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i love the layout of this house. it seems like a common enough house but made to look expensive and elegant. the room above is sparse and interesting. ill defined. i like that. i am also liking the white walls and creamy off white trim

i would cut off a finger for those shiny lamps up there..i really and seriously would.

and here is an oddly long room but the use of all the furniture on the outer edges of the room and the bench placed in the middle makes good use of the space. in a long room like this you can really change it up and do lots of little "areas" too. although placing the table smack dab in the middle is a little strange simply b/c it's so far away from any seating area. i think (i hope) this is for the sake of the photograph. in fact, the placement of everything in this room is probably due to the needs of the photographer. oh well, still pretty.

images nuevo estilo

rock the vote bitches!

go HERE and vote for valorie's southern colors...valorie hart is a champion for the small blog just starting out and she is cooler than most of us combined. you have until midnight to vote over at apartment therapy's color contest. valorie is in the lead but only marginally so please don't let marjorie's coconut cream pukefest beat valorie's bold new orleans shotgun coolness.

*sorry marjorie, i'm sure you're real nice but val's my girl.

country behemoth

i have never been a fan of these big, modern houses. they look sort of like a cold museum to me. don't get me wrong they are beautiful...just not home-y. i like home-y. but something about this one in this setting intrigues me. it's like country mouse and city mouse are having a party. and with windows and views like that....what's not to love?

did you see this?

i'll tell you what- that desire to inspire blog really has my number...they find the best shit for my eyes. can we just talk about the painted ceiling and gold trim? forget the fact that it looks like a thrift store (it might be for all i know) or an antique store. just look at the pretty. that red trim is stupendous as well. would you paint your trim gold? or red?

what about your doors? i am not crazy about the gray walls, and i love gray walls...but here they look kind of flat and muddy. but i DO love the painted doors. the painting of doors seems a little more doable to me.

and these darker green doors to match that heavenly green leather chesterfield. come to momma!

monday color combo on tuesday

as halloween approacheth i thought a black and orange combo would be too obvious. and probably hard to find tasteful black and orange decor that didn't look like the inside of a witch's ass. but black and purple while at times a little too victorian goth for my taste can be easier to achieve when you use soft lavenders and vibrant plums against the lacqueriest of black....

images via living etc, skona hem, chinese elle decor, desk of lola, flickr, lauduree, elle decor, a la parisienne, steve giralt