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Bedrooms

Celebrating Earth Day!

Every April, Earth Day reminds us to appreciate the beauty of the world around us, and how much we need to protect and preserve it. Our earth provides us with tangible necessities to live, like air, water, and food, but it also provides us with a constant intangible resource, it’s beauty. For centuries, that beauty has provided artists and designers alike with inspiration from luscious landscapes, magnificent mountains, and roaring seas.

April 23, 2013 No Comments

Cottage Style

Inspiration Board: Cottage Charm

Whether it is a cottage by the ocean or a lakeside in the woods, cottage charm can take on many forms. A true cottage is outfitted with a wide variety of furniture and accessories to make it an eclectic and unique home. This cottage style inspiration board is a blend of materials and a concise color palette, with traditional elements like the cotton braided rug and natural rattan wicker. The soft greens, blues, and ivories combine to create a romantic, charming feeling in this setting.

April 16, 2013 No Comments

Coastal & Beach House

Get The Look: Seaside Living Room

This beautiful seaside living room, featured in April’s issue of Coastal Living Magazine, is part of the new Beach House Hotel in Turks and Caicos! We wanted to show you that you don’t have to go overseas to create this breezy getaway feel in your own home. Seafoam, tan, and white fabrics create a dreamy feel that instantly transports you to a sandy and serene place. The casual and comfortable slipcovered sofa and chairs make this space not only beautiful, but practical too. Slipcovers are easy to clean and allow for a no-fuss living space. Another great detail in this space is the driftwood style reclaimed wood TV stand that adds diversity and interest to this calm space.

April 9, 2013 No Comments

Coastal & Beach House

Color Board: Funky Fresh

The combination of modern prints gives this sea glass scheme a new kick. The rug’s deeper blue & green tones help to ground the light and airy fabrics. Color placement is essential in this charming coastal decorating scheme to keep the buoyant fabrics at eye level on sofas and chairs, and place the deeper tones on the floor in the rug.

March 29, 2013 No Comments

Coastal & Beach House

Rooms To Love: Coral & Seafoam Sitting Room

Pale peaches, rosy corals, and creamy oranges creates a heavenly environment – perfect for this classic, yet whimsical, coral seafoam green sitting room. Using the quiet seafoam to highlight the architectural details of the built-in bookshelf creates an overall understated appeal to the space, while the coral provides just the right pop of color.

March 8, 2013 1 Comment

Color Boards

Color Board: Shades of Sage & Persimmon

Blending the warm tone of persimmon with the cool hues of sage and eucalyptus creates this complex color palette. The most interesting spaces tend to be those in which the colors are layered to create a multi-visual statement. As long as the colors balance and complement one another, a space can be as layered as you like. Here you see a well rounded country style color palette that is unique and tasteful. It will bring interest and personality into the space with the spicy shades of persimmon and the serene hints of sage and eucalyptus.

February 22, 2013 No Comments

Inspiration Boards

Inspiration Board: Lake Effects

Whether for a summer cabin or winter lodge, a touch of whimsy brings outdoor charm in with these rustic accents! #lakehousedecor #cabindecor #rusticfurniture #lakehousefurniture #inspirationboards http://thedistincivecottage.com

February 12, 2013 No Comments

Bedrooms

Color Board: Feeling Bold?

Feeling Bold? Try combining any of these saturated jewel tones to create a colorful cottage decorating scheme. Set the tone by choosing the diamond print in the center as a rug. Then the rest of the prints and colors on the board can be used for upholstery and painted pieces!

February 1, 2013 No Comments

Rooms To Love: Delightful Cottage Kitchen

This darling cottage kitchen is the perfect size for a weekend getaway. It offers the essentials without any unneeded extras cluttering the small space. The backdrop of all white allows the pastel color palette to pop and draws your eye immediately to the arrangement of polka dots, florals, fabric collages, and painted furniture. The use of lateral and longitudinal boards on the walls, floors, and ceilings emphasize the structure to visually create a larger space. The drop leaf table is a perfect solution for a tight kitchen and saves on space until in use.

January 16, 2013 No Comments

Bedrooms

Rooms to Love: Cottage Chic

This cozy cottage bedroom design is instantly inviting with its soothing color palette and quaint cottage charm. Muted sea foam adorns the paneled walls and a second shade of sea foam layers the bed. The beautiful chestnut stained English Country bed is a striking focal point against the misty tones. Flanking the bed stands two urn lamps, with darling pleated shades, which adds a touch of romance to the space. Adding the distressed painted dresser to the mix brings a touch of eclecticism to this chic and comfortable cottage bedroom.

January 8, 2013 6 Comments