This is one of the main reasons Kathryn Ireland's style is so appealing to me. Her homes and rooms feel warm and collected over time.
Kathryn Ireland
Kathryn Ireland Bedroom, Oberto Gili Photograph, House Beautiful
After falling in love with the simplicity of this room accented with the bold colors, which is the Kathryn Ireland look that I adore, I discovered Oberto Gili ... a photographer with great design taste himself. The flower above the bed is one of his photographs. Simply Stunning.
Oberto Gili's kitchen? dining area? From what I am learning about him, he likes the collected look as well. It is messy and beautiful in the same breath. And in the middle of the chaos, the silver pitcher with fresh flowers. That makes me smile. This is the way I live, what I have termed controlled chaos! Life happens in our rooms ... and that is where the memories are made!
Our family room ... the overstuffed leather sofas which I hate but the kids and my husband adore and have threatened me to make certain they don't come home one day and find them gone! The Duralee Fabric that brings the warmth in ... the beautiful antique Chinese Tea Cannister lamps I purchased at the Wellesley Antique Fair on a rainy February afternoon. The French Blue ladder where I stack my favorite design books. All of these things came in their own time.
A close up of the secretary I found in Atlanta and now where the kids sit to "play" on the computer! And the basket that holds all the crayons, colored pencils, note cards, etc. that help create a school project at a moments notice! It is collected, it was never meant to match ... just be lived in.
Happy Monday ...
xo,
Kim
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