East Hampton: Stripes, Wood, and Marble

Posted on | June 3, 2010 | 14 Comments

I’ve had these photos on my desktop all afternoon. Discovered via the lovely Jane at Ill Seen, Ill Said. I really love spool chairs and I love this version with stripes. I keep seeing spool chairs over and over. I gotta get one!

I also want a ticking stripe sofa. My first love appeared in domino in a camel back version. Oh and check out the girly flower chair in the back of the room. The upholstery reminds of the Rose Tarlow floral I feel in love with a few months ago. Adding a pretty floral chair to my list!

Two more. A gorgeous marble bathroom from the same house in East Hampton. So fancy! And below a traditional four-drawer dresser. Totally my style. Would love one for every room in my house.

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Category: interiors

English Bedroom

Posted on | April 29, 2010 | 12 Comments

Totally in love with this bedroom. Love all the plaids, green tinted walls and wing chair in the corner. I’m on the search for a light gray wool plaid in red or variegated purples and reds. Thinking it will be amazing in my green den?

(discovered via Coco + Kelly)

Category: bedroom, interiors

Bookshelves Around Door

Posted on | April 29, 2010 | 8 Comments

I started this post thinking I was going to build bookshelves around the window. Now that I see the photo on the page with my inspiration I realize that’s impossible. I don’t have any room above the window. Duh! Eventually we are going to put a new ceiling in, paint the walls, and strip the floors. Maybe I can just put a set of bookshelves next to the window but just not around? I would love to put a table below the window for terrariums.

I often call this the ‘little room’ which next to the upstairs den I am trying to pick paint colors for. Once you walk through the door to the right you enter a bedroom. Remember no real hallways in this house! I have to keep thinking… Below a few photos as inspiration.

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Top: from The Holiday, Gregory Mellory, and here.

Category: interiors

Stone Cottage Kitchen Floors

Posted on | April 20, 2010 | 22 Comments

Recently I’ve been really inspired by English cottages. Their unfussy charm is great inspiration for my renovation. The other night I came across these beautiful kitchens on UK site Border Oak featuring stone floors. The floors in my someday kitchen are not wide plank like the rest of the house but wood floors from the 1950’s. Do I keep the floors, paint them, or rip them out and put in something different? Merry from Border Oak was sweet enough to send over a few inspiration photos as well as some suggestions.

Popular stone options for floors are limestone, travertine, or natural slate. Merry also suggested reconstituted concrete ‘flagstone’ made in molds of original flagstone but out of a new mixed concrete formulation to give the appearance of traditional old flagstones (easier to lay, to actually find and cheaper). Try Classical Flagstones in the UK for more information.

I do have some hesitation about using stone in my kitchen. I hear from stateside friends that stone can be killer on a cook’s back. The other issue is weight. The beams below my kitchen need to be replaced but if I use a stone I assume they will be need to be additionally reinforced? If I choose stone I should probably use under floor radiant heat? Hmm a lot to think about. Above and below a few photos from Border Oak’s website.

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Ash House 45 Stone Cottage Kitchen Floors

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Category: interiors, kitchen

Annabels House: White, Traditional, and Bathrooms Galore!

Posted on | March 31, 2010 | 19 Comments

I’m not usually so heavy on large image posts. But I found so many ideas in this house Merry suggested in the comment section of my last post. Find a ton more photos of this awesome house at 1st-option.com.

Top Eleven Design Elements I Loved:
1. Sisal runner with a light graphic wallpaper in entryway.
2. Variations of cabinets in kitchen. To me the cabinets have a Shaker influence.
3. Every bathroom is gorgeous but simple. An efficient look that means I don’t have to renovate in another 10 years.
4. Under the tubs are small cabinets to store toilet paper, plunger etc…
5. Built in cabinets in bathroom. Saves space and makes the feel less sterile.
6. Large wood paneling in bathrooms with Shaker style pegs—modern but warm.
7. Interesting lighting choices.
8. Window looking into bedroom. Love how much light you gain in both spaces by doing this.
9. Wallpaper that doesn’t overwhelm but adds texture.
10. Pink living room—warm and not over the top feminine.
11. Simple landscaped backyard with garage. How great is the brick wall surrounding the space?