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Kindness Quotes & Hello Lovely Highlights
Need ideas for kitchen calming spruce ups? SEE THIS.
In our last home (a fixer upper), I sampled a ton of white paint colors before arriving at BM OC-151, and I explore it in more depth in THIS.
Take a trip to Provence and virtually enjoy this chateau which inspired me to seek paint colors capturing the interiors.
Love a classic Stockholm apartment? Let’s peek inside a few in THIS.
Explore the ingredients for capturing European country style in THIS.
What’s your idea of a tranquil bedroom retreat? Does it feature old world style:
or is it a mix of modern, classic and coastal? We explored tranquil bedroom retreats HERE.
This is digging in 2021’s archives…
A year ago we finished the renovation of our bath HERE and then the closet.
The design elements we chose for the bath are classic, coastal, traditional ingredients that will hopefully still feel relevant years from now. When you’re doing all the work yourself, you do NOT want to think about changes in the near future!
I find that as I grow older, there are more chapters of grief from friends being diagnosed or passing away. I shared a collection of soul tending quotes here.
Incredibly Romantic Country French Kitchen Tour
If French country style and romantic Old World charm float your boat, then these pale understated paint colors may appeal!
My own kitchen still needs finishing touches, but I know better than to finish it completely because that would lead to impluses to move. Hahahaha.
I went with cooler colors in our kitchen, but I love a wondrous warm French country look too!
Time to refresh our family room since clutter always arrives with winter.
How about you? Are you sprucing up rooms now that the season has changed? Does Spring cause you to crave color or to add green?
Love neutrals?
I fell in love with Finding Lovely’s kitchen, and the kitchen tour shares ideas to get the look.
I love this quote about the mystery of grace. Could you use a taste of the mystery?
See if this piece of music by Leslie Odom Jr. stirs you (it is having its way with me!):
I shared the before afters of our former home HERE…
Good gracious, once I discovered Belgian linen a couple of decades ago, it was GAME OVER!
I try to gather the names of specific paint colors designers love to share with you. Find a bunch of ideas for neutrals in THIS.
And I’m always flirting with the idea of introducing bits of pink – if you love it, SEE THIS.
There’s always an occasion, and there are always new options for budget-friendly finds:
Design books are one of my indulgences, and if you love American style, I bet you’ll find something in THIS.
I’m a summer girl, so while I love spring, it can still be a brutal season in my neck of the woods (hail storms, snow, tornadoes and strong winds that compel me to search ‘noise cancelling headphones’ on Amazon).
So I tend to jump ahead often in my posts….anticipating summer…anticipating the holidays, etc. But my favorite posts are TIMELESS. It’s why I love Belgian design:
and everything my friend Greet does (SEE HER HOME in THIS where I dare to suggest we can approach this look for our own humble homes by studying what is working in hers.)
Cozy kitchens are also a favorite here (and I know I always seem to post ten times as many kitchens as say living rooms or dining rooms, but they are the living room for so many of us!). Find tips for adding coziness HERE.
Speaking of the UK, there was a season where Cotswold cottages would not move from my consciousness!
Escape to the wonder of them HERE.
What is it about those couple of centuries old stone cottages and cozy interiors!?! They always convince me I could live in a tiny space as long as I have a big comfy bed:
and a few of my favorite belongings:
That was my breakfast nook years ago, and our dining room in the Georgian looks like this:
In case you missed this oldie but goodie about Reese Witherspoon’s house in HOME AGAIN, take it for a spin HERE.
Whether you’re a brand new friend or an old one to Hello Lovely, thanks for reading this random assemblage of stories old and new!
Wait Until You See What Lone Fox Did With Ikea Bookshelves
I love a good DIY and I’m always up for a brilliant Ikea hack, so this is doubly awesome:
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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