Showing posts with label Hamptons style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hamptons style. Show all posts

03 September, 2013

Long Time No-See ...

 
Hi There! Long time no see!
Wow, a break away from PL has seemed way to long - now I am back and it's like an old friend that doesn't count the time. The best kind. How have you been keeping?
Loving this Hampton's inspired pool house here - with Spring about to go into full steam ahead I thought it's be refreshing to look at this gorgeous pool scape.
Enjoy,
 
 

23 May, 2013

Palatial Comfort With Style, Without Pretention.



 
I feel like this could be one home here with this cool, serene, fresh palette.
I adore the use of line - flooring, panel walls, and ceilings; and naked metal work lighting.
A 'homely' comfort-ability without pretention or preciousness - whilst holding an air of style makes these spaces work - for contemporary living.
I just love them... selfishly I wanted to share them with you.
Enjoy,

 
 
images via pinterest - via house - sonia rinaldi

13 May, 2013

French Hamptons Inspired Palatial Pin & Memo Board...

 

 
An update from my last memo pin board 'Drab to Fab Gorgeous Office PinBoard', I needed a family memo/ pin board for our kitchen that was conducive to the colour palette of our open kitchen & living room plan.
Our walls are painted in 1/4 tint Dulux Hog Bristle and Doors/ Trims & Skirts are in Taubmans 'Natural White'. So what to do?
I found 2 over sized tea towels from our local  discount department & grocery store, in a similar colour to our walls with a little depth - sandy taupe and off white - the fabric - a cotton sateen French Wedgewood Ticking Stripe [this means that there is a large block stripe and smaller stripes to create a pattern - not just a regular stripe like that of a 'regular' ticking stripe'].
 
I sewed the tea towels together with creating an open 'French' seam.
Lining the front side of dowdy cork pin board with a layer of wadding and spray adhesive, I then used my trusty stapled gun pulling the joined tea towels tautly over the front of the board and securing each side with the staple gun.
Using a tonal &  complimentary grosgrain ribbon I wove  [under and over] the 'diamond' trellis ribbon. At each cross point you can then add a pearl pin or an upholstery nail head to secure the points to add your memos!
 
This is a super economic and chic way to update a boring old cork board. I am slightly addicted to stripes but a floral, or small chintz pattern could also work just as well. Using tea towels can be a fun way to fin different prints and patterns, more often they can be less expensive than buying by the metre, and if it's for a kitchen - like mine was - it's a little secret play-on for decorating!
 
Have fun with it - love to see your memo / pin board updates.
Email your pics to me sarah.verity@verandahhomeliving.biz I would love to post a blog on all your great Palatial Pin Boards!
Enjoy,


 
 
images via www.verandahhomeliving.biz , sarah verity

02 May, 2013

Pretty Up Your Porch & Super Sunrooms x

 
  Mixing Materials
Wicker furniture is often a staple of outdoor living, however, these sleek-lined pieces look anything but ordinary. A sisal rug beneath the seating arrangement helps define the area. The two-sided fireplace adds warmth and light when the sun goes down.
 
 Strike a Contrast
Lime green seat cushions and turquoise accessories infuse this screened porch with youthful energy. The mismatched collection of furniture looks cohesive thanks to white paint, which coordinates with the porch's white framing and the house's white trim. A large painting on one wall adds artistic flair to the outdoor living space.
 
Sunny Style
This sunny screened porch welcomes visitors with an eclectic collection of furniture and accessories. The cosy seat cushion atop the wicker sofa provides the perfect spot for relaxing. A trunk-turned-coffee table offers a surface to place a tray of drinks as well as a hidden storage area for blankets and spare pillows.
 
 Hello, Sunshine
A small skylight above the seating area in this indoor porch welcomes views of the sky. The wood panelled ceiling treatment draws the eye upward and emphasizes the skylight. Screened windows prevent unwanted critters from making their way inside without disrupting any views of the outside
 
 Wicker Wonders
Wicker reigns supreme in this sunroom, where the woven material infuses the space with an inviting and relaxed energy. The sofa and coffee table were painted a deep, emerald green, which adds whimsy to the ensemble of naturally finished pieces. The colorful rug beneath the seating area echoes the woven texture of the furniture
 
Opening Up
Collapsible screens allow this sun porch to transform from closed and protected to open and airy in no time at all. A trendy colour scheme of chocolate brown, lime green, and rusty orange infuses the space with energy. The lattice pattern featured on the furniture adds another layer of visual interest.
 
Straight and Narrow
A narrow screened porch off the back of this home provides a summery dining spot for the whole family. The red-painted chairs along the sides of the dining table add a splash of colour to the neutral space. Screens on all of the windows act as barriers that help keep out unwanted critters and crawlers.
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I cannot tell you how much I love a great place that is shared with the inside and the outside. Quintessentially this is the verandah, or for some also known as the porch. And with so many wonderful new products on the market it's never been easier to also make that semi inside/outside space into an enclosed and bug free outdoor sunroom too! Thought I would share with youwhat I found ... here are a number of wonderful spaces such as theses that you too could imitate or take elements from to help you create a special outdoor sunroom space.
 
My Grandma has always had a verandah of some sort front, back and some type of sun drenched room lined with armchairs, a lounge you could nap on, a few side and coffee tables, and most importantly littered with sift plump cushions and a few throw blankets - just in case you need to cosy up! I know that this verandah - sunroom 'exposure' has greatly influenced me and even why I fell in love with the home we now live in, and how I have been working on our outdoor sunroom - complete with wicker, armchairs, lounge, a coffee table, some plants and lanterns and many cushions!
Will post a pic of my modest favourite spot for a cup of tea, or wine, on weekend afternoons...
Enjoy,  
 

images via bhg.com, tumblr, pinterest - palatial living, country living, traditional home

29 April, 2013

Palatial House Love...

 
House on Oyster River (Cape Cod). Polhemus Savery Dasilva.
 
Incredible setting. Aquidneck Properties  
 
 
Atherton residence, Utah. Markay Johnson Construction.
 
 
Scott Currie’s Hamptons home in Elle Décor.
 
 
 
Vineyard farmhouse, VA. Barnes Vanze Architects.
 
 
Amongst my increasing addiction to pinning - great to do when waiting for pretty much anything... I recently came across a couple of wonderful Pin boards that I have now started following, see pinterest for 'Alex Corvin' pin board - 'Home', and Suzanne Boy,  and wanted to share these stunning Palatial Homes with you that I have added to my 'House Love' Pin board HERE Palatial Living Pinterest - you can also follow my pins via Twitter @PalatialLiving
 
I'm sure if you too subscribe to the Palatial Living aesthete and ethos that you'll fall in lobe with these houses too!
Enjoy,
 
 
 
images via pinterest - alex corvin, Suzanne boy and elle décor, tumblr.

20 March, 2013

Take Me There... Some favourite things x







Don't you just love these images? 
What story can you make from them? 
One of things I love most about sharing [home & lifestyle inspired] images on Palatial Living is that I can use them to help communicate a story, with your imagination added in for good measure!
Here I have found some of my more recent favourite images from my many image library sources of stunning images on an smaller individual level and combined an a larger story scale...

Here I can see myself taking a lovely drive away on a long weekend to my [dream] weekender in the hills, by the lakeside or near the water, arriving with a great spot to relax on the verandah hammock,  whilst my cosy yet fresh bedroom awaits my slumber - the house filled with freshly picked gardenias perfuming the rooms, and cup of tea or pending the time of the day a glass or two of Pimms on the lawn as we settle in for the afternoon - - to do it all over again for the rest of the weekend!

Not to mention each of these images had elements of all my favourite things - so it's easy for me to get caught up in 'Sarah fairy Palatial' land!
Not a bad place to retreat to now and then!
Enjoy,
                                           

images via tumblr, pinterest. 

20 September, 2012

Lovely...



Just because I like these fresh white gardenias placed into these pretty blue & white flower pots on the kitchen island...My addiction for blue&  [of course] white porcelain continues, & I love this kitchen esp with the marble tops - drawer half shell pullers and the french door glass top cupboards ... hmmmm have to put it into my dream kitchen file!


image via pinterest

16 March, 2012

Fab New Gorgeous 'Palatial'-Style Online Store - 'Dalani Home&Living'...


Have you heard about this gorgeous stylish [new] online store 'Dalani Home & Living'??
Well if you haven't - then you have now... Take a look at just a smattering of their beautiful offerings [below] from their website 'Dalani Home & Living' CLICK HERE. On their main page you can sign up for  stunning e-newsletters, online store offers, and tune into their stylish helpful online magazine, where they showcase different decorating approached one of my favourites and many other Palatial Living fans' is the 'Hampton's Look'... as shown in Dalani's online magazine....


I love sharing and promoting all fab finds and this is no exception in the style & design community - little background for you on Dalani and it's founder, Delia Fischer [a long time editor of Elle & Elle Decoration], and the company set up...


[for a larger reading viewer click on the image]


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And finally here's a great article & interview from Jen Bishop over at Interiors Addict on Dalani Home & Living CLICK HERE  from 10th December 2011, last year.


I'm sure you'll find something special online just for you...
better yet it's delivered to your front door with style! 
Enjoy,

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images via dalani home and living, dalani.com.au, interiors addict by jen bishop.
Note. Dalani Home & Living did not pay for, or endorse this blog post 

02 March, 2012

Sublime INspiration ~ Landscape Neutrals...






I found these beautiful images as I was putting together a 'landscape neutrals' mood board....
How beautiful are they! Words like - sublime, fresh, dream-scape, elements, coastal, escape, natural, calming, soft, whimsical, classic, and precious - all come to mind. What other descriptors can you think of?
Enjoy....





images via tumblr, sweetmontana, illusionscomeandillusionsgo, wolf teeth young mariner, the pursuitaesthetic, ryan ray, dustjacketattic, notbridgetjonesyet

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