Cottage Love 3

Okay, so I think I've come to the conclusion that I have a slight definite obsession with adorable cottages. I might even have to continue featuring a favorite cottage every week!! This beauty is a bit on the "grander" side but categorically it still feels like a cottage to me. It if anything is exactly the cottage that I dream of living in. Marlien Rentmeester's, west coast editor of Lucky Magazine and creator of my new favorite fashion blog, Le Catch, home has been featured in a few publications including a shoot for Lonny Magazine. These shots however are from the Glitter Guide and Lucky Magazine. I ADORE the feel of this entire home. 

Marlien has amazing taste and her home design a collaboration with another tastemaker Hillary Thomas is pure PERFECTION. I've included various shots of the same spaces because it's all SO GOOD! Enjoy! xx. and Happy Halloween.

I LOVE warm red doors (not to be confused with cooler shades). I had a client paint her door this exact color and every time I visit her home it makes me smile!

and another take on her home office!

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I heart

I'm simply smitten with brass hardware, here are some of my favorites!

1/2/3/4/5

#2 - I absolutely love this hardware! Jessica has done an amazing job with the designs. I actually just found out we studied design at grad school together, I had no idea she was the genius behind the company and designs!!

AND THE INSPIRATION!

I LOVE Aerin's classic kitch!! Image via Vogue

How great are the brass kick plates too?

via Martha Stewart

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I spy..

Cubic dimensions

Pierre Frey - Kubus

Kelly Wearstler

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From kitchen inspirations...to a new little side table

Last week, I took this white "Have a seat"stool home.
I was planning to use it to sit in front of the wooden table we have in the kitchen as a step towards my Kitchen master plan* but in the middle of styling bits and pieces with Francois, I used it as a support to display the Familia cups.
And suddenly, it struck me that it would be be perfect as a little side table by our white sofa so since then, that's where it has been and it's just perfect to put our cups of tea nearby when Steve and I watch TV together...Voila...I thought I would share because I was happy with this :-)

My Kitchen Master plan* involves inspiration from these gorgeous, soft industrial kitchens:
- this one if I manage to get rid of Steve's oak table from Habitat one day....
- this one which I think is the one that is probably most like my style and looking at it...I'm thinking it could be nice to paint half of our wall in soft grey
- this one which I pinned on our fridge
- this one which inspired us to paint the door frame outside in black

Photography: François Kong | Styling: Karine Kong

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sneak peek - kitchen

I have three great jobs I need to have photographed right now! This being one of them. It's a kitchen design...more to come when the job's been shot! (I'm thinking of investing in a nice camera - do you have a favorite digital, my 35mm was the canon eos rebel)

Cheers!

ps. thanks to my client for sending this photo along.

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The black and white of it....



I will forever be drawn to this sharp color palette of contrasts! It's wonderfully perfect when thrown off with another color like camel, blue, green, pink, gold..etc. etc.



On a side note: I am DYING to go to Europe soon!! I'm so inspired by their street fashion and how amazing pinterest has been at bringing the images to my home/laptop

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Gosh, I love this kitchen!

She said after spending her Sunday painting her daughter's inside cupboards in bubble gum pink while catching up on Superior Interiors listening to Kelly Hoppen (who by the way has a very calming voice)

But it is true, this is the kind of pare down, minimalist, natural interiors that I like and the kind of soft industrial look I would like to achieve in our kitchen blending natural materials such as wood, linen, stone and ceramic. Elodie has a similar old farm table in her home in Paris which she dresses with a couple of linen runners we used to have in the boutique and it's just beautiful. Entertaing friends in this space must be bliss...I love the natural light, the simplicity of the pendant lights, the carefully selected B&W art print.

via NNZ Domizil

Dit-elle apres avoir passé son Dimanche à peindre l'interieur des placards de sa fille en rose bonbon tout en regardant Superior Interiors et en écoutant Kelly Hoppen (qui a par ailleurs, une voix très calmante)

Mais c'est vrai, c'est le genre d'intérieurs, minimals, calmes, naturels, que j'aime et le genre de look semi-industriel mais chaleureux que j'aimerais donner à notre cuisine en mélangeant des matériaux naturels tel que le bois, la pierre, le lin, la céramique. Elodie a une table similaire à celle-ci chez elle, qu'elle habille avec deux chemins de table en lin que nous avions avant dans la boutique et c'est juste d'une beauté toute simple et parfaite. Avoir des amis à diner dans cette espace doit etre un vrai bonheur...J'adore toute cette lumière naturelle, la simplicité des lampes suspendues au-dessus du comptoir, l'illustration en N&B choisie avec le plus grand soin. 

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