Photography by Rebekah Burder. When you live internationally, guest accommodation is a must have. And when you love to travel, you collect a lot of random knick knacks that don’t really go with anything else in your home. Enter the…

Photography by Magdalena Björnsdotter for Lantliv. I have this dream for a country cottage that hasn’t been met. My ideal second home would contain simple, uncluttered, homespun decor with hardwoord floors perfect for bare feet. There would be a porch…

Photography by Aiolou Architects. Do you dream of owning a vacation home in sunny Greece? I do. Especially if it’s this completely modern Greek cottage in the hills of the Taygetus mountains. The home was built on the ruins of…

Photography by Daniel Peter for Jess Lively and Design Sponge. Gold is the new gray of 2013. It’s everywhere, and while at first I didn’t like it, the metallic color has grown on me. Mostly because I follow blogs like…

Photography by Courtney Apple Photography via Style Me Pretty Living. You know a home with a coral pink couch is going to be bold and colorful, but what if I said it could be modern and fresh as well? If…

  All photos by Leslie of A Creative Mint, found via Decor8. If you’re looking for a an easy way to add a lot of color to your house, an inspiration board will do nicely. To help you get started, here…

Photography for House Beautiful. Are you familiar with John Robshaw? He’s a textile designer with a fascination for Indian patterns and bright colors. One of my favorite parts is how he combines multiple patterns (I counted 6 in one photo),…

  Florals are everywhere this spring. I’ve found shirts and scarves in every store I’ve visited, and Pinterest is full of pretty floral prints and furniture. What better way to stay on trend, and introduce a little bit of color…

Photography by Brooke Holm for The Design Files. Neon colors aren’t something that I ever thought I would see used successfully in home decor. Outside of homes in Back to the Future 2 and Cocktails, it’s just not a popular color. Until…

Photography by Julien Fernandez for Style Me Pretty Living. A bit of addition on the blog today. Add one professional colorist to a former repair shop, family renovation team, and indoor courtyard. What do you get? A modern flat filled…

How lovely are these floral watercolor pillows from West Elm? Painted in bright red, pink, green and yellow, they would liven up any room for Spring! Switch out your heavy winter pillows and linens for these brighter and lighter versions….

Photography by Jenny Brandt for Design Sponge. There are some home decor images that go viral on Pinterest and blogs, and the image above of the purple dining room table with a colorful map wall behind it is one such…

Photography by Laure Joliet Photography for Design Love Fest and LA Times. What do you get when you mix a design blogger with a professional decorator? A colorful mid-century home filled with bright pops of color and vintage details. Details…

Let’s talk about natural light, as in, so many homes have too little of it. Windows are covered up with blinds and curtains, instead of showcasing the view, we hide it. I say enough!  Get rid of those asthma causing…

Spring is definitely starting to happen here in Ireland! I can see buds on trees and bushes, and some of the early indicators of warmer weather, like daffodils, are lining the back roads of County Kilkenny. It’s still a tricky…

Photography by Brie Williams for Garden & Gun. The Blue Ridge Mountains have long promoted a simple lifestyle that is comfortably austere. Utilizing simple furniture built with natural materials and garden gates made of naturally weathered wood, this vacation home featured…

Ostrich Fern by Ecobota. Are you into pressed flowers as art? It inspires a love it or hate it feeling, and I happen to fall into the love it side of the debate. And these prints from Ecobota on Etsy…

Photography by Simon Watson for Elle Decor. I had to give up my beloved mini ficus when we moved, and feel the need to advertise for a replacement. “Must love pots, tolerate a bit of shade, be willing to clean air,…

Photography by Jessica Antola for Dwell. Here in Ireland, the days are getting noticeably longer, the sun is peering through the clouds more frequently, and my sweet pea seedlings have been planted in their plastic miniature greenhouses. But it’s still…

Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. Our last home was DIY focused because we had the space, tools, and supplies to do so. Here in Ireland, we haven’t invested in the tools required nor have we sourced supply options…

Photography for Burfors via My Scandinavian Home. My home office consists of a borrowed desk with one drawer. My books and magazines are downstairs, art supplies are in another room, and nothing is designed, and I’m really missing my little…

Photography by Stacey Van Berkel-Haines for Garden & Gun. When a blogging friend shared this party barn from Garden & Gun on Twitter, I knew I had to share. While dead animals staring at me from a wall have never been…

  Does this “My Heart is Full” letterpress collaboration between Kelly of Spindle Photography and Cory of Four Hats Press, in the words of my nephew, make your heart super happy? It does for me! I promptly ordered it.

I’ve been thinking a lot about decor blogging, and how it relates to how I view my home. I think it’s easy to view images of someone else’s perfectly decorated and styled home, and believe that your home would never…

Are you in the mood to purge? January brings it out in all of us. We spent a solid three hours scrubbing down our home last weekend. Cobwebs were destroyed, bookcases were cleaned, and floors were scrubbed. We don’t have…

Happy Monday friends! My focus this month is to organize and design a few of my “trouble” spots. The first, and easiest, is the upstairs bathroom. It’s the one I use daily, and my toiletries have just kind of spread…

Photography and Styling by Laëtitia & Philippe Rissetto for e-mag deco. Quirky. It’s the best word I have to describe this Parisian loft owned by Anouk Dossin, a real estate agent. From the giant egg to the perfectly miniature child’s dining…

I’m in need of chairs, the kind that you can sink into and have a good chat. The comfortable kind, placed across from the couch, in a reading loft, or beside a guest bed. We have none, yes, none, in…

I knew I had a problem when I walked in from a shopping trip with four baskets, and my husband responded with, “I guess you can never have too many baskets?” From wire to wicker, handmade to mass produced, I…

I created these numbers for an advent project, and thought I would pass it along, even though Christmas is late. I collect resources and inspiration for the holidays throughout the year. So bookmark it or pin the image for next…