{décor inspiration: balloon shades}

. . . whether always elegant silk or sumptuous velvet, billowing, pooled, or luxuriously layered, curtains & shades always add a layer of texture, depth and style to a space, and ever since rita konig's neo-english manhattan bedroom and hamish bowles' parisian grande hallway/drawing gallery {center}, have fallen for the elegant ruching of balloon shades, their romantic, old-world charm and the sense of grandeur they lend to any room . . .

{images: 1 - domino magazine via iffer's little nest; 2 - a previous post; 3 - country living}

{photographer: andy liffner}

. . . crazy in love with the french doors and herringbone floors, marble staircases and velvet armchairs, crystal and murano chandeliers and soft floods of light captured in these beautiful spaces by photographer andy liffner, but most of all, irresistibly drawn to the perfectly elegant touches of smokey violet in petals and throw cushions and strewn about the walls on wonderfully charming floral paper . . .

{images: photography by andy liffner via desire to inspire}

{two lovely things: white + grey}

{two lovely things:} a beautiful arrangement of industrial steel, gleaming silver and delicate glass . . . and luxurious floor to ceiling carrera, combined with umembellished mirrors and brushed steel -- both in a perfect mix of white and grey and sunny bouquets . . .

{images: douglas friedman}

{charlottenlund, copenhagen}

. . . happily drawn to the serenity of danish designer nina kejser and her italian husband's small town home, just north of copenhagen -- the wonderful floods of light and all the beautiful details -- the harmonious arrangement of silver tins, casually displayed make-up brushes and earthenware vases filled with pussy willows . . .

{p.s.} also:
* another copenhagen home
* a swedish apartment
* a swedish boutique hotel
* more white & silver

{photography by mikkel adsbøl; via desire to inspire}

{a charming mix of things}

. . . shall always adore white, light-flooded rooms for the understated beauty and feeling of serenity they invoke, but truth be told, am a maximalist at heart, bits of boarding passes and foreign currency tucked away in pretty boxes, every issue of every magazine overflowing from shelves and coffee tables and so, fell completely for everything about these rooms -- the charming mix of tray and glass tables, warm and rich orange, pink & turquoise intermingled with soft sable and flowers everywhere, walls of artwork and paneling and molding, luxurious ruching, tassels and pleats -- everything working perfectly together as if part of a beautiful and unwinding story . . .

{images: hamish bowles' paris apartment, photography by françois halard for world of interiors, scans via flickr}