An inspiring and sweet kitchen and dining room. The colorful Peruvian rug provides a great contrast with the neutral and earthy colors in the rest of this space.
A Rainbow of Pastels
Beautiful Brazilian apartment designed by Studio Guilherme Torres using a rainbow color palette of pastels for a fresh and contemporary design:
The base for the decoration was the fusion of polymer cement, minty and blue colors and the use of a whole wall covered in pinus, a wood that has virtually no commercial value in Brazil. Another high point of the project was to expose the structural column right in the entrance door, composing a beautiful set with the dinner table. An important point is: all the main pieces such as tables, sideboards and sofa are designed by the architect.
Chinoiserie Dining Room
Gorgeous blue and white chinoiserie filled dining room in the garage of Sally Swing’s Berkley Cottage featured in House Beautiful. I love this type of ambience, this type of kookiness mixed with vintage finds and loads of personality.
Blue and white chinoiserie, gifts from friends mixed with flea-market finds, defines the look Sally Swing envisioned. Like everything else, the dining tables and chairs — from her mother — got a wash of white enamel. Only the buffet was left unpainted to add visual weight to the room.
The one-car garage turned dining room opens onto a fenced courtyard. A stone path leads to the main house.
“Medium old” antique plates printed with a Blue Willow pattern are all part of the mix of dinnerware Sally displays with her linens in a glass-doored cabinet, which was made for a beloved uncle in China. He also purchased the 1940s blue stemware — at Woolworth’s in downtown San Francisco.
A dragonfly-patterned teacup is combined with vintage Ralph Lauren salad plates, a Danish stoneware dinner plate, and flea-market Chinese flatware.
China, the cat, sits on a painted chair covered in Ming fabric from Manuel Canovas. Mirrors bring in the light.
Light Bulb Bouquet
Great kitchen/dining, beautiful spread. I want to eat all of it! Loving the bouquet of light globes!
More Turquoise Please
I am really into turquoise at the moment, I just cannot get enough of it, it is so lovely and refreshing. Here are a few turquoise spaces that are inspiring me.
A wonderful shabby chic dining room in light shades of turquoise!
A dining room in turquoise with a magnificent candelabra, creating a decadent and glamorous atmosphere.
Beautiful outdoor bathtub in turquoise with a lovely bohemian feel.
French writing desk in turquoise well contrasted against white.
Gorgeous turquoise sitting room.
