Simple and Elegant Scandinavian Villa

This 130 square meter villa mixes vintage design classics with new designs, creating  simple and elegant style with a lot of personality. Everything is clean and airy, but full of chic decor and shines with a truly welcoming atmosphere.

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Art deco house with mid century style

Lovely  symbiosis of the two eras, charming Art deco house furnished with mid century modern design furniture. This combination works really nicely and the playful colors of retro furniture adding a bit of spice.

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Cozy Minimalist House

1950s  house of architect Anders Barslund  is nice example of delicately done renovation. It is very clean, spacious and bright, but also use some colored walls, rich decor and nice mid century modern furniture. Definitely nice place to be and kitchen is really big - must be nice to cook there.

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Monday Eye Candy

Hope you all having nice start of the week. Here is some nice positive place for you, shot by photographer Derek Swalwell would love to see more photos of this place!

Bright, Black and White Scandinavian Apartmen

 

Oh my, this is really nice. Bright, clean, black and white - pure Scandinavian. The living room looks beautiful, with the white furniture and contrasting dark grey sofa and decor, everything is very well balanced.

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Black, Red and White Interior in Copenhagen

Another Scandinavian delight here, now from Copenhagen. Amazing use of black and red color  contrasting with otherwise white interior. Furnishing is very minimalist but selected with a great taste.

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Colorful Artists House in Melbourne

This colorful and happy house belongs to artist Miranda Skoczek. It is a really a positive bright place, full of  popping colors and  cool art. I like the rich use of nicely patterned rugs in each room and overall style of the decor, which gives the place a very distinctive characteristic.

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There’s Something About Blue…

Sometimes I feel like a traitor when I keep gushing so much over blue. You see, orange is my favourite colour. But, there is just something about blue….

 

Especially the deep, navy shade that never fails to make me weak in the knees.

 

So what is it about blue? I had to do some research about its psychology and meaning. Here is what I found from empoweryourselfwithcolorpsychology.com

This color is one of trust, honesty and loyalty. It is sincere, reserved and quiet, and doesn't like to make a fuss or draw attention. It hates confrontation, and likes to do things in its own way.

From a color psychology perspective, blue is reliable and responsible. This color exhibits an inner security and confidence. You can rely on it to take control and do the right thing in difficult times. It has a need for order and direction in its life, including its living and work spaces.

 

Hmmm, we may be onto something here. I know visually(I am a very visual person), I enjoy looking at blue. I’ve rounded up some spaces with splashes of this color in the design. Let’s take a look, shall we?

 

Are you besotted with blue too? Do tell! xx

 

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A House with Pop Colors

This house hidden in a verdant greenery has been designed by architects firm Kruger Roos in Cape Town. It is really beautiful, how it looks that it is surrounded by jungle, magnificent view.
Interior of the house is designed with big creativity, using many scandinavian mid century modern designs but also almost  60s - 70s pop art, psychedelic colors.

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Parisian Apartment Full of Sweet Design

Interior designer Sandra Benhamou spent a long time living in New York and London working in the film industry and without doubt she have some good taste for mid century modern and contemporary design. You can see it everywhere in her marvelous Parisian apartment. The place is filled with countless beautiful mostly vintage design pieces, truly an eye catching.

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What You Get For the $ in Antwerp, Belgium: A Converted Chapel for Sale

When my darling friend, Anita of Castles, Crowns and Cottages decided to host another European link party, I couldn’t resist joining in on the fun. Today, we’re headed to Antwerp, Belgium to tour a four-bedroom home in a converted chapel that is now on the market for $1.51 million.


According to Tim Van de Velde of the NYTimes(where I spotted this gem), children from the village took bible classes here.

the library

 

The living area boasts parquet floors with radiant heat and a fireplace designed to recirculate heat in the 49-by-33-foot loft-like space.

 

Swooning over those windows!

 

Simple master bedroom

 

the master  suite features a walk in closet and bath

 

This moated Wissekerke castle that was once occupied by local nobility is now an art museum and a local attraction for weddings. Guess what? It’s only 150 yards away from the converted chapel. Buyers should love that, right!? Please visit Anita to be whisked away all over Europe! xx

 

images via nytimes