Just came accross this beautiful house featured in The Washington Post in June 09. This charming house with the green glazed tile roof and wondow shutters is owned by  Loi Thai and partner  Thomas Troeschel. The two are also the owners of  Tone on Tone, a shop specializing in 18th and 19th century painted Swedish antiques.

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Let’s start with the exterior. Simple and pretty. The front door was actually moved from the centre to the side of the house.

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The whole of the inside is painted the same pale gray color with crisp white trim and pale floors of white bleached wide-plank oak. Loi is quoted in The Washington Post saying “as you can see, I’m my best customer.” True dat. See how they use contrast to define the space (black glasstop coffee table). They have also used the magic of texture and patterns to keep the room from looking bland and boring.

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The kitchen is equally neutral and elegant, with the counters almost blending into the walls. The green pandant lamps ads a  kick and brings the kitchen island into focus.

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The chair at the desk is actually a slipcovered Parsons chair from Ikea. Talk about having an eye for mixing. I would never have guessed..

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The classic dining table (on wheels might I add) and the lantern are definitely the focal points of this dining room. Wonder what the dining  chair cushions are covered with?

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Loi has a unique approach to his precious antique furniture, saying  “… this type of furniture only gets better when it gets beat-up.” From looking at his home, I was very surprised about his down to earth approach to decorating when reading his interview. Read the whole article here, it is definitely interesting!

This dreamy bedroom is designed by Kate McIntyre and was featured in Traditional Home:

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The walls are covered with reindeer and trees, with the ceiling picking up the lilac tones from the wall. The four poster bed is placed on a custom hand sown cowhide rug in various shades of cream.

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Color palette for this look!

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The fairytale wall covering is actually a mural. The Four poster bed is custom made in polished cattle bone (which is kinda grotesque..?). Take a look at the beautiful clove leaf details on the headboard.

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Just beautiful!

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This cabinet is also custom made with metallic doors and branch pulls.

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For the complete list of  all the beautiful components of this room, visit Traditional Home’s website here!

As the sky keeps falling down on our heads in the form of big fluffy sow flakes, here are some warm sunny interiors brought to you by the one and only Pottery Barn. I love the atmosphere in all of these photos, as well as the touches of fresh green plants and flowers. Dear Spring- we are ready for your arrival!!

I really love this picture, just want to jump into that soft sofa and grab that yellow book on interior design =D

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These clear glass base vases are so cute and versatile. Your imagination is your only limit here. The electrical cord is very visible though.

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Round dining table on a round area rug. Gotta love a great storage solution. Wonder what I would store under the table if I had one..? Very creative vase too.

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How cute are these tiny cake stands with even tinier cupcakes on them? One for each guest maybe?

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These looks so good they deserve their own closeup.

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The biggest treat of browsing Pottery Barn’s website is all the super cute and totally doable decor, like the fresh green leafs submerged in water in the apothecary jars. Oh, and one jar dedicated to vine corks. Very befitting and practical at a vine “bar”.

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Fern leafs and all kinds of botanical prints are very popular right now. I see it literally everywhere. And I adore this bedroom =)

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Are you longing for spring as much as I do?

Anne Coyle designed this beautiful living room with a color palette of cool soothing blues with vibrant pops of pink and coral:

I love a good symmetric layout, and that coffee table is gorgeous!

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Side view. Would you use cool colors like this in your home?

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The paint color looks like Benjamin Moore Silver Cloud.

The wall opposite of the sofa has a beautiful fireplace and a cozy seating area for two. I have noticed that art pieces like the one  above this mantle is often used with light blue color schemes, like in this and this previous post. Coincidence? Light blue does look great combined with metallics.

San Francisco based interior design firm Coddington Design is behind these beautiful interiors:

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Beautiful living room with a color palette of foggy light blue and creamy beige.  The scale and proportions in this room is great (pun not intended actually). Look at how tiny the coffee table comes out next to the tall furniture and high ceiling. Mounting straight curtains directly under the seiling helps too. These winged chairs suits my recent chair-upholstered-with-beautiful-pattern obsession perfectly! Do you think a TV screen is hiding in that cabinet? That would explain the size and placement.

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The front of the chair is beige with deep buttoning, and the ceiling is the same color as the walls.

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The built in shelves on each side of the fireplace are painted blue inside to make them more a part of the wall. Check out the mirrored front.

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The soft feminine lines definitely gives this tiny work station a  “wow factor”.

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And this dining room, with its blue walls and carpets, takes a dramatic turn with a rich brown (or is it green?) ceiling. This is one of my favorite color combos; Light blue, creams and green. Just like my living room! And don’t get me started on the dining chairs.. Nail head trim AND door knocker detail? Perfect!

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I couldn’t resist featuring this cute nursery. Blue walls with old pink decor. Perfect for boy or girl!

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And I wish we could see more of this super fresh bedroom. The reigning color of the year, turquoise always looks crispy clean when combined with white.

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And since there are no other views of this room, we’ll zoom in on the details instead! Notice how many (barely) different shades of turquoise they fitted in here. And the inverted pattern color on the chair (right) is a great touch.

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Lately I have developed a minor obsession with glossy bathroom floors. More specifically; white hexagonal marble tiles paired with a good source of natural light (i.e. big windows). The result is a beautifully glistening floor, almost like fish scales. Here are some of my favourite pictures:

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This gorgeous bathroom was featured in Architectural Digest. The tiles looks to be uniformly white with a gray spacer or grout.

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This bathroom is designed by Lori Tippins, I remember reading somewhere that it is her own bathroom.  See how the daylight makes the floor glisten.

(Photo cred to Holly of Things that Inspire)

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This is also a Lori Tippins design, and it proves that even a tiny window can give the shine effect.

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This bathroom is designed by Catalano Inc and has a gray (or blue?) super glossy floor. The tiles looks to be square, not hexagonal, but gorgeous nonetheless. That’s not a modest sized window either.

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This beauty is designed by Alicia Friedman. She used a larger hex pattern, and I think it looks absolutely gorgeous. What do you think?

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Fun fact: After looking through these picture again it hit me what really attracted me to these bathrooms. It is the gorgeous contrast between the glossy tiles and the matte painted walls. Have I subconciously grown tired of tiled bathroom walls?

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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!

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!

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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Today we’ll look at some of the work of Interior Designer Mimi Williams. I am not sure if this is a private home or not, because it looks amazingly large, with two living room seating areas and two dining areas. What I do know is that it looks absolutely fantastic!

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The whole of the home is decorated in a subtle gray. Three tiny glass tables instead of one large. Fun idea!

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The second seating area. Have you noticed the trend of using dark tables to light colored seating?

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This dining room has two identical seating areas symmetrically arranged around a cozy fireplace. The second dining room is to the right in this image.

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And here it is. Notice the fantastic eagle claws and glass ball table foots. I love how Mimi used only a few large accent pieces in this dining room. Very dramatic.

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Beautiful lines on this staircase, underlined by the choice of black and white on the railing.

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Take a look at that headboard. Very sculptural, like the back on the adjacent chair.

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You can see more pictures from this beautiful home on Mimi’s website here!