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Brother & sister Fraser & Adelaide share an apt. that they rent from their parents in Melbourne, Australia. They also have a 3rd roommate, Harry. Their decor is kind of mid-century and Art Decor with lots of wall graphics and art.

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Karin and Ola’s beautiful home is connected by an orangery. The house is a classic whitewash with a black roof in a completely modern vintage style.

The dining area is located directly adjacent to the kitchen area. The curved staircase leads up to the tower room.

The living room with a new sofa and some auction finds has handmade art tiles on the wall and a vase made by Karin.

Two-story combination fireplace/kitchen island is the heart of the home. Around it there is a kitchen, dining area and living area. On a balustrade above the kitchen stands one of Ola’s yellow scooters.

Details of the island.

The shelf “Pilaster” holds plenty of books and a vintage toy version of the yellow scooter.

A small custom-built built-in display cabinet holds the large collection of Moomin mugs and crockery.

The house has many smart solutions, such as open pantry shelves on the kitchen gable.

The orangery connects the main house with the guest house, where their daughters usually stay.

The climate in the orangery makes the flowers thrive, but it also gives large harvests of both cucumber, chili and avocado.

The family has a large collection of geraniums with 15 different varieties that thrive.

The orangery, connecting the two homes, has become one of the house’s favorite places. The Mediterranean temperature never goes below 7 degrees (44.6F). It is shaded by the large house and is self-regulating.

Behind the wall-mounted bookshelf on the second floor are two small bedrooms and work rooms.

The main bedroom.

The tower room is a secluded and tranquil place where light flows in from all directions.

https://husohem.se/artiklar/20210713/5-inspirerande-tips-for-dig-som-drommer-om-ett-orangeri/

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Teacher Elaine, and her husband Bob, scored quite a coup when they found this 1899 Brownstone that needed to be restored. Isn’t the ceiling fabulous? I love the soft pink walls and the blue tile on the fireplace surround.

“We had never seen a brownstone that didn’t have a long hallway,” said Elaine. “These were the first modern homes that took advantage of central heating and didn’t have to close off rooms,’ added Bob.

The mantel in the middle parlor has neo-Classical ornament, and the coffered ceiling was enhanced with a painted geometric design.

“We crossed out ‘broom swept’ on the contract of sale and told them they could leave anything they wanted, so there was a lot of junk and papers but they left a lot of nice pieces,” said Bob. Finds included a sideboard in the dining room, a library table in the middle parlor, light fixtures and even some jewelry.

The library holds books on preservation, history, photography and many other topics. Bob even took a course on Brownstones.

A collection of beer steins on the mantel in the rear parlor was once discovered to have been mysteriously rearranged in the middle of the night. Oooh, it even has a ghost?

The dining room, with splendid original details, shows off decorative painting and antiques. Now, this is ironic, Bob’s mother thinks it’s “so old-fashioned.”

A built-in sideboard in the dining room displays collections of vintage glassware and china- gorgeous piece.

Painted detail takes the place of a stair runner. The 1st step is dedicated to their cats.

A woodworker extended the dish cupboard and put in a Formica counter, recently changed to granite. The stove hood was recently fashioned out of salvage architecture detail.

An updated powder room stays true to the spirit of the house. I even consider the cats lucky for getting to live here.

https://www.brownstoner.com/interiors-renovation/brooklyn-prospect-lefferts-gardens-renovation-brownstoning-antique-collecting-racial-integration-schoolteachers-coup/

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Top Model Elsa Hosk’s loft in the Soho section of New York City.

A lovely soft gold sofa is surrounded by a modern stylish retro-look.

Across from the gold sofa is a curving white sectional and simple paper lanterns hanging from the pipes.

The kitchen has a decidedly retro look.

Green mid-century chairs around a retro black table on a matching area rug denotes the dining room.

Two contemporary pieces sit beside an MCM sideboard.

The stairs are typically MCM, as are the chairs, bamboo table and plastic lamp.

The bedroom overlooks the 1st fl. Love the peachy accents, especially the chandelier.

In the bath is a retro style tub and floating contemporary sink.

Love the cheery linens in the guest room.

https://www.vintageandchicblog.com/2021/02/el-loft-de-la-topmodel-elsa-hosk-en-el-soho.html

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The Little Gay House: If you live anywhere near Kat (above, left) in Portland, Oregon, you’ll know her home as the one with the rainbow stairs. “We call it ‘the little gay house,” she says. “I want it to be a celebration of love and humanity in all the possible ways.”

The woman who lived here before was a single mom and she wrote Kat a note — saying “this house has lived through 100 years of storms both inside and out. It has always felt like a very safe place to me.” Wasn’t that sweet of her?

Kat wanted the house to feel like a jewel box. Because it’s small — less than 800 sq. ft. — She tried to make the spaces feel separate and dramatic. The living room is the calmest room in the house, but you can see the dramatic blue walls and a chandelier; that was a fun way to have color but keep the main living space feeling peaceful.

She wanted more photos of her kids up and was trying to figure out how to present them. Suddenly, she thought, just tape them up! Because they live there only half the time, she loves seeing them all the time. And taped up photos are really easy to change out.

Kat is a girl after my own heart- she doesn’t want to make a house that looks like a grown up, she wanted to make a house that looks like herself. Exactly! She wanted her bedroom to express her feminine side and feel like this nest-y nurturing place.

She thought, someday I’ll have a black bathroom. It’s such a small room, and will never look bigger, so she embraced it and made it sexy, dark, & moody.

She wanted the bathroom wall to feel like a silver ocean. So, it was done with a silver marker. Everyone thinks it’s wallpaper.

She wanted her boys’ room to feel gender neutral but also full of color. When people talk about gender neutral, they think the color beige, “but everyone I know who is non-binary or gender queer, are very not beige! So, I went for a vibrant green,” Kat says.

Sweet welcoming doormat.

https://cupofjo.com/2021/01/house-tour-portland-oregon/

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Camilla & Karl do bold color in their home in a very classy way. In the entrance hall is a fabulous salmon-colored staircase, and a lighter wall. The blue, brown, and creme folding screen hiding the coats under the stairs reflect the colors in the tile. Love it.

But just because it looks like this now, Camilla and Karl may repaint it tomorrow. Nothing is permanent here, b/c they like to change, subtract and add. But there must be a lot of emotion and color in the interior, says Camilla.

They like beautiful materials & old things with history that they mix with new. They look carefully for specific materials and objects.

They are both happy with the colors, the things, the scents - everything contributes to the beautiful feeling. Each room is uniquely scented, something they are careful about. Love the gold backsplash.

It is always the feeling that determines whether the furniture or gadget is allowed to move in. I do like the feel and colors of this kitchen set in the deep pink kitchen.

Everything is allowed to be used, browse the art books, play with things. It should be a free house for everyone. They like to travel and go to different shops, but they also design their own things, like the dining room table.

There’s a glimpse of their daughter’s room from the master bedroom. The master has a cozy heat stove against a rustic wall.

Nice idea for the wall behind the bed- half smooth and half vintage board.

Nice little sitting room. Love that pink table- it clashes just enough with the chairs and small chest to make it pop.

https://www.elle.se/decoration/fargstarkt-hos-kreativa-paret-raa/7330167

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Only in New York City would you find a pink & green apt. like this. It’s in NYC, but it was inspired by Mexican design.

The long green counter is amazing.

The sofa looks cushy and comfy, but it’s so light, I’d be afraid to sit on it.

The dining table is behind the sofa, but it looks quite a distance from the kitchen in the background.

This is supposed to be a state-of-the-art kitchen, but where is it? I can make out a pink sink & faucet. Is that a burner in the middle? No idea where the fridge is- maybe one of those doors, but what about an oven? This is weird.

The bedroom definitely looks Mexican hacienda style.

The kitchen is very turquoise and modern- look at the tub. I wonder how you turn the faucets on, I don’t see any taps. What a unique apt.

The apt. was designed for a young couple and is only 55 sqm / 592 sq. ft.

https://adorable-home.com/apartments/unique-pink-and-green-interior-new-york-apartment-67135

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In Jade’s beautiful, dark & romantic UK home, faux flowers are making a comeback. When she first started selling faux flowers on eBay, on the side of her furniture restoration business (all while having a full-time job as a lawyer), she no idea how they would eventually take over the business and become the main focus of her online shop.

The entrance foyer.

“Flowers play a huge part in my decorating—I swap them every season,” Jade says.

She takes inspiration from many places —hotels, restaurants, magazines, bars, shops, and Instagram.

“When we told our friends we were going to paint the living room dark, they thought we had lost our minds and were worried it would look like a dodgy nightclub!” Jade explained.

The kitchen shelving is reclaimed scaffolding boards with floating brackets.

She took designer Abigail Ahern’s advice to paint the ceiling and skirting the same color as the walls was instrumental in making the dark walls work in a living space.

Jade said, “It was terrifying to do but she was absolutely right—it creates instant glamour and coziness.”

The bedroom is a lovely light pink.

Her favorite creation is the hanging canopy in the dressing room, made from the frame of an antique bed coronet.

The was the grottiest room in the house when they bought it and it took two years to get around to renovating it—she can’t believe they lived with it for so long!

It’s now her sanctuary—the combination of the pink herringbone tiles, brass sinks, and gold swan taps bring her joy.

The backyard with DIY decking.

Here’s a throwback pic of when she ran the faux flower business from the house!

https://www.instagram.com/heavenlyhomesandgardens/

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N.K. Jemisin: "Nothing human beings do is set in stone— and even stone changes, anyway. We can change, too, anything about ourselves that we want to. We just have to want to."

Also N.K. Jemisin: "The boy comes skeeting out of the pool as if buttered and fired from a buttered-child cannon."

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Would you believe that some houseboats, like this 1913 bohemian beauty, have been on the canal in the Netherlands for over 100 years?

Of course, the old girl’s been updated inside, and look at how bright and spacious she is.

I like her style. This looks like a very comfortable living room.

Can you imagine living in this beautiful BoHo boat?

Below deck is a lovely home office. This is NICE!

Here’s a hallway library, or a place to display a collection.

I like the galley kitchen except for one thing- even though it gets a lot of light, I’d like a window I could see out of.

The cozy bedroom has storage galore, including a walk-in closet.

What a great bathroom.

This is a fabulous room- look at all the arts and crafts supplies.

Isn’t this porthole pretty? It’s like a piece of art.

I don’t know what it is, maybe some kind of antique winch? But, I like that they kept it, and there’s a view of it from the window.

And, what a delightful outdoor area.

What a great place to live.

https://escapisttothecountry.com/2020/07/15/netherlands-week-the-dreamiest-houseboat-large-houseboat-circa-1913-in-the-center-of-amsterdam

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Photographer Pan’s light, bright, plant-filled apt. is so breezy and pretty.

When she is on the couch, Pan likes to admire the lines and colors of the tapestry on her wall, just above the TV.

Outside the living room is a narrow terrace where Pan can grow plants.

The kitchen ended up being the last room to be looked at with more attention in terms of visuals, but because it was open to the living room, the organization, the plants and the decorative objects reflect the same care that is present throughout the house.

My favorite room in her apt. has got to be the bedroom. It’s absolutely delightful.

It certainly is large enough to have a full size desk with room to spare.

Too cute.

https://www.historiasdecasa.com.br/2020/08/11/uma-casa-muito-sonhada-decoracao-2/

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What if you love mid-century modern, but don’t live in a fancy mid-century house? Well, you can decorate retro, anyway. Let’s tour Beth’s house and see how she made her family home into a mid-century modern showplace.

Beth mixes family heirlooms and wicked vintage finds, then adds creative DIY and modern elements to create a wonderfully unique warm family home oozing MCM style.

She doesn’t think too much about the choices she makes, she just goes with what she likes, rather than what’s on trend.

Notice that the living room fireplace was eliminated, but it’s still there- they left the tile on the floor and covered the old structure with wallboard and wallpaper.

A vintage mirror is hung at just about the height where it would’ve been if there was a mantel.

This is a clever alternative.

One thing about instagram is, that you can see how a home’s decor evolves. This was the wallpaper Beth had previously. I hate to say it, but I think it’s more MCM than the current one.

This is a fabulous MCM piece.

Here in the family room, you can see that you don’t necessarily need to match all the furniture. You can mix it up- this rocker sofa is a much different style.

The kitchen was modernized, but Beth hopes to someday redo it, again.

The dinette has a classic MCM white table.

This is what she calls her wonky hallway leading to the bedrooms on the 2nd fl.

The master bedroom is serene with some lovely MCM pieces. The bed is a great find.

A child’s room with nautical paper on a feature wall.

This colorful child’s room features maps on the walls.

The bath was redone in subway tile, using dark grout, to tie in with the floor.

https://www.instagram.com/living_at_number29/

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You can tell just by looking at the red front door, the wreath, red lighting fixtures and welcome matt that this home is going to be adorable.

Mamie and Alan enjoy teaching others how to decorate on a budget and call the decorating style of their bold S. Carolina home “maximalism meets Amelia Bedelia meets my mother’s full-length fake fur from Costco.”

Their biggest splurges are wallpaper and art.

Mamie’s favorite elements are the red sofa and the kitchen’s white faucet. ”I was hell-bent on a matte white faucet, and everyone in fixtures acted like that was crazy.“

The coffee table in the library/music room is an acetone barrel they found for nothing in a thrift yard and had fitted with a glass top. “Guests tend to really love that thing,” says Mamie.