March 30th, 2010
The White House
I’m very passionate borderline obsessive about the colour white. Just as I’m very passionate borderline obsessive about interior design. Together they form a sort of Krissy-magnet where I’m instantaneously attracted straight to anything and everything boasting white and/or interior design. I just can’t tear my eyes away, and experience incredible colour/design lust. There you have it, the secret to my heart: white. Some people melt at the taste of chocolate, others at the sight of a beautiful pair of shoesi… me? I get weak in the knees over white-clad interiors. So imagine my delight when I found this house designed entirely in white splashed across the glossy pages of last month’s Canada’s Style at Home magazine. There was real life drooling. No joke. Think Sailor Moon gushing over Tuxedo Mask with the little hearts popping out of her eyes. That kind of lust. If there were others around at the time, I’m sure they would have been slightly disturbed by my obsessive love.
For about the last 3-4 years, I’ve really started to pay a lot closer attention to the interior design world. I’ve seen hundreds, even thousands of house tours and make overs in print, online, and on television. In those 3-4 years, I’ve come across two homes that I’ve loved every single little detail of, enough that if I were offered a clone of those homes, I’d give up my entire life’s savings for them. This house? It’s one of those meager two houses that to me is like the Holy Grail.
This living room is the perfect balance between sophistication and laid-back comfort. The plush sofas and ottoman read as the ultimate place to curl up and relax with a good book and cup of tea, while the shape and unifying colour of the furniture lend the room a classic touch and a super polished look. Loving the mock-mantel piece, too. It’s actually two simple floating shells located side by side. I can see this being an idea I might steal someday.
Someday when I’m financially able to design my own home just the way I’d like, I intend to purchase myself one of these bubble lights. I’ve always loved the way they mimic paper lanterns, and they make any space feel instantly more playful and like they’ve been influenced by a child’s imagination.
Beautiful tone-on-tone wallpaper in the mudroom here. Being uber cheap like I am, I might try and stencil something like this as wallpaper for just a mudroom seems a bit extravagant for me.
This kitchen is absolutely divine! So gorgeous, that words have escaped me. I adore the carrara marble tiled back splash. Generally, you’d see a slab counter top in marble instead, and this method is much more cost effective. Plus, you really draw the eye to that beautiful marble now as it occupies more visual space in its vertical position.
And this bedroom looks like you’re floating on a cloud! The room is bathed in light and the fluffy pillows and bedding make me want to dive right in there!
There’s something so appealing to me in white. It evokes purity, calm, innocence, space, airiness, light, cleanliness, peace, perfection, sophistication. It speaks to so many things that I love, that to me, pure white is the ultimate dream. And so, this home has become my Dream House #2.
Now, when can I move in?
All images via Style At Home.com
- Well, I like those too. :P (»)
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You know, you’re probably right about DIY-ing those kind of lights. They have cheap versions of them at IKEA, and I’ve looked pretty closely at a few of them, and with a bit of work, it could probably done. Perhaps I might have to give this a try sometime!
And yes to hot pink throw pillows! ;D
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