Home & Design

House Beautiful: Fresh and Pretty

  “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.”    ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz     Bench and Pillow Pretty GLAMOROUS Tub! Jessica Hall Associates Oluf Høst […]

Dreamy. Shabby. White.

  White, shabby chic interiors are always so dreamy.    Today’s charming interior treat comes from Interior Designer, Janet Parrella-van den Berg.     This divine space is done in an all white palette, with a shabby, french and nordic style design mix.       White painted flooring, all white walls and molding, an antique french sofa […]

Home Sweet Home: Fresh Interiors

Fresh, bright and light…  a feeling of springtime. Lovely home and art inspiration today, enjoy. via:AM Dolce Vita Esteban Vicente (American, born Spain, 1903-2001), Intuition, 1999. Oil on canvas, 52 x 42 in. Alice Lane Home photography by Weston Colton Provo, Utah Home The Riverside House,  House of Jade Interiors Master Bathroom Lindsey Orton Photography Oluf Høst […]

The Elegant Home

Beautiful and elegant art and home inspiration today, enjoy. Architectural Digest   “Elegance is an attitude”    ― Longines Veranda Magazine February 2015 Elegant Russian Neoclassical Chandelier Windsor Smith Veranda Magazine Ornate gilt mirror Designer: Charles Spada Veranda Magazine 24 LIGHTS CHANDELIER 2015 ST. FRANCIS COLLECTION BY ELEGANT LIGHTING via:claudias74 “Prettiness fades after a few years, but […]

A Bright and Colorful Home

COLOR! It can be so powerful in how it makes you feel.  Here are some fabulous, color filled interiors sure to brighten your day, enjoy.     Veranda “And like a colorful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine.”  ― Chad Sugg hdtv LENNART JIRLOW, STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS aliexpress “Everything was brighter […]

House Beautiful: Soft and Elegant Neutrals

This is a real treat– soft elegant neutrals embody this refreshing home. Shows us how simplicity can be so beautiful.   Decor Inspiration:    At Home With Loi Thai & Thomas Troeschel   Loi Thai and Thomas Troeschel are the owners of the antique store “Tone on Tone” in Bethesda near Washington DC .     In […]

House Beautiful: Accent Orange

A warm and welcoming living room, designed by Windsor Smith. Raimonds Staprans (American, b. 1926), Four Leftover Oranges from the Bygone Good Old Times 2011. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. House Beautiful Oscar de la Renta, Fine China New Orleans home of Jane Scott Hodges Linens and drapery in orange and lavender make […]

a little romance

  “Know that love is truly timeless.”    ― Mary M. Ricksen     Antique textile. The silk above was part of a deconstructed gown…10 full selvedge to selvedge 42 inch long panels (and two half panels) of beautiful brocaded French silk taffeta. trouvais via:showstudio     “There are some experiences in life they haven’t invented the […]