A Beautiful, Spanish Style House in California

It's a little grey here in Scandinavia today so I thought I'd escape to Altadena, California for today's home tour - fancy joining me?! This beautifully renovated home is the work of interior designer Rosa Beltran of Homepolish. Rosa told Domino magazine that the "home was a badly done faux Mediterranean 1990's spec house" when she was called in to help. After countless structural changes, interior updates and newly sourced furniture and light fittings, the house has been transformed into a beautiful, light and modern Spanish architectural style house. Let's take a tour.

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The ceilings in the sitting room are 9 metres (30 foot) high - Rosa felt they made such a dramatic statement, the room didn't need many other elements. My eyes are also on that tree in the corner of the room - it's such a clever way to add a little height and draw the eye upwards.

Roost padron chair, Batik cushion*, Moroccan pouf*

The extra wide windowsill also doubles as a lovely nook - and a perfect spot for a morning coffee looking out over the garden. Imagine?!

Layered rugs soften the look of the monochrome stairwell, and the tribal fabrics add an exotic touch to an otherwise classic look.

Jute rug*, Kilim rug*

The high ceilings and spacious design of the bedroom allowed for a wrought iron four-poster bed - a material typically seen in Spanish style houses. I love the way this has been combined with other textural elements including a sculptural pendant lamp, Scandinavian style bench and linen curtains.

 The bathroom was inspired by the hammam experience - and features the most beautiful wall-to-wall mirrors (the patina!), a Moroccan style tiled floor and rustic wood elements.

Rustic wooden bench*, Light grey Clover tiles

Living here would kind of feel like you're permanently on holiday, don't you think?! How fabulous!

I've got a weakness for rustic wood (one of my favourite pieces is my bench / coffee table in my sitting room) and batik so I'll totally be pinning the sitting room and bathroom!

Is there anything that stands out to you?

You can read more more about this renovation and see a few more pics on Domino magazine. Thank you so much to The Style Files too (where I first spotted it).

Things are getting a little crazy around here as the summer holidays are coming up. Sweden pretty much shuts down in July and it's like the whole country is trying to get everything done before they leave - oj oj oj! It doesn't help that this is a short week too as it's midsummer's eve on Friday.

Speaking of which, I've been compiling a midsummer inspiration post which I can't wait to share with you over the next few days! Wild flowers at the ready...

Have a great day!

Niki

Photography Chad Mellon. Shared with kind permission from Domino Magazine.

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Summer News in the MSHB House!

In paid partnership with TRIWA

Hej hej! I added two new additions to the house over the weekend: some beautiful wild flowers (OK, they were from a local flower shop - but they could have been picked from a Swedish meadow had I lived in the countryside - and I'm hoping to pick similar ones for my daughters' midsummer crowns on Friday!). And the other? A new watch for the man about the house. It's called Raven Nevil and it's got a real summer vibe about it (I love the black dials and organically tanned leather strap!).

OK, it's not solely for Per - I like wearing it too as it's kind of over-sized in a cool way - and great with a 'boyfriend' shirt (that's two things I need to to nick from his wardrobe now - poor guy!). 

It's made by Swedish brand TRIWA (if you stop by regularly you'll know the name as I've been a proud ambassador for a while now), everything they do is beautiful and the straps are all made from organically tanner (and there's even a limited edition capsule collection made from recycled plastic!). I've got a small watch collection going and I love dipping in and out of it depending on what I'm wearing. That's not me showing off, it's just, that I don't normally have a collection of anything so I'm super proud - you should see my shoe collection, it's dismal!

No rest for the #husbandofinstagram! Is this picture cheesy? I couldn't decide! If so, it's entirely my fault as I'm way better at photographing interiors than I am people! Even so, he's very happy with his new watch. And he got a nice cup of coffee to go with it too (who says I don't look after him?!). What do you reckon, it kind of suits him, right?!

Oh and you might be wondering what room this is: it's my step sons (remember the make-over a few weeks back?) - when he's not here and we have guests, he's cool with us transforming it into a guest room. I'm still in love with the blue wall!

You can pick up this beauty - AKA the Raven Nevil here - or explore the summer collection here. 

Oh and, excitingly, TRIWA is also launching a new Humanium metal watch which is made from destructed illegal fire arms, to fight violence and poverty.  See the inspiring film, and sign-up to to get your hands on one of the first TRIWA x HUMANIUM watches here. 

Oh, and they offer free world wide shipping. Just saying!

Have a fab Tuesday!

PS I'll be back a little later with a home tour, see you then! 

This post is brought to you in collaboration with TRIWA, however all words are my own and I only ever work with brands I love and think you will too. Thank you for supporting the wonderful businesses that make MSHB possible! 

 

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