Inspired in October
October 14, 2010
Sunday mornings I get up early before church, make a big pot of coffee, and go blog hopping, often visiting sites that I haven’t had time to visit during the week, or blogs that are new to me. It’s my own ‘choose your own adventure’ excursion, and I just let links take me boldly where I’ve never been before.
Often I stumble upon the most delightful images that inspire me to remodel, revamp, rethink, or just simply dream. Here are some of the images I’ve savored in the last month, with corresponding random thoughts:
Someday soon I shall rent a buff floor sander to remove the varnish on my natural oak floors so that I can stain them darker so they look just like this.
via Simply Seleta
If only my pantry looked like this and not the exact opposite.
It’s official. My office needs a credenza and an inspiration board above it. Sofa, you shall be moved to the living room.
Sometimes I wonder what color I should paint something. When in doubt, I shall paint it primer gray. Not to dark, not to light. Just right.
via Houzz and La Dolce Vita
It wasn’t a dream! My fantasy dining room actually exists.
Alexandra Rae via House of Turquoise
These bookcases have me rethinking my first inclination to paint everything white.
Nuevo Estilo via Little Green Notebook
As does Celerie Kemble’s dressing room. *sigh*
What can I say about this space beyond the gray velvet, sparkling silver, and deep blue gloss, other than it is just so me.
via Plush Palate
I have found two kitchen backsplashes that I would choose over the standard white brick pattern tile.
I would die to soak in this tub and gaze at the perfection that is floor to ceiling spa blue glass tile. My only hesitation with free standing soaking tubs like this one is where oh where to set my glass of bubbly.
Hamptons Cottages & Gardens via House of Turquoise
I am now convinced that a loggia may be the key to pure bliss.
via Kathryn Ireland and House Beautiful
Remember how I mentioned the other day that we should all be preparing for the holidays? Someone needs to start making paper chains and stringing marshmallows right now, and I mean today to be ready for Christmas so your house can look like these windows from Anthropologie. Volunteers?
via Shelter
That’s all for today, thanks for reading. Anything design related inspiring you this month? No doubt, you save images in your inspiration files too! What’s your latest fixation?
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Tags: monthly inspiration
Oh what gorgeous photos! Those dark floors are beautiful, that chandelier is stunning above the dining room table and that gray velvet tufted chair is fabulous. Actually I love it all! Great inspiration.
What great inspiration! I love the blue chair in the office…and the bath, mmmmm…perfection. I’d probably place a small table next to the tub on which to set my drink. Thanks for the inspiration!
Loribeth
Everything is beautiful! It seems like we have the same style! (: Since starting my blog, I’ve also started an inspiration folder on my computer. There’s so many great ideas. I took the dining room off your post. I would die for that chandelier!
Wonderful inspiration! I’ve been looking at kitchen backsplashes, so now I have 2 new places to check. Unbelievely, last night I scanned that exact same HB loggia from the “Patina” article into my “Outdoor Rooms” favorite file! Love the gray velvet chair from Plush Palate!
Those strung Marshmallows are divine! I’ll definately enlist my Son to help. He doesn’t like marshmallows, so I won’t have to worry about the troops eating up the supplies.
I just stumbled upon your blog (one that is being saved to my favorites right now!!) What can I say – your transformations are STUNNING!! You have amazing taste, as it is much like my own! HA!! I’m also fixated with painting everything white. I’m definitely going to be using your transformations as inspirations for my own diy projects. Next on my list is recreating that awesome buffet and hutch – I’m heading out to scour the thrift stores now!! Thank you so much for this great blog!
Love the glass doors on the wardrobes and hanging marshmallows this way is cute too! How to put them together??
That dining room with the dark floors and blue-gray walls is my inspiration source as well. Love it. Doing it.
Thank you for these great images. My Sunday mornings are very similar. Thanks for keeping the “hopping” to a minimum, Centsational Girl only. Have a good one.
That dining room is To. Die. For.
One day, it will be mine :)
Thanks for the shout out on the beveled arabesque tile! It’s one of our favorites!
Let us know if you ever need any samples!
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Marshmallows? Sorry, you lost me there. Sometimes Anthropologie just gets weird for weird’s sake. I guess to each his own. Love the loggias!