ellen and portia's hidden valley ranch

i full-on geeked out when i opened the latest issue of elle decor (i think i may have squealed out loud).  this stunning ranch in hidden valley, california has me rushing to share on this blog of mine.  it only seems fitting that it belongs to two of my favorites: ellen degeneres and portia de rossi.

ellen's obsession for design is beyond apparent.  

i have been completely transported back to my country mouse self.  oh and how lucky are those horses?

xo mrs. french

p.s. back this afternoon with a beautifully delicious post from miss tina...

photography by william abranowicz for elle decor

apparently, one can have many interior soul mates...

i do so love my tuesday posts; i present interiors over and over again that i swear has to be my dream space...so why should today be any different?  for real this time...

could it finally be that i have found my true love?  yes.  i believe this to be true...until next week right?

another victorian, with these floors.  that's it!  i fully blame the floors.

xo mrs. french

via miss design taken via house to home

micasa victorian

a perfectly lovely renovated victorian...

refurbished, and furnished with just the right amount of flea market finds, personal touches, collections, and pops of color.  there is something so incredibly beautiful about a home that is obviously loved and and meant for no one else.  yet again, i dream of this type of space one day.

xo mrs. french

via micasa

factory to home

i am always amazed by living spaces converted from industrial spaces...especially when the end result is light, bright, and completely livable.  andrea falkner campi and her husband feliciano converted a dilapidated silkworm factory outside of perugia into a pretty much perfect home/workspace.  

andrea, through clippings from interior design magazines had one person in mind for the challenge: Italian architect, artist and designer paola navone...a skeptic in the beginning, paola visited the factory and changed her mind.  i am so happy she did.  the result is just too good...

i am most amazed by the way the tile is intricately emebedded in the wood floors and how perfectly it all harmonizes with the brick and exposed beams...the floor to ceiling windows don't hurt either.  

xo mrs. french

via elle decoration uk

photos: wichmann + bendtsen

styling: helle walsted

hearth house

since i spent my morning shopping in london, i thought i should also spend my day perusing this semi-detatched house in the same city.  

those of you who have perused my boards on pinterest know that cosy fireplaces are some of my very favorite things.  which is why appropriately titled hearth house, meticulously remodelled by architects aoc, grabbed hold of my eye.  the fireplaces are truly unique and nothing short of stunning...

then there's the matter of the wood floors, sprawling staircase, and perfectly tucked bookcases!  oh and look at the playing card cutouts in the closet doors in the bottom pic.  

it's always in the details...

xo mrs. french

p.s. don't forget the bunny...do you see him?

via dezeen