyes blending straight, clean lines with natural organic elements is an art form.  Here are some interiors that I think perfectly blend modern with rustic.

    Yes. Dark hardwood floors.  Tons of natural light. Textured wide wood plank ceilings. Sliding barn doors. YES.

    via Pinterest via Tidbits and Twine

    I think this is Meg Ryan’s kitchen.  Love all of the white and wooden beams.
    via DecorPad

    You can also successfully incorporate bright colors in a neutral palette.  I’d personally use the brights as accents or pops of color.
    via Home Adore

    Man oh man.  I’d be getting dirty A LOT just to spend more time in this bathroom.  Pepple tile on the floor, copper tub, wide wood plank walls, exposed brick….!!
    via Pinterest via BlogLovin

    This bedroom is styled to the hilt but I’m a sucker for a pretty bed.  The headboard brings in texture and an organic sensibility, while the window casings and moldings create a tailored look.

    via Pinterest via HomeEdit

    Are my stables just outside to the right?  That’s what I’d expect if this were my foyer. Exposed wood beams, stone floors, a mirrored wall..that amazing neutral and monochrome oriental rug!!
    via DecorPad

    Tired of the same old wainscoting and paint and wallpaper?  Consider shiplap or wood plank walls for a unique and rustic look.  The straight diagonals, verticals, and horizontals keep this hall and staircase crisp and clean.
    via Pinterest via Decoist

  • Dark Bathrooms – What do you think?

    Dark Bathrooms – What do you think?

    I feel that over the past couple of years I’ve been seeing more and more dark bathrooms.  It definitely creates a feeling that’s elegant and chic, but is it something you would try in your home?

     

    The mirrors reflect a lot of light in this bathroom.  Notice the picture hanging above the tub?  I always wonder in these situations if it really stays there or if it was just put there for the photo shoot…

    3 above via Lonny Mag

    Love this one – that chandelier!

    I want to replace the vanity surface in our master bath, does anyone have a wood vanity like this?  Does it hold up well?

    3 above via House Beautiful

    I’m anxious to here what you guys think of dark bathrooms!

  • Just beautiful rooms to start your week off right

    Just beautiful rooms to start your week off right

    No specific topic today, just beautiful rooms to inspire this rather gloomy morning (at least here in MD).  Granted, it’s also not Monday, but I also wasn’t particularly productive yesterday.  So, without further ado, I bring you some interior design eye candy and inspiration.

    white kitchen with natural light

    What a great kitchen to wake up to every morning.  The natural light and open concept is so nice.  The glass front cabinets mimic the windows.

    via ?

    elegant bedroom with tufted headboard

    This bedroom in silver and purple is all about the elegance.  Of course, what is more elegant than a purple velvet tufted headboard?

    via Dwelling Decor

    white room with arm chair

    This is more of an art shot but the white and gray, wainscoting, and architectural details are really stunning.

    via Tanini Home

     

    breakfast nook with windows

    A humble but cheerful breakfast nook looks like such an ideal way to start the morning.  What I wouldn’t do for a little greenery out the window these days!

    via Digs Digs

    Staircase with console and gallery wall

    The blue Chinese stools and green velvet couch add elegance through jewel tones to the staircase. I like the gallery wall with tiny pictures too.

    via BHG

    colorful rug in a bohemian roomBohemian in pastels isn’t something you see too often.  A bit busy for me but nice to look at!

    via House Beautiful

  • Early American Colonial interiors that we could still live in today

    Early American Colonial interiors that we could still live in today

    I grew up in an 18th century farmhouse, and we just went to Annapolis yesterday, so I was feeling inspired to look up some colonial interiors.  Here are some gorgeous examples of colonial exteriors and colonial interiors.  Some are authentic and others were renovated or new builds made to capture the colonial aesthetic.

    I love this color palette.  It’s quiet but rich at the same time. The wide plank flooring is also amazing.

    A classic colonial home. 
    The wainscoting, wide plank floors are gorgeous in this Pennsylvania museum house.

    This house has a modern look due to the clean lines and monochrome palette even though it’s early American!
    via Pinterest via Amazon: Early American Country Interiors

    An 18th century NJ farmhouse with a red dutch door.  It was for sale last year but was snatched up pretty quickly.

    This home along the Hudson was renovated.  Reclaimed wood planks are the flooring, and hand-hewn beams with plaster fill in are the ceiling.

    via jbmarchitect.com

    I think what’s so appealing to me about colonial interiors is that it harks back to simpler life.  No cords, TVs, phones beeping, etc.  I imagine that life was no piece of cake for early Americans though.

  • Modern Rustic Inspiration

    Modern Rustic Inspiration

    Growing up on a farm, I feel at home in a rustic interior.  That being said, I also like interiors that are uncluttered and have very clean lines.  One doesn’t easily find a straight line in nature, so in my eyes blending straight, clean lines with natural organic elements is an art form.  Here are some interiors that I think perfectly blend modern with rustic.

    Yes. Dark hardwood floors.  Tons of natural light. Textured wide wood plank ceilings. Sliding barn doors. YES.

    via Pinterest via Tidbits and Twine

    I think this is Meg Ryan’s kitchen.  Love all of the white and wooden beams.
    via DecorPad

    You can also successfully incorporate bright colors in a neutral palette.  I’d personally use the brights as accents or pops of color.
    via Home Adore

    Man oh man.  I’d be getting dirty A LOT just to spend more time in this bathroom.  Pepple tile on the floor, copper tub, wide wood plank walls, exposed brick….!!
    via Pinterest via BlogLovin

    This bedroom is styled to the hilt but I’m a sucker for a pretty bed.  The headboard brings in texture and an organic sensibility, while the window casings and moldings create a tailored look.

    via Pinterest via HomeEdit

    Are my stables just outside to the right?  That’s what I’d expect if this were my foyer. Exposed wood beams, stone floors, a mirrored wall..that amazing neutral and monochrome oriental rug!!
    via DecorPad

    Tired of the same old wainscoting and paint and wallpaper?  Consider shiplap or wood plank walls for a unique and rustic look.  The straight diagonals, verticals, and horizontals keep this hall and staircase crisp and clean.
    via Pinterest via Decoist

  • Beautiful homes in shades of blue

    Beautiful homes in shades of blue

    Rooms in shades of blue are popular for a reason – the color works in every room

    Most of our house is painted in a light aqua blue.  It’s soothing, airy, and doesn’t clash with anything.  It just works.  It doesn’t try to make too much of a statement or chase the latest trend.

    Below are other examples to serve as inspiration for blue rooms in every shade – from dark and dusky to light and bright.

    Even different shades of blue as accent colors work when mixed together.  And how about those french doors in the bedroom!
    via BHG

    Chango & Co, one of my favorite interior design firms and based in Brooklyn, created this amazing girl’s bedroom with a cheerful blue on the walls.
    via Chango & Co

    A textrured indigo on the wall ties together the bolder blues in the bedding and the settee.  I love the blue and white patterned bedspread!!
    via BHG

    More indigo blue on textured walls.  So clean and airy, but also cozy and intimate
    via BHG

    Blue can be glamorous also, expecially when used in a glossy finish and on upscale details like wainscoting.

    Dark and dusky blue makes this dining room an intimate place to catch up with family.
    via Coastal Creative

    Do you use blue in your home?  If so, in what shades and what room?

  • Start your week off right: Elegant interiors with historic drama

    Start your week off right: Elegant interiors with historic drama

    I grew up in an early nineteenth century telescope house on the eastern shore of Maryland, so I LOVE homes with old bones and details that only existed when we had time for details.  The interiors below evoke the same nostalgia for me.  Enjoy!
    That ceiling with those herringbone floors and green walls?!

    Definitely Mediterranean.  The doors of Spain are works of art. 
    The floors and wainscoting are a bit dark for me.  But I love the wide doorways and the view into all of the rooms right down to the ornate fireplace surround.

    Knotty hardwood floors, exposed beams, a chair that also serves as an objet d’art.

    THIS really reminds me of the house I grew up in.  Colonial style furnishings, and chandelier lined hallways with rooms lined up one after the other.
    The patina of the walls and the old hardwood floors are dreamy.
    All images via Disc Journal

  • Casual Elegance: Work from the Mandarina Interior Design Studio

    It’s been awhile since I’ve landed on a design portfolio from and interior design studio that I’ve wanted to share.  So, I was excited when I found Mandarina Interior Design Studio.  Yes, the images below show these homes on their best, most tidy days, but they serve as beautiful inspiration.

    LOVE this, and I try to use love sparingly in posts.  Our master bedroom is painted lavender and has an oriental rug in it, and I really like how the reds and blues pair with the lavender.  These walls are more pink but you still get the same effect between the colors.

    Yes, that wallpaper is super cool – but so are the marble tile floors.  Wowza.

    Those curtains and blue wall color with that vintage over-dyed rug?  Genius.  And painting the chairs white helps balance the wood tones of the parquet floors, wood fireplace surround, and traditional wood dining table.  I need to be bolder and start using more jewel tones, I tend to play it safe with pastels.

    I’m envious of those leaded windows.  The modern Suzani upholstered bench cushion and graphic area rug set off the classic moulding and old wood floors.

    Many times I have gotten questions for advise on how to deal with a lot of wood moulding and wainscoting.  Homeowners want to preserve the historic integrity of their home, but also don’t want to feel like they live in a drab outdated home.  This foyer strikes a lovely balance between modern and original by keeping the floors, banisters, and stairs in their traditional wood tones, while painting the wainscoting a fresh white.

    I know it’s very unrealistic, but wow I love how clutter-free this place is!  I hate walking in my front door to a pile of mail, shoes in the doorway, and a laptop bag on the floor.  (I doubt my husband is reading this, but just incase)

    Soothing lavender is a great color for a bedroom.  Surprisingly, my husband suggested it for ours and we both love it.

    Now that I have a baby I’m a sucker for sweet nurseries.  This color is close to the light blue we chose for Leo’s nursery.  The playful pattern of the roman shade is perfect.

    The wallpaper in this nursery is so sweet.  Yellow is such a nice, cheerful color for the little ones.

    What do you think of these interiors by Mandarina Interior Design Studio?

  • A French apartment with amazing classical bones mixed with modern furniture

    Decorative moulding, parquet floors, lead panel windows…do I have your attention?  Now add bold pops of color and the clean lines and minimalistic nature of modern furnishings and you have a design buffs wonderland.  Behold, in this Bordeaux apartment below:

    Those herringbone parquet floors my friends…how gorgeous are they?

    A worn leather armchair has been on my wishlist for a long, long time, pair it with those lead lined windows and classical moulding and you have one heavenly reading nook.

    19th century decorative moulding, wainscoting, and original wood floors are present throughout the apartment. 

    Aqua blue in the kitchen, mixed with stainless steel and wood cabinetry is an unusual combination.

    The master bedroom has the feeling of sleeping in an old library.