We have been scouring realestate.com.au, home renovation magazines and blogs for inspiration on the best way to slowly mould our house into our home. Right from the word go, we have found the best inspiration has come from my parents house. In my opinion, my parents have amazing taste.
Below are some pictures of my parents place. This is the first room you see as you walk in the front door. I would love a chandelier one day. They can brighten even the dullest of rooms! You can just see my darling earless cat sitting in her bed on the couch.
This is the same room, looking back towards the front door.
My absolute favourite room in my parents house is their main bathroom. My love for this bathroom makes me a little sad every time I enter our little bathroom.
I also love their kitchen. I love the random stained-glass windows that dot the walls and act as art as well as a source of light. 
As you can see, I am a huge fan of antiques and anything "old fashioned" and "quaint". I appreciate that this style is not for everyone, I'm lucky to have found someone who likes the same things I do!
Where/who do you look to for decorating inspiration?
Wow, your parents home is gorgeous. I bet yours is fabulous too! I like HGTV's site for decor inspiration pics. Oh and Lonny mag! : )
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely! Have you seen LONNY mag yet? IT's online...you will love it, good luck!
ReplyDeletethat's such a warm house..
ReplyDeletei like ur parent's house..
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Their home is gorgeous! I really love the stained glass windows in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteyour new house sounds amazing! and i'm in love with your parents bathroom =)
ReplyDeleteI completely understand the love for your parents' bathroom, it's really amazing, as well as the kitchen and the other rooms. Whilst I am still a huge fan of white walls, I can see your parents have a different style, but it is still one that I hugely admire!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comment, I understand that white can be a little harsh, sometimes different variations of magnolia and cream can be really nice against dark/light wood - renovation is such an exciting prospect! :)
Gah, same here, I recently printed off about 20 photos, on a whim. It's so much nicer to have them to flick through! Just a few thousand more to get me up to date...
Chloe X
Your parents have a lovely home!! I like getting ideas from West Elm and Pottery Barn. I love those two styles of decoratng. :)
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Goodness gracious! That house is AMAZING! Now share us pics of your house!!!! I want to see!
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I adore chandeliers and have really been wanting to incorporate one into my own house! :)
ReplyDeleteso many pretty rooms!
ReplyDeleteyour parents bathroom is my favourite, that is gorgeous!
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Beautiful. I LOVE a chandelier... I'd have one in every room if I could.
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I really love your parents house. That bathroom is amazing and perfect. I feel the same with our tiny bathrooms :( I too would love a chandelier. I even know where I would put it.
ReplyDeleteI actually use a thing called Poladroid to make my photos. You can go to the website and download the app?? Not sure what to call it and install it. It's really fun. Especially when your photos aren't that great so I use it to make them look just a little bit better.
I will email you again very soon! Oh and I loved the bridemaid dress inspiration. Beautiful and flowy. x
Beautiful inspiration!
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I want that chandelier! stunning.
ReplyDeleteMaking a house into a home... love that. I can't wait until we found a house of our own.
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ReplyDeleteI really like your parents house, they have nice style. You have probably heard of it already but I spend hours on apartment therapy.com, one day I will be able to go nuts and decorate my house anyway I want.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite home inspiration blogs are:
ReplyDeleteHome Sweet Home (http://sweethomestyle.tumblr.com/)
Desire to Inspire (desiretoinspire.net)
I also love magazines: Better Home and Gardens and Country Living (seems like they would be outdated our too "country" but both highlight very current trends and are full of inspiring ideas)
Good Luck decorating!! We also have a new house and have been working on decorating all the rooms. I've posted about it on my blog...
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so i thought i would check out your blog fro the beginning, and ive got this far tonight lol. I'm soooo going to send you an English homey mag i think we have the same tastes :)
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