In The Quivering Forest

 

 

 

 

 

This is a perfect little case of life imitating art. One of my all time fave tunes is ''Blue Ridge Mountains'' by Fleet Foxes, so when I stumbled upon this woodsy home I had a little grin when I realised it is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

Seems like the perfect fit.

 

And if you don't know the evocative tune, have a little listen below.

 

 

                           

 

Images from garden & gun

Oozes Cool

 

Be still my palpitating heart. This place is a bit alright, now isn't it?! I was hooked the minute I saw that outdoor area. Imagine the fireplace roaring, gluhwein in hand and everywhere white. Just stunning.

 

Apart from that knock out, this place oozes cool, from the timber, leather, cane - through to the stone and concrete bathroom. This is a bit of alpine heaven.

 

Images from nuevo estilo

Friday Affliction

Wishing to escape is a typical Friday affliction right? It's not just me is it?

This place hasn't helped calm the flight response this morning. Imagine the peace there must be at this amazing little coastal shack in Uruguay.

So simple and so enticing.

Images via door knob

Clever Sense

This brilliant home brings together the exact look I'd like to achieve if I was starting from scratch with a new build.

A simple back drop (the grey is perfect) and a slathering of vintage to bring it into the realm of real.

Not to mention that v. cool black kitchen and black wall that shows off a clever sense of perspective. Great idea on the moose head.

But i seriously love the vintage bath and vanity - that colour is just gorgeous. And when looking at hte house a whole, how well does it fit in with the overall look!

You can read about the build of this cool home at Grey Gardens.

Images from design*sponge

Into One

That old saying of bringing the outdoors in gets bantered around a lot, but this place really takes the biscuit in that department.

The natural and blackened timber are such stars in the construction of the home, but the openness of the structure allows the natural and blackened timber outside merge into one.

The double height living space creates a canopy of the sitting room and dining area, helped by the 'branches'of timber supporting the roof. Genius.

Images by patrick reynolds via contemporist

Fab One

As pre-fabs go, this is a pretty fab one isn't it. I really like the sharp modern external look which doesn't try and trick the eye into thinking it's a more substantial home. It's clearly a metal box dropped onto the site.

But indoors is where I really start to pay attention. The owners' collections of personal things - the plants, the art, the textiles, all add up to give the place a lived in and loved feel.

Images from new york times

Slow

Is there anything better than a lamb roast lunch on a Sunday? I think not. Hope you and yours are having a splendid time this Sunday and maybe have a slow roast brewing.

Thanks so much for stopping in this week, really thrilled that you have!

And special thanks to

Jo from Desire to Inspire for this lovely shout out!

All images of Greg Hatton's butter factory via you found keke