We began touring this incredible French Nordic style home with its superb architecture, lovely interior design, breathtaking stone facade, aqua-green accents, and thrilling French and European inspired details on this blog not long after it was built (10 years ago!), and its Provencal design and serene home decor are still worth revisiting. PART ONE of this story is here.
Something you cannot miss is a love for soft greens, blues, greys, and beachy colors you may not typically associate with European inspired design or French Country decor…but you will notice that these cool tones balance the heaviness of wood ceilings, rustically knotty wood floors, and strong architectural elements elsewhere.
Longtime readers of Hello Lovely may remember this enchanting French Nordic style home with Gustavian interior design influences is the prior residence of Desiree of the inspiring site Decor de Provence . Blogger Desiree sold the home and downsized without sacrificing any of the beauty she found here. Within her newer home, she is quite busy raising her young family and only occasionally now treats us to a glimpse of the decor, interior designs, and sights of home inspiring her in the design realm.
Her beautiful interiors and French Country homes continue to pop up in gorgeous shelter magazines, Pinterest, and anywhere French Nordic interiors are explored since their style is timeless. Stylist extraordinaire, Bonnie Broten has lent her expertise to the interiors and championed beautiful editorial features I want to keep staring at! Both Bonnie and Desiree possess this ability to style with a mix of unfussy, rustically elegant and tranquil qualities–qualities demanding careful restraint and patient, thoughtful procurement. The result is a very live-able lovely environment which invites beautiful living.
Desiree is one of the loveliest bloggers with whom I have had the pleasure to get to know through blogging, and for many years, the decor inspiration blog Decor de Provence has become a retreat for lovers of South of France, Swedish, and Belgian lovely–not simply as a means to collect decorating ideas but for the gift of peaceful sentiments, hope-filled inspiration, and spiritually rich revelations. Her heart is tender and beautiful like the spaces she designs.
What attracts so many admirers of European Old World style, French Country, and French Nordic beauty to Decor de Provence? Surely it’s this designer’s keen eye for beauty and imperfect lovely, a skill set for creating and decorating with a mix of antique treasures and modern finds, a spare lovely breezy interior design style which feels simple and designed for real family living, an interpretation of European easy elegance, high quality craftsmanship, a preference for serene beauty, and a gentleness in regard to interiors and blogging.
Care to learn more about the person behind the decor blog? I interviewed Desiree and asked a set of questions I have posed to numerous creatives over the years.
Want to take a peek inside her former home and learn more about this beautiful soul who is drawn to French Country and French Nordic style? I hope you’ll find plenty of inspiration to pin!
Source: Decor de Provence, Country French Magazine
Front Entry: Breathtaking French Nordic Style Interior Design Inspiration {Part 2}
1. Beauty in Imperfection.
HL: What springs to mind when you think about beauty in imperfection?
D: “Finding beauty in simple things, uniqueness of the individual, the freedom to be me, art, and nature.”
What a beautiful soul she is.
Doesn’t the stone add incredible age and architectural magnificence?
2. Sources of Inspiration.
HL: What is currently inspiring you?
D: 1. My relationship to my Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ.
2. My husband and my children.
3. Enjoying the beauty that life offers.
My sweet friend’s current inspirations reach much deeper than a favorite designer wallpaper or shelter magazine.
A glance back at when the home was taking shape…
…and in its completed splendor.
I went gaga for Desiree’s lovely serene French Country kitchen!
3. The Role of Creativity.
HL: Why is creativity so important in our lives?
D: “It’s an expression of one’s self, and I believe we have been given gifts from a higher source. We are expected to lift and share with one another. Life would be so dull without creativity!!”
How true, Desiree!
4. Cultivating the Lovely of the Everyday.
HL: How can we find more sacredness in the “everyday?”
D: “Everyday is a gift! We all should strive to live in the moment more by embracing the good and bad and learning to grow from each experience. When we live from our hearts, we can not only see and feel the blessings of everyday life, we can lift and strengthen others. Gratitude for each experience is finding the lovely and sacredness in the ‘everyday.’”
Ahhhhhh. Gratitude certainly does seem to be the key and secret ingredient for finding beauty, enduring love, and authentic happiness…thank you for reminding us since we so easily adapt to our blessings without reflecting on our gifts.
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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What is the backsplash used in this beautiful French Nordic Style Kitchen?
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I will try to find the source, Anne. Thanks for reading!
Did you find the source? We love it too! Thanks!
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Haven’t found it yet…boo! It looks like a ming green marble subway tile. I’ll keep you posted if I find it, and let me know if you have any luck. 🙂
Also interested in knowing backsplash source
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It looks like it is polished Ming green marble subway tile. With it being a natural stone product, there is bound to be a wide range of variation so ordering online could be tricky even when you can locate a product. Wayfair has individual tiles here: https://rstyle.me/+Del1LPd8GdXAYMy4gU1s1w and here’s a tile source that offers the subway tile as a mosaic on a sheet: https://mosaictiledirect.net/-265585.html
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Thank you, Michele, for your kind remarks about my styling for this beautiful home. Desiree and her family had already sold and moved from this home when we shot it. Her new home was shot
that same week! You have shown her beautiful style in both. Desiree is one of a kind, beautiful, loving, stylish, funny, smart, creative and someone you want as a friend forever. I could never have
done all of this without her help!
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She’s a gem! Always a pleasure to spotlight your work, Bonnie–Hello Lovely readers love what you do and are inspired as I am! Ready to assist you styling (to learn from a master) anytime, anywhere! xox
Do you know what brand/color those cabinets are?
I love your blog, you put so much thought into your posts and your photography skills are amazing!
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Hi Alison. This is Desiree’s kitchen (her blog is Décor de Provence), and the home was built 2007-ish in Utah. They are probably custom. The maker of my own kitchen cabinets is Schuler, and they offer a door style called Boardwalk that looks like this one which is available in several different white painted finishes. See it here: http://www.schulercabinetry.com/inspire/door-gallery/boardwalk Hope this helps!
I love how responsive and open you are about sharing on this lovely home! Definitely a new fan of this blog. Do you happen to have the floor plans?
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So happy to have you here! I took photos of the plans and will work on adding images to this post. Thanks for reading!
I’m so excited—I can’t wait to see them!
Hi Michele, I was just wondering if you ever found the floor plans? Thanks!
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I will contact my pal again and see if we can come with up the info–thanks for the reminder! 🙂
I would love to see this floor plan!
Author
I agree – I’m crazy about obsessing over a good floorplan!
Hi Michael!! I’m looking for kitchen tiles, love it!! Could you give me some clue about?
Thanks so much
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The tile appears to be a polished ming green marble subway tile. Here is the most similar one I have seen online: https://bit.ly/2zqjaIq. Maybe have them send a sample. Let us know here if it is a good match!
They are by Anne Sacks tile.
What a beautiful home! Do you know who the architect was?
Many thanks!
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I believe it was the spouse of the homeowner (decordeprovence).