dining rooms and tablecloths

do you use a tablecloth in your dining room? i am seeing them more and more – it seems like they are back in style. they add a nice vintage element to the room. here are some of my favorite looks from housebeautiful.com

a villa in France

doesn’t this look like an wonderful place to spend a week?










This magnificent villa is ideally situated on the hills of Villefranche sur Mer with fabulous view over the Villefranche Bay and St. Jean Cap Ferrat. The enclosed property has 20,000 sq ft of gardens and lawns including a large Swimming pool with terrace, barbecue, sun loungers and pool house with outdoor kitchen.
villaholidays.com

beautiful interiors

some of my fav. interior shots by Anna Kern

vintage home

a cute, cheerful home for the weekend!

casachaucha.com

new items in the Spearmint Boutique!

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decorating with bold colors!

this home has some serious splashes of color! a blue family room, an orange ceiling, amazing wallpaper as well as some really cool patterned floors. my fav. is the kitchen floor. whoever lives here must be really fun! more at christinamurphyinteriors.com

Interior: 1 month house makeover

In just 4 weeks, TV host and lifestyle blogger Karen Bertelsen took her 170-year-old home from granny-ish to grand.

i was really excited to see Karen Bertelsen’s house tour on styleathome.com. i am a big fan of her blog, theartofdoingstuff.com.
i can’t believe she initially wanted to get rid of the antique bedroom furniture. i love it and love that she mixed in a modern rug and sidetable to “freshen up the room!”

Dramatic Houston House

i would never think to put a zebra patterned runner up the stairs, but it looks amazing in this house! there is a little too much grey for me, but it does seem to work.

Veranda