B&B in France

These two eighteenth century neighbouring houses in Honfleur, France, were bought by a lawyer called Josette. She had them restored and are now linked by a patio. One of them serves as a Bed & Breakfast while the owner lives in the second one.<br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/hongfleur11/452259-1-fre-FR/Hongfleur11.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br />Hainaut river blue stone was used for the patio.<br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur8/452239-1-fre-FR/Honfleur8.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur10/452271-1-fre-FR/Honfleur10.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur3/452243-1-fre-FR/Honfleur3.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur4/452255-1-fre-FR/Honfleur4.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur7/452235-1-fre-FR/Honfleur7.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur6/452247-1-fre-FR/Honfleur6.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur2/452231-1-fre-FR/Honfleur2.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur9/452263-1-fre-FR/Honfleur9.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse/honfleur5/452267-1-fre-FR/Honfleur5.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br />Love the monogrammed lamp shades.<br /><a href="http://jardin-maison.dekio.fr/reportages/maison/Le-repaire-normand-d-une-grande-voyageuse"></a><br />Louis-Phillipe Breydel<br />All images from <a href="http://jardin-maison.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

B&B in France

These two eighteenth century neighbouring houses in Honfleur, France, were bought by a lawyer called Josette. She had them restored and are ...

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COLOR OF THE YEAR 2012 and COLOR QUESTION

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">COLOR OF THE YEAR - 2012: </b></li><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></li><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's that time again.  In fact I'm a little tardy in posting this information.  As usual, we have Pantone's prediction for color of the year - the fashion and home decor industry will be pumping out clothing and home goods in the vibrant shade of Tangerine Tango for 2012. </span></li><br /></ul><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6piaQQiS0x-kSpPxQlPWpBGyfs_ype74yDb2h-9v0xj7qxeE1Qdyzg8B0qRKL8rM-dqhyphenhyphenGzxEjcNKvXpAhyphenhyphensdAaaEgNalMhrYV3C5-tVLXn34Dm_el4g1jQocuqgN7eQFhTqzFE-FZio/s1600/blog+pantone+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6piaQQiS0x-kSpPxQlPWpBGyfs_ype74yDb2h-9v0xj7qxeE1Qdyzg8B0qRKL8rM-dqhyphenhyphenGzxEjcNKvXpAhyphenhyphensdAaaEgNalMhrYV3C5-tVLXn34Dm_el4g1jQocuqgN7eQFhTqzFE-FZio/s640/blog+pantone+com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.blog.pantone.com<br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/01/color-of-year-2012-and-color-question.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2012 and COLOR QUESTION

COLOR OF THE YEAR - 2012:   It's that time again.  In fact I'm a little tardy in posting this information.  As usual, we have Panton...

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Former School in Spain

Hope you had a lovely weekend, my friends.<br /><br />Interior designer Mikel Larrinaga renovated this 1936 small school located in the natural park called Parque Natural de las Hoces del Alto Ebro y Río Rudrón, in Spain. He fell in love not only with the old school but with the place itself where you can find flora and fauna both from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_2g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 563px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_4g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_3g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_5g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_6g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_7g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_8g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_10g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_9g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/401/401_3_1g.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 811px;" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/">Nuevo Estilo</a>.

Former School in Spain

Hope you had a lovely weekend, my friends. Interior designer Mikel Larrinaga renovated this 1936 small school located in the natural park ca...

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White and Vintage in Kent

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon? Nice. Now you can lazily have a look at these photographs of a seaside flat in Kent. It belongs to Anastasia Hutton-Summers, founder of The Kent Vintage Tea Party which hires vintage crockery and accessories for weddings and parties. If you'd like to read the whole article which is quite interesting just click <a href="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/house/wt117a.asp">here</a>.<br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="971" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1513usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1610usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1613usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1578usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1574usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1521usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1540usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1516usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1542usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" height="430" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1570usm.jpg" width="646" /><br /><br /><img alt="Sugar and Spice" src="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/117a/High%20res-1559usm.jpg" /><br /><br />Photography by David Merewether.<br />Styling by Lucy Fleming<br />All images from <a href="http://www.wealdentimes.co.uk/">Wealden Times</a>.

White and Vintage in Kent

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon? Nice. Now you can lazily have a look at these photographs of a seaside flat in Kent. It belongs to Anastasia H...

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Restored 17th century Farmhouse in Spain

This 17th century farmhouse is located in Catalonia, Spain. A clever and careful arrangement of furniture and the use of natural earth tones make these huge rooms warm and welcoming.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/fachada_425x519.jpg?random=1327752593096" style="width: 549px; height: 670px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/porche_con_2_sillones_517x519.jpg?random=1327752596375" style="width: 551px; height: 553px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/porche_con_sofa_y_1_silla_513x519.jpg?random=1327752599563" style="width: 551px; height: 557px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/porche_-_comedor_511x519.jpg?random=1327752602053" style="width: 551px; height: 559px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/porche_con_sofas_519x519.jpg?random=1327752604343" style="width: 551px; height: 551px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/patio_501x519.jpg?random=1327752607698" style="width: 551px; height: 570px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/recibidor_513x519.jpg?random=1327752612028" style="width: 551px; height: 557px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/zona_de_paso_468x519.jpg?random=1327752614241" style="width: 550px; height: 609px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/salon_con_chimenea_487x519.jpg?random=1327752616460" style="width: 550px; height: 586px;" /><br />A nice idea for a fireplace: two built in nooks at the sides for logs and a full length solid beam above it all.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/salon_zona_sofas_491x519.jpg?random=1327752620333" style="width: 550px; height: 581px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/comedor_513x519.jpg?random=1327752627570" style="width: 551px; height: 557px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/comedor_contratoma_511x519.jpg?random=1327752633782" style="width: 552px; height: 560px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/dormitorio_principal_-_chimenea_y_chaise_longue_491x519.jpg?random=1327753815451" style="width: 551px; height: 582px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/dormitorio_principal_-_escritorio_y_espejo_473x519.jpg?random=1327753831672" style="width: 551px; height: 604px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/dormitorio_principal_-_contratoma_484x519.jpg?random=1327753845743" style="width: 552px; height: 591px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/11/17/dormitorio_principal_-_cama_471x519.jpg?random=1327753857990" style="width: 551px; height: 607px;" /><br /><br />Enjoy your Saturday, my friends!<br />All images from <a href="http://www.elmueble.com/">El Mueble</a>.

Restored 17th century Farmhouse in Spain

This 17th century farmhouse is located in Catalonia, Spain. A clever and careful arrangement of furniture and the use of natural earth tone...

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White and Vintage in Melbourne

<span>Located in a suburb of Melbourne<b>,</b> this former mattress factory was completely abandoned. Even with leaks in the ceilings and cracks and oil stains on the concrete floors, </span><span>interior designer Lynda Gardener took up the challenge</span><span>.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);"></span> We could call hers a recycling style. Each room shows her passion for everything vintage, lots of chandeliers (12 in all) and flea market finds.<br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage9" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage9/739084-1-fre-FR/Decovintage9_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage9" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage/739028-1-fre-FR/Decovintage_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage" width="669" /><br /><span style="">A former cutting table from a garment factory, was recycled into the dining room table.</span><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage5" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage5/739068-1-fre-FR/Decovintage5_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage5" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage2" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage2/739100-1-fre-FR/Decovintage2_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage2" width="669" /><br />A courtyard was added right in the centre of the house so there is plenty of natural light in every room<br /><img alt="Decovintage4" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage4/739052-1-fre-FR/Decovintage4_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage4" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage10" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage10/739036-1-fre-FR/Decovintage10_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage10" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage6" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage6/739060-1-fre-FR/Decovintage6_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage6" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage12" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage12/739076-1-fre-FR/Decovintage12_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage12" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage8" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage8/739092-1-fre-FR/Decovintage8_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage8" width="669" /><br />When I first saw this room I thought there was a doorway at the side of the bed.<br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage7" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage7/739108-1-fre-FR/Decovintage7_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage7" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Decovintage3" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/ville/deco-vintage-et-camaieu-de-blancs/decovintage3/739116-1-fre-FR/Decovintage3_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Decovintage3" width="669" /><br /><span style="">A photograph printed on a strip of wallpaper, designed by English artist Degorah Barness<span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> hangs next to a real vintage dress.<br /><br /></span>Photography by Mikkel<br />All images from <a href="http://campagne-decoration.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

White and Vintage in Melbourne

Located in a suburb of Melbourne , this former mattress factory was completely abandoned. Even with leaks in the ceilings and cracks and oi...

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