Archive for the ‘Living room’ Category

I think it is really fascinating to look into the homes of the rich and famous, as they have all the means to create the perfect home. This time we will take a look into actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s Long Island home. So here we go:

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This is our actress in her gorgeous living room. Gwyneth obviously like her home light and classic with pops of pastels. On a side note, I adore her dress!

(image via Best Home News)

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Here is another view of the living room. The cool blue sofas are balanced with warm  pops of fuchsia.

(image via Best Home News)

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This staircase in very simple and modern, but the wallpaper adds a warmer more “liveable” atmosphere than if it was left white.

(image via Best Home News)

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Gwyneth has pale floors all over her home.

(image via Best Home News)

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This dining room is the epitome of simple romantic design. The Swarovski blossom chandelier is available here for those of you who can afford it. It is $27,350.00.

(image via Best Home News)

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This is Gwyneth’s daughter Apple’s bedroom. In keeping with the rest of the house, this bedroom is light and airy, with splashes of fuchsia for a girly princess look.

(image via Best Home News)

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The kitchen has matte black cabinets and beige tiling.

(image via The Style Files)

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Two white chandeliers adds a bit of glamour over the kitchen island, and makes a great contrast to the black cabinets.

(image via Hollyscoop)

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The black wallcovering in this bathroom is designed by Kelly Wearstler and is available here.

(image via Habitually Chic)

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Cool purple and white bedroom. Nice tufted headboard.

(image via Celebrity Houses)

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Habitually Chic wrote a post with behind the scenes photos. You can check it out here!

Hi guys! There have been some trouble with this website lately, but don’t worry, I am (trying) to get to the bottom of it.  Now let’s get down to business and take a look at some beautiful coastal homes, by Simply Home:

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Beautiful oceanfront patio. Aren’t the chairs in the foreground with the tall backs gorge?

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Cream and light blue living room. What a great view.

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Divine bedroom. Blue walls with cream trim and accents. I adore that wing chair!

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More living room.

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This dining room is definitely my favourite room.  A mild sophisticated color palette, perfect symmetry and beautiful details. Take a look at the “dotted” trim on the curtains.

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Chair + Patterned fabric = my new obsession. What do you think?

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A white kitchen. The cabinet to the right of the sink looks to be a dishwasher in hiding.

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Now this is a fun bathroom. Lobster wallpaper!

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Ben Huckerby Design is behind these modern pin up chic interiors:

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This living room gives me serous new years eve party vibes. It must be the black and white with the hints of metallic. Not to mention the champagne colored couch.

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A closer look at the wall art. I wonder why it was not placed directly behind the sofa?

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A very tall headboard padded with gray velour and purple teffeta throw pillows adds a bit of glam to this simple bedroom. Is it just me or is purple the ultimate color of glam?

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Isn’t that Madonna in the print? You can order photography prints of your favorite stars here!

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This hallway has a feature wall of black and silver wallpaper with framed Marilyn Monroe prints.

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Black and silver (err.. steel) is also the color scheme in this ultra modern kitchen. What do you think of glossy kitchen cabinets?

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Very bold wallpaper indeed!

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Before creating this website, I had a tiny file on my computer with my favorite interior pictures. That tiny file has grown into 500 files with 7000 images by the way. But I digress. Well, one of the pictures in that tiny file of mine was a smaller version of the pic below. Ever since then I have been in love with the print hanging over the sofa, but haven’t been able to find out anything about it. Yesterday as I was looking through the portfolio of Kwinter & Co Design, it turned up again, and now I am asking you if you happen to know anything about it?

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And here it is.

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Now let’s take a look at the rest of this gorgeous room. The living room is actually white with rich gray carpeting and a beige cowhide flower rug (available here). The wall behind the gray velour sofa is completely covered in mirrors. Nice glass coffee table too.

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Side view. Black lamp shades are pretty and creates a good mood, but is not for lighting up, that’s for sure. But who cares when you have windows like that in the living room?

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A folding screen is mounted on the wall as artwork behind a white cabinet.

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Here is a closer look at the deep brown armchairs. Beautiful carvings and nailhead trim.

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I came across these pictures of actress Molly Sims’ beautiful home on Luxist, and as I saw the kitchen photo, I remembered reading about this home on Interior designer Kiahani Perera’s blog. Kishani, one of my favorite designers, is in fact a good friend of our actress, and is behind Molly’s Hollywood Hills home, so let’s take a look:

(you can click the pics to see full size on Luxist)

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Molly has a white house with beautiful black details. I really like the larger-than-life potted trees, very simple and dramatic.

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This is Molly’s dining room. Like the facade, the walls are white and the floors and trim is black. The blue velvet dining chairs looks super soft and comfy.

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On the other side of the fireplace wall is a living area.  Let us take a closer look:

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Gray sofas with purple throw pillows and a glass chandelier to add a bit of glamour.

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The kitchen is white with marble counter tops and brushed steel kitchen appliances.

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I love how the glassware is arranged by color in the cabinet.

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Isn’t this little girls room adorable?

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This is definitely a room to grow up in.

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This I presume is the master bedroom. It is  seafoam green and white, with a huge bed with nailhead trim. Love the pops of color brought in by the purple lampshades. This room was later painted a deep grey, which, according to Kishani “complrtely transformed the vibe of the space from beachy to moody”.

See the result on Kishani’s blog here.

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The bathroom is white too.

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Here is the second living room, with a flatscreen TV.

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Last but not least is Molly’s home office. I have posted some images of this room before on this website, and here are some more:

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The wall seems a lot more purple in these photos.

(image via Krislyn Diaries)

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Here is the same office, revamped for a photo shoot for Molly Sims’ jewelry line.

(image via Kishani Perera’s blog)

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And here is the beautiful actress in her equally beautiful home!

(image from inStyle, scan via Always Adorned)

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You can read more about Molly Sims’ home on Kishani Perera’s blog here and here. There are also a lot more pictures from Molly’s home on Luxist, so click if you want more!

David Kaplan is the designer behind this beautiful home of blues and pinks:

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This beautiful light blue living room is decorated very subtly paying close attention to pattern, texture and dimension.

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I think this color palette is absolutely fantastic. The colors really play off of each other. Bright, but toned down.

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Take a look at the different chairs on this room. Very sculptural.

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David mixes a lot of metals and metal colors in this room. Just look at the coffee table with the gold picture frames. I really like how he painted the whole mantel the same color as the walls, and used a slightly deeper tone on the molding.

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The dining area is the same wall color, it might possibly be an open plan solution with the living room. Even the window frames are blue. The black dining table is very visually heavy (and probably physically heavy too), but perfectly balanced out by very light feminine chairs and beautiful flowers and chandelier.

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In open plan solutions I often notice wall paneling is used to define the living room, like in this one.

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Beautiful dresser.

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An accent wall in a stairway. Great idea to add some color and depth!

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Today we’ll look at some beautiful designs by Caroline Edwards:

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This beautiful living room is decorated in cream and beige. Take a look at those chairs. Reminds me of this chair by Mrs Howard Personal Shopper.

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A closer look at the fireplace and seating area. Perfect symmetry, and the fireplace frames the pretty chandelier beautifully.

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Beautiful home office. And do I detect another TV-in-mantel solution like this one?

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Beautiful caramel colored bedroom. This is real eye candy (yes, that is my attempt at a pun.. lame I know)

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Simple clean lines, but not bare and boring. Masculine with a feminine touch?

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There is nothing masculine about this lovey dining area. Notice how only the two end chairs have arm rests. Nice detail.

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Have you heard of Russell & Mackenna? Well it is a company specializing in beach cottage style furniture. Unlike most furniture companies, you get to design the furniture to fit perfectly into your home! You can choose between 33 vibrant colors and add the trim and knobs you want. For upholstered furniture there are 53 beautiful fabrics to choose from. Needless to say, this is fun! Lets check out some of their colorful furniture:

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Bright turquoise walls with beige and yellow. This surf chic living room is all about happy colors.

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That shade of turquoise is a bit on the bright side for me, but I love how it is repeated throughout the accents. And btw I am strangely attracted to the sofa fabric.. so pretty!

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Now this is a cute dining area! The beige, turquoise and yellow work perfectly together.

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Purple side table with orange fishes.  Almost like a built-in vignette. No worries about decorating that table top!

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This must be the most crazy color combo yet. I feel like a cartoon character just by looking at it! I would think any weather would be gray when you walk out of this entryway.

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This lavender blue, turquoise and green nursery is the cutest! The wave detail on the crib is my favorite part.

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More waves in this bedroom. I see 6 fishes.

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Orange and pink is one of my favorite color combos. Perfect for a little girls room.

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To make it even more fun, Russell & Mackenna is offering you, my wonderful readers, 40 % off of all furniture in their online store!

The sales code is LYK34KXX.

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These colorful rooms really reminded me of Jane Coslick’s design style, check out her site for some more inspiration!

Michael Partenio is the photographer behind these beautiful pictures (click images to see full size on Michael’s site):

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Gray walls, white trim and area rugs against dark hardwood floors.  Check out the mega vignette on the bookshelf, half the sea is fitted in there!

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Everything in this room is so.. wow!

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This ottoman coffee table is spectacular!

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Elaine Griffin put together this beautiful living room. The walls are painted a rich chocolate brown and the room is decorated in white, creams and golden beige.

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See how beautifully the saffron red throw pillows pick up the red undertones in the wooden tables flanking the white sofa?

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The lovely tall windows are dressed with bamboo blinds. A pair of heavy curtains frames the windows and adds vertical interest (height) to the room. The thing I love the most about this living room is how cozy it looks, even with tons of natural light!

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To the left is a beautiful wooden desk with a heavy mirror. A desk and a vanity table in one!

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