The fab home of a French photographer and stylist

Hello Friday! So we got through the first working week of the year  - how did it go? From my side let's just say I'm looking forward to one of these tonight! Fancy joining me?! I thought I'd end the week with the wonderful French home of freelance stylist and photographer Aurélie Lécuyer and her family. The space was captured by Melanie Rodriguez a few years back but it still looks bang up to date - note the pink and drak grey hues, lovely vintage furniture and creative personal touches.... perfect inspiration for the weekend! 

Homeowner: Aurélie Lécuyer. Photographer: Melanie Rodriguez. The Socialite Family.

What a perfect home to celebrate the weekend, don't you think?! It's so personal and relaxed.

Get the look: kitchen - Tolix chairs,  yellow linen tablecloth, Donna Wilson plates, Source vintage industrial wall lights here and rattan chairs like the one shown here. White sheepskin. Etsy sells all kinds of different colour and sized pompoms. Toadstool night light (so cute!).

Try these dark colours and pinks for a similar paint colour match. 

For some reason this home made me think of Malin Persson's fabulous Malmö home (perhaps it was the colour in the children's room and the pompoms? (more fab children's rooms here).  And this charming and relaxed family home in Biarritz (the corridor?).

The images were taken for 'The Socialite Family' - which is so worth creating a fresh pot of coffee for (great site packed with inspiration!). And you can also see stunning images of Aurelie's new home on instagram here.

Before I shoot off for the weekend (there's a blizzard outside so I'm in no rush!), here are a few links from around the web I thought you might like:

Loved yesterday's dark green and grey colour scheme - but this dark blue / green combo in the bedroom is also pretty striking. 

This paint outside the box post is fascinating and inspiring!

Colour of the year rose quartz has even made it into the kitchen, I think it looks kind of great don't you?

How pretty are all these kilim rugs in this room? 

Loving this Dutch hair braid tutorial.

Lovers of architect (and in fact just about everyone) will love this 'hut on sleds' - imagine?

How to keep a clean home (note to self and man...).

So much fun seeing the free downloadable and printable My Scandinavian Home calendar 2016 out there on social media - like this instagram pic! 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend - and stay warm (or cool for those of you lucky enough to be in milder climes!).

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A sophisticated Swedish home in dark shades

This lovely Swedish home captures the essence of 'dark broody' interiors perfectly. It's been artfully decorated in shades of dark grey and a spectrum of greens from olive to emerald. The result is a truly sophisticated and elegant space captured by one of my favourite Swedish photographers - Kristofer Johnsson. Let's take a look around....

Photography: Kristofer Johnsson. Stylist: Alexandra Ogonowski. Featured in Residence magazine. Found via Coco Lapine with thanks.

So beautiful don't you think?

Get the look: tolix chairs,  sheepskin rug, Kånken children's rucksack, dark grey linen bedding. I can just see one of my favourite lamps - the Flos Copycat peeping into the corner of the picture in the bedroom too! For similar paint colours try Farrow & Ball darks.

Jennfier Hagler's fab wishlist captures these tones perfectly!

I also love this dark grey, blue and green Swedish home, the dramatic stairwell in Marie Olsson Nylander's home, and an elegant black and navy home also captured by Kristofer.

It's enough to make me want to dabble in a few dark walls and pieces! - do you have any in your home?

Other links I love today include:

My eldest daughter is moving into her own bedroom and we're having loads of fun picking out a moodboard. This colour scheme is spot on! So pretty don't you think?

Love the idea of bringing rainy days indoors.

Colour block navy with crisp white in the bedroom.

Take me away to this pretty red cabin in the snow.

Have a lovely day!

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The fabulous studio of an interior designer

Are you back at work this week? Or perhaps you've been working right the way through Christmas (guh!)? Either way, how often do you look around and think - this place seriously needs a make-over?! Today, I'm taking work space inspiration (and in fact, kitchen, dining and sitting room inspiration) from the design studio of Christien Starkenburg - the driving force behind Dutch interior design consultancy firm Interieur + and handmade furniture company SlowWood. Christien follows the philosophy "an interior is the natural projection of the soul'' - Coco Chanel, aspiring to design spaces for her clients using head, heart and a heavy dose of handmade - a philosophy which is projected in her (fab) personal studio too. Let's take a peek inside and prepare to feel inspired....

Interieur Plus

Could you work here? I most definitely could!

Looking at this studio takes me back to my days in the corporate world where I used to sit in a giant  open-plan office by a window (on luckier days) overlooking a car park and a motorway - it was my wonderful colleagues which kept me going! Today I'm master of my own work space (which also features on the front cover of this book!) and it makes such a difference to my working day. Is your office environment important to you?

I spy - Jill Wood chair in natural oak and Lounge chair and Ottoman (15% discount with code MYSCAN), Z1 cotton light, source round jute rugs here (love this one!) try here for a selection of lovely poufs (I like this Burlap one!), Lampe Gras wall lights. The beautifully crafted table can be purchased through Christien's handmade wood furniture company SlowWood.

Could Railings be a similar match to that wonderful colour seen in the kitchen and dining room?

For a real work space inspiration bonanza today you might want to check out this archive or this board - I know you're meant to be working, but hey, a stitch in time saves nine and all that...

I'd love to hear about your work space in the comment section below!

Have a wonderful day! 

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