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Shabby Chic Bedroom Ideas and Decor Inspiration

The shabby chic style is sort of a mix between vintage and bohemian. You have the classic vintage style furniture pieces but mixed in with the free spirit of the bohemian style – like the chipped paint.

The Color Pallet: The color scheme to use to create a shabby chic style bedroom is white plus pastel shades – usually pink, but light blues and greens work well too as seen in pictures (1) and (2).

The Bed: For the bed style, the go to choice will be a French design (3) – while other ideas include an elegant four poster bed (4) (5) or a canopy bed with drapes hanging down. Having a fireplace mantle headboard is a bold statement piece (6) (7). For more headboard ideas check out our post here: Headboard Design Ideas: From Monograms to Fireplace Mantels.

How To Make Your Bedroom Cozy: Easy Ideas

Furniture Pieces and Accessories: Chipped painted furniture is the style to go for as seen in pictures (8) and (9). Regular pieces can be upcycled to the chipped style with just some sandpapering, paint, and sandpapering again. Check out the tutorial here for a great step by step guide on how to create shabby chic style furniture (10).

The Crowning Jewel: One of the best shabby chic bedroom ideas and decor piece to have is a mini chandelier (11). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11

March 15, 2013 in Bedroom

Tuscan Kitchen Decor Ideas Mood Board

Rustic elements of nature are the key to a Tuscan style kitchen. To design a kitchen around this you want to have lots of wood and stone with accents of wrought iron. Here is a whole list of Tuscan interior design ideas:

Color Palette: As seen in the photos above, each kitchen has a base color on the walls. This base color will be an earth hue: terracotta/brick, a dark yellow/ochre/golden earthy yellow, or earth green colors.

The Ceiling: Just like in picture (1) having wooden beams fitted transforms the space. A simpler idea is to have the ceilings plastered to create a textured effect.

The Walls: You’ll also want to have the walls textured (2). This can be done through rough plastering or using a technique called stucco (stone tiles is another idea). When it comes to the windows, wooden frames are ideal along with wooden blinds.

Floors: Stone tiling is the best choice for flooring (3). Other choices include terracotta tiles, clay tiles or hardwood flooring. Wooden base molding is a great finishing touch.

Kitchen Fixtures: To keep the Tuscan style flowing throughout the kitchen, look to use a copper hood (4), a porcelain or better yet a stone sink, and when it comes to the countertops the Tuscan way is to use marble (5). For the cabinets: dark brown wooden cabinet designs are the way to go (6) – with wrought iron handles/knobs.

Lighting: The go to style for Tuscan lighting is wrought iron light fixtures. This provides that rustic, earth feel. A 2-3 light bulb wrought iron chandelier or pendant light can be mixed together with more modern recessed lights for the perfect lighting layout. If you have a kitchen island, one lighting idea is to have a chandelier that doubles as a pots and pan rack as seen in picture (7). For more lighting ideas have a look at our post here: (Kitchen Lighting Ideas Mood Board and Inspiration).

Furniture: Use a long wooden family table to create an authentic Tuscan kitchen design setting (8). An alternative for smaller kitchens is to have a round wooden table. Wood, wood, wood – that’s what it’s all about. The same goes for the chairs – leather and wooden chairs.

Decor: Ceramics and pottery accessory pieces are ideal for creating the Tuscan kitchen decor style. There are also wrought iron accessories like wall letters, towel hooks or fruit baskets. Another idea is to hang up decorative copper pots and pans (9). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9

February 17, 2013 in Kitchen

French Kitchen Decor and Designs Mood Board

The mood board above includes pictures of French country kitchen designs along with more modern French kitchen decor styles. Here are just some quick pointers and ideas when designing a kitchen around this style:

These kitchens are quite bright places – you won’t see black or dark brown cabinets or colored ones. White walls are the way to go with splashes of pasel shades around the space. When it comes to the sink, it is white rounded porcelain, along with traditional styled faucets with porcelain handles

The French country style is quite fashionably rustic. You’ll see lots of raw materials like wooden farm style tables and copper pots and accessories, but then there hangs a chandelier. What’s a country styled kitchen without some greenery brightening up the space. 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11

February 17, 2013 in Kitchen

Black and White Kitchen Ideas and Designs Mood Board

Mixing black and white kitchen ideas is a great design style because of the contrast and the sleek look. There are kitchens that keep to just the two colors, but as seen in the photos above some have mixed in some grey (another non color) and kept that clean design style.

Here are some design elements to keep in mind when designing a black and white styled kitchen.

Color Style Guide: White Kitchen Ideas and Designs

The Countertops (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

The most popular way of going about countertops is to use a black one (granite) with white cabinets and base. Vice versa, a white countertop with a black base also looks great but is less popular as it can make the space feel a bit darker and smaller.

Black and White Cabinets

Whether you use black or white cabinets, brushed steel knobs and handles are the way to go.

The Right Style: Modern Kitchen Design and Ideas

Wall Decor

White walls are the go to choice. If you plan on hanging up any decor pieces (Beautiful Wall Decor Ideas for a Kitchen) like a mirror, photo, or quote – having them framed in a black frame will keep the black and white style going.

Wall Design

White and black wall tiles as seen in pictures (6) & (7) add a textured look to a wall. Another idea is to have a wall covered in chalkboard paint like in picture (8). Use this as a command center to write shopping lists, to-dos, display a calendar, hang up a bulletin board, etc.

Flooring

Some ideas here include black and white tiles, cream marble, or light grey tiles or polished concrete. An alternative, one that takes away from the clean black and white look, is wooden flooring.

A Focal Piece

If you were to place one colored piece in the kitchen, like the wooden kitchen island countertop in picture (9) or the red lamp shade in picture (10), this will become an elegant focal point as it stands out. 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10