Tuesday Treat: A bright and airy NYC apartment tour
This apartment belongs to the uber-talented founder of Rubie Green, Michelle Adams.This image makes me fall in love with white all over again - but boyfriend likes the darker woods.Michelle is all about sustainable, green design. This cypress trunk side table is free of toxic finishes.The striped modern upholstery balances out the traditional frames of the dining chairsI love...
Happy weekend and some entryway love
Holidays are right around the corner - which means guests. Here's a little inspiration if your entryway is in need of some sprucing up.via Sweet Home Stylevia House BeautifulIvy & PiperIvy & Pipervia Lonny magvia Martha Stewart
Cute HOUSE Overload – the charming medieval homes of Germany’s Romantic Road
I thought by now I'd be much further into Chris and my Summer 2010 backpacking trip through Europe - but the Romantic Road tour was on July 22 - so we still have more of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, Belgium, and France to go... whew.The "Romantic Road" is a name coined by travel agents, but it is...
How To: A Kitchen Pegboard Wall Organizer
As I promised a couple of weeks ago, here is a fairly-easy DIY (and very inexpensive) that can save you at least one cabinet's worth of space. For tiny kitchens, like mine - our pan and utensil organizer is a lifesaver. It can also look good and blend into your existing kitchen aesthetic with a couple of coats...
A sweet, vintage tresure-filled Toronto home
A Monday pep-up for you! I love the modest, personality-filled character of this home.Great light in this room!Plants add so much life to a space. We currently have 4 in our small living room.I can't decide if this dining room would benefit from a flat-weave area rug.via Covet Garden
Furniture wishlist
So I don't have space for most of these beauties, but maybe one day I'll be able to add a few to my collection..A color statement dresser. I kid you not my dresser as a kid was extremely similar. Like most of the furniture in my bedroom I assumed my grandfather had made it. Being that the dresser was...
The winner of the Royal Design Studion Stencil is….
#6 - commenter "Mreffey" Mreffey, please conact me at ashley decorologyblog com and we will hook you up with your stencil!
A master bedroom turned into an amazing closet/dressing room
God bless this woman. She convinced her husband to turn their master bedroom into a walk in closet, and the downstairs guest room became their master bedroom.I'm jealous.The desk is from ikea - the lamp a thrift findShe stores her jewelry in chef's pinch dishesThe only thing I would have is maybe a vanity in place of the...
A winter’s day refuge: the home library
As the days get colder and gloomier, we naturally spend more time inside. Sometimes a rainy or snowy day is just the excuse you need to cozy up and spend the day with a new or well-loved book.via House of FiftyThat's one comfy looking loveseat. I'm sure I could read there all afternoon.via Little Green NotebookTalk about...
Tropical resort bliss
I want a tropical, beach vacation in the worst sort of way. No computer, no TV - just sun, the ocean , sand, and rest, rest, rest. I think this place - Ayada Maldives - would do just finevia Ayada Maldives