I have been working on making this house we live in a home. I spent the first 4 years we lived here waiting for the next one and then realized that's a sad way to live. One of my biggest mistakes was looking at my home as a whole...overwhelming! I have now been breaking it up a bit and everything seems a lot more managable. I now have one room I like...actually, quite a lot. I have a few things left to do and then I will actually post photos of my own home!
Until then, I continue to poor over beautiful houses...homes. This one belongs to designer Annettee Verkuyl. I can't see one thing i would want to change. I think my favorite feature would have to be the little cubbies throughout...oh how I can think of ways to fill them!
This afternoon I have a little treat for you. The home of one of my blogging friends! I know this girl in an online sort of way and would love to meet her in person one day...xo mrs. french
~via the portfolio of hotze eisma
13 comments:
Oh so swooning right now! I'm planning to redecorate my apartment and this is going straight to the inspiration folders!
I know exactly how you feel...I too was always thinking of the next house (you know, the perfect one) and so I neglected to do the projects my current house needed (like new light fixtures, new knobs on cabinets, etc.) to feel more like home. I've come to the realization that I'll be here for a while so I need to spend money on the things that will make me happy and feel more at "home" even if it isn't my dream home. With every project I complete, the more I love my house and I regret not doing the projects sooner!
what a nice combination of whites and wood. I adore the kitchen!
i totally know the feeling... and then i read something somewhere (i can't remember what it was, but the sentiment stayed with me): we continuously tell ourselves "i'll be happy when...". i'll be happy when i have the perfect home, i'll be happy when i have the perfect family... but life is a journey - why put happiness off until later? why not just be happy now?!
what a concept!
enjoy making your house a home... and someday you might find you don't want "the next one"!
:)
I could fill a page in my inspiration book with these images. Her home is so unique and I love all the little touches.
wow, beautiful
It's all about the clean line/soft skinned kitchen, set against the stark and dark back deck.
I'm only used to decorating the apartments I have lived in, which are only 2 bedroom little flats. I just think of when I have a big house someday, & how overwhelming that might feel. Like a huge blank canvas, it's quite intimidating. I wish you good luck. Braking it up is a brilliant idea.
i'm love those floors!
oh so simple and so lovely.
Im dying, this is a home from my dreams! Modern, rustic, bright, cozy! Everything I love.
peaceful
The white floors and the Smeg refrigerator... Oh, how I've had a mad crush on that refrigerator for a while now...! sigh.
...and have I told you lately you're the sweetest? Because you are. We'll have to get together some day, for sure...
xoxo,
-maria
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