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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Cure for Fall Blues : Color Spectrum!

Instead of writing about a specific color theme, I decided this time to show some interiors that had the audacity of using the rainbow spectrum... not easy to pull off at all! In this case, it works, and while browsing the web for such images, I did not feel that Autumn was at the door, but rather Spring or Summer. Color is really therapeutic...

via Rockett St George


via Maryruffle Tumblr


via Color Theory


via Henrik Bonnevier  (see previous post)


US Map Crochet by Sarah Applebaum - via Neublack


via Ungt Blod


via Flickr


via Decor8 Blog


via Anthology Magazine


via Poppy Talk


via Poppy Talk


via Bolig Magasinet

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Style on a dime : headboards

If you are like me, the headboards sold in stores are not an option. They usually look too conservative for me, and remind me of my grandmother's interior - not in a good way... But  headboards can make a striking effect in a bedroom, and there are options out there for those of you who want to be stylish on a dime...


Using an antique wooden door - via Turquoise Tulip and Bliss



Cutting out wallpaper and adding pillows for texture - via Elle Decoration 

Placing the bed on a niche and adding some background texture - via Casa Sugar


DIY headboard using a bold pattern wallpaper or piece of fabric - via 1interiordesign


Using an existing architectural element, like an unused chimney mantel - via Houzz


Typography collage - via modhomeec


Giant typographic signage and wood branch structure - via Society Inc.


Simple collage as headboard - via Emmas Blogg


Proper use of lighting create a dramatic headboard effect - via Aubrey Road 


Wall Sticker as headboard - via FrenchByDesign


Headboard made out of an antique ethnic screen - via Lotus Haus


Headboard made of driftwood pieces - no photo credit

No need to use a headboard if you have an existing striking structure - via Debi Treloar




Making a shaped collage with family pictures - via Cookie Magazine


Creating a custom size frame and adding wallpaper - via Dwelling and Decor Tumblr

Building a niche to use as a (back)side table and piling up books - via Bolig Magasinet


DIY headboard = wood board + padding + bold patterned fabric + staple gun - via Roxxn




Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Sleeping beauties

Here is a selection of dreamy and inspiring bedrooms where I would like to take a book, nap and sleep like a baby...

via Apartment Therapy

Photo by Roland Bello


Photo by John Dummer


Photo by Trine Thorsen


via Style Files


Photo by Manolo Yllera


via Style Files






Photo by Boris Breuer


via From Scandinavia With Love


via Rum Magazine




via Lotta Agaton


Photo by Dana van Leeuwen


via Emmas Blogg


via Marie Claire Maison


Photo by Paul Massey








via Journal de la Maison


via Journal de la Maison


via The Beautiful Soup

via Solid Frog


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