Today at my home
Neutrals with a hint of glam
Loving green again
Mother's Day
A little Pop of Colour goes a long way
My favourite room of the moment
My new favourite house!
A little shopping and florals
Beautiful classical style 
Gorgeous neutral bedroom
So Pretty
Snippets from my week so far..
see you soon..
Red and black chinoiserie bathroom
Heavenly shades
What a lovely way to dine..
My kind of Hamptons style
Rugs and ideas
Some Pretty Things
Choosing pendant lighting..
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Hello! I know it’s already half-way through the week, but I haven’t had a chance to share any of my ponderings since the weekend. So, I had a bit of a lucky ebay this weekend past and came away with a couple of great things that I have big plans for. The first was this long French-style sofa which was one of my best bargains ever and which I think is going to suit either my barn-style country house (haha - of the future), or if I can stand to let it go, a client’s home.. when it’s delivered I’ll have to see what the proportions are like and how much I fall in love with it!
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I also picked up this pair of rustic timber mirrors which I am thinking of using in a bathroom I am working on against white subway tiled walls above twin sinks..
As soon as I saw the sofa above I had a plan in mind, if the sofa stays with me. I want to lime the timber frame to lighten it up a lot then cover it in one of these:
with some white armchairs and cushions in this:
(all fabrics by Ralph Lauren)I was picturing a rustic British Colonial type of look, with lots of timber pieces, worn tan leather and bare floorboards. I think a cross between British Colonial and Hamptons styles is my ideal, with a touch of French Provincial and English country styles thrown in. Anyway, I had visions of my new blue and white striped sofa sitting in my barn-like room, with something like this behind it- an antique refectory table:
I’d also add in some brass lamps to give it some country warmth (nickel lamps would be too Hamptons, I’m thinking of a look that is more masculine and rustic):
-and lots of stacks of books! All of this pondering got me thinking about how much I love classic ‘Hamptons’ blue and white - but how much I like the slightly more masculine approach to using blue and white - I think of it as more ‘Ralph Lauren’. I think this association began in my mind when I tore these clippings of Ralph Lauren’s home from a magazine years ago:
Very elegant and with a good mix of tastefully worn antiques, fresh white upholstery and linen, dark walls and timbers and comfortable country house style. This is another of my favourite Ralph Lauren rooms, featuring blue and white but not too light and beachy:
This dining room by Michael S Smith (above) mixes blue and white with heavy dark timber pieces in a way that I love..
(Kravet)Barclay Butera is another designer big on blue and white, and mixing it with a British Colonial sort of look:
I can’t recall the designer of this house (below), but I do love the Hamptons-meets-country-cottage style:
Here are a few blue and white rooms by Victoria Hagan (below).I particularly love the last one (the bedroom), with subtle blue and white paired with a heavy dark timber bed. It could just as easily be in an English country house as in a house by the beach.
This bucolic arrangement by Grant K Gisbson puts me in mind of my dream country house- just a hint of blue and white, but the space and the staircase is the real attraction here!:
Finally, I just love the light the timbers and the huge potted indoor palm for a British Colonial-style home:
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Well done on your great finds. Nice to have a win now and again. Look forward to seeing the sofa reupholstered and love the mirrors. I love the style your are dreaming up for your next home. Am enjoying dreaming along with you as I peruse all that fabulous pictures you share with us. Thanks Naomi. xx
I love your finds and all the gorgeous blue and white inspired rooms you are showing
Hope you are having a good day
Claudia xo
Hi Claudia, great to hear from you thanks for your comment! Blue and white is such a classic but I’m really loving it at the moment in particular! Hope you’ve had a good week x