traditional simplified

Okay, so I've been a little preoccupied lately and haven't been posting as much as I should.  Life has been a tad hectic: wedding is creeping up on me, got a new Mac that I'm still setting up - but loving, been doing a little bit of house hunting, celebrating multiple holidays and working on a million other projects.  So, please forgive my temporary absence!

Tonight, though, I finally had time to sit back and catch up on my favorite blogs and online mags, which is basically like meditation to me.  I'm so glad I made it over to Lonny because I found some work by a really talented duo - Lauren Gold & Sasha Adler - in the Trad Home issue that I find so beautiful.  You all know that I love simplicity and these two have done a great job of keeping traditional looking very chic and clean.  A few of my favorite parts: the hallway art, the woven daybed, the forest green benches and the carved desk.  What do you like?

Images via Lonny

vintage hall

The home of Swedish designer, Nina Hartmann Sundgren is filled with vintage items that create a cozy, lived-in feeling.  I could share photos of numerous rooms throughout the home but my favorite part of the tour is the entry hall which I feel speaks for the rest of the house.  Filled with a tattered church pew, old hat boxes and briefcases, antique candle sticks, and angel wings, this hall is so charming.  While it feels a little bit like a thrift store itself, I can't help but wish I could stop in and browse for awhile!

via Skona Hem

banquette beauties

When we eventually move out of the city and into a house, one of my requirements is that I get to have a banquet in my kitchen.  They're the perfect place to snuggle into for breakfast with a newspaper (or laptop nowadays).  Right now we just have one big open area in our apartment so no place for a banquet... but some day!  I like them better when the bench sits into a little nook like the first two here, but the others work just as well.  I also see a theme going on here with stripes and wainscoting, so pretty.

via Kitchen Bath Ideas

via Visualize 

via Decor Pad

via Pinterest

sweet home alabama

This Alabama home has just enough elegance without being stuffy.  I love the look of the benches at the counter.  And how clever are the screens around the bathtub instead of having shades on all the windows!

via House Beautiful

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