my happy place...

this home was featured in sköna hem, emphasizing it's use of white with beautiful bare wood.  which is, of course, so up my alley...

it is also a reminder that Hans J Wegner is a genius.  my one complaint is that there are not more photographs to share...if i squeeze my eyes together oh-so-tight i can pretty much imagine the rest.

xo mrs. french

via sköna hem

photos by Sofi Sykfont

my happy place...

i have gotten used to bumping into the same faces around town.  You see, i now live in a relatively small town and it simply happens all the time...is it weird that i now find myself running into the same houses here in this big old world of blogging/pinning?  

it's nice to bump into a friendly face, it's equally nice bumping into a favorite home.  remember this one?  Fritz (the deer of course) was the big tip off...then it all came back to me;  this home belongs to vanessa patridge, the owner of a nothing less than lovely floristry shop called prunella.  i had originally glimpsed vanessa's house in the australian publication country style.  Then today i was perusing one of my very favorites, the design files, and there it was again!  Which led me to designer, Chelsea Hing's site (she helped make this home what it is.)...are you following?  Regardless, here is Vanessa's country home looking all fabulous... 

i had to post the rest of the story, you see?  i have to say that i think i love it even more than before (if that's possible!).

xo mrs. french

via the design files 

photographed for the design files by nik epifanidis

my happy place...

i have an affinity for older houses; the creeks, cracks and imperfections get me every time.  however, i currently live in a town with very few aged gems...which is why i have been thinking (more like dreaming) of building something brand-spanking-new.  i dedicated a board to a new residence all our own on pinterest...then today i glimpsed this danish gem on remodelista...

no, i simply cannot get over the wood nestled in the woods and the windows that make the indoors and outdoors come together magically.  At the very least, we could use beautiful old timbers to build a snazzy new abode. 

xo mrs. french

via remodelisa via Kobenhavns Mobelsnedkeri

photographs by  Line Thit Klein

my happy place...

i know, i know another danish home dripping in white...but!  would you look at all the pops of color going on?  thank goodness for the best global finds ever right?  the rugs, pillows and pieces of art make it not seem so white; colorful and ecclectically gorgeous is more like it!

the fireplace is another story...ack!  love!

xo mrs. french

via elle decoration

photographed by Birgitta Wolfgang Drejer/Sisters Agency

my happy place...

you know how it is when you see a bit of something, which leads to wanting to see more?  such is the case with this country home in Limberg (northeast of Belgium)...

the beams, rustic brick and simple decor have me begging for more (don't get me started on the chickens roaming the prairie)...however, i am pretty sure i would move directly in, even without having seen the rest of the home.  

xo mrs. french

via one of my faves via elle decoration