Inspiring spaces

 

Inspiring spaces to share with you today.

Enjoy !

Michael S Smith via Mark D. Sikes

 

Via Linen & Lavender

 

Via Morning T

 

Will Fisher via Remodelista

 

Via FB page Eaton Square Blog

 

Via The Bella Cottage

 

Happy Weekend !

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Knocked down by the flu !

 

Dear readers, first of all I want to thank you for all your lovely comments and emails on Anthony’s 17th Birthday ! So nice to read all of them! Thank you so much !

And yes, I really am knocked down by the flu since last Thursday! I feel so very sick! And I am terribly behind on my work!

So today no very creative post !

I only share with you a few images I love.

Image source Wilson Kelsey Design Blog

 

Image source El‘lefébien

 

Image source here

 

Image source unknown

 

I do hope I will feel better within a few days! Talk to you asap!

 

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My first inspiring images of this new year

 

Hello dear readers! Happy New Year to you all ! I do hope you enjoyed your holidays !

May this new year bring you the best life has to offer!

Since yesterday we started working again, so everything is back to normal!

 

In my first post of this new year, I bring you some interior design images I came across lately, in which something caught my eye, something that inspired me…

 

In this first image, I love the contrast between the stained paneling and the white seats. And I do love that chandelier and the hurricane lamps on the coffeetable.Source unknown

 

This antique French paneling stole my heart! And I am wondering if the mirror on the right is hiding a secret door?Source here

 

The color scheme of the old painting is repeated in the chosen fabric colors of this living room. Gorgeous, isn’t it?!Source here

 

One of my favorites! This interior radiates a mysterious atmosphere! Notice the French bergère in the foreground!Source here

 

Paneling, mirror, painting, armchairs, tables… the perfect combination!Source here

 

English paneling! So beautful!Source here

 

Wouldn’t you love to see your attic decorated this way?!! Look at that paneling with integrated door! I have always loved Windsor chairs as the ones here around the table.Source here

 

A typical Belgian styled farmhouse living room, with oak paneling and linen slipcovered seats!Source here

 

An English Queen Anne chest of drawers and paintings of horses above! Source here

 

What a superb detail of this beautiful upholstered armchair!Source here

 

What do you think? Do you understand why these images are inspiring me?

Talk to you soon my friends !

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Inspirational rooms

 

Good morning my friends! I do hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!

Here in Belgium the weather is nice and we spent a lot of time in the garden! I admit, I wasn’t much behind my computer.

To start this new week, I wanted to share some inspirational rooms !

Enjoy!!

 

Source here

 

Source here

 

Source Home Bunch

 

Source Magazine Juliette & Victor n°31 2012 - Photo credit Louis-Philippe Breydel

 

Source Magazine Juliette & Victor n°31 2012 - Photo credit Louis-Philippe Breydel

 

Source here

 

Betsy Brown   Source here

 

Source Magazine Juliette & Victor n°31 2012 - Photo credit Mireille Roobaert

 

Source Pinterest

 

Rose Uniacke   Source here

 

I wish you all a wonderful week!

Talk to you soon!!

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Catesby’s : the story of an English merchant’s house

 

‘Catesby’s’ is the name of an interior design store sheltered in a Georgian house at Catesby Court on the North Norfolk coast in the UK.

Because the Georgian style is my favorite English architectural and interior design style, the story about this house caught my interest!

So before I tell you more about the housed in interior design store, I need to tell you something more about this gorgeous residence.

Parts of the house date back to the 16th century, but it owes its current appearance to the 17th century (when Wells-next-the-Sea, in the county of Norfolk had a thriving port trading with the Hanseatic League of countries), when a wealthy merchant transformed it into the house we see today.  He was clearly inspired by European architecture, installing tall Belgian-style windows that flood the rooms with light.

The façade of the house has Belgian-style windows as you can see on a lot of old houses walking down the streets in Bruges or Antwerp.

The courtyard of the house.

And guess what caught my job-related interest?!

Of course, the panelling! Almost every room of the house has its original Georgian panelling!

And all of this brought us to the current destination of this beautiful house!

Catesby’s is a collection of beautiful, useful and original items for the home and garden. Sourced from around the world, discoveries include elegant tableware, timeless furnishings, rare decorative objects and a charming range of everyday necessities.

Catesby’s was established in 2011 by Neil Honor and Jonathon Pegg.

Following a successful career in public relations, Neil took the plunge and set up a shop selling everything he loved, and nothing he didn’t, from panelled rooms in Catesby Court, their Georgian home.

Inspired by his time spent living and working in Paris, he drew upon the muted colours and elegant forms of classic French design and architecture to create a distinctive look that is at once timeless and of the moment.

Jonathon, meanwhile, took charge of The Courtyard, serving deliciously traditional refreshments throughout the summer, in an elegant Mediterranean setting. 

Together, they work tirelessly to track down the beautiful, the useful and the original, wherever it might be found.

 

A house with original panelled rooms, a dreamy setting for all of the Catesby’s vintage and antique pieces.

Muted colours and soft tones.

 

Beautiful Georgian panelling with arched doorway.

 

Another one of the many panelled rooms in the house.

 

Notice the patina of the ancient boarded floor.

 

All the original elements of the house are preserved!

 

Aren’t the old floor tiles just incredible beautiful!

 

Hallway with checkerboard floor tiles.

 

Panelled staircase in neutral tones.

 

Again a gorgeous panelled room.

 

How charming is this well-worn staircase!!!

 

Awesome! What else can I say?!

 

Notice that built-in cabinet here!

 

One of the charming English bedrooms.

 

Attic bedroom.

 

Catesby’s is a collection of beautiful, useful and original items for the home and garden, including elegant tableware, timeless furnishings, rare decorative objects and a charming range of everyday necessities.

The Catesby’s shop opened in April 2011.

I posted some pictures of the room – that once was a dusty, dark room! - now turned on to the beautiful Catesby’s shop.

Neil says : ‘We have been hugely influenced by the Belgian style and like to mix English, Belgian and French influences to create a timeless look.’

Neutral tones and natural materials abound, making it easy to choose pieces that work well together, and will instantly feel at home in any setting.

From all over Europe Neil sourced a collection of beautiful, usefull and original items for the home and garden.

The whole past year Neil and Jonathan spent time meeting and listening to their customers. They learned about what their clients loved and finally they felt ready to launch the Catesby’s online store.

The Catesby’s online store opened June 3rd, only 3 weeks ago !

Alongside the full range of items offered in the online store, there’s an ever-changing selection of vintage and antique pieces, gathered on travels throughout Europe and beyond.

And wherever you live, Catesby’s is offering you the possibility to order your favorite item online.

Beautiful setting of some of the offered items,to discover at the Catesby’s online shop. If you love the obelisk table lamp, click here, if you love the African head, click here.

 

Beautiful China tableware (here) on a stylish artist folding table (here).

 

To know more about the industrial chair, click here.

 

One of my favorite items, this classic fob watch mirror (here).

 

Garden items at the courtyard.

 

To discover the full range of items of Catesby’s online shop , click HERE.

 

The courtyard, that was once an overgrown and unloved yard, is now become the perfect place to relax and enjoy a reviving morning coffee, delicious light lunch or sumptuous afternoon tea.

From May until October, Jonathan is serving deliciously traditional refreshments at The Tea Garden.

I'm a big fan of people as Neil and Jonathan, who took up the challenge to restore a house with so much respect for the past and who made a huge effort to realize their dream of sheltering an interior design store in a gorgeous historical residence.

Congratulations to Neil and Jonathan! They succeeded in continuing the work of the former owner, and made of this ancient merchant’s house an original trading place.

I wish them both lots of success with the Catesby’s shop and online store! On my next trip to the UK, I would love to bring them a visit.

 

http://www.catesbys.co.uk

Staithe Street (opposite The Maltings),
Wells-next-the-Sea,
Norfolk
NR23 1AQ

UK

 

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All images posted with permission of Neil Honor and Jonathan Pegg, owners of Catesby’s.