Make It Yours: Romantic Getaway

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who doesn't fancy a romantic getaway? A secret bolthole to find rest and serenity. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Next question...how many of us have one?</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mmmmmm, not so many, eh?!</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The secret is to create your very own space in the home you already have. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Particularly with </span><span style="font-size: large;">littlies </span><span style="font-size: large;">around, a special place for Mr MC and me to escape to, has been, not just a luxury, but a real necessity.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://assets.uniquebookingservices.com/unique/data/1957/ib/31856-weblg.jpg" /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Simple, uncluttered and calm are the keywords....</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and here's how I suggest you do it...</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3cLK-XT9Zu714KTeRZRdqH4NbcNgJw476y763o1uOMQ-LV1P9RGCsnjhT3C5fSJ6Qz5C0i1BNovNyFUHbO0HVud8dJeum4s-HVEGlGSrAGTYdjsHESmwxzihm37kU1tzgdbFTLmFutIH/s1600/romantic-getaway.gif1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3cLK-XT9Zu714KTeRZRdqH4NbcNgJw476y763o1uOMQ-LV1P9RGCsnjhT3C5fSJ6Qz5C0i1BNovNyFUHbO0HVud8dJeum4s-HVEGlGSrAGTYdjsHESmwxzihm37kU1tzgdbFTLmFutIH/s640/romantic-getaway.gif1.gif" width="456" /></span></a></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Clockwise from top:</i> take time to pick out small luxuries, you want to be able to feel like a princess in an instant; choose a palette of soft, washed-out putty shades, such as the new greys from Little Greene: try Limestone, Fescue, Cool Arbour, and Serpentine, which are designed to work together as a palette; be ruthlessly sparing with clutter...accessories YES but clutter NO!; I love the ambiance that choosing natural materials gives: here, linens, then rattan baskets and wooden floors help to impart softness to the scheme.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(via unknown, Liesbet Goetschalckx, unknown, Finders Keepers Market Inc)</span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="413" src="http://www.homebunch.com/wp-content/uploads/1036.png" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These mood boards take inspiration from Unique Home Stays' Turtledove Cottage (see <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/cottage-tourmodern-country-hideaway.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/cottage-tour-part-2-modern-country.html" target="_blank">here </a>for more information).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1GV0gfcKeb2Q4rpvzCXMp4DSLZKOKYrSj9qt7za9qKU94vuYUxZtwg0Qjzq_kfeFWKjOMLyjfG0pKMwSuBozpRs3HxAQVjRPLfVEs9Ee_JkTvI0xTZ8f9NxcJ5Alom-deIG0nBu6xp1-/s1600/romantic-getaway.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1GV0gfcKeb2Q4rpvzCXMp4DSLZKOKYrSj9qt7za9qKU94vuYUxZtwg0Qjzq_kfeFWKjOMLyjfG0pKMwSuBozpRs3HxAQVjRPLfVEs9Ee_JkTvI0xTZ8f9NxcJ5Alom-deIG0nBu6xp1-/s640/romantic-getaway.gif" width="450" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This time I've focused on slightly more masculine greys. <i>Clockwise from top</i>: as there's only two of you to buy necessities for, you might want to splash out a bit so that even the everyday feels special; warm and snuggly are romantic essentials.....I shall say no more!; throws and cushions <i>always </i>in natural materials....utterly inviting; nothing should feel so perfect that it isn't practical; try Farrow and Ball Great White, Farrow and Ball Cornforth White and Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray for grays with depth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Enjoy your own Romantic Getaway!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Make It Yours: Romantic Getaway

Who doesn't fancy a romantic getaway? A secret bolthole to find rest and serenity.  Next question...how many of us have one? Mmmmmm, not...

Read more »

Large Lights: Getting Your Home Ready For Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lighting can make or break a room. If your house feels in the doldrums then just look at these rooms for inspiration. See how the lighting lifts them into the stratosphere style-wise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Дом в Швеции 6" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/1351311/1351311_original.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking at the basics of your home BEFORE you decorate for <span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas </span>allows your special festive pieces to shine out, out, out.....but if the foundations aren't in place then the extra layer of <span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas </span>sparkle can just create clutter....and, you know, there's no faster way to make it onto Santa's Naughty List than clutter, no matter how prettily it sparkles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Hotel Monteverdi Tuscany 8" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/1384380/1384380_original.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Large lights bring the room right into centre-stage, whilst creating atmosphere and warmth at the same time. Multi-tasking at its best. So what's a girl to do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep her eyes peeled for eons for just the right piece? Check, check, check...it's just not happening...<i>aaaargh</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="House and Leisure Дом в Йоханнесбурге 3" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/nicety/2147506/1342284/1342284_original.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or choose her very own bespoke shade and feel every inch a princess?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XDRm_OwkGdr3tq4a4zZlvKyxolHaLGSewZJvsEBNxpVwLYAtqcw1xMYziuNTfI4HurITnrBLI1dwt5Yh6Lvmj6G9t-AS5kSATD9BiBWNc7U4jEvQrWb4bximhIR3a5_9sWP3RnMcMjkp/s1600/79ideas-cozy-white-kitchen.png" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the New Year, I'll be revealing all. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>*excited squawks*</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via: Skeppshoman,  Hotel Montiverdi, 79 Ideas, Nicety</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Large Lights: Getting Your Home Ready For Christmas

Lighting can make or break a room. If your house feels in the doldrums then just look at these rooms for inspiration. See how the lighting l...

Read more »

Leather Seating: Yes or No?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend, we had a little mooch around gorgeous interiors emporium. And a Leather-Chair-Like-No-Other caught my Modern Country eye. I very nearly snapped it up but <i>then </i>something stopped me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T18NBj2us0F4ssEyoakF_92r9glnNFv5r7d5FYEeM7uomWeMCPgeJsPbDs6gUxXS5APLURJi00Wxq3nA8ArskIQJUB1nzF0GNSYqlVyXk-eY7Z106CSakQk25YicnwqH2ax3gorW0Sg/s1600/shari.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T18NBj2us0F4ssEyoakF_92r9glnNFv5r7d5FYEeM7uomWeMCPgeJsPbDs6gUxXS5APLURJi00Wxq3nA8ArskIQJUB1nzF0GNSYqlVyXk-eY7Z106CSakQk25YicnwqH2ax3gorW0Sg/s1600/shari.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUpMFKB49c5jEfwDM5MJ8RNyYU7-m4q9REyQnT7ceOURyoguWyG09TvP7q9pCE-Ao1g4C62Di2yxfVpYbE5jRe-wPxCijbF6OrNzQaPthc7TMPoTx2OdkydAX_QM4fh6j91SSXYF2byM/s1600/home+bunch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUpMFKB49c5jEfwDM5MJ8RNyYU7-m4q9REyQnT7ceOURyoguWyG09TvP7q9pCE-Ao1g4C62Di2yxfVpYbE5jRe-wPxCijbF6OrNzQaPthc7TMPoTx2OdkydAX_QM4fh6j91SSXYF2byM/s1600/home+bunch.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see, I love to snuggle right down on our fabulously squishy sofas.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I imagine leather might not feel as </span><span style="font-size: large;">welcoming to flop into.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr_XOcSqCDFvWDj54QOP8BdiuJrQcV5GkFShnBqE9bUuxcuWXQS_fveCbNSpra6cg04HBCjUGFOILxPDJYJNza64gNi5qGy7ALWWlU0lD48skjzKIFyXTAk6YO6nqqBYnGFJYxaz5q9M/s1600/annekedekkers_nl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr_XOcSqCDFvWDj54QOP8BdiuJrQcV5GkFShnBqE9bUuxcuWXQS_fveCbNSpra6cg04HBCjUGFOILxPDJYJNza64gNi5qGy7ALWWlU0lD48skjzKIFyXTAk6YO6nqqBYnGFJYxaz5q9M/s1600/annekedekkers_nl2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXppnsAByR4hlf6yCA5xN5gq_behHBnMRCcboS2C2JTC8KOnNkDBvgN-fG9CkH03cMK0xEHRtFs4b21pibnB7eM-HioSLgyBXOUmxCMTqARg6NARcE5LoXZAPuFQrwU8ZV6e50K5t80Q/s1600/houseofbliss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXppnsAByR4hlf6yCA5xN5gq_behHBnMRCcboS2C2JTC8KOnNkDBvgN-fG9CkH03cMK0xEHRtFs4b21pibnB7eM-HioSLgyBXOUmxCMTqARg6NARcE5LoXZAPuFQrwU8ZV6e50K5t80Q/s1600/houseofbliss.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{And, I'll be honest, I'm haunted by the smell of my dad's leather car seat on hot days. <i>Stifling</i>.}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbzH9lECKPssc6zKYnkJpJDfzhC6AfHbWCb0fSGCVkc1YV9t6yt0yKe-E1wxOL-awCGuW2IILHwjHBuQoEsma1_cYQqb2RSTmtaQL3D1Jd9gyu8bJ22N9OB_UAXLemfD0jZamfdH9tBc/s1600/brown_dress_with_white_dots_jewelry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbzH9lECKPssc6zKYnkJpJDfzhC6AfHbWCb0fSGCVkc1YV9t6yt0yKe-E1wxOL-awCGuW2IILHwjHBuQoEsma1_cYQqb2RSTmtaQL3D1Jd9gyu8bJ22N9OB_UAXLemfD0jZamfdH9tBc/s640/brown_dress_with_white_dots_jewelry.jpg" width="380" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwOtxBLbzOFa7MtTon0Y2GTCsHuLs4lv5UVs3LviXDU448t6G5iVGFqLbG5g-qPgq0de1142kcfxNIFh3syLk4yoYgr6l51t141R2Tj3oB5kepkwDEmOliYVB6ze2IC80qN_TeqYfIqw/s1600/leather-sofas-john-lewis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwOtxBLbzOFa7MtTon0Y2GTCsHuLs4lv5UVs3LviXDU448t6G5iVGFqLbG5g-qPgq0de1142kcfxNIFh3syLk4yoYgr6l51t141R2Tj3oB5kepkwDEmOliYVB6ze2IC80qN_TeqYfIqw/s640/leather-sofas-john-lewis.jpg" width="508" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the look of them is altogether heavenly. I'd choose mine in rich but slightly shabbied brown; worn and soft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iubKcbEwXO2qKTKQhJGv2FWMarHA52eP6W-193rALi5XXcnLJ5lCfHGP6Re_k-t3JECUwetG9bnxTk0_8OCxSsP6Sg4KfX32nrZ6VgA-gmMttgtm-rid7WNI4-8VIP51o7tIDnKz8k/s1600/je_taime_via_interiors-porn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iubKcbEwXO2qKTKQhJGv2FWMarHA52eP6W-193rALi5XXcnLJ5lCfHGP6Re_k-t3JECUwetG9bnxTk0_8OCxSsP6Sg4KfX32nrZ6VgA-gmMttgtm-rid7WNI4-8VIP51o7tIDnKz8k/s640/je_taime_via_interiors-porn.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5QAJoN5he4occ9am38UmT5gnbRhq6YiyWVahHroQl2P4r_JNKva7nEtoFiWUkcVAYxmALY5CwfQb2VOlxWJPddwSc8Epx5s2rTwnh42QrZurXRqUQgPzodQMCGyAx7u3lDIwuX8iWOQ/s1600/LISA_B%257E1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5QAJoN5he4occ9am38UmT5gnbRhq6YiyWVahHroQl2P4r_JNKva7nEtoFiWUkcVAYxmALY5CwfQb2VOlxWJPddwSc8Epx5s2rTwnh42QrZurXRqUQgPzodQMCGyAx7u3lDIwuX8iWOQ/s640/LISA_B%257E1.JPG" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, please will you answer me this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">{</span><span style="font-size: large;">and be my best friend forever}...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Are leather chairs as comfy as they are stylish?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images Little Blue Deer, Home Bunch, annekedekkers_nl2, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House of Bliss, unknown, John Lewis, Interiors Porn, Lisa B-1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Leather Seating: Yes or No?

Last weekend, we had a little mooch around gorgeous interiors emporium. And a Leather-Chair-Like-No-Other caught my Modern Country eye. I ve...

Read more »

Modern Country Edwardian House Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWb5ZNWNRxS5N2lpyLueqVxB-koU81fPwjkuIJvLzlr_sxeKve1Mep-YE9EXs2iSx69PZHkV-zK1adRsYs5WT5cDe0K0GN1xhA4AdyywXLH6B7ccSu5EiBP9tQ5YLOQuyyq20jiWbZhw/s1600/cozy-living-area.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWb5ZNWNRxS5N2lpyLueqVxB-koU81fPwjkuIJvLzlr_sxeKve1Mep-YE9EXs2iSx69PZHkV-zK1adRsYs5WT5cDe0K0GN1xhA4AdyywXLH6B7ccSu5EiBP9tQ5YLOQuyyq20jiWbZhw/s640/cozy-living-area.png" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though this house obviously needs de-show-homing, given a few toys scattered here, and two mugs of tea waiting to cool by a pile of tatty books, the space would be just delicious as a Modern Country family home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't believe me?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's how...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghegazMiUGjSvqDUsLJyG0zeqDg-kvRu0zVL0nm3OahyWbPPI9FUQFh8yqnWLdFdGUtJKRVJ5lBS3HadT3ClcX5R-CZGSCwNQV8pkDn0bcn5TDcI8tkCjF-nhb9WQTm0IzTjC2pKOKN24/s1600/11+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghegazMiUGjSvqDUsLJyG0zeqDg-kvRu0zVL0nm3OahyWbPPI9FUQFh8yqnWLdFdGUtJKRVJ5lBS3HadT3ClcX5R-CZGSCwNQV8pkDn0bcn5TDcI8tkCjF-nhb9WQTm0IzTjC2pKOKN24/s640/11+(1).jpg" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;">The painted floor boards would easily withstand tricycles zooming up and down the length of the house. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The sofas, which appear to be upholstered in leather, are clearly designed for wiping juice of easily and efficiently. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">There are very few knick-knacks waiting for tiny hands to 'play with' (ie. break!!).</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, of course, it needs some more bits and bobs in it to ensure that it feels lived in and warm b</span><span style="font-size: large;">ut, as I always like to say, <b>the bones are definitely there</b> to build a welcoming family haven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPLqdAM2k0O010ir-4m4LWblJOSmskA1-A4UzU5giOUIOpJKwJLU9vro0wMRxSSBBRsYcCEd7-Mn_7sVZkTKNm26ZImudUmSjOOJPKb76rOryPtWrZJonBcVDmlwOeEHN8DTLi7e7sOA/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPLqdAM2k0O010ir-4m4LWblJOSmskA1-A4UzU5giOUIOpJKwJLU9vro0wMRxSSBBRsYcCEd7-Mn_7sVZkTKNm26ZImudUmSjOOJPKb76rOryPtWrZJonBcVDmlwOeEHN8DTLi7e7sOA/s640/17.jpg" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What strikes me instantly about this house is the way the palette flows so beautifully from room to room.</span><span style="font-size: large;">The various grey tones, varying from charcoal to ash, lead you thoughtfully throughout the entire house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7pO69KLlF3R0BB8VPZS25KnMUn62akdyAV4TEeXVbw26f8hDrIabgHWQqdgPPd8yoK5bVYDrrN8tKOYVsysYkuIvPo7HcQatADzisMpPuWxd81DUd_EOQ3V9mlBEQomZW_K-4P4zEsk/s1600/living-room.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7pO69KLlF3R0BB8VPZS25KnMUn62akdyAV4TEeXVbw26f8hDrIabgHWQqdgPPd8yoK5bVYDrrN8tKOYVsysYkuIvPo7HcQatADzisMpPuWxd81DUd_EOQ3V9mlBEQomZW_K-4P4zEsk/s640/living-room.png" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile accents of colour are spotlighted in warm, sunny yellow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you notice how the choice of colour was inspired by the encaustic tiles in the hallway? And even the books on the shelves above coordinate (albeit in a very show-homey kind of way).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shall we take a trip upstairs?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBBwPxka8nCNjM83Ci2IVBodCqV_o0UCzZt6gfas0hs0uIHCHPQfm6L1zy58vJePie0AB8N4yfYfCdXjbccD3fXNbD2bopbO_aOWjrMX8CD_1qAeh-mB955yUUQ6THDMYGV1XDwRbdF0/s1600/stairs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBBwPxka8nCNjM83Ci2IVBodCqV_o0UCzZt6gfas0hs0uIHCHPQfm6L1zy58vJePie0AB8N4yfYfCdXjbccD3fXNbD2bopbO_aOWjrMX8CD_1qAeh-mB955yUUQ6THDMYGV1XDwRbdF0/s640/stairs.png" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing seems overly fussy. There are no deliberately overly-shabbied pieces here. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Instead, everything seems unpretentious yet smart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yet there are touches of country within all this stark modernism. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You have to look hard to see them but they're they're all the same.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHbivvqltJELgWN35C8Leok7zjU1LNlGyoTUpwKMpR7-M13Vvip6wuMSloSV60RmUoHjgTuFW1Tg57wcEqReRMz8tPADuXmXtd9W1fymHgqwUOcfHjviKGe2GgIhgNAStcK5t73bYCFE/s1600/wonderful-bathroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHbivvqltJELgWN35C8Leok7zjU1LNlGyoTUpwKMpR7-M13Vvip6wuMSloSV60RmUoHjgTuFW1Tg57wcEqReRMz8tPADuXmXtd9W1fymHgqwUOcfHjviKGe2GgIhgNAStcK5t73bYCFE/s640/wonderful-bathroom.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The enamel pitcher by the bath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rustic wooden ladder used as a towel rail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFkZ_F5b2nG2XZaqlAuPvlBLtBanZLvEKytWmubmyp443YlW0hM76mzg1URdH3DFXDaTopceuNU4n4usD6NSUAq4p8PeqsNytBU6lHPOniMd4JCf4zQRITsl9JZ9pCSNIb3UVKWZfuo/s1600/bathroom_details.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFkZ_F5b2nG2XZaqlAuPvlBLtBanZLvEKytWmubmyp443YlW0hM76mzg1URdH3DFXDaTopceuNU4n4usD6NSUAq4p8PeqsNytBU6lHPOniMd4JCf4zQRITsl9JZ9pCSNIb3UVKWZfuo/s640/bathroom_details.png" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at this pretty headboard in the master bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EKn53V77bUb_WBAbS8TyRqauCVsabCwEOR6AeUCtARfIOQ5TgelX_WQQpFA1P65_tvJW_aXpU2d6gXymVuJLAIDy4ni0OH6c9uipDKBRYGQwdqV6GWSVdRk1tEvoD7vlSAaqWkOY_GM/s1600/bedroom-detail_79ideas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EKn53V77bUb_WBAbS8TyRqauCVsabCwEOR6AeUCtARfIOQ5TgelX_WQQpFA1P65_tvJW_aXpU2d6gXymVuJLAIDy4ni0OH6c9uipDKBRYGQwdqV6GWSVdRk1tEvoD7vlSAaqWkOY_GM/s640/bedroom-detail_79ideas.png" width="480" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the pattern on the cushion, together with the gently-floralled curtains in the second reception room, combine perfectly to create a house that is firmly Modern yet has echoes of Country.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobYqlFAsFC9aK1s47301Mk3_K-HA7aY0MbyJC4AySmfT5Dnb5Dxu1NGX3IuhWiVfyLnruVGooimTzD3B9sbEcO2UPS3-v6wWWJsW0V9uWweQguDXzB6JmgcDu8psJpr0cE5AXvw8bUPI/s1600/cozy-bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobYqlFAsFC9aK1s47301Mk3_K-HA7aY0MbyJC4AySmfT5Dnb5Dxu1NGX3IuhWiVfyLnruVGooimTzD3B9sbEcO2UPS3-v6wWWJsW0V9uWweQguDXzB6JmgcDu8psJpr0cE5AXvw8bUPI/s640/cozy-bedroom.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, my poppett, will you be taking it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All images by Amanda Prior via 79 Ideas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Modern Country Edwardian House Tour

Though this house obviously needs de-show-homing, given a few toys scattered here, and two mugs of tea waiting to cool by a pile of tatty b...

Read more »

Gwyneth Paltrow's Modern Country New House

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXnayLT2XsSicErbeMjnd_lhq-RO8aQqYxDygCqlDMJZcRHpyuzW_vCGv7jMyLk9nmpTJPYStvCxjwYcwi83CqZU4qFwDHdIXZzB7brbzg38d7eqZRA7lbELg6B6q8MQhX3VimNY3mVY/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXnayLT2XsSicErbeMjnd_lhq-RO8aQqYxDygCqlDMJZcRHpyuzW_vCGv7jMyLk9nmpTJPYStvCxjwYcwi83CqZU4qFwDHdIXZzB7brbzg38d7eqZRA7lbELg6B6q8MQhX3VimNY3mVY/s640/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwyneth Paltrow's new house.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">have bought a new house</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and it's the epitome of Modern Country?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fancy a peek?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Me too....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's go, banjo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-dRurY1fyUKbJRIDUF8ndx9PYVYkBDkyPxR2iv08LhWuM6UE1kIBjX8w6njI4j4RWkgcoIxGw97BKwROjDg_Z3Y3J2c1DlNiKnWbHGRYc1diNLIsFl0l_MEAi461f0hMG0C5ymBEYd0/s1600/daily+mail.jpg5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-dRurY1fyUKbJRIDUF8ndx9PYVYkBDkyPxR2iv08LhWuM6UE1kIBjX8w6njI4j4RWkgcoIxGw97BKwROjDg_Z3Y3J2c1DlNiKnWbHGRYc1diNLIsFl0l_MEAi461f0hMG0C5ymBEYd0/s640/daily+mail.jpg5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whitewashed front features a white paved driveway and low-key topiary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The house, which must be one of the coolest in the entire world, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">cost a mere $10.45 million.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczzsfhUcFECce5dsfFa33vVEw5fp4En7z4NFmmdcP_2iO1GcQr16ia_Xt8hfThb0XVGOHHUVpgPP-8GkfJeC6KVFgHYoUqO3NdiMgIOaWTzzI68e0r9l8wRAav6uvV2zGWdEcjOKhqgc/s1600/daily+mail.jpg4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczzsfhUcFECce5dsfFa33vVEw5fp4En7z4NFmmdcP_2iO1GcQr16ia_Xt8hfThb0XVGOHHUVpgPP-8GkfJeC6KVFgHYoUqO3NdiMgIOaWTzzI68e0r9l8wRAav6uvV2zGWdEcjOKhqgc/s640/daily+mail.jpg4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these floor tiles - a Modern take on a classic Country chequered floor.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyajd3cFwfLVZCjtu_b6SbETMHQhqZmq7eaYuoA_0agEGEK7_3zexQCQEcpKF2YQWmMHZ82qTFJrfjyFOuf3rSl6mSECo6xLdOFoe_gzp1r6HEdA0S-F_WIAUWGBmXjssGqltvQe9m7k/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyajd3cFwfLVZCjtu_b6SbETMHQhqZmq7eaYuoA_0agEGEK7_3zexQCQEcpKF2YQWmMHZ82qTFJrfjyFOuf3rSl6mSECo6xLdOFoe_gzp1r6HEdA0S-F_WIAUWGBmXjssGqltvQe9m7k/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the view from other end...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Located on the westside of Los Angeles, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">it was apparently first listed for $11.96 million.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Why did no one tell me?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I sooo would have bought this.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Yes, with the petty cash I carry round in my back pocket.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What you don't carry $12 mill as loose change too?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eU2DRRR4UCaw1G6xF6ZSWvlgCTx7WzkDGoLepe3AZgnSMsxjlSTViBax8uv5-lJsKhfCoYPl4KB98DP0hMfBEk9-iZf_IAsL0eROhwAftMfEF9lw80Xq5tD1syuRRChwOG3VR2eqRFA/s1600/daily+mail.jpg7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eU2DRRR4UCaw1G6xF6ZSWvlgCTx7WzkDGoLepe3AZgnSMsxjlSTViBax8uv5-lJsKhfCoYPl4KB98DP0hMfBEk9-iZf_IAsL0eROhwAftMfEF9lw80Xq5tD1syuRRChwOG3VR2eqRFA/s640/daily+mail.jpg7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that patchwork throw tossed oh-so-casually over the chair. So snuggly!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Would you believe this is a new-build?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has so much character and charm,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">which we saw <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/09/gorgeous-autumn-new-build.html" target="_blank">here</a> is possible but pretty </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">darn</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">hard to get right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now on to very probably one of the nicest kitchens </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">you will ever have the pleasure of seeing....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brace yourselves...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTPkn2usur580iydK-eepSX6zl_324tl1GyMlOoKoWymrvnQFwbnStOkjaPoo6EWT21w5EUy3x50X5i88qc3ccvc2mr3P1N9Uw4L35DY8MIYCUbkIJqe-Keybqsl849dp1HL3TT7NPUk/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTPkn2usur580iydK-eepSX6zl_324tl1GyMlOoKoWymrvnQFwbnStOkjaPoo6EWT21w5EUy3x50X5i88qc3ccvc2mr3P1N9Uw4L35DY8MIYCUbkIJqe-Keybqsl849dp1HL3TT7NPUk/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black pendant  lights <span style="background-color: white;">and cool grey paint updates this classic country kitchen.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wooooah, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gwynnie's<span style="background-color: white;"> pad is designed by architect Windsor Smith,</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and is predominantly decorated in a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">classic</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Modern Country palette of white and charcoal, with plenty of natural materials.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UGlqO-6YYkk9l79so7bxgjQ_O8ywREtZjjlwmkWQENnbcuFbrKqbIokbdHYW87ix5X5mNTHgRkFMZFIjUfPjDJa7gnhwdWOmXEUaUr8XN9mvEwHc1U47QyXFJMQvri-qkCBMhYl9xmE/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UGlqO-6YYkk9l79so7bxgjQ_O8ywREtZjjlwmkWQENnbcuFbrKqbIokbdHYW87ix5X5mNTHgRkFMZFIjUfPjDJa7gnhwdWOmXEUaUr8XN9mvEwHc1U47QyXFJMQvri-qkCBMhYl9xmE/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's plenty of space to sit down to eat...informally....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK_GvRBEPy1BVcmGa0Op_A4kxQyqL7A36nN7wkDHHVoxuZ7F1F462jbQju3W6L1BAeY93gpLWfG7KD57hyphenhyphenFyeAFh0JIVkjMlDba8XdpkQ6zygoD3t9DwN_E5okAojJxYZ9apQOn9glzk/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK_GvRBEPy1BVcmGa0Op_A4kxQyqL7A36nN7wkDHHVoxuZ7F1F462jbQju3W6L1BAeY93gpLWfG7KD57hyphenhyphenFyeAFh0JIVkjMlDba8XdpkQ6zygoD3t9DwN_E5okAojJxYZ9apQOn9glzk/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...or more formally...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepnFYJaVmSlbsBsRa6Wdp41PQnkYh99X0hAm9i0o24e7L4IV4UhUyRDpI8dWAQCpyRJ7n0k_G7K1J_eQ_OMM9NFecvhP_uFHHzfT0-P_DbrT25aLXlHHYOQCnlKZ5daxfx3X5_QSrtGM/s1600/daily+mail.jpg1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepnFYJaVmSlbsBsRa6Wdp41PQnkYh99X0hAm9i0o24e7L4IV4UhUyRDpI8dWAQCpyRJ7n0k_G7K1J_eQ_OMM9NFecvhP_uFHHzfT0-P_DbrT25aLXlHHYOQCnlKZ5daxfx3X5_QSrtGM/s640/daily+mail.jpg1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see how beautifully the shelves are arranged? No detail is left to chance.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gwyneth Paltrow's new home has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">more than adequate for their two children: Apple and Moses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<i>yes, you read me right...Apple and Moses...</i>}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kmwrBZYAeQPX47DrWUvB2Goc2ZfgszGjBce5r-tFleBYng4SOz8Gi4sb6si4IGouH4M-UmdlJQeNdBAKdwK0Zo1EIUJ6iZW5h4YXomOORu7Di56FUTfYEU4psCXsP1VVwBXPw7xyUlw/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kmwrBZYAeQPX47DrWUvB2Goc2ZfgszGjBce5r-tFleBYng4SOz8Gi4sb6si4IGouH4M-UmdlJQeNdBAKdwK0Zo1EIUJ6iZW5h4YXomOORu7Di56FUTfYEU4psCXsP1VVwBXPw7xyUlw/s640/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The views from every window are just lovely.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MBltvqh_gGTdaM8uLM60gGogeveFMz5Y2N1HKc7hW6ZAXUabKNWyVbJYqosGEzLk0vbrD-HI4cdqzapUW5zbicL5fpW4_zsIYsZ5lfhyVxlheJ2KwYlIr51v_SnB6CLwqhKMKXhbgkI/s1600/daily+mail.jpg3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MBltvqh_gGTdaM8uLM60gGogeveFMz5Y2N1HKc7hW6ZAXUabKNWyVbJYqosGEzLk0vbrD-HI4cdqzapUW5zbicL5fpW4_zsIYsZ5lfhyVxlheJ2KwYlIr51v_SnB6CLwqhKMKXhbgkI/s640/daily+mail.jpg3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Windsor Smith has struck the balance perfectly between grand and homely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A tricksome path to navigate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN17rtqdEFZ29M63yrLWErL6P4t6o7H_umbVKkIl_ApANORxxWoVq-tglfq7U9wK5BtXTgs0dIb7cNvOv9DTTcVrCP_-MtP2vZiXgTKXRECOWwTMjhEvm22CY1XcsOvGhjk6gayFbuumU/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN17rtqdEFZ29M63yrLWErL6P4t6o7H_umbVKkIl_ApANORxxWoVq-tglfq7U9wK5BtXTgs0dIb7cNvOv9DTTcVrCP_-MtP2vZiXgTKXRECOWwTMjhEvm22CY1XcsOvGhjk6gayFbuumU/s640/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another seating area?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPaYiZ7GTgxSbjQzAqRZWsG_9W3GCAsS80kfYyyGt1DXDREAt5SLObSzYHOdJv6s7B1ZUWhMJ47nRvi9XRuZY5xXxa8vTAbE7JzfSIDJyoDUcqIuldun6OeqEppFMH2UQoYpGQwjMQs0/s1600/daily+mail.jpg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPaYiZ7GTgxSbjQzAqRZWsG_9W3GCAsS80kfYyyGt1DXDREAt5SLObSzYHOdJv6s7B1ZUWhMJ47nRvi9XRuZY5xXxa8vTAbE7JzfSIDJyoDUcqIuldun6OeqEppFMH2UQoYpGQwjMQs0/s640/daily+mail.jpg2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nope, just a gorgeous Modern Country bathroom. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The outdoor space is gorgeous too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwouozOAtsKfT8pbndXkuLbSAPascxgAJJVxC4cr_N7ay56Z547cc4haYT8G0dd6WBGbbzk2z0H1d3w7dZ0fnyeFz3HJZEtLakO0muLUalnS852LTFRDWBANIt59D1CIkuchqPbuYSkI/s1600/daily+mail.jpg6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwouozOAtsKfT8pbndXkuLbSAPascxgAJJVxC4cr_N7ay56Z547cc4haYT8G0dd6WBGbbzk2z0H1d3w7dZ0fnyeFz3HJZEtLakO0muLUalnS852LTFRDWBANIt59D1CIkuchqPbuYSkI/s640/daily+mail.jpg6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine sitting out here watching the sun set over a glass of wine?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And look!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recognise those curvy rattan chairs from <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/curvy-grey-wicker-chairs.html" target="_blank">here</a>?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love mine!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So...what did you think of </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Gwyneth Paltrow's Modern Country house?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Is it gorgeous</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">or is it gorgeous?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Gwyneth Paltrow's Modern Country New House

Gwyneth Paltrow's new house. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin  have bought a new house and it's the epitome of Modern Country? Fancy...

Read more »

Kitchen of Serenity

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharbdl3IuFgiRM_QxqhRguxQ-bkiZmYfxxxjEBYk6Qtd6SFjxNMxfT1rGdDlzTX2mvYMowY34OFCJ200O5nw4_t-DG6vgCvv0IznI3BqCrnzNlLYk167HXNsKIwizyKZEZ027h-ye2yFv8/s1600/2_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharbdl3IuFgiRM_QxqhRguxQ-bkiZmYfxxxjEBYk6Qtd6SFjxNMxfT1rGdDlzTX2mvYMowY34OFCJ200O5nw4_t-DG6vgCvv0IznI3BqCrnzNlLYk167HXNsKIwizyKZEZ027h-ye2yFv8/s640/2_imq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, let me apologise for my husband's disgraceful behaviour. Hijacking my blog? Who does that rascal think he is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">♥ ♥ *swoon* ♥ ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt such a lovely mixture of extremely embarrassed and extraordinarily happy. I'd say this would be an accurate portrayal:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXLztAKKBx0_DSw1LUaHQk7Jwx8FErM7-FaO-r9XXZUc6azJ1p-kjLDsNb2fCgND7zbiv4JUijpGeaoAJpF1HJ6rv4iP2vRogSVUPdDuv1RgaMPZ5StzM1KZCMtdbGeOAQ7PWMP36Rdl6/s1600/marketing+pilgrim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="294" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXLztAKKBx0_DSw1LUaHQk7Jwx8FErM7-FaO-r9XXZUc6azJ1p-kjLDsNb2fCgND7zbiv4JUijpGeaoAJpF1HJ6rv4iP2vRogSVUPdDuv1RgaMPZ5StzM1KZCMtdbGeOAQ7PWMP36Rdl6/s320/marketing+pilgrim.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you feeling it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blush? The giggling? The lurrrrve?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, ahem....moving swiftly on, now that V-day is over, shall we get back on track with a bit of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kitchen Delectability?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a little reminder, here at Modern Country Style, we're going through, step by step, how to makeover a kitchen on any budget....with plenty of other <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">delightful distractions</span> along the way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've looked at:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1: </span><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/if-youre-looking-to-makeover-your.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Kitchen Foraging</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 2: </span><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/kitchen-makeover-step-2-narrowing.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Narrowing Choices</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I do believe we're currently stopping off at:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3: Colour Inspiration</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want the feel of my final colour choices to be calm and peaceful and this <span style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Kitchen of Serenity</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>sums that up perfectly for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpeeTdvuU5OoxKnAU_Ks8ma4bKp882weVxIhWYxptTcM193gTEui0Len-jBLtyjlt4HNS0KO4Y74xpTYKz6JyweZkIHUL5-QWSuskj3wU75GP2_vnRbbpve9hdM-UcQUFqRxQODfJhOWW/s1600/1_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpeeTdvuU5OoxKnAU_Ks8ma4bKp882weVxIhWYxptTcM193gTEui0Len-jBLtyjlt4HNS0KO4Y74xpTYKz6JyweZkIHUL5-QWSuskj3wU75GP2_vnRbbpve9hdM-UcQUFqRxQODfJhOWW/s640/1_imq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Kitchen of Serenity has a <span style="font-size: x-large;">very limited palette</span> of white, pale grey and charcoal. So restful and gentle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{L:O:V:E those pendants.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T2dfl5eMydysXL-ql21qyyGKRIGDyMz62Ow0ep7KbXMDuA_cwKGfF0q6PAqkLEMtIRQ2TQUgaEHIFTv3DOdcR7Ggjmdd-bqwDa9lLZB5Mp1Ye8Fhfk4tA4iv-23Fr1epOzHggDZ9H5Lq/s1600/5_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T2dfl5eMydysXL-ql21qyyGKRIGDyMz62Ow0ep7KbXMDuA_cwKGfF0q6PAqkLEMtIRQ2TQUgaEHIFTv3DOdcR7Ggjmdd-bqwDa9lLZB5Mp1Ye8Fhfk4tA4iv-23Fr1epOzHggDZ9H5Lq/s640/5_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Kitchen of Serenity is spacious and airy. No clutter at all, apart from carefully placed <span style="font-size: x-large;">objet de gorgeousness</span>, as I like to call them, in an unbelievably pretentious fashion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKhFFyuKdYXFnhHUgBiMPbvWmyU4Lt2oqShozlYKzRh7cexe9NINueugUppJYfV5IH-X8bRXELQRrTIWVVHCyAnf0mhrQopokHOrYSsYoVd9ncajdTkNgVoppZUKhEqILNOf_P0YMrefI/s1600/4_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKhFFyuKdYXFnhHUgBiMPbvWmyU4Lt2oqShozlYKzRh7cexe9NINueugUppJYfV5IH-X8bRXELQRrTIWVVHCyAnf0mhrQopokHOrYSsYoVd9ncajdTkNgVoppZUKhEqILNOf_P0YMrefI/s640/4_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But, <span style="font-size: x-large;">for reality's sake</span>, I feel I have to ask 'Where's the kettle and the toaster?'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is it a little bit *too* clean and clinical? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7H44s_zrysYe1_ANBRRlgM2SGS6Vmf5roF9KvWVPSYyIuwm5os6t_LIPs03nCLmV5hx3wLUm-RCKBvQJAEeU1mVg5lX6GcBk8oHGDDhwEk2AGyqO_PjEV1Pznnh3907KzI16IP6rtBFL/s1600/3_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7H44s_zrysYe1_ANBRRlgM2SGS6Vmf5roF9KvWVPSYyIuwm5os6t_LIPs03nCLmV5hx3wLUm-RCKBvQJAEeU1mVg5lX6GcBk8oHGDDhwEk2AGyqO_PjEV1Pznnh3907KzI16IP6rtBFL/s640/3_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit *too* lacking in any colour or personality?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">{What do *<span style="color: magenta;">you</span>* think?}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO-hkCa5hvObb_38JGGrFnxtBvRSVqzHOhx6np6ak1AsWBp0JgKr8oZLDrrOqWq8w-UKKJeOOBEvzRLNTenlEYFwVGGdWP5bOpv2DXgea__T1ATCPHr1cFttRJatT5yQzXxR04vQrrui8/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t7l_4fWTpdNdExnAE5-b0DFADth4zxdHTTHkanZlEjsyq3NK9VyFc-iUDZe7rs5BEPJvK_a3ZxDVE7FRdUO6KCsOdoFuQCv6Mwh0W6gqmn5tYmGz3P_FQ3bseswKjby9u6Y47lK-_6g8/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via Plain English</span></div>

Kitchen of Serenity

First, let me apologise for my husband's disgraceful behaviour. Hijacking my blog? Who does that rascal think he is? ♥ ♥ *swoon* ♥ ♥ I f...

Read more »