If you aspire to create a lovely home layered with interest, provenance, patina and soul, let your heart and mind be led to this exquisite book by Tara Shaw! SOUL OF THE HOME: Designing With Antiques is truly a voyage of visual bliss!
![Exquisite with original paint antique Venetian corner cabinet stores white china and silver. Keys with burlap tassels serve as handles to pull open doors and complement worn finishes. #tarashaw #venetian #europeanantiques #antiques #cornercabinet #interiordesign #oldworldstyle #timelessdesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-corner-antique-cabinet-1440x1920.jpeg)
SOUL OF THE HOME: Designing With Antiques
Inspiring images of timeless rooms and richly layered juxtapositions will surely charm both aspiring and seasoned collectors.
![Tara Shaw The Soul of a Home book cover. #tarashaw #soulofthehome #designingwithantiques #designbook #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tara-shaw-soul-of-the-home-book-cover-1440x1669.jpeg)
If ever you considered collecting antiques, you’ll find an excellent style overview to identify characteristics of particular eras and styles.
![An eighteenth-century rococo Venetian mirror, contemporary onyx sconces, and gold toned fixtures harmonize in a stunningly elegant and luxurious bathroom design. #tarashaw #bathroom #interiordesign #antiques #oldworldstyle #whitebathroom #luxuriousbathroom](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-bathroom-ornate-gold-french-mirror-1440x1920.jpeg)
But what appeals to me most is the golden thread of experiential, soulful wisdom running through its design lessons.
The Importance of Antiques
![Inspirational quote from designer Tara Shaw on Hello Lovely Studio. #quotes #inspirationalquote](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hello-lovely-studio-tara-shaw-inspirational-quote-002.jpg)
Shaw demystifies the artful process of layering history and mindfully modern sensibilities with sensual heart language her admirers can comprehend.
![Stately white painted Victorian home has breathtaking architecture and curb appeal in the lower Garden District of New Orleans. #houseexterior #victorianhouses #beautifulwhitehouse #historichome #curbappeal #frontporch](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-Victorian-house-exterior-front-porch.jpeg)
Will your senses awaken and also be primed to address your own interiors? I predict OUI! (And who can place a value on such motivation in the 2020s when we spend copious hours at home?)
![Elegant and luxe, this master bathroom vanity was created from an 18th century French painted console. An 18th century mortar became a sink which Shaw paired with an 18th century Swedish barrel-back chair. #tarashaw #oldworldstyle #interiordesign #antiques #swedishantiques #frenchantiques #stonesink](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-bathroom-antique-vanity-table-stone-vessel-sink-1440x1868.jpeg)
Cultivate a Home With Heart
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Will you perhaps view antiques at the market through a more refined lens after living with this book?
![Tara Shaw designed Old World style kitchen - from her book Soul of the Home. #frenchkitchen #tarashaw](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tara-shaw-soul-of-the-home-161-1440x960.jpg)
Perhaps.
![An 18th century clock secretary in a Tara Shaw designed guest room has breathtaking patina and functions for modern life. #tarashaw #swedishantiques #europeanantiques #swedishsecretary #18thcentury #oldworldstyle #elegantdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-antique-Swedish-secretary-raw-wood-1440x1920.jpeg)
I can only imagine the vignettes and spaces to come if we will engage with these pages.
![Antique 18th century sandstone garden plinths combine with a 19th century walnut plateau to form a custom console behind the sofa in a living area designed by Tara Shaw. #europeanantiques #oldworldstyle #modernfrench #tarashaw #livingroom #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-living-room-modern-console-1440x1921.jpeg)
Bear in mind, what you see here is a mere morsel from the feast within SOUL OF A HOME!
![Two massive 19th century ecclesiastical paintings by Victor Mazies mix with a modern alpaca-covered chair in a living room designed by Tara Shaw. #oldworldstyle #tarashaw #religiousart #europeanantiques #interiordesign #rusticelegance](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-antiques-modern-religious-art-staircase-1440x1920.jpeg)
Let Architecture Lead the Way
![Inspirational quote from designer Tara Shaw on Hello Lovely Studio. #quotes #inspirationalquote](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hello-lovely-studio-tara-shaw-inspirational-quote-004.jpg)
![Beautiful blue 18th century Swedish secretary and vintage Savonarola chair make a stair landing functional for storage and correspondence. Tara Shaw designed this space. #tarashaw #swedishsecretary #swedishantiques #interiordesign #oldworldstyle #traditionaldecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-antique-Swedish-secretary-blue-paint-modern-chair.jpeg)
![Tara Shaw deisgned this exquisite master bath with salvaged Louis XV paneling with wonderful patina. #tarashaw #interiordesign #bathroomdesign #luxuriousbathroom #oldworldstyle #antiques #europeanantiques](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-elegant-bathroom-tub-plaster-walls-1440x1868.jpeg)
Believe it or not, the designer’s own kitchen (below) was a generic space before she worked over the top magic.
![Designer Tara Shaw upgraded a builder's grade kitchen with antiques such as a 19th century urn, 18th century Italian rococo lanterns, and grand stone mortar. #tarashaw #interiordesign #kitchendesign #oldworldstyle #antiques #europeanantiques #whitekitchen #traditionalkitchen #rusticelegance](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-white-kitchen-modern-antiques-1440x1868.jpeg)
“To combat the somewhat sterile atmosphere imparted by the ordinary surfaces, I needed to introduce pieces that went in the opposite direction.” -Tara Shaw
![Tara Shaw's kitchen with Swedish antique table, antique French chandelier, and European treasures. #tarashaw #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tara-shaw-kitchen-breakfast-nook-swedish-antique-table.jpg)
Elevate the Ordinary Creatively
![Inspirational quote from designer Tara Shaw on Hello Lovely Studio. #quotes #inspirationalquote](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hello-lovely-studio-tara-shaw-inspirational-quote-005.jpg)
![Gustavian clock secretary has cabinets beneath the desktop doubling as storage. #swedishantiques #tarashaw #interiordesign #secretary #antiques #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-antique-Swedish-secretary-grey-rose-pink-interior.jpeg)
In case you care to elevate the status of your outdoor dining space, Tara Shaw offers advice:
“The only things a small patio or even a city terrace needs to transform it into an enchanted garden are plants potted in jardinières or terra-cotta pots. See how it changes the way you feel about your morning cup of coffee–it makes an ordinary Wednesday feel like a mini vacation.” -Tara Shaw
Embrace Enchantment
![This outdoor dining area designed by Tara Shaw is an oasis with wisteria arbor, vintage tables and chairs, iron chandelier and pea gravel. #frenchgarden #frenchcourtyard #outdoordining #oldworldstyle #antiques #outdoooasis #romanticdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tara-Shaw-Soul-of-the-Home-book-French-outdoor-dining-metal-antique-bistro-chairs-1440x1920.jpeg)
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Can’t wait to have it in my hands! 🥰
Peace be with you, Michele.
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It is exceptionally lovely! Enjoy!
Nice change of ideas
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So happy you enjoyed – peace to you right where you are.
Wow. That was a lovely post. Thank you.
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Thanks so much for being here – have a lovely day!
Oooh so lovely indeed. Breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy weekend.
Love all these weathered pieces and the character they add to a home. Especially loved how Tara upgraded her builder grade kitchen & dining area…wow!
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Don’t you love it when you can see how these lovers of antiques actually live with them in real ways? Because it helps me and gives me permission to do things I wouldn’t normally have the confidence to do. Some friends of mine are friends with Tara, and she is wonderful!