A lifestyle blog with an eye for design
I find that industrial has become the new “contemporary” of yesteryear. Not the style, but the word itself, being used for anything and everything that seems old or rusty. That being said, the Chic Industrial definition of this genre is very refined in its own rough way. Here are some of the style’s key features…
This Brooklyn Culinary Workshop ticks off all the right boxes in terms of style and comfort: An open concept kitchen and adjacent dining area with ample open shelving, a cool pegboard with all the tools one might need on a cooking spree, plenty of movable prep surfaces, and a beautiful monochrome palette to keep the focus…
Have I told you Fall is my favourite season? Oh right, I did… more than once. There is something warm and cozy about Fall: the plush and layered textures, the warm earth tones, the greenery or fallen leaves. You get the gist. Jenni Kayne is a staple when it comes to creating enveloping ambiances and…
There are some fortuitous meetings that happen in life sometimes. You know the kind that begin with Phil emailing me: “Hey Vanessa, I met this super cool couple and they just moved in this super cool apartment. Wanna go?” A few exchanges of emails later and here we are, in the luminous & open apartment…
Niched between a rock – or wall thereof – and a water place, this Tasmanian weekend home enjoys breathtaking vistas and a relaxed interior. source: Conde Nast Traveller SaveSave
Hello Fall! I can’t believe it is here already, it feels like yesterday that the snow was melting on the ground. But I am a sweater weather kinda gal so I really am looking forward to the cooler evenings, the coloured leaves in the trees and the warming fire crackling up at the cottage. As…
The last day of summer, sigh… It flew by faster than I have ever remembered a whole summer to pass. Seriously though, what’s up with that? So, in an attempt to make it last a little longer, I got caught up in the lovely contradictions of this South African family beach house. The mix of…
Full of texture, flavours and a little macramé, this tablescape breathes of what Fall has best to offer: family and friends gathering around a table to break bread and share laughter and make memories. What I love most about this sep up is how easy and casual it is and yet how it packs a…
For Fall this year, I am really into simple natural elements such as: straw, linen and sisal, sage (the herb and the colour), magnolia leaves – to be used again comes Christmas, silver dollar eucalyptus, dried hydrangeas, and heirloom pumpkins, all in soft and soothing hues. source: Home Stories A to Z SaveSave
Do you decorate following the change of seasons? I do. Not big changes, but small additions or switches that add enveloping textures with the temperature drops and lighten the rooms when the heat comes. This year, for fall, it’s all about contradictions for me: warm and cool tones, velvets and linens. When it comes to…
