Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Making Love in the Kitchen, I mean Lunch. Part 7

7 is one of my lucky numbers, I don't know why I say that because I never win anything.  I just like 7, so that means this post will have the most amazing kitchens ever.
  Click here to see #6, it also contains the links to 1 thru 5.  Enjoy, Heidi

                                 Found Here

                 Traditional Home               (like this one a lot)

                                My Home Ideas

                         Found here         (this just makes me happy)

                      House Beautiful

      Found Here on Flickr  (I have this dream of standing at the sink and watching my son play outside)

                                                 Arden Stephenson

                                  Decor Pad

                                       Martha Stewart

                              Found Here

                     House Beautiful

                                 High Gloss Magazine


                 Bates Corkern


                Smallbone Cabinetry                 found here                         (in love with the floor)


                                          Found Here

 
                                                                Style At Home

                                                   Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles

                                     Elle Decor

          House Beautiful          (oldie but goodie)

                              Decor Pad

                                           Found Here

                                   Traditional Home

                  Sorry, no origin.

    Sorry, unknown origin

No origin,  I have had this image now for years in my kitchen file.  It is a classic.

found here

                   Found Here

                  Found Here

                           Found Here

                         Lonny Magazine

sorry, no origin

(perfect for a little beach house)  House Beautiful

                     Found Here

Sorry, no origin

                                                The Selby
(there is a dog on the counter)      

                                    Southern Accents

sorry, no origin

Again, sorry I   do not have the origin, but if you do know, please tell me.  Thanks, Heidi

Monday, February 7, 2011

Happy Place

Trying to get to a happy place, this image helps.  Tired of cold weather and catching colds.  My neighbor informed me that after this cold spell this week, we will finally have Spring time weather. 
                                                                   Thank Goodness!!!
Enjoy, Heidi 
Found Here

Friday, February 4, 2011

Cyber-Renovation #1

Karen over at Karenzae Studios posted this little beauty in the Adelaide area and asked, how would you decorate this space?  I let her know I that I would accept the challenge.  Let the Cyber-Renovation begin.   Enjoy, Heidi

                         First off, I would paint the exterior brick of the house in a creamy linen color
Image Found On Somerset
And convert this area into a sun room like this.

Country Living
Or just add a little architectural interest to the ceiling and porch posts
 and some interesting furniture.

This is half of the kitchen which is just off of the great room. Here is how I would decorate it.


De Poitiers
Only I would add a matching black framed mirror on the right instead of the door.

The great room consists of the living and dining.
All I see are the exposed beams, one of my favorite traits of a house,
only these are not doing it for me.

 John Stefanidis
Painting the beams and the trim the same will help,
since the architectural interests are good, but not great enough to stand out in this case. 
Huka Lodge
This is one of my all time favorite great rooms and as you can see, everything is the same color
 and it is awesome!  I also love the chandeliers here, just the right size,
 timeless and a great balance of feminine and masculine. So the lights are a must, 2 please. 

    Restoration Hardware
I Love how crisp and happy this room looks so this is my pick for furniture in this space.
  Perhaps I would do 2 sofas facing each other
and 2 chairs side by side, since the room is roomy.

Here is the kitchen, kinda small, but that is ok.  I find a small kitchen to be very efficient.
Sarah Richardson
The fridge might have to go and come back as a under counter unit,
because that is all I see when I look at the before picture. 
I love how the range and vent hood with the corbels is all I see in Sarah Richardson's kitchen.
Fabulous.  Creamy Dreamy.

                         Here is the dining room.  The table is alright and these kind of chairs do great
                                             with slip covers, but here is what I have in mind.
                                                                  Restoration Hardware
                                                       The back patio is pretty awesome.                                           
                        I think it could accommodate more seating for the perfect Aussie Summer Barbie.

             .       I own the magazine this image came from, but I have no clue which one it is.  Sorry.
                                                                       
                                              Here is the Back porch.  This is what I would do.
David Duncan Livingston
I would add a lovely arbor and grow something very climby, like wisteria, bougainvillea, or roses.
This house is too perfect looking with loads of straight  lines and order.  It could definitively use
some chaos from a vine to soften it up.
  I hope you enjoyed the reno,  I know I did.  Heidi