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Showing posts with label mid-century modern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mid-century modern. Show all posts
A bright and airy home filled with reclaimed beauties
This home is gorgeous on it's own - but discovering that it's filled with reclaimed furnishings and architectural elements makes it even prettier.
Love the table with the mid-century chairs.
Such a pretty workspace!
I'd love to have a sliding door like this one day
can't go wrong with a crisp, clean white bathroom
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The home office/studio of one of my favorite graphic designers/bloggers
Designer Fabien Barral's blog, Graphic Exchange, is always my go-to site for design inspiration when I'm starting a new project and feel a little bit of designer's block. He has a way of finding the most stunning work being produced in the graphic design world - especially when it comes to typography. It was no surprise really that his home office, which he shares with his wife in the countryside of France, is as equally inspiring.
Separate work stations provide lots of work surfaces, and in my humble opinion, one can never have too much surface area...
The plants are a nice touch... I have three in my space
One day I'll have space to have a separate table for pencil/ink/and paint, and a separate desk for my computer...
Make organizational tools like filing/storage that are out in the open pretty, and somehow visually cohesive - love these.
Lovely office right? I know I'm a bit jealous. You may also know Barral from Harmonie-Intérieure, a home-decor stencil company that does some really unique wall stencils. I did a post on them years ago.
images via Graphic Exchange
Lovely office right? I know I'm a bit jealous. You may also know Barral from Harmonie-Intérieure, a home-decor stencil company that does some really unique wall stencils. I did a post on them years ago.
images via Graphic Exchange
Pretty Swedish interiors that will take your breath away
I don't know if I've seen a Swedish home I don't like - look at how pretty these are!
Great lighting in this room...pretty sure that pendant is Ikea.
How great would it be to walk into your home to a fire like this?
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
via Alvhem Makleri
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
via Alvhem Makleri
Green and Glam... a house that proves you can have both
*tip - click on each image if you want a closer view
check out the gorgeous rough backsplash
A clever way to create a laundry room if you don't have one
amazing coffee table, amazing cabinet, amazing floors!
I've been loving navy lately
Not crazy about the laser cut mirrors - but otherwise this foyer is gorgeous...
What do you think about this home?
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What do you think about this home?
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Pure green beauty: eco-friendly interiors that can't get much prettier
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Dining room love
I sort of unfairly neglect dining rooms. It's not a conscious decision, but I guess because I've never had an apartment large enough to have it's own dining room, and rarely entertain, that I always sort of just passed them by. In our new apartment we don't have a separate dining room, but there is a "nook" large enough to seat 6, which may encourage us to have more friends over for dinner. There are definitely a few dining rooms here that I could see myself in....
adore, adore, adore those chairs. gorgeous...
what do you think of the black and white scheme going on in this one?
This one is more modern than I usually go for but I really like how effortless and streamlined it looks.
4 images above via Adore Home Magazine
via Pinterest
Love the color and the salon style wall in this one
via Twentysomething Test Dummies
via Scandinavian Chic
Here they brought a little bit of the green view from outside in to dine with
via Apartment Therapy
4 images above via Adore Home Magazine
via Twentysomething Test Dummies
via Apartment Therapy
A cute and pretty house with a nod to mid-century modern
via Covet Garden
Have a great weekend!
Sleek and Colourful Retro Interior Design Ideas
In the 1950s interior design and decoration was really about how modern you could make it. The Second World War was well and truly over, and rationing was becoming a thing of the past. People basically wanted to get rid of anything and everything that was old-fashioned and really meet the new influences head on. The new look to interior decoration was very sleek and at the same time very colourful. For the most part this look also included something quite whimsical about it; this really was a reaction to the interior designs of the 1930s and 1940s which were in many ways very plain and boring.
The use of geometric shapes a staple of modern design.
With the advance of scientific procedures that had made various plastics and other synthetic materials freely available, and at the same time very affordable, these products were very enthusiastically taken on board by home owners. If you wish to decorate your home or a particular room in your house in the style of the 1950s it will not be a very difficult job. There are many places that you will be able to find retro accessories that will go some way in creating the type of atmosphere you wish to have. It is of no consequence if you live in a house that was actually built in the 1950s, or whether you just want to replicate the look. It is more than possible to be able to furnish your home in the style of décor that is vintage or reproduction from this decade. The 1950s was very much a time of rejuvenation, and also people were enjoying the fact that there was peace, and you will see that the décor and furnishings reflect this.
In the1950s moulded plastic chairs were very much in vogue and they were often used with chrome which was highly polished. Getting one of these chairs to go into your 1950s themed room can be achieved by going to house sales but on the other hand if you make a search on the Internet you will be sure to come across sites and/or people who have this type of seating for sale. You also might like to keep in mind that Formica, vinyl and other materials were used a lot in the 1950s so if you use them in your room it will help with the overall retro style.
Red, yellow, and turquoise were popular colors in the 50s.
It may also help if you paint the walls of your room in colours that were popular of that time, such as lemon yellow, turquoise, a deep blue, and rose red. You can also use these colours in the fabrics that you have in the room, and also use rugs for that added effect, as the rugs can be scattered anywhere. If you keep an eye out if you are visiting any garage or house sales or for that matter any second hand shops you may be able to get hold of a Formica table dining room set, this type of furniture was very trendy back then, you will also find that they are very easy to clean and help give an authentic retro-look to your home.
Here at Terrys Fabrics we have a superb range of curtain materials, ready made blinds and curtains in retro designs and colours, along with the very latest styles and designs for those who prefer a more modern look in their homes.
*disclosure: this post is sponsored by Terrys Fabrics
I tend to like interiors that aren't all-out modern retro, but rather blend in some vintage 50s with current pieces and styles.
2 above via Covet Garden
via Rue Magazine
via Life a la Mode
With the advance of scientific procedures that had made various plastics and other synthetic materials freely available, and at the same time very affordable, these products were very enthusiastically taken on board by home owners. If you wish to decorate your home or a particular room in your house in the style of the 1950s it will not be a very difficult job. There are many places that you will be able to find retro accessories that will go some way in creating the type of atmosphere you wish to have. It is of no consequence if you live in a house that was actually built in the 1950s, or whether you just want to replicate the look. It is more than possible to be able to furnish your home in the style of décor that is vintage or reproduction from this decade. The 1950s was very much a time of rejuvenation, and also people were enjoying the fact that there was peace, and you will see that the décor and furnishings reflect this.
In the1950s moulded plastic chairs were very much in vogue and they were often used with chrome which was highly polished. Getting one of these chairs to go into your 1950s themed room can be achieved by going to house sales but on the other hand if you make a search on the Internet you will be sure to come across sites and/or people who have this type of seating for sale. You also might like to keep in mind that Formica, vinyl and other materials were used a lot in the 1950s so if you use them in your room it will help with the overall retro style.
It may also help if you paint the walls of your room in colours that were popular of that time, such as lemon yellow, turquoise, a deep blue, and rose red. You can also use these colours in the fabrics that you have in the room, and also use rugs for that added effect, as the rugs can be scattered anywhere. If you keep an eye out if you are visiting any garage or house sales or for that matter any second hand shops you may be able to get hold of a Formica table dining room set, this type of furniture was very trendy back then, you will also find that they are very easy to clean and help give an authentic retro-look to your home.
Here at Terrys Fabrics we have a superb range of curtain materials, ready made blinds and curtains in retro designs and colours, along with the very latest styles and designs for those who prefer a more modern look in their homes.
*disclosure: this post is sponsored by Terrys Fabrics
I tend to like interiors that aren't all-out modern retro, but rather blend in some vintage 50s with current pieces and styles.
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