Home Tour Round Up

I am SUCH a sucker for home tours and I've come across a couple lately that have really WOW-ed me. Sure, homes in magazines are great.. but they are heavily styled and don't really feel "lived in", and it's hard to get a sense of how the home flows.

First up is Stephanie Bradshaw's home on Glitter Guide. This home is so feminine and pretty and there are some major swoon-worthy spaces like her closet. I LOVE this image of her living room:

She has this room off of her living space that I am completely envious of. A sunroom is on my list for my dream house someday. A place to go with a glass of wine and some magazines.. sounds like heaven.

This sleek white sofa next to the bed is so cool. Why not put a sofa next to a bed? Sometimes you want to relax and read, but not necessarily go to bed yet :)

And the closet... enough said.

Check out the rest of this tour HERE!


Next up is Kathleen & Bradford Whitaker's home featured on Remodelista. OMG I love this home and it's simplicity (very much how I like to "vibe" of my own home). I'm always drawn to "less is more" type of spaces like this living room.

What an amazing office. If you know me, you know I'm a sucker for dark rooms!

And this den.. I'd probably not be bold enough to paint a room this color, but it works SO WELL! The trim painted the same color of the walls makes it. 

Check out the rest of this tour HERE!

Whitney Port's home was recently featured on Domaine, and it's amazing! I love how "California" it feels. I love the chairs in the picture below:

OMG.. again with the closet:

Check out the rest of this tour HERE!


And last but not least.. I think this if my favorite recently. It's an interior design project from Tara Guerard Interiors featured on Style Me Pretty Living. This living room is AMAZING. I love everything about it:

 And this bedroom.. I love this bedroom. So simple, a little bit masculine and a little bit feminine. 

 Check out the rest of this tour HERE!

Home Tours is one major feature I wanted to be a regular occurrence on the new Isabella blog because I love them so much. I just shot one last week and plan to get it up this week. I'll keep you updated!

Neutral At Home

Thank you guys so much for the sweet comments about our exciting announcement! We are soooo excited!

Although my mind has been consumed with baby and work lately, I still think about design all the time :)

Erin (owner of Isabella) and I have recently declared that we need to have mostly neutral spaces in our homes. We love and appreciate (and often use for clients) pieces with pattern and color, but since we are exposed to so many different things all the time, we need to go simple at home. (Or else we'll get sick of it!)

So let's revisit some of my most recently favorite "neutral nelly" spaces:

Also filing this one under "Dream Home"....

Neutral doesn't have to be boring!

Neutral with high contrast... I love this!

This room has become one of my all time favorite rooms.. it's neutral but not boring.

Neutral Nelly.... Revisited

I've been really digging neutral spaces lately, but it's nothing really new for me. Check out this post from 2011 where I shared some of my favorite neutral rooms. I thought I would revisit the topic again.. here are my recent favorites :)

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ps - thank you all so much for the jeans recommendations! I think I may try J Brand!

Inspiring Spaces: Perfection

If you love interior design, sometimes you'll come across a picture of a space and you love every single thing. This is the case for me with this image from Lorenzo Castillo.

I kept the image large so you could see everything. I love that there is pattern and detail and mixed elements but nothing feels "trendy". And if you know me, you know I love old things.. which is probably another reason why I love this space so much ;)

A "look for less" won't do this space justice, but here are some pieces I gathered that have a similar vibe:

Rug // Fabric // Mirror // Chair // Burled Wood Frame // Black Abstract Print // Gold Sconce

Inspired By... (for my home)

At the end of this month, my home will be photographed for a magazine. It's very exciting and I still can't believe it! But when they asked me, I asked "Are you sure? It's so far from being finished!" And they said yes, so here we go :)

I've been going through pictures to inspire me to wrap up the last minute projects. The aesthetic and "vibe" of these spaces below inspire me for my own home:

My home may not be 100% decorated (i.e. no curtains in the living room) or perfect, but it's our home and it's real life.. and I'm really honored to have it photographed! I can't wait to share more details with you!

Inspiring Spaces: Houston MLS

One of my favorite things is stumbling upon MLS pictures of a gorgeous home. It's because you get to see the entire house and see how all the spaces work together. So I was dying over this post from Cote de Texas - she posted 4 amazing homes for sale in her Houston neighborhood.

These images are from "House #2". It's no surprise the owner is a designer!

I love love love this room. It's funky, yet simple and edited (my favorite).

I love a good dark den...

And this kitchen is straight out of my dreams!

I love the idea of painting the doors the same color as the walls:

Here is the listing link that was posted on Cote de Texas. It has a TON of pictures!

Happy Friday!

Unexpected Source of Inspiration

Sometimes it's interesting where you can find inspiration... recently I came across some beautiful interiors taken from a Business journal called Business Insider.

The article is about The New Gramercy Park Luxury Apartments in New York City selling for a cool $14.7 Million. And they are definitely decorated accordingly, the spaces are absolutely STUNNING!

A classic and understated kitchen.. my favorite kind.

I am so in love with everything in the image below.. and I really love how they brought in this West Elm rug (or at least I think that's what it is).. it's a budget friendly piece that looks so expensive in this space.

 

You can check out the article here.. you may be interested in reading it from a business perspective, or maybe just want to gawk at the gorgeous space ;)