#vibrant decor

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Irene bought this "ruin" in Provence after being uninhabited for over 80 years. Dating from the 16th cent., it was in very poor condition, but now it’s a vibrant, gorgeous home. Some of the walls, like this red one in the living room, was tinted with local pigments.

The kitchen was given a minimal renovation and is just fabulous in it’s mostly original state. Love the empty frames propped up on the counter.

One corner of the kitchen is tiled in simple utilitarian white squares.

Look at the size of her island. 

In the huge kitchen, superb Vallauris pottery hosts a profusion of green plants. The table is an old clothier's table which was used to cut fabrics.

In the library two postal sorting trolleys have found a second life holding magazines.

Many of the walls remained in their original state, b/c Irene is very fond of imperfections. She went to flea markets and antique dealers in search of objects and furniture that would correspond best to this old residence. 

In the entrance, is a huge gilded Italian mirror dating from the 18th century and the fragment of wood found seems to comes from an old boat. It’s the 2nd time this week that I’ve seen a big piece of wood like that on a floor.

On the landing to the 2nd level. The walls are incredible.

The green bedroom is expertly staged.

All the objects in this house have a story to tell.

Isn’t the bathroom lovely? Very elegant.

In Irene’s room is a collection of black & white photos of Irene’s time as the editor of French Vogue magazine.

In the barn is a magnificent chandelier and Irene’s plants.

In the garden is a lovely natural vine cover.

https://www.paperblog.fr/6729784/maison-provencale-d-irene-silvagni-par-joanna-maclennan-photographe/

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In an airy warehouse in Milan, Italy, textile designer Ida’s home is just as radiant as her fabrics.

In the living room, sculptures mix with a cotton dhurrie, a vintage Italian rattan dormeuse, and a chair upholstered in a traditional Majorcan fabric.

Her father's worn-in Eames chair sits alongside a daybed.

The floor lamp gives the dining area an industrial touch.

In the kitchen, Macchia (which means "stain" in Italian) stands in front of a shelving unit that stores the family silver and a small papier-mâché sculpture.

In her kitchen, stocked with tableware including Japanese sushi bowls and an acrylic crystal pitcher.

Vintage drafting chairs gather around a 19th-century Chinese dining table in the kitchen beneath an IKEA chandelier.

In the master bedroom, Ida painted the floors with her signature decorations and hung an ancient Uzbekistani textile as a headboard.

A selection of framed artworks and photographs hangs above an 18th-century chest of drawers, an old family piece.

Floor paint up close.

Vibrant textiles decorate the bed in a kid's room.

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/look-inside-ida-cortis-colorful-and-eclectic-milan-apartment

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Matthew Williamson's home is a ground floor apartment in a mid-1800s Italianate-style semi-detached house in north-west London. The style of fashion designer, Matthew’s vibrant London home summed up in two words? Organized bohemia.

The flamboyant, lavish apartment features a mix of upmarket and bargain buys. It might be a mad mish-mash of butterflies, peacocks and flamingos, yet the electric hues and tropical flourishes are against a backdrop of pale greys and blues to make it surprisingly calming.

It might look like it’s all been casually thrown together, but actually Matthew put everything in its place.

Nothing in this home, except perhaps the Seventies chandelier, in the living room cost a lot. It's a lesson in how a little treasure hunting and flea market digging can go a long way.

Because you don’t spend a lot of time in a hallway, it can have more intense color and it impacts visitors as they enter.

The walls are filled with collected items from travels, like a memorabilia hall of fame. 

The kitchen is intentionally more minimal than the other rooms –white provides a calm contrast to the other spaces.

Touches such as the ostrich-feather lamp and mirrored furniture add grandeur and decadence to the bedroom, b/c it was made smaller to accommodate a guest room.

The apartment features many personal, hand-made touches too, like the decoupaged butterflies disguising a black boiler cupboard in the master bathroom.

https://www.livingetc.com/features/matthew-williamson-home-london

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Joana’s been living in her vibrant apt. for 15 yrs., and she’s always ready to make room for something new. 

She is an artist and a collector of crockery, wallpaper prints, bedding and even  tiles.  Color for her is essential so one of the transformations that she decided to make during the isolation was to paint the living room wall terra cotta.

The large, multi-functional room is her favorite. “It is where we dance; where we watch movies sprawled on the couch; where I work at the main table; where we have lunches when friends and family come to visit us… and now in the pandemic it is also where I do my training and courses.”

Joana jokes that the kitchen will be her next victim of the transformation. In the future, she intends to change it. But, it’s very nice the way it is.

In her room, Joana ​​created a space-forest. It is tight- That's how she chose the jungle-printed wall panel, which transports her to other worlds. To intensify this climate, she painted the walls pepper-green  It’s a warmer green that embraces the room and perfectly matches the design of the paper, making the nature extend throughout the room.

Joana's children seem to have inherited her taste for change. Their rooms are the ones that undergo the most transformations, because they need to keep up with their own growth and interests.

https://www.historiasdecasa.com.br/2020/09/15/abrindo-espaco-para-o-novo-capitulo-2/

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Latham has created a gorgeous home for herself and her son in their Brooklyn, New York, townhouse.  When it came to designing her space, Latham created a bright, sun-soaked oasis.

The home is filled with sculptural plants, layered nooks, and a rainbow of accents.

Color is a constant. It’s an extension of her personality, she forgets that some people just want neutrals. “I want you to go in and feel like you are on vacation,” she says of the kitchen’s “airy tropical vibes.”

The powder room’s cheerful orange-print wallpaper. 

The showstopper of a pendant light by Finnish designer Hanna Anonen hanging above the stairway to the rooftop.

In her bedroom, she places crystals, cacti, and found objects from nature along the windowsill to “charge the space and keep the energy light.”

Her son’s bedroom acts as a creative outlet—a place he can read, produce his music, and play guitar and drums. “He used to do his homework at the dining table, but now he always sits at his desk.”

The lush greenery carries through the rest of the home and serves as a “mood builder,” even in the vibrant bath.

https://www.domino.com/content/latham-thomas-brooklyn-home/

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Check out this amazing vibrant apt. with gorgeous shades of royal blue. 

It must be an older apt., b/c the old brick walls are visible under the white wash.

A black niche carved out to separate the dining area.

This so beautiful, I love the long hanging blue threads.

The dining set is simple, but so useful- notice the storage cabinet. You can’t even see it, b/c it blends in with the black scheme.

The master is light and tranquil, like a Zen retreat.

Kind of a small closet, but very vibrant.

The blue bath is so bright, it looks luminescent. 

The red bath mirrors the blue one. Amazing apt.

https://www.decoist.com/eclectic-designer-apartment-kiev/massive-industrial-pipe-turned-into-custom-sink-inside-the-small-bathroom-with-bright-blue-walls/

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This is such a fun, vibrant happy home. 

Isn’t this dining room/kitchen amazing? I love the mismatched chairs and all the colorful patterns and things.

The kitchen’s shiny black cabinetry, and green tiles pop against the white walls and colorful accents. And, the small yellow table is perfect for the space.

What a delightful master, and look at the storage.

Even the bathroom is amazing. Isn’t this gorgeous?

https://decoholic.org/colorful-modern-apartment/

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Shop owner Denise was brought up in South Africa, but now lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband. She decorated their vibrant condo with inspiration from her heritage. 

This cool fiberglass art piece called “Rain Taster,” hangs in the foyer.

Denise says she’s all about drama, and her 12 ft. tall round fireplace is clad in luminous tile. The art piece is made from colorful upcycled plastic bottles.

She likes to change things around in the living room and made the black stool from African wood. She also made the light fixture herself, from stained glass.

Contemporary fireplace in the family room and vintage chaise lounges. 

She put up the copper backsplash b/c she wanted extra shine in the kitchen. The bubbly fixture also add shine, as does the pan on the counter that her grandmother used to make jam.

The dividing wall with a hole was chosen to keep the dining room airy.

Her daughter’s room needed some drama, so she put up black grass cloth wallpaper and some Ugandan baskets.

When her son became a lawyer, she bought the painting of a lawyer above the bed in his old room- he now lives in New York.

The stunning floor in the bath is actually porcelain tile made to look like marble.

In the master, Denise had the bed upholstered in yellow velvet and covered a plan IKEA cupboard in metal, and bronzed it. 

https://houseandhome.com/gallery/colorful-home-south-african-heritage/#image-17