Guest Post by Design Shuffle: Perfectly Pale Spaces

Hi. I’m Joanna, a blogger for Design Shuffle, an addictive site with tons of images of interior designers work for the décor obsessed. I get to spend my days on blogs such as Toasts and Spills gathering home decorating ideas to share with readers like you. I hope you enjoy my post today about perfectly pale spaces.

Rooms done in the palest hues appear romantic and nostalgic. My favorite spaces are the ones patinaed with age in the French and Tuscan styles. I adore the worn and comforting feel of a well-loved sofa or the muted pink of a weathered wall. What is your favorite pale hue?


White washed floors, greige trim and soft pink walls are what make this patinaed room so inviting. I especially love the box of shells above the door.


The color in this room reminds me of the inside of a seashell. It looks so beautiful mixed with the gray and black details. A beautiful soft hue like this would look romantic in all living room designs!


This pale lavender and bright white room looks soft and welcoming. Wouldn’t you love to stop over for a bit of tea?


Muted purples give this interior design an ethereal quality. I love the pure femininity of the space. The chandelier adds a special touch.


Natural linen seems to be the order of the day in this sitting room. The soft muslin and lace at the widows is so romantic. I bet the bunch of lavender in the background smells wonderful.


This room looks so French with its soft muted walls and flowing panels framing the door to a conservatory. I’m in love...


A patinaed china cabinet holding antique china in many different patterns provides the backdrop for the farmhouse kitchen. Does this lovely room stir up any kitchen design ideas?


The palest blues are accented with a vividly hued globe in the enchanting light fixture. This room inspires so many interior design ideas. Images 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Guest Post:: Over the Top Beach Houses

I'm so excited to have another guest post from Arcadian Lighting, this time from Reyna! Be sure to go check our their blog too for some design inspiration!

Beach houses and cottages are often characterized by their casual, laid back home décor. But who says that a beach house has to be boring and understated? In this gallery are several over the top beach house rooms. While the style is still obviously influenced by the beach or tropical living, the patterns, prints and colors push these already gorgeous homes into overdrive.

Elle Décor via

Sig Bergamin's beach home in Brazil is the stuff of legends. In it, he plays with proportion, with patterns and colors, and even mixes styles and ethnic home décor and accessories. Atop the antique wooden table in this sitting area is a large Buddha head sculpture. He mixes that with a Suzani print throw and a Chinese vase. It's beautiful and it's eclectic, and yes, it's a little bit over the top, but we still love it!

City Sage via Ditte Isager

What better way to bathe than in a vintage bronze claw foot tub, and in full view of the ocean?

The Practical Aesthete (Pinterest) via Nuevo Estilo

Here's another beach house room with a breathtaking view of the ocean. What's truly lovely here is that the designer kept a very neutral color palette, but played a lot with texture. A thatched roof, raffia Egg Chairs by Arne Jacobsen and a suede area rug are perfect accents in this perfect beach house.

Architectural Digest via

At the deck in Donna Karan's West Indies' beach house is an enormous chaise lounge with an enviable view of the beach. The house is filled with gorgeous African and tribal details too, showing off Karan's enviable collection of wall art, sculptures, paintings and masks.

Apartment Therapy via

These people took the phrase 'going green' literally. Really love how beautifully the color has been integrated into this casual dining room. From the 12 Eames Molded Dining Chairs to the green table decorations, even the stone floor has a greenish tint to it.

The great thing about these over the top beach houses is how each homeowner has incorporated lots of art, color, pattern and relics/collections from their travels. They're on the beach away from the world, but they've bought the most-important things with them. And that's what makes each house a home.

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Guest Post: Spring in Paris

Have you seen the movie Midnight in Paris? It is a beautiful love letter to Paris.
I was lucky enough to go to Paris at the end of May (*sighs*) and experience the magic of the city firsthand.
Nicknamed the City of Lights, Paris was illuminated from the lamp posts that line the streets to the
stunning display of lights that is the Eiffel Tower. Yes, Paris in the springtime is beautiful but it was also
crowded and thanks to a long drought, very warm. That meant more glace and gelato were consumed—no
complaints from me! Here are some of my favorite things from a spring weekend in Paris.

Macaroons

Ah, the macaroon. Somehow more than a mere cookie, macaroons come in a wide range of flavors and
incredible colors. Two of my favorites were rhubarb and pictured here, fleur de sel caramel.

Garden Show

Springtime in Paris means the annual garden show: Jardins, Jardin. The garden show took place in the
Tuileries gardens located between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde. This field of lavender was a
temporary display just for the show.

Hotel de Nice

We stayed in an eclectic little hotel in the Marais that was a pattern-lover's dream. Toile wallpaper
paired with chintz, stripes mixed with plaids and marbling, the colors and patterns were bold and
quintessentially Parisian. And so was the lighting--like the utterly French table lamps with their fringed shades.

Roman Mosaic Floor

After escaping the crowds in front of the Mona Lisa, we explored the Roman and Greek collections
at the Louvre. I think I was the only person taking pictures of floors in the Louvre.

Moroccan Plates

And of course, since it is Paris, there was a lot of shopping to be done! We found these amazing Moroccan
plates and tangines at a market in the Bastille. We should have brought a bigger suitcase.

Bistro

Warm evenings meant eating outside. Spending time with the one you love, eating eclairs paired with a
glass of wine under an array of beautiful outdoor lights, can you say "parfaite"? Loved the colorful
cushions and tables at this bistro.

Hope you enjoyed this glimpse into my springtime in Paris weekend. I'm ready to go back!

Today's guest post is from Susi, a writer for Arcadian Lighting, a must-shop resource for beautiful
lighting fixtures at extremely affordable prices. This post was inspired by her recent visit to Paris in
the Spring. There is just something about Paris in the Spring, oui?