great room

This enormous and fabulous dining room-kitchen is located in the former ballroom of an English country estate, recently renovated for a young couple and their family. I could die over the massive marble counter floating in front of sunny windows overlooking the grounds. The color palette is pretty inspiring too - medium gray walls with the pop of sorbet-colored chairs and lots of bright white trim. Love!

Photography by Magnus Marding via the New York Times

bright and modern

Perusing my inspiration files today, I came across this delightful room first spied on Design Sponge. The sunlit space combined with vintage architecture and mod art feels so very right for the new year, don't you think?

(Image via Design Sponge)

from the inspiration files

just because it's pretty!

(Via Style at Home)

Inspirational Interiors

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday last week! It's been a while since I've posted (the fiancee and I took a trip to Alabama to see the family), so I am happy to be back with a few of my favorite interiors from the inspiration files. Enjoy!

(Images from top: 213Henry via Flickr; Living Etc.; Magnus Selander Photography; So Haute; Unknown; Mary McDonald; Pencil Shavings; Living Etc)

From the Inspiration Files

Some of my favorite decorating adjectives are exemplified in these images... adjectives such as whimsical...

Shiny...

Cozy...

Dramatic...

Sleek...

(Images via: Ruthie Sommers, Miguel Flores-Vianna, Melanie Acevedo, Diane Bergeron Interiors, Miguel Flores-Vianna)

One for the inspiration files...

The prettiest office ever, I think. How gorgeous is the pale blue desk and gleaming silver branch light fixture? Definitely one for the inspiration files...

p.s. Check out the extended tour of interior designer Kimberley Ayres' home here!

Image via Habitually Chic