Now if I ever wanted to become a full fledge artist (not that I possess that kind of talent anyway, but hey it’s ok to dream), I would love to live and work in a home like this one.The light makes the home’s features come alive in the most subtle ways.  Antique crystal chandeliers and ornate mouldings adorn the otherwise sparse and ecclectic furnishings. Mid century classics, antiques and contemporary pieces mix well and give all the room necessay for the paintings to make a statement in every room. I also love the mix of the massive rose wood table with the Chippendale style bamboo chairs, reminescent of a chic hotel wedding.

Can painting talent be harvested you think, when the promise of living in such a house is the motivating agent? Hummm, let’s find out. Paintbrushes, where are you paint brushes?

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source: Femina Danemark

I am all over how modern and fresh this festive decor is! And it did not take more than a few rolls of neon non-adhesive tape and ribbon, neon gouache for the wreath, newspaper for wrapping, and some great ideas.

Who’s with me on my neon craze? I guess I did not binge enough the first time around in the ’80′s. :o)

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How frustrating will this gift be to open… but how cute is it to decorate under the tree!

source: Anthology Mag

Êtes-vous de ceux qui aimez combiner des styles et des époques dans un même décor?  Êtes-vous du genre à metre en valeur des antiquités ou des trouvailles vintage dans une pièce au look contemporain? Et bien cette maison est pour nous… car moi aussi je suis fan de ce “mix”! Allez, c’est vendredi… on se gâte!

Bon, j’ai commencé à m’extasié en voyant les images de cette maison en Suède dès que j’ai aperçu le plancher à chevrons. Ça aurait pu s’arrêter là que j’aurais déjà été contente. Mais là-dessus se sont ajoutés la table et les chaises Serie 7 de Fritz Hansen de la salle à manger, la banquette sous la fenêtre, la commode antique (et repeinte en blanc!!) dans la chambre et bien entendu ZE bureau antique et extrêmement massif dans le bureau qui a été allégé et rendu plus ludique avec un fauteuil “Eiffel” d’Eames en jaune citron!

La semaine prochaine c’est de la France que je vous écrirai, car je vais passer une petite semaine chez papa en compagnie de mes frères et soeurs. C’est chouette pour une réunion de famille vous ne trouvez pas?

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source: Bolaget

I looked at this home and quickly realized that it probably would never do the cover of a decor magazine nor be the feature of a TV show. Slick and lacquered, curated and minimalist are all attributes that apply only in very small proportions to this lovely residence… and yet I am taken by this Swedish home.

There is something very casual and inviting about the messy order that prevails throughout the house. Bold colours colliding in a Jelly Bean bag kind of way, inexpensive finds and iconic classics living side by side in an otherwise white and bright living canvas.

I think this would probably describe as well my humble abode on the westside of Montreal’s downtown. And as much as I would love to have my house “picture perfect”… well it is anything but. I kind of had to come to terms with the this week after I learned that 7 Jours (a Québec weekly magazine for all things artistic) was coming to my house this Thursday to do a full feature with my family and I to promote Sauvez les Meubles (and I assume to snoop as to whether I live my my own set of rules).

My initial reaction was to scan my living room and adjoining rooms and make a mental list of all the things I had never gotten around to do. My bedroom – although more organized than a few months ago – remains the landing ground for everything and anything that passes the front door. My living room finally has a rug that I like (after trying 4 over a one year period!) so I am happy about that but the one in my son’s room is not ideal (family budget restrictions). My dining room has been invaded by all the accessories I buy for the show and that are too fragile to remain in my workshop, but that part I can clean before they arrive camera in hand. And so on and so forth…

After the list was completed, another reflection came to mind, and it is that my house will never be picture perfect, because I am not. I am full of irks and quirks, I am a little bohemian at heart and although I am VERY clean (read here a little freak about cleanliness actually), I do feel comfortable living in a controlled chaos.

So bring on the magazine people and their crew… at the end of the day I know my 3 kids, husband and I will charm them to the point that they “might” not even notice the messy order that is the law in our home.

source: Bolaget