Delightfully Symmetrical

 I love rooms that have pizzazz, and this room below definitely has some delightful eye candy.  

The chandelier, pair of lamps, and the art of over the mantle are absolutely gorgeous and make the room come to life.   It's actually a quite simple room - those 3 key pieces really lift it up!  

 image via Homes & Gardens

It would be so fun to warm up here.

Combine Boho - chic - glamour with a beautiful collection and this is what you get for a mantle. It really is gorgeous and I love that rug and the pops of color through the fabrics against the neutrals.

image via Rikshaw

Wouldn't it look better if....

Wouldn't it look better for both of these rooms to take the sofas off the wall? These rooms are stunning - and they both seem large enough to bring all of the furniture in more and making it have cozier seating. They both feel to me like they have too much stuff bordering the room.

A really cool person lives here.

When I see images of people's homes I always wonder who lives there and what do they do the second they walk in the front door and what do they do in their spare time? Do they take their shoes off? (That's what I do!). Or, do they change clothes and put on something comfy, or make a snack As for their spare time... do they work out, read, go to flea markets, see plays? I am being nosey. oh well.

For this room.... the couple that lives here must be pretty bad *ss with such great style. OR their interior designer is!

This is the KWID I love

I was just reading through some of my older posts, and I got sad when I read the post about Kelly Wearstler's Malibu estate. Here is a living room designed by Wearstler that makes me smile, and realize all over again why she is so talented! Bravo!

A Very Cool Eclectic Room.

This room is really cool. I imagine that the person that lives here is very creative, beats to their own drum, and loves kooky things. I love all of the different layers and textures going on. I would love a pair of matching book shelves like these that frame the fire place (even though these shelves could use a few more accessories -- they seem a little bare to me).

Sara and Michael Penney's Awesome Home

This is the home of Sarah and Michael Penney. Michael has a wicked sense of style, loves to thrift, and seriously gets his bang for his buck with tons of amazing tricks. I absolutely love his style! Love this mantel, especially that white mirror.

What an awesome credenza. Love that bamboo-esque vibe.

This kitchen is really smart. Michael didn't like the cabinet doors, so he took them off, stapled sea-grass cloth to the back of it, and voila. The large baskets are also great. He found that 1960's chandelier at a thrift shop.

Michael and Sara splurged on the soda, and then did vintage pieces. It all flows well and I love the color combo. I like how the books are color coordinated as well.

Michael found the drawer pulls on the side table on Ebay. ($20 for a set of 4, not bad!)

Michael convinced Sara to let him paint the ceiling a robins egg blue. It looks amazing!